Pregnant after c section

Me and my husband have been waiting 7 years to be pregnant and was told we would have to go ivf. The day the clinic rang to book us in we found out we were pregnant! Which proved to us the doctors were wrong. As soon as this baby is born we want to try again straight away however if it ends up in a c section I’ve read you have to wait 6-18 months..

My question is if any moms have had a c section then got pregnant after how long after?

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I personally wouldn’t risk trying again until closer to the 18 months of you have a c-section. I had an emergency c-section and had 8 weeks recovery.

I’m 21 weeks pregnant with my second & waited the two years as I was told i would be at risk if it were any sooner x

I’ve had a c section before but it was 10 years ago, I had a slow recovery because I popped a few stitches. It took us so long to get pregnant but I’m already 32 and don’t really want any children after 35.

I’m just really not sure I want to wait 18 months before we’re trying again because that will take me to 35.. it took 7 years the first time I haven’t got 7 years to wait again

I should also add I’m 20 weeks now and there’s no current plans for labour as I’m under consultant x

Speak to your consultant about it but I do think it will be less risk having a 18 month + gap.

I had a section but still tried again straight away. I’m pregnant now but I got pregnant 5months after baby was born.
No doc or midwife have any concerns xx

My midwife when baby was tiny said wait a year.
Baby will be 15months old when next arrives xxx

Ive had 4 c sections, October 2008, November 2010, December 2012 and May 2014. After my last c section they really wanted to sterilise me, but I was only 26 and I felt far too young to make that decision. There had been no talks about it at all during that pregnancy, and was sprung at me while I was in labour 😞
I refused to be sterilised at that point.

I'm now pregnant with my 5th child and have been told this will be another C section but I've not been told about any concerns anyone has, yet!

I will be asking to be sterilised this time, as I'm now much older and feel like the time is right xx

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