Intro and question

imakeeff0rts · December 2013

Hi ladies - I'm an S13 mom. I had my son by CS 12 weeks ago and I'm really wanting a VBAC for my second (yeah, I'm crazy. I already have baby fever). I had kind of a rough pregnancy and was induced at 38w6d due to pre-eclampsia and cholestasis. I didn't progress at all. DS was pretty happy where he was. Recovery was meh - not something I'd jump at the opportunity to do again.

Some of the ladies of S13 were talking about a recommended waiting period between having a CS and getting pregnant. It seems that the general consensus is about a year. My questions are how long did you wait between your CS and getting pregnant again? What did your doctor recommend in terms of a waiting period between CS and subsequent pregnancies?

eyris · December 2013

I'll be watching for the responses on this one!

mommyton&e · December 2013

I had a c section with both. After the first, the doctor recommended at least a year between pregnancies. We waited longer. I did have a CS with my second.

iris427 · December 2013

Welcome. It is recommended that you have at least 18 months between deliveries for a VBAC, because studies show this lowers the odds of UR. But people certainly have successful VBACs sooner than that.

mmm50 · December 2013

I'm a N13 mom and just asked this question at my 6 week pp appt. (I don't quite have baby fever yet-- DH and I are planning on using charting as birth control because we've had a lot of success with it in the past, but I wanted to know what would happen if we had an "oopsy" baby.) She said 18 months between deliveries.