[ahawkin2]

Hi Everyone,

I am new to this but I was looking for any comments or advice from someone who has possibly gone through the same thing I have. I had an emergency c section 6mo ago and lost the baby I want to get pregnant again ASAP and we have been trying for 2mo...nothing yet! I was wondering if it will take a long time for me to possibly get pregnant again or if anyone has been able to get prego soon after a c section without any complications? Any advice would be helpful, I have talked to my OB and she said that as long as I waited a few months after the c section before we start trying that I should be OK. Thanks

[tobi4]

Im sorry, I dont know the answer to your question but I wanted to tell you how very sorry I am for your loss. Welcome to ttcal. The women here are amazing. I hope your stay here is short!

[BuckeyeGal23]

I'm so sorry for your loss...I haven't had a similar experience, but I just wanted to say welcome and I'm so sorry that you lost your baby

[mlyster]

So sorry for your loss. I have had 4 losses but they were all early (before 7 weeks). I will tell you though that after my first loss it took 4 months to get pregnant (took only one cycle to get pg the first time). I think it takes some time for your body to heal and get your cycle back to normal. That being said all the time you have already waited is great for your body and hopefully this will not take too long.

As hard as it is to do - try not to stress if it takes a few more months. I think sometimes the heart needs to heal before your body can really get into TTCing another baby.

[Celena]

Welcome!

with Michelle... it does take some time for you body and mind to heal.

I haven't had a c-section, but I have had 3 losses and 2 chemicals in the last 11 months.... as much as we may want to get pg, I think our bodies and minds have different plans at times. There's such a small window to get pg in each month so even with timing, temping, charting, opk's etc... it can still be missed and so another cycle/mo of trying.

Think that the media and world make people oblivious to the fact that ladies don't get pg THAT easy or that ALL LADIES don't get pf that easy. 1 in 6 couples faces some level of infertility or trouble concieving and that's a current statistic... so to have only been trying for 2 months is nothing. Now if you've been trying for a year or two years with no luck then you might need to be concerned.

DH and I have been tryin 27 months now... in that time we've lost 3 angels and 2 chemicals. Didn't get pg together the first time until cycle 15 or was it 16?

So don't get too worried about 2 months... it takes time, try to have fun and enjoy it however you can. It will happen, but lose the expectation of it happening right away because usually it doesn't. That can create allot of stress and make it not happen even more. (don't lose faith!)

Hope this is helpful

[ahawkin2]

Thanks everyone for all your comments, they were very insightful! I will keep you posted on how everything goes. Best of luck to everyone!!

[OwensMommy25]

I just wanted to mention... if you have hopes of having a vaginal birth I would wait awhile to get pregnant because you have to have at least 18 months between a c-section and a vaginal delivery.

I am so sorry for your loss.

[MamaRN]

Hi There and Welcome,

I am so sorry for your loss. I agree with the other ladies in that it takes an average of 6 months to get PG so I'd just keep trying, depending on your age you would seek professional advice if you are trying for more than a year (under age 35) or more than 6 months (over age 35).

Are you charting? That might help increase your chances of success.

Best of luck and I hope you get your BFP soon! (and depending on your OB they may want you to wait until 18 months have passed between deliveries to try for a VBAC but it really depends on the practitioner, I know women who had VBACs earlier than that successfully.)

[ahawkin2]

Thanks for your comments. Actually I wont be able to ever have a vaginal birth due to the circumstances of the emergency c section (never really found out why it all happened) and I also have a clotting disorder I am considered very high risk. I have not been charting not sure what to do though. I am going to try this month just like I have been doing and if it doesnt work I think next cycle I will try an OPK. I am supposed to ovulate on the 21st (hopefully) so we will see! I am trying to be very patient and not get stressed out about it, but it seems like alot of people close to me are pregnant right now and I just want that to be me ya know! Best of luck to everyone and thanks again.