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How soon will you wait for your next baby?
SJS622
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I just came back from my 6 week appointment, and everything looks great. I had a c-section with my son (our first) and I'd like our children to be close in age. My OB advised that we wait 18 months between children. What is your OB recommended? I was hoping to have about 6 months between pregnancies. I'd love to hear your experiences!
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Re: How soon will you wait for your next baby?
I think the general recommendation is 18 months because that's how long it takes your body to heal and go back to normal, vaginal or c-section.
My MIL got pregnant with BIL after DH after less than a year and she said while she is glad that they're close in age and she got all her pregnancies done with that recovering from the 2nd pregnancy after such a short time was really hard. Basically like recovering from 2.
Personally, DH and I have decided to wait til DD is around 2 to start trying again. We want them to be close but I could definitely not go through another pregnancy and child in only 6 months. I commend you for that!
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I'm planning to wait 2-3 years before TTC again but that's because I'm planning to go back to school. In normal circumstances I probably would have waited 2 years max.
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I was always advised a year before trying again. Though in most cases, earlier will be fine, it is the times when you have a uterine rupture (rare), etc. that may be linked to having a pregnancy too quickly. The uterus just needs time to heal the incision-
We are waiting until DS is two to TTC again. Not because of my previous C/S by any means- just because that is how we want our children spaced.
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We're done. :-) My first two are 4y2m apart. DD2 will be 2y8m when baby is born.
I had planned to have all my kids 2 years apart, but that didn't work out for various reasons. I loved the 4 year age gap and actually wish DD2 was a bit older when I got pg again.
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My first 3 are all 1.5 years apart (18 months and 19 months). I was not told that I had to wait at all. At my 6 week PP visit, my OB told me that if I was ready, I could get PG again whenever I wanted.
Now, that being said, after c-section #3 (my 3rd c-section in 3 years), she did tell me if I wanted a 4th to wait 1 year before trying.........but that's because she wanted to give my body time to heal after 3 c-sections.
Same, DS will be 2yr4mo when we TTC again
My Ob cleared me to ttc whenever I felt ready at my 6 week PP checkup. He said the majority of the healing was done at that point. He did let me know that there was a higher risk of uterine rupture but that was a rare complication regardless. My second pregnancy was easier than my first. My second c-section recovery was more difficult but that was due to complications afterwards which were completely unrelated to closely spaced pregnancies/births.
I'm sure this varies based on your age/overall health/how your delivery went so I would go with your Ob recommends. I would call back your ob and ask for further clarification on that recommendation--it might be his coined response to everyone or it may be for some reason you're not aware of that he thinks you should wait.
Warning: Not a happy story
My OB says wait for at least 6 months after your c-section to start trying again. You also need to make sure that you really rest and recover, if you plan on starting quickly.
My son was born in July 2011. I got pregnant again when he was 10 months old with my daughter. We didn't see any signs of complication during the pregnancy, but I went into pre-term labor in early December. They were able to slow it, but I ended up giving birth to my daughter via a 2nd c-section at 35 weeks 6 days. My uterus was in the process of rupturing at the incision point when they opened me up. My daughter only lived for 3 days; she died due to complications from being born pre-term. I really wish I had rested more or done anything that could have caused less stress on the incision point. It was the labor that caused it to thin out, I know, but I still feel like if I had rested more or waited longer we may not have lost her.
This time when they closed me, they double sutchered my uterus, which will make the scar line stronger and thicker. My doctor still thinks that we only need to wait 6 months before trying again, but I will be resting and avoiding anything that could strain the scar-line if I do get pregnant again.
DS1 - 7/2011, DD 12/2012, DS2 - 4/2014, MMC - 12/2015