Has anyone?...

[squigglepink]

Just wondering if any one has ever fallen pregnant straight after a miscarriage - without waiting for your next period?

I know the norm/recommendation/suggestion/medical advise is to wait until you have had a period for numerous reasons.. but that could take 4 to 6 weeks or even longer - when your body is ready (as we are all diffs).. I just dont feel like waiting and waiting and waiting... (Even though i probably should).

My GP did say to try wait for my period (and when im emotionally ready).. so i have already been given his professional opinion (which i respect) but i just feel like its all taking ages and i just want to move on already..

Any advise / experiences would be appreciated xx :think:

[EnglishDame]

We tried straight away after my second miscarriage but didn't fall pregnant straight away. I was told at the time they prefer you to wait to enable dating of the pregnancy to be easier but I'm not sure if that's true don't quote me. Good luck whatever you decide.

[squigglepink]

We tried straight away after my second miscarriage but didn't fall pregnant straight away. I was told at the time they prefer you to wait to enable dating of the pregnancy to be easier but I'm not sure if that's true don't quote me. Good luck whatever you decide.

Yes - that is true as my GP mentioned the same - dating reasons etc and just for your body to get back into cycle etc..

Thanks for sharing x

[atomic sagebrush]

People have. As a general rule I think that most of the time, if your body is not ready you won't get pregnant. BUT, since most of the time is not all the time, I do like people who have had a late 1st tri loss (like 10-12 weeks) to wait a cycle and also if you've had a D and C.

If you have an early loss like 4-6 weeks I think it's fine to TTC first cycle too.

All that having been said, I think a LOT of the "wait a month" idea is based in part on that old, old assumption that women are a millimeter away from being unhinged and "smart doctors" have to protect us from ourselves so they have to make sure we're "psychologically stable" before TTC again. But many of us find that we don't start to feel better UNTIL we are TTC again. So follow your heart.

[atomic sagebrush]

Oh gosh guys, that dating idea is just them making plausible things up to keep you from getting pregnant before they think they should.

In the age of ultrasound, they can date a pregnancy without any issues whatsoever.

[ahorn586]

I got pregnant right after my early loss. I lost the baby the last week of April and got a positive pregnancy test at the end of May. My doctor made the comment "Are you guys doing it everyday??" but that's just his bedside manner.

[lucyandboys]

My best friend did, but she got a boy (after b, g)!

[purple]

I was told the dating was the main issue which was stupid as my cycles were irregular anyway do they never believed my dates. I always know pretty close to a day or two when I ovulate so I don't think dating is an issue.

I did intend to try after my last mc but in the end for some reason we didn't make an attempt that close to ovulation.

Goodluck :)

[amelia10]

Wouldn't a scan determine your date anyway so I wouldn't let that hold you back! Go with your gut, if you feel you'd like to go for it there's no harm in trying hun! Waiting around is such a pain!! Hope your feeling ok apart from everything else, keep us posted xxx

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[4blue2pink]

i lost my second child at 18 weeks, she was born on the 3rd (natural delivery no induction, d&c or other surgery) and my first (and only) period after her birth started the 30th/31st of that same month. we started ttc right after she was born and i had 1 period before falling pregnant again so i fell pregnant roughly 5 weeks after her birth.. end result a healthy full-term baby boy.

i was told to wait 3 months "just because" but couldnt stand not bin pregnant.. all i would say is do what feels right for you and i wish you all the best for a happy, healthy, full-term pregnancy xx

[squigglepink]

i lost my second child at 18 weeks, she was born on the 3rd (natural delivery no induction, d&c or other surgery) and my first (and only) period after her birth started the 30th/31st of that same month. we started ttc right after she was born and i had 1 period before falling pregnant again so i fell pregnant roughly 5 weeks after her birth.. end result a healthy full-term baby boy.

i was told to wait 3 months "just because" but couldnt stand not bin pregnant.. all i would say is do what feels right for you and i wish you all the best for a happy, healthy, full-term pregnancy xx

Ah thanks for that 4blue :) xx i certainly cannot wait 3 months either!! :) 18 weeks - that is far along, sorry for your loss too :( I was just shy of 13 weeks (and i still have a light bleed) but back on to OPK's and close to a positive strangely. Just going to keep testing and do what feels comfortable x

[GirlieCat]

So sorry for your loss squiggle- just a warning about OPKs- HCG still in your system can give you a false positive on an OPK. I am not sure how long it takes for HCG to go away but just remember that when using OPKs. Good luck honey.

[sigrid86]

I had a MC (7 weeks) a few weeks ago (21th of Nov) and my OB also told me to wait 1 cycle, but I can't stand that everyone around me is pregnant (especially since we last our DD in June) so we didn't wait. I'm now in my 2ww (only 1 week till I can do a pg test) so I'm hoping this will be a sticky pink bean :)
I wish you all the best of luck!

[squigglepink]

So sorry for your loss squiggle- just a warning about OPKs- HCG still in your system can give you a false positive on an OPK. I am not sure how long it takes for HCG to go away but just remember that when using OPKs. Good luck honey.

