How long did you wait to try for another baby after miscarrying?
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I’m so sorry for your loss ❤️ only you can decide when you are ready there is no right or wrong answer and whenever you do fall pregnant it’s going to be a really exciting but anxious time. When I lost my baby at 14 weeks I waited 6 weeks before starting to try again as I was desperate to be pregnant again, I fell pregnant 3 months after my loss and now have a beautiful 5 month old daughter however I think I really underestimated how difficult being pregnant would be again- I found it very difficult to enjoy the pregnancy due to my anxiety of another loss. I wouldn’t take it back for the world now my baby is here but it was the longest hardest wait of my life and I do wonder if I had waited a little longer would I have been able to enjoy my pregnancy? I hope this helps xx
I’ve heard you should give your body the same amount of time to heal as however far along you were ❤️
I’m so sorry for your loss. I lost my baby boy this past January at 17 weeks 5 days. I’m just now mentally thinking about when I want to try again. You try when you feel you are mentally and physically ready too. One of my fears is the anxiety I’ll have for my next one. But initially I wanted to try my next cycle but after time passed I realized it was too soon for me. Do what feels best for you after you have clarity! Praying for you and your womb❤️
I lost mine at 17 weeks as well in November. I actually had to go back 5 weeks later to remove a small piece of retained placenta that was missed by my operating dr. My regular OB told me to wait a cycle before trying again because my body had been through so much trauma from the loss (I had critical hemorrhaging and placental abruption from an IVF caused SCH). That cycle ended up being SUPER short anyways (23 days) so I wouldn’t have gotten pregnant even if we tried. And then next cycle I got pregnant naturally first time trying again and I’m now 12 weeks with no complications and genetic testing all normal!
So all in time between loss and pregnancy again was about 2 months or 2 cycles. I always knew I wanted to get back to it. I had already been trying before I turned to IVF for 1.5 years (with 2 miscarriages) which was 1.5 years longer than I ever expected it to take given we conceived our first on the first cycle. My dreams of a close age gap for my kids kept getting crushed so I didn’t want to extend that gap any further if I could avoid it. Like everyone else says, only you know what’s best for you and what you can handle. Good luck!
Personally I was told by my ob I could start trying immediately. I miscarried at 5 weeks though. They checked everything. 8 weeks later I found out I'm pregnant again. I wasn't trying though when I got pregnant due to health issues.
I had a miscarriage in October 2022 and by January 2023 I was already pregnant. Listen to your body ❤️
Personally I would wait a couple of months. Even if you could get pregnant again your body is sensitive even after a miscarriage. You’d be better off waiting a couple months then actively trying again . Give your body a chance to heal .