Waiting 18 months after a c section

Who had another baby before 18 months post c-section?

I didn’t want too much of a gap between babies but the HV said to wait 18 months before getting pregnant again. It took me a while to get pregnant the first time so if I wait that long and then it takes me a long time to get pregnant it could end up being years!

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I have just found out I'm pregnant again and I'm 11 months post c- section. I'm a bit worried that the scar might not be fully recovered yet although I haven't had any issues with it at all. I'll be asking the midwife questions at my first booking appointment, if you'd like me to feed you back on what reassurance they give me please message me and I'll do

Well my best friend got pregnant three months post c-section.. she was fine 😅 it’s not recommended but I know a lot of mums now who are 10-12 months pp and trying for a baby x

BTW, my first pregnancy was through IVF because we couldn't get pregnant and now I have just conceived naturally in my first month of trying. We decided to start now as it was so difficult for us before and I'm also 38yo so not much time left, but it just happened so quickly this time!

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