my wife to be very soon told me that after a "C" section the woman has to wait for 3 years before being

Question

allowed (medically speaking) to have our 2nd baby , as far as I heard the waiting period is only 1 year , please advise

thank-you

Answer 1

Gee, I was pregnant 11 months after my first c-section. Had another c-section with no complications whatsoever. It is generally advisable to wait about a year after giving birth (vaginal or c-section) just to allow the woman's body to heal, but lots of women have had babies earlier than that with no problems at all. Maybe your wife just WANTS to wait three years? Personally, I wouldn't blame her. My kids are 19 months apart and I've vowed that IF I have any more children, I will now wait until the youngest is potty trained, weaned, and sleeping in his own bed. But that's just my own opinion based on my experience raising two children close in age.

Answer 2

There is no set waiting period as there are several factors to consider. For instance, if your wife is in her upper 30s, studies show that there could be increased difficulty conceiving a second time so one should cut down the waiting period. The biggest reason it's advisable to wait is because those of us who are in the "C-section Club" lose about 2 pints more during delivery than a woman would in a standard vaginal delivery. Therefore, our bodies need time to replenish lost nutrients. In addition, the actual surgery should be treated like any other surgery with time allocated for recovery. The Mayo Clinic and many other health professionals give a guideline of waiting between 1 1/2 - 2 years and is created to help reduce the chance of complications. "Studies have also shown that women who conceive less than six months after giving birth may have a higher risk for complications such as a ruptured uterus or a premature or low-birth weight baby. " The bottom line: visit with your GYN, inform him/her of your desire to conceive again, consider the previous pregnancy, and make an informed decision about what's best in your individual situation. Your decision to create life should not be based entirely on figures and statistics. God bless you!

Answer 3

Yeah, I have never had a c-section yet, but I have a friend who did, and her son just turned 1, and she's pretty much content to get pregnant again any time here. So I know her dr. didn't tell her three years.

Having said that, I would wait at least three years if I were you. (Unsolicited advice, sorry.) My kids are spaced 2 1/2 and 2 years apart; now my youngest is 4, and we're expecting again. And I kind of wish we had spaced them all that far apart; the best relationship between all of my kids is the one between my oldest and youngest. Siblings seem like they're less likely to be friends, and more likely to either compete and fight or to have a "Mother hen/baby chick" dynamic (which is WAY more peaceful). At least that's my experience, both with my children and with my sister.

Answer 4

My ex wife had our two children by C-section, 19 months apart. There were no problems nor complications with either birth, nor did the gynocologists who delivered them seem too conscerned with the time-span between having both children.

Surgery has risks at any time, so I would suggest discussing this with her doctor, and YOU being there, too. If she has concerns or fears that are making her say to wait for three years, there may be other issues you are not aware of, and you two need to be in agreement with what is behind this, rather than just thinking it is her excuse to "space out" the birth process. The more you talk about it, and the more information you BOTH get at the same time, the easier it is to understand what she may be thinking or experiencing, and the smoother your up-coming marriage may be.

Answer 5

some docs do give a 3 year waiting period, this allows the tissues to heal better and to help cut down on scarred tissue. My friend has 2 kids they are 2 years apart and she is pregnant with another which will be 2 years from the last. The doctor said she has minimal scarring from hers and that she could have a 4th if she wanted. My mother had had 4 and hers are all more than 3 years part one that is 9 years and she has horrible scarring depends on the doc the cut and the persons healing ability. mabey the wife to be is not ready to have another, and that is her way of saying no nicely.

Answer 6

First I want to say there is no set waiting period between having babies. But as a mother who had fhree boys, three c-sections, three years apart I agree! My oldest son (8 years old) was 9 pounds 6 ounces my middle son (5 years old) was 8 pounds 7.4 ounces and he was eight days early, my youngest son (2 years old) was 9 pounds 0 ounces. I wanted my body to heal for two years after my surgeries before getting pregnant again.
I had to have a scheduled c-section one week before my due date with my youngest son because he was so big and my
incision was opening. It was a little torn when I was at the hospital before they did the c-section. If I get pregnant again
my incision will definitely open before I deliver the baby and that is a chance I am not going to take. I always wanted five boys but I am blessed to have my three.

Answer 7

After that fun ordeal, any woman doesn't want to go through again, not atleast till she forgot what if felt like. You can have a baby vaginally or cessarian a year after delivery. However, try to give her a little pstretch of normalcy. Let her atleast get her original self back in order before pounding the question of the next baby.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

I'm not sure where she got that info. A year should be fine. I had two kids via c-section 23 months apart (got pg 18 mo after my first). My second was a "classical", not "transverse", so I decided not to risk my uterus rupturing and decided against more kids.

Answer 10

No, not true. In fact, if you want only two children, there is no reason to even wait. Either your wife has incorrect information, or she's making you understand that she doesn't want kids born closely together and is just making up the 3 years.