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Questions - More Fertile After MC?
I've written a couple of posts in the last 2 weeks & have gotten great responses. Just to update, I had low progesterone at around 5 weeks, was put on progesterone supps, finally saw the sac at 6 weeks, & today at 7 weeks was told that I don't have a viable pregnancy. I have a D & C scheduled in 3 days.
Needless to say, we are devastated. So, I'm trying to get as much info as possible about everything - D&C, miscarriage, pre-seed (what we used to help get pregnant after months of trying), conceiving again, etc....I've been on google for hours! I just read that a woman is more fertile immediately following a miscarriage, some even getting pregnant again within weeks. It tooks us months to get pregnant this time, so now I'm wondering if we can try again so soon, & if it's better to try quickly.
Anyone have a similar situation or know the answer? I'd really like to hear other's experiences, success or not, after a MC. Thank you.
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Re: Questions - More Fertile After MC?
I had belighted ovum in May. In June I have a d&c around the 12th. In July my period came around the 11th. I got pregnant around the 27th...
I used the Clear Blue Easy Monitor...
True but...you need to wait at least a full cycle before TTC again. The theory is your body now knows it's supposed to be pg and will hold onto the pregnancy better. Supposedly the 6 months following a m/c and maybe a birth for that matter, you are more fertile. You have to wait a month for a few reasons. #1 you have to wait for your cycle to regulate and #2 wait for your uterus to shrink and the lining to thicken enough to sustain a pregnancy. Especially since you have progesterone issues (I'm right there with you) My first pregnancy was a missed m/c, my second one with my son was viable but in the beginning I bed a lot and was on progesterone supplements. With this one I was put on progesterone right away. I'm not far along enough to know yet if this baby is going to make it.
I had a D&C at 9wks with my first pregnancy. I was put under general and was woken up 15 minutes later. For me, it was after the D&C that was devestating. Don't get me wrong I was totally heart broken when I found out I m/c'ed but grieving the baby and wanting so desperatly to be pregnant was unbearable. I don't want to make you sadder, I am so sorry for your loss. I just wish I had known how emotional it was going to be for me.
I am so sorry for your loss, I don't know that pain personally, but I've seen my SIL through something similar.
My SIL had a D&C at around 3 months when they found out the baby wasn't right (organs were growing outside the body). It had taken them 1 year to conceive this first baby. Unfortunately, the D&C didn't get everything and she had to have another one a few weeks later. They ended up trying a month later and it took her 2 months to get pg again. Unfortunately that 2nd one ended in m/c at 5 weeks.
I'm not telling you that to scare you, but to say that, from her situation, it does seem as though she was more fertile following her loss. I definitely don't think that it is common to lose the second one just bc you m/c the first (I was just telling her whole story to make sense). She had a lot of scar tissue from the previous procedures, so I wouldn't compare that to yourself. I wish you the best of luck and I'm sure you will be back very soon.
I am again, so sorry for your loss.
I had a natural m/c at 7w4d at the beginning of October and now am pg again. My dr. monitored my hcg levels until they went down to almost nothing and I charted. DH and I decided to take advantage of this supposedly fertile window and miraculously it worked for us. God willing, this one will stick, and everything seems to be going well so far. Dr. is monitoring hcg and progesterone both this time.
I did the same as you - googled for a long time for information to decide what to do. I would talk to your dr. and your DH and make a decision you are all comfortable with. FWIW, everything I read did not recommend ttc immediately following a d&c - what pp said about lining is important. If you do decide to go ahead, just prepare yourself emotionally as best you can for whatever the outcome may be. GL to you and I am sorry for your loss.
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i am so sorry to hear about your loss. it's a really hard thing to go through. when i had mine, the mc/pl board was very helpful and supportive.
to answer your questions, i also had a d&c. the procedure itself was very simple and quick. as for afterwards, allow yourself to grieve and ride the "emotional rollercoaster"-- you'll have your good days and your bad days.
as far as getting pregnant, ttc again usually has to do with your particular body and it's healing time, as well as the circumstances surrounding your loss (ie, following a partial molar or molar pregnancy usually takes 6-12 months before getting the ok to ttc again). it also depends on your dr's preference. but from what i read, women do usually start ovulating the first cycle after their miscarriage. so i would recommend charting your cycles, even if you're trying to avoid for a few months, just so that you know what's going on and that your body is getting back on track.
good luck to you hun. pm is you need anything.
We had a missed m/c in July and I got pregnant following my first period in August. Don't know if I was more fertile or just a stroke of luck.
Hugs to you. Take your time healing; it will get better.