Getting Pregnant After a Miscarriage

Getting Pregnant After Miscarriage

Getting pregnant after a miscarriage may not always be a good idea-at least not just yet. Deciding when to get pregnant after a miscarriage is a decision only you as a couple can make, and it requires full consideration of the physical and emotional states of both partners. Another pregnancy won't replace the lost pregnancy but may help you grieve by refocusing your attention. If there were medical complications with your miscarriage, first make sure to discuss your plans and ask for advice on how to get pregnant after a miscarriage with your health care provider.

It is natural to want to become pregnant right after a miscarriage, to try to ease the heartache of losing a baby. However, you should wait to try again until you are physically, as well as emotionally ready. There is no magic number of days or months to wait before trying to conceive again, but many healthcare providers encourage women to wait at least a few months to increase the chances of a healthy pregnancy. If a woman's body isn't ready to support a pregnancy by the time that she conceives again, she faces an increased risk of experiencing a repeat miscarriage. It takes time for the uterus to recover before getting pregnant after a miscarriage, during which the endometrial lining can become strong and healthy enough once again.

Medically speaking, it is considered safe to conceive after two or three normal menstrual periods, as long as tests or treatments for the cause of the miscarriage are not being conducted. Some physicians routinely recommend that couples wait six months to a year before getting pregnant after a miscarriage in order to come to terms with their loss, whereas other physicians feel that there is no compelling reason to wait so long.

4/27/2007 4:05:57 PM