getting period & trying again after a d&c

[Anonymous]

Just trying to get a sense of two things:

1) if you had a d&c, how long was it before you had a period?
2) what did your doc/midwife say about how long to wait to try again? my m/w and OB both said two cycles, but i've seen elsewhere that you really just need one. other perspectives? not only do i want to try again, but i hate, hate, hate using condoms, now that i know how much better it is au natural!

thanks!

[Anonymous]

It was about 6 weeks after my D&C before I got my period, then things went back to normal after that (normal for me - I'm not super regular, but not all over the map, either). I was also advised to wait 2 cycles before trying again - my doctor said the incidence of miscarriage is a little higher with conceptions occuring right after a prior miscarriage. FWIW, I'd try and be patient and follow your doctor's advice, and give your body some time to get back to normal... I know it's hard after losing a pregnancy - you feel set back and can feel really stuck having to wait. We waited several months and I'm pregnant again now - I think giving myself a few months to process losing the first pregnancy has made me less of a nervous wreck now than I might have been if we had jumped right back in and gotten pregnant immediately. (Sorry for the unsolicited advice - take or leave - I know everyone deals with miscarriage differently!). Best of luck to you!!!

[Anonymous]

OP here - thanks for the response! I'm just ready to get going again!

[Anonymous]

I'm a bit in the same boat - just had a D&C ~3 weeks ago, and waiting on that first periods. FWIW, I beilieve it often comes back in that 4-6 week range, and my one friend I talked to about it had her period back at 4 weeks.

As for waiting - one Dr at my practice said 3-4 months, the other said 1 cycle, as did my midwife. And from the research I've been able to find online, there's not back up to the idea of the higher rate of miscarriage if you don't wait - it's true for spacing post pregnancy. but not necessarily after early miscarriages. That being said, I'm going with the 'waiting until I'm emotionally read' school of thought, and for us that means jumping back into TTC after that first period.

[Anonymous]

Thanks... talked to my m/w today, who i typically would go to, and she's fine with me starting after i get my period. Yay!!