Close pregnancies?

I just found out im pregnant. Precautions where taken but apparently failed. Im 3 months post c section. What are your experiences being pregnant so soon after a c section. Xx

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I fell pregnant around 4 months after my C-section, so I’m in exactly the same situation. I’ll be honest, it’s so scary, but I’m 22 weeks and have had a lot of time to process everything. I can honestly say I’m now so excited, as naive as that may sound! 🥹❤️
So far, my pregnancy has been so smooth, and I’m praying it continues that way. The thing that plays on my mind now is what recovery will look like this time around. I bounced back from my first C-section within a couple of weeks, so I’m praying for the same again! 🫣
You’ve got this!! Sending you lots of love xx

Not to scare you but my best friends sister got pregnant at 8 weeks (so earlier than you but not by much) postpartum after a c section and was cleared to have a VBAC by her consultant. She ended up having an emergency c section due to uterine abruption 😬
Her c section was fine and she healed ok. Baby is now nearly 6 months and all is well. But it was very scary for a little while

I got pregnant 10 months after c section. Im 5 months now and my lower back is killing me everyday. I can't do common things at work without getting tired or feeling pain. I hope your situation is better. Dont be afraid

I got pregnant 5 months after my first C-section. I had no problems at all. I opted for another C-section!

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I am so so upset and frustrated & wondered if anyone else has been through similar.

Last Saturday I started bleeding red blood - I should have been almost 8 weeks pregnant.
The bleeding was only a bit and lasted for an hour or so then turned to spotting.

I got scanned a few days later and the scan showed an empty sac measuring 5-6 weeks. No fetal pole or anything.

So understandably they told me to come back a week later for another scan.

I had told myself by this point that I was having a miscarriage because I knew my dates were not wrong. I know when I ovulated & I know when I last had sex in order to conceive so there was no possible way I could be over 2 weeks out.

I’ve been spotting brown blood all week and losing some small clots.

Went back for the second scan today expecting to be told it was a miscarriage and hoping I would be given my options on how to pass it.

But they said I have to wait another week for another scan to be sure.

My bloods are all very low and have not increased so I was basically told in the week that it’s unlikely this pregnancy is progressing.
So since nothing has changed in 10 days or so I don’t know why I’m being made to wait another week just for the inevitable.

It’s absolute torture being made to wait.
I’m off sick from work because I’m essentially waiting to have a miscarriage that could happen at any time but I’ve been told I get 2 weeks of sick leave. So if this goes on for another week plus then I don’t know what I’m going to do.

I also wanted to opt for the surgical removal but now I won’t get that option until next week & if I naturally pass it in the meantime I basically just have to deal with it.
I’m so upset and heartbroken and just exhausted. I’m already being tortured knowing I’ve lost my pregnancy. It’s just awful 😢

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