How long after c-section before number 2??

pianist1989 · February 2011

My Doc said at least 18 months, she is trying to get VBAC"S approved at my hospital. This might sound bad but I'm counting down months until we can start trying again, I love DS to pieces but feel like I missed out on a really big part of the whole pregnancy, his actual birth! I'm trying to just concentrate on him right now and enjoy every minute of his babyhood (he is 4 1/2 months) but I really want to start researching this all out. Any good books or anything I can start reading?? Did your OB's have restrictions for you?

BlindysWife · February 2011

My MW suggested we wait at least one year before getting pregnant again. Not sure when we'll be ready for a #2, but I guess for the next ten months I don't get a choice. I do believe that the longer between the pregnancies, the better your chance for vbac, but I don't remember if I read that somewhere or just made it up in my head. I'm sure one of the other ladies here could speak better to that than I.

StaceFace09 · February 2011

We got pregnant with baby #2 when my son was 9 months old and I freaked out because I thought it meant I would get in trouble with my doc. He said it's absolutely FINE! He just recommends that your DELIVERIES not occur within a 1 year period. Everyone I've talked to has said that 18 months between deliveries is just fine!

lorryfach · February 2011

I wasn't given a restriction at all. At my 8-week PP appointment, my doctor asked if I wanted to get pregnant again right away. I was shocked! I did want closely-spaced siblings, but 25 months is as close as my body wanted to go. I had no PP AF before getting pregnant again. Good luck!

rdhmama79 · February 2011

I could have written this post, except my LO is only 2 1/2 months old!

My OB wants me to wait until LO is a year old to start trying, just to make sure the scar is as strong as it's going to get. He prefers 18 months between births. He said if I got pregnant when LO is 9 months old, I would still be a candidate for a VBAC, but he prefers a year just to be on the safe side. He also said that after about 6 months, the scar tissue is as strong as it's going to get, but he likes to err on the side of caution.

rdhmama79 · February 2011

lorryfach:

I had no PP AF before getting pregnant again. Good luck!

That sounds like a dream come true!

bluedahlia · February 2011

I was told 18 months as well, but I wasn't sure if that meant the span between pregnancies or births. Fortunately I waited long enough and I am cleared to try for a vbac so far. Sorry I don't have any reading material to recommend.

runnergirl79 · February 2011

There will be 21 months between my second child (born by cesarean section), and my third (attempting a vbac). I know in the state I will be delivering in, there must be at least 18 months in between births (between a cesarean delivery, and attempted vbac).

SaraLynn21 · February 2011

I got pregnant with DS#2 when DS#1 was 10 months old. I had only one PP period that lasted 2 days and then I got pg--it rocked! I had a successful VBAC with DS #2 and my kiddos were about 18.5 months apart at the time of delivery.

rachbenn2007 · February 2011

My OB told me to wait at least year just for healing purposes, we only waited 7mths and when i got pg again my DD was 10mths old. they are 18mths apart (didn't get VBAC grr) and now we're trying again for #3 but we waited until my DS was 1yr before we started TTC

LadyDelilah · February 2011

My OB didnt say anything about waiting but a lot of the gals in my moms group were told to wait 6mo to a year before getting pregnant again. But at the same time it took us 3yrs TTC with a TON of help to get there so maybe I wasnt told to wait because it may not be an issue of time in that regard for me.

jerol · February 2011

DD#2 is 16.5 months younger than #1 and I had a VBAC with her.

Geekchick921 · February 2011

IIRC, my Ob/Gyn at my 6 week PP follow-up said to wait at least a year. I have seen different studies that say anywhere from 18 to 24 months either from C-section to conception or C-section to attempted VBAC. We started TTC when DD was about 17 months old, but it took 8 cycles to get pregnant with #2 so now we're well past the recommended minimum span.

It has to do with scar integrity and risk of rupture, but it doesn't mean that you can't attempt a VBAC before that. Rach03k here had a successful VBAC with her second son when her first was about a year old.

jesss1022 · February 2011

My ob said wait 6 months at a minimum to start trying....we had an oops though at 4 months! My boys will be 13 months apart! I'm very scared about getting pg so quick after a c-section, but my ob said everything is looking good, and is hoping we can still try for a vbac. My first c-section was an emergency situation, not what I wanted:( So far everything is going well, and I hope it continues that way! Halfway there!

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