Pregnant after cs??

liz1562

Hi, I'm sure I'm just paranoid. But, my LO is only 5months old and I'm having pregnancy signs.  I'm on BC, but messed a couple pills up last month... had spotting this past week, hot flashes,  exhausted, irritability, emotional,and did I mention exhausted... These are different than the signs I had with my son (bloating, sore boobs).  Not sure what is going on, maybe just hormones coming to a head finally, or it was just an early period?  Anyway,my Dr said not to get pregnant until at least 2 years after a c section, anyone know negatives of becoming pregnant sooner, or have any experience here? Thanks!

Courtimilk

If you are showing ''signs'' then you'll likely be able to POAS and get an answer.

The cons of having very close pregnancies after a CS include the small risk of a rupture as well as an increased likelihood of an RCS. My doctor allowed me to VBAC with only 18 months between deliveries but that was cutting it close.

liz1562

Thanks for the info! 

mysticl

I was told that I needed a minimum of 18 months after delivery to reduce the risk of uterine rupture.  In addition my OB advises 1 year between pregnancies to allow the hormones a chance to stabilize.  I've never heard anyone recommend a 2 year wait.  You may want to ask what the rational for that is.  

 At this point the hormones can still do crazy things but there is no harm in taking a test.

 

ETA:  I mean 18 months BETWEEN deliveries so assuming a full term pregnancy could get pregnant 9 months pp.

MaineMama

I've had sections with all my children, and as you can see from my ticker- not a heck of a lot of time between the last 3.

My OB hasn't said any thing about waiting between, but I am considered high risk because of other issues (genetic connective tissue disease, history of pre-e and GD)

magdalina.h

take a test

RayRay007

Take a test. It could be hormones and your period or not. You don't need to wait 2 years to get pg (unless you have some extenuating circumstances). If you're ok with a repeat c/s you can have them much closer. The most common recommendation if you want to VBAC is to have 18 months to 2 years between deliveries.

jenikas

magdalina.h:

take a test

This....it's not like you can change it now anyway, right? 

That being said my doc recommends at least 18 months between ANY pregnancies to allow your body the appropriate time to heal and reduce the risk of complications. 

ZooCrewMom

I would also suggest you ask your OBGYN what the rational between 2 years is. I've had two c-sections, with 16mo between. For my third my OB wants me to wait until this Fall....so the babies would be closer to 20 mo apart at the closest. I would think how you personally healed would be the biggest consideration. 

camdensmom32

My doc told me to wait at least 6 months to a year before getting pregnant again.

strikeofamatch16

I was also told to wait 9 months before getting pregnant (18 months to deliver), I'm currently pregnant again (23 months between the two deliveries).  I know when they first presented the information to me, I thought they meant 18 months between any pregnancy, so you might want to ask for clarification.  The beginning of this pregnancy I felt more pain near the incision, and it disappeared during my second trimester, and now I occasionally feel a twinge -probably from being kicked there.

I also know that my first year post-partum that birth control was really messing up my hormones, where I would feel really nauseous, tired, heart burn, etc. about two weeks before my period.  This started about 4-5 months post partum, they switched me to a different pill and I felt a little better(but still not great), and after a year I decided to go off it and try NFP (it wasn't super successful, as baby #2 is coming a bit sooner than we planned!)  When I went off I felt so much better until I realized that pregnant again...but while on the pill there were a couple times I thought I was pregnant again.

WhitWed

Courtimilk:

If you are showing ''signs'' then you'll likely be able to POAS and get an answer.

The cons of having very close pregnancies after a CS include the small risk of a rupture as well as an increased likelihood of an RCS. My doctor allowed me to VBAC with only 18 months between deliveries but that was cutting it close.

 This. My option was a RCS because I didn't wait the recommended time between pregnancies that my doctor prefers for a VBAC (which is 18mo). This did not bother me, though, because I wanted my children close in age so I knew going in that I'd have a RCS.

rm2013

 My OB said I only needed to wait 6 months, even with me wanting to do a VBAC. 

gladygirlca

I "fell pregnant" (to use the Australian term) 3 months after my c-section.  Woops!  It's not ideal because it takes the uterus 6 months to fully heal, but not the worst possible thing.  When I had my first check up with my OB, she was ready to talk me out of a natural birth.  She didn't need to because I already knew that the recommended spacing between children to try for VBAC was 18 months, and my kids are going to be 12 months apart.  Yes, like stated above, the main concern is that the uterus didn't get a chance to fully heal, upping the chances of experiencing a uterus rupture during labor due to weakness in the muscle at the point of incision.

OK.  Bottom line is...this situation isn't uncommon.  Although not ideal, it's not overtly dangerous.  You have two more months of healing than I do, which is even better for you!  I would expect to have another c-section if you're truly pregnant, but other than that...nothing should be different.  Good luck!