Hi Girlie, yeah i did think of that.. It seems to be getting darker like they would if i were testing opk's. Not sure what to make of it, but they are like fade in's. I dont know how possible it is to ovulate whilst still a light bleed anyway?? Its been 2.5 weeks since miscarrying.. My pregnancy tests are negative and i did a test at the hospital last week and also negative - Which they said meant no longer pregnant and everything has gone. My GP did say to wait a cycle but i also know that it is possible to fall pregnant again without having a period. I just dont know how to catch that next egg?!!

[squigglepink]

I had a MC (7 weeks) a few weeks ago (21th of Nov) and my OB also told me to wait 1 cycle, but I can't stand that everyone around me is pregnant (especially since we last our DD in June) so we didn't wait. I'm now in my 2ww (only 1 week till I can do a pg test) so I'm hoping this will be a sticky pink bean :)
I wish you all the best of luck!

Im truly sorry for your losses sigrid :( My fingers are crossed for you that you get a bfp xx

[GirlieCat]

Hi Girlie, yeah i did think of that.. It seems to be getting darker like they would if i were testing opk's. Not sure what to make of it, but they are like fade in's. I dont know how possible it is to ovulate whilst still a light bleed anyway?? Its been 2.5 weeks since miscarrying.. My pregnancy tests are negative and i did a test at the hospital last week and also negative - Which they said meant no longer pregnant and everything has gone. My GP did say to wait a cycle but i also know that it is possible to fall pregnant again without having a period. I just dont know how to catch that next egg?!!

I don't know enough to know when you start ovulating again, but you could always do every 4 days just to be sure that you are covering yourself in case your body doesn't give you a clear +opk. I did every 3.5 days the cycle I fell pregnant and good thing because I completely missed my O. I literally DTD Monday night and Friday morning, so exactly 3.5 days, for several weeks. I don't know gender yet though. Good luck.

[squigglepink]

I don't know enough to know when you start ovulating again, but you could always do every 4 days just to be sure that you are covering yourself in case your body doesn't give you a clear +opk. I did every 3.5 days the cycle I fell pregnant and good thing because I completely missed my O. I literally DTD Monday night and Friday morning, so exactly 3.5 days, for several weeks. I don't know gender yet though. Good luck.


Im almost certain i got a positive today/tonight! Just chatting things over with my DH.. He hasnt released in over a week (as i have been bleeding etc) and he is 39 so we are not on to a good start here. He could release and dump and then we BD for our attempt but its already 9pm, Lol!! Didnt think i would get a positive i just tested with OPK's to see what was going!! Ah, decisions, decisions!! :think:

[squigglepink]

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[4blue2pink]

Ah thanks for that 4blue :) xx i certainly cannot wait 3 months either!! :) 18 weeks - that is far along, sorry for your loss too :( I was just shy of 13 weeks (and i still have a light bleed) but back on to OPK's and close to a positive strangely. Just going to keep testing and do what feels comfortable x

no worries :) i thought id share my experience because i was exactly the same as you, i just had to get pregnant again as fast as possible, no longer been pregnant and having instead to sort out a post-mortem and her funeral was so devastating and unbearable for me.. try not to stress over it just do what feels right for you, i have my fingers crossed for you and will look out for updates from you xx

[sigrid86]

Im truly sorry for your losses sigrid :( My fingers are crossed for you that you get a bfp xx

Thanks a lot squigglepink!
I'm feeling nauseous since yesterday but it seems way too early to have that :s (but except when I'm pregnant I never feel nauseous). We'll see...hope this MC sways pink a little.
And I'm crossing my fingers for you as well :fingers:

[atomic sagebrush]

I do want to mention that is probably not a true pos on OPK yet.

[atomic sagebrush]

Im almost certain i got a positive today/tonight! Just chatting things over with my DH.. He hasnt released in over a week (as i have been bleeding etc) and he is 39 so we are not on to a good start here. He could release and dump and then we BD for our attempt but its already 9pm, Lol!! Didnt think i would get a positive i just tested with OPK's to see what was going!! Ah, decisions, decisions!! :think:

Releasing and dumping does not do away with the unhealthy sperm from the abstain, unfortunately - all it would do is cut odds of conception.

I doubt that is a true positive but it can happen.

[squigglepink]

Releasing and dumping does not do away with the unhealthy sperm from the abstain, unfortunately - all it would do is cut odds of conception.

I doubt that is a true positive but it can happen.

Ah.. oh ok... It went negative next day! Oh well.. Guess ill have to wait for AF to show up and take things from there!! Dont know where i am in my cycle, little frustrating.. But ill hang in there! :) xx

[squigglepink]

I do want to mention that is probably not a true pos on OPK yet.

What could it be if its not a positive do you think? My pregnancy tests are all negative, so it could not have been detecting any hCG surely?!

[atomic sagebrush]

What could it be if its not a positive do you think? My pregnancy tests are all negative, so it could not have been detecting any hCG surely?!

Your body makes HCG for lots of different reasons. Even your husband can get a line on an OPK sometimes (faint but still there) So it may be just HCG that is registering, OR it may be that your body "thought" about ovulating, surged, and then your body was like "nah, not yet" and then did not ovulate. In that case then you'll get another positive at some point and then ovulate then.

[atomic sagebrush]

Ah.. oh ok... It went negative next day! Oh well.. Guess ill have to wait for AF to show up and take things from there!! Dont know where i am in my cycle, little frustrating.. But ill hang in there! :) xx

I would BD every 4 days because I do not think you've ovulated.