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Ari & her older brother Shaun are 10 months apart, I got prego 8 weeks after I had Shaun and Ari was born at 36 weeks, so they should have been almost a year apart, but things happen. She was perfectly healthy, my uterus was a little irritated, I had contractions for weeks before I gave birth, but Ari was perfect and the labor was a breeze. I want to start trying again in the next couple months, I am not looking forward to calling my doctor ahead of time, because I don't want them to tell me to wait. So I'll probably just go ahead and start trying without calling them, I think they say it takes a year for your body to fully recover from a pregnancy. I had vaginal deliveries, so I'm not sure about the c-section thing. I'm sorry about the bad news, but I'd look further into everything, maybe get a 2nd opinion. ((hugs))

My OB told me that after 3 months, your body is physically ready to carry another baby. I got pregnant a month after Marley died, which means 6 months between pregnancies. I had a vaginal birth though, so not sure what they say about C-sections...My doctor was a big proponent of getting pregnant again though...I'm sorry about the bad news. I agree with Arihanna, I would get a 2nd opinion...

Aw Jennifer, I'd get a second opinion. They recommend you waiting a year for those who have lost a baby to miscarriage, still birth, or whatever...mostly because of the emotional trauma. You're at seven months now, if you were to get pregnant right now, it will be 16 months since you last gave birth. And where she's getting her facts about the C-section...I'd double check that as well...people have more than three all the time....and if that's the case, I'd find a doctor who allows attempted VBACS! Good luck sweety, some docs are really set in there ways.

i would DEF. get a second opinion. We had Claire in May of 2007 we lost her in Sept of 2007 and we were given the ok to ttc again in december. we were pregnant by the end of dec. this will be my 3rd section. and my ob has never told me anything about this being my last "safe" section. she knows that it is probably not our last and she has not tried to discourage us from another. it would not hurt to ask another doc. i would.

My ob told me to go ahead and start trying right away after we lost Tristan, and that was only 7 weeks after deleivering him by c-section. It did take me 5 more months to get pregnant. The risk of uterus rupture does go up to 2% if you don't wait six months and then it drops down to 1% after that. So getting pregnant ahead of that 6 months technically doubles your risk of uterus rupture. But most ob's agree that it isn't high enough to stop you from getting pregnant. I know a couple people who have gotten prego right away after c-section and have no problems. I would tell my doctor where to go and find a new one if he told me to wait a year. But it also depends on when you are ready. Hope this information was helpful.

sorry ladies but i know nothing about what u r talking about but i want to say u all r so lucky to be able to have more kids after colby was born i went and got myself fixed and im starting to regret it now but anyways all the best to all of you and i hope that you are all successful

LillysMommy....go see another Dr. Joshua was 9 weeks old when he passed and I had to go see my OB/GYN in late September and we told him we wanted another child so this meant having to have a tubal reversal surgery (Colbys Dad you can have your reversed too) He did ask that I wait 6 months for 3 reasons 1--- to let me heal from the Csection 2----to make sure this wasn't a grief decision because we said so many time through my pregnancy with Joshua that WE WERE DONE 3---find out if our insurance paid for it and get details.....so in 6 months which was March 14th we went back told the Dr that we still wanted another baby so my surgery was scheduled for March 26.....surgery went well and both tubes are open!!!!! the dr joked with me "for all my trouble I went through was I going to have more than 1?" we told him one was fine and he said we should have 2 or 3 more ...now why would he say that because I have had 1 vag birth and 2 csections already....if you can only have 3 safe ones?? and my Dr is all about doing what is best for momma and baby...he wont take a risk

I waited 3 months before we actually started trying again. I had no desire to jump back in right away, then a birth control oops that gave me a negative pregnancy test had me rethinking the not wanting another baby. Nicholas was 11 months younger than his older brother and was a great pregnancy, although he wasn't a c-section. Sweety, if it is bothering you, get another opinion. I hope you get the answers you want. HUGS!!!!!!

I was told to wait 10-12 months because of my history of preeclampsia, not because I had a c-section. I waited 11 months & though I really didn't want to wait, now I am glad that I did.

My doctor gave me the go ahead after about 3 or 4 months I think it was. My psychiatrist told me to wait a ywar... either way my body is not Ovulating now so who knows how long it will take :(
I have heard that they will not cut open the same scar more than 3 times and it is best to wait a while after a c - section, but not a year.
It never hurts to get a second opinion though!
ColbyColby... you can get unsnipped - I am not sure of the success rate of it, but I know it can be done!!