Does this mean 18 months of not being pregnant? Or 18 months from beginning of one pregnancy to beginning of next pregnancy? If it's the latter, why don't they just say 18 months between births to clear up the confusion? Also, if it's the latter, that's only 9 months off from being pregnant to let your body rest. Is that enough time? I thought you generally need at least 1 year to recover.
2006-09-12 05:34:05 · 14 answers · asked by LAS 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
What the doctors mean is 18 months from the day you give birth till the next time you allow yourself to get pregnant.......I have been in the bizness for 20 years.....it is to let your body rest.
2006-09-12 05:39:15 · answer #1 · answered by Doug R 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It called spacing of births and what your doctor is trying to tell you is that you should wait one and a half year from the date of delivery before trying to get pregnant again, meaning that there will be a gap of 28 months (2 years and 4 months) between delivery
2006-09-12 12:41:00 · answer #2 · answered by Caro 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This means that you should not get pregnant for 18 months after having the baby. As was stated before 1 year is what is usually suggested for normal vaginal delivery, but for a c-section they suggest a little longer.
2006-09-12 12:43:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is 18 months between pregnancies or about 2.5 years between births. If mom breastfeeds it is recommended to wait 6 months after weaning baby before getting pregnant again.
2006-09-12 12:38:04 · answer #4 · answered by jilldaniel_wv 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
18 months after birth because it takes that long for the body to fully recover from the previous pregnancy and birth.
2006-09-12 12:37:41 · answer #5 · answered by Mz J 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
18 months of not being pregnant
that means 18 months from delivery to ovulation and fertilization
it takes atleast 2-3 years to regain all the nutrition lost during 9months of pregnancy
2006-09-12 12:40:11 · answer #6 · answered by pagolpakhi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say 18 months of not being pregnant. If you nurse your baby (which is the way nature intended) it would be at least that long before your body would allow you to become pregnant again.Your body needs time to recover. Ask your doctor.
2006-09-12 12:46:20 · answer #7 · answered by shermynewstart 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its probly 18 months inbetween births. Your body needs time to rest and get used to not being pregnant and get back to normal. And that can take awhile.
2006-09-12 12:39:44 · answer #8 · answered by smalltownangel 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
18 months of not being pregnant
2006-09-12 12:35:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Generally 1 year from the end of one pregancy to the beginning of another!
2006-09-12 14:37:41 · answer #10 · answered by Yoshi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