Question for C/S mammas

pinkmoonlight · September 2010

I know this has probally been asked on here a million times before, but a few days ago DH and I were talking about having more kids and when we were going to start TTC again. DH wants to TTC again sooner rather then later. I told him I wanted to wait until our DD is at least a year old before we try for #2. His reason is that he wants to be young enough to be able to see our children get married and have kids. He wants to be able to go out and do things with our children and thier kids and not be like his dad who wont go out and do anything. How long did your Doctor tell you to wait between kids?

DH and I want at least 4 kids, while I have been told by DH's Aunt who is an OB nurse that typically c/s moms can handle between 3-4 sections I am nervous that one year might be too soon and ruin my chances at my semi large family. Share your stories and oppinons.

bootcampbride · September 2010

I will probably try for a vaginal birth after c-sec (VBAC) for my next one. I don't want to risk limiting the number of children I have because I can't have another c-sec. (I also want four). However I will be waiting until my DD is one year before trying again so that my body will have close to two years to recover between births. This will allow me to have some more time at work to build our savings too.

Remember that even though you will have a gap between births, pregnancy is also hard on your body (depletes nutrients etc) and if you want a successful pg then a little time for your body to get going again is prob smart. That also means that you should practice good nutrition and exercise to rebuild... good luck!

pinkmoonlight · September 2010

Thanks for the advise, While I would love to try for a VBAC next time around I was told that I had a 1-3% chance of having a sucessful VBAC by my doctor who is VBAC friendly. With DD I went all the way to 10 pushed for 2 hours and DD would come down but would slide back up due to my pelvis being to small.

I am already working on the good nutrition and have been doing some walking regularly. (I have yet to be cleared to do anything else but walking) I am already down a total of 35 pounds (16 of which I gained during pregnancy) During the next year I hope to lose some more and get in better shape and keep working with our savings to build it up more. I wanted to see what other c/s mama's thought about having more kids and the spacing. I have read that Dr. want you to wait anywhere between 6 months and a year. I am waiting till DD is definately a year before we try again.

PubStar09 · September 2010

My doctor told me to wait 4 or 5 months before starting again after my c/s.

jenanded · September 2010

My doctor said to wait one year. It may depend on your specific situation or your doctor's preferences. Ask your doc what he/she recommends.

springbreak33 · September 2010

My doc said to wait till 9 months pp before trying for #2...it took us a few months last time so we will probably start trying around then. Unfortunately I would have to drive 3+ hours to find a hospital that allows VBAC

So c/s for me it is...I to want to have 3 or 4 so we will see how it goes...

kcisthebombdotcom · September 2010

I asked my ob and he said for me personally I could try whenever I felt comfortable and there was no need to wait. I would ask your OB what his/her recommendation is. They tell you not to have too many c-sections because of risk of uterine rupture, but even for a mom who has 6 sections the chance something will go wrong is like 2%.

Summadaze · September 2010

I was advised to wait at least 18 month before even getting pregnant so your incision can FULLY heal... Even without a Csection I personally wouldn't TRY to get pregnant before 15 months. I don't feel like that is enough time for your body to heal and build it's nutrition back up... Also I would like my kids to have at least the first 2 years with out the shock of another baby as they are still babies in my mind. BUT. In your situation where you want more kids while you are younger I would still wait at least a year with having a Csection.. I am 3 months out and it still hurts and I wouldn't dream of trying for another within the next 6 months.. I am only 22 so I still have 8 more years (from how old I want to be when I'm done) to have the other 2-4kids I would like to have...

Also I heard 6-7 csections are okay..

smerka · September 2010

I can't answer the question about c-sections since I had a vaginal birth for my first and a section for my second. But I can speak on the kids close together thing. My boys are 49 weeks apart. The older one doesn't really notice or care about his little brother yet except when he's getting a bottle. I think the transition would be more difficult if he were older. Right now at a week before his first birthday, he's oblivious. That being said, going through pregnancy with a baby at home is really difficult - much harder than with your first. At least that's how things were with me. And having had a c-section two weeks ago, I still can't care for the one year old. So if you do have kids close, make sure you have someone lined up to care for the older one or wait until they can get out of bed themselves and get into their high chair since you won't be able to lift them for a while.

Dobie_Mama · September 2010

My MW suggested 1yr. between pregnancies (not deliveries) if I wanted a repeat c/s and 18mos. between pregnancies if I wanted a VBAC.

pinkmoonlight · September 2010

Thank-you. I plan on asking my OB this question when I go in for my next appointment in December, but until then I wanted to know what others were told. While I relize that we will have 2 under 2 and that its going to be difficult recovering from a C/S with a toddler and a baby I think I am ready for it and I know if I need help I can always count on my mom for assistance during that time. Overall being my first section I would have to say recovery has been really well. I did not have to take much more then 3 days after I returned home and basically it was just at night after a day of moving around. Since then things have been back to normal, I just have a tender tummy from all the stretching that was done but that even has gotten better and is getting better each day. These are all things I need to put into perspective before taking the plung for number 2.

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