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s/o c-section question-# and timing

sharon2004sharon2004
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If you had a c-section, emergency or not, did your dr say anything about how many children you can have (assuming all are delivered c-section) or how far apart they should be?  I don't remember if my dr said anything to me.  We are considering TTC next spring, so it's a ways off, but the post below made me wonder about these things.
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  • jnealetjnealet member

    Mine did not say anything about the number of children I could have but did say that it would be fantastic if I waited a year to have a second child.  But if I got pregnant before the year was out, it would be fine too.

     

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  • DontblinkDontblink
    They say it is best for your body to heal for a year before you get pregnant again. It just puts you at a greater risk for complications if you are pregnant earlier. It is not totally out of the question though and I am sure tons of people have done it with no problems. My doctor didn't say how many I could have. She knows I want another one, which would be my 3rd c-section and she hasn't said that I can't.
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  • pumpkinhead06pumpkinhead06 member

    nope. nothing was said to me about number of children, or how long to wait before getting pregnant again.

    they were so concerned with making sure that I don't take any hormones, that any pp appt. I went to,  and infact, while I was still in the hospital, that was all they talked about.

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  • caymanbridecaymanbride
    I asked my dr. this, and she said it all depends on your particular scar tissue after each section. She said most people can do 3 c/s, maybe 4. The most she's ever done on someone is 5. She asked that I wait 9-12 months before getting pg again, 12 being preferable. We're going to start TTC this month.
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  • maramarriemaramarrie

    I asked about this. The doc said # of children didn't really matter much, but if we were planning on a bunch he'd probably like to try one or two vaginally. He said he had done 6 c-sections on one woman before, so really it was ok. He likes to do repeat c-sections rather than VBAC most of the time to reduce risk of placental abruption and something else during labor.

    ETA: timing...he said he'd like to see us wait 6 months before TTC to fully heal. 

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