Trying for a second one year after a csection yes or no?

So we would like to give our 1yo a sibling close in age but I had a c-section and I was advised not to get pregnant for another 2 years which seems ok to me. But it took us 2 years of no contraception to conceive our little one although we weren’t fully trying but I am 32 right now so I’m concerned I might not be able to conceive if I wait too much? I had a speedy recovery and an easy pregnancy (as easy as pregnancies go). I’m having a smear test next month so I will ask health professionals then but I wanted to hear (read) your experiences…

Read more on Peanut

The views expressed in community are solely the opinions of participants, and do not reflect those of Peanut.

Learn more about our guidelines.

Add a comment

I had a c section August of 2022. I was 34 at the time and have since turned 35. We waited 9 months and decided to let whatever happens. Got pregnant the first month. I’m now 22 weeks pregnant with a 13 month old. They will be about 17 months apart.

I am 37 and my daughter will turn 1 tomorrow. So I wouldn’t be too concerned about the age. You are normally more fertile after First child. Maybe wait a few months and then start trying as be closer to two years by time child is born.
if that’s how long they said to wait. But definitely speak to health professionals 😀

I remember the consultants saying 16/18 months to me, but that’s from having 1 c section to giving birth or having another one. So if you try after a year you’ll be fine coz by the time you have second it’ll be past that amount of months!

I remember being told to wait 18 months between sections.. we have pretty much done this. Little one is 13 months and I’m due in feb next year.. no one has told me it’s too soon etc - all be a straight forward pregnancy

My LB turned 1 yesterday and I'm due at the end of October. Took us such a while to conceive him and suffered a miscarriage before. It literally happened for us on the first go - I was so shocked!
I thought the doctors etc were going to be very unhappy with me but they have said everything should be fine and I've just had more scans and monitoring.

C section September 2022 and pregnant just over 6 months later. I have heard it’s 6 months minimum. 12 months ideal. Iv been told it’ll be fine and can vbac if I want!

aww good luck and best wishes!

oh wow I wish you all the best!!

congratulations and good luck!

I was told it wasn’t advised to get pregnant for another 2 years… but I didn’t have any complications and I recovered fast so I don’t know why 🤷‍♀️ I will definitely ask on my next appointment and hopefully will be removing the coil..

Thank you all for the answers

oh congratulations and best wishes on your pregnancy and birth!

they told me 2 years…

in our community

Oh my God, oh my God I hope this is not true!!!! I’m kind of scared

I’ve been throwing up and taking a shit all night!!! I just hope that it’s not what I think it is

Small head reported following 20 week scan

Has anyone else had it flagged that their baby is in the bottom 5th percentile for head size?

They said everything was fine whilst we were in the scan and then I got a phone call the next day saying that it’s on the small side and we’re being referred to a paediatric specialist at St George’s. Has anyone else had this and how did things go??

Would you bring 9 week old to a family party of 35+ people?

These are also people who will want to pass the baby around and get a turn to hold him. He just got his 2 month shots two days ago

Exercise 6 weeks after c section

What movement did people start to introduce? I won’t do anything too vigorous until I’ve seen the pelvic physio as I don’t want to compromise anything that may have been extremely weakened through pregnancy! But just wondering what types of classes/movement people started off with?

Induction experience

I just wanted to share my experience with being induced as I wasn’t sure what to expect and thought it may help others.

I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

Almost immediately I noticed the difference and was in considerable pain, I had paracetamol and codeine however the contractions had now become intense and a lot closer together (around 3 minutes apart). After a couple of hours I had my last cervix check and was 4cm and taken down to the Labour ward to have my waters broken and an epidural.

I had been in my room for approx 20minutes when my waters broke by themselves and I was now 10cm and actively pushing…. There was no time for the epidural and my beautiful girl arrived into the world within 2 minutes of pushing.

All in all I would say the cramps/contractions were manageable up until the third gel where it became pretty unbearable however it was for a very short time a gas and air helped take the edge off. The worst part about any of it was actually the later cervix checks where after stimulating the cervix my contractions were at their most painful.

If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Gave birth (vagina) 5 days ago and yesterday morning and this morning getting lot of pain in my right bottom side and lower back