Birth control dilemma.

KristynLee15

I have my 6 week appt coming up so inevitably, the thought of bc crossed my mind.
A little back story. DHand i have been together for 10 years. Ttc for 6. During my c-section they found that i had a lot of scar tissue around my ovaries indicating endometriosis. Which i never knew i had. So that explains the difficulty getting pregnant.
So im really torn on the bc issue. I dont think im ready to possibly have orish twins. But i also do not want to hinder my chances of more children. I spoke with DH tonight about it, since it is not entirely my decision. He says no bc. And he is completely okay if we get pregnant right away.
Anyone have any thoughts?

tracij12

Definitely talk to your OB (if you haven't already) about their recommended timeframe between pregnancies with a c-section. While I don't think it is totally mandatory, mine strongly recommended a slightly longer wait time before ttc again (or not preventing as the case may be).

indylardelli

I know someone that got pregnant in the 6 weeks after her c section and she was 100% fine with the pregnancys being so close together

KristynLee15

I didnt even think of that. But youre right. I will definitely ask her about that! Thanks so much!

Livvyloo87

Perhaps you could just use condoms until the earliest date you would be happy conceiving?

KristynLee15

To be honest i think weve used condoms once in our entire relationship. But definately food for thought. This is whole new territory for me. I just want to makensure my body is healed enough. We never worried about getting oregnant because it just wasnt happening. But i hear that youre most fertile right after pregnancy. Wondering if theres any truth to that

mandala1107

My doctor also recommended extended waiting after my csection to allow my uterus to heal. In some instances, a quick pregnancy can be dangerous, however in most cases it is just preferred to wait, but not dangeous. At least that's what my OB said. Anyway, if you don't want to be on birth control, you could always look into natural family planning. My best friend and her husband use natural family planning and have been successful for the last 4 years. That being said, if you are breastfeeding, you may not get your period so I'm not sure how that impacts natural planning. Condoms or a diaphragm might be good options for you until you can figure something out. Good luck!

nianicho777

My Dr stated that it's best to wait 18 months before having a second child whether c section or vaginal birth. Apparently doing it sooner can cause complications but I know plenty of people who haven't waited that long between children and they were just fine but I just wanted to share that with you.

KristynLee15

Ive heard that too. And like you i know plenty of people who have irish twins. My main fear is preventing it..and then finding out were not able to have more children. I think well probably go with natural family planning. I know its not 100% . But i feel best about that option

KLHauck12

I hadn't decided what I wanted to do for birth control. I hate being on anything so we were considering just using condoms. But my husband is not keen on this and I don't want the return of our sex life to not go well.
Now that I've had a c section with a difficult recovery, I am really nervous about getting pregnant too soon. My hospital is willing to let me try for a VBAC next time but there neds to be enough time in between. Also, this whole newborn thing is way harder than I thought....the thought of doing this again too soon is really overwhelming! We hadn't decided on our ideal spacing but we're going to try to time either before or after my friends adults only destination wedding. I'm definitely thinking after...so our daughter will be older before we go through all this again! But don't know what birth control option would be the lesser of all evils (I don't do well on birth control)

erinboehme

It took me 3 years and 2 miscarriages to get this baby, so I am trying to figure out if I even need to bother with birth control as well. Then again, my husband says we're done (this was #5), so I'm not sure what to do and my appointment is tomorrow.

KristynLee15

erinboehme said:

It took me 3 years and 2 miscarriages to get this baby, so I am trying to figure out if I even need to bother with birth control as well. Then again, my husband says we're done (this was #5), so I'm not sure what to do and my appointment is tomorrow.

This was our issue. It took us sooo long to get our baby girl. And during the csection.they discovered scar tissue apparently from endometriosis which i wasnt aware that i had. So i hate to do anything to hinder our chances for more children. Very difficult decision. I guess it will all depend on what my ob says tomorrow