Pregnancy after c section

I can’t wait to get pregnant again, but has anyone gotten pregnant shortly after having a c section? The midwife told me to wait 2 years before I get pregnant again, however, that means I’d be 44 and I’m worried it might be a risky pregnancy.

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🙋‍♀️ I have eight months after giving birth to my daughter by C-section in April LAST YEAR and I recently gave birth to a baby boy via VBAC

I had my second born via c section July last year then got pregnant 4 months after. Had my third boy in September. You will be told about the risks of uterine rupture but it is very very rare x

Obviously wasn’t planned and I was told all sorts by doctors that I may need intervention etc etc even so much so I got to 9cm dilated and the doctor was practically forcing me to do a c section as baby was back to back meaning would be hard for me to push out or cause a bad tear but in the end I trusted my body n everything went fine

After my experience I would say the same to everyone else it’s not impossible you just got trust your body trust yourself

Usually 18months to 2 years is recommended between deliveries, not between delivery and getting pregnant. So look to conceive about 1 year-18 months after your first baby was born.

There is a slightly increased risk of uterine scar rupture which is the main reason they tell you not to. But the total risk remains very small.

It's perfectly possible to have a vaginal delivery after a c section

If you have a baby now it will not make it to the due date your body will not be able to carry

Yeah my OB said 18m between deliveries. So we started trying around 10m.

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Elective C-Section

I know emergency C-sections are quite common, but has anyone here chosen to have an elective, planned C-section? What was your experience? No judgements and rude comments please. This is a sensitive subject. I’m 30 weeks pregnant with my first baby and I’m considering having a planned C-section. Because I’m 41 and suffer from anxiety, I’m worried about the unpredictability of trying to give birth naturally at my age with the possibility of needing an emergency C-section in the end. I know it’s a major surgery that comes with a lot of risks, but it seems so much more controlled when planned in advance, which I find comforting.

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My son refused to wait for his November due date lol. Literally pushed him out only 7cm dilated this morning 😅

Induce

I'm 36 week preg, got big baby 97th precentile...doctor recommended to induce by 38 weeks? Anybody in same situation? I'm not sure about induction, I was always planning for natural.

I let my self go 🤦‍♀️🥴

I’ve really let my self go this pregnancy- now to give my self some leeway, this pregnancy has been 10x harder on me than my first (I swear my first pregnancy was so easy, no problems, no cravings other than protein and was able to work out through out it).

This pregnancy food aversion are huge and the only thing I ever want to eat are carbs. I’m so tired all the time like to the point where I have taken naps ( literally my entire life I’ve not been a nap person, only naps I’ve taken as an adult came on cause of medication making me sleepy- this includes my previous pregnancy) I have horrible sciatic pain that comes and goes constantly and it’s sometimes so bad it I can’t walk . I’ve been having false labor since around 34 weeks.

With all of that I don’t have the energy to get ready EVER, I’ve gain about 3lbs over my max I should have gained and I still have 3 weeks until my due date, I stopped stretching and any light work outs. I even stopped hitting my step goal 🤦‍♀️.

It’s a little to late but I’m forcing myself to go on walks every afternoon now, and stretch for atleast 30 minutes a day(given I’m not in immense pain)

I just feel so disappointed in my self, my muscle is basically non existent now and all I want to do is to tell my self to get tf up and work out but I know once I give birth I’m going to have to take at least 6 weeks before I can fully start working out again. I already have my postpartum work outs planned out until January 1, 2028 but I just feel so bad about myself cause I let myself get like this. Any ways just needed to complain thank you for reading my ted talk