QuestionQUESTION: my husband and i want our kids to be around the same age, i just had our first child six months ago, we want to try to have another now, is it to soon? What do i need to do to help my health to make sure this next one will be healthy? what percent tile is it possible for me to miscarry? please help? i really want another beautiful child.
ANSWER: The main concern with close pregnancies is the drain it places on your body. When you are pregnant, your body sends everything to the baby first, and you second. If your nutrition and general health are less than ideal, this means you get shortchanged, long before your baby does.
As long as your fertility has returned, your body should be strong enough to conceive, and you should not have more than the normal rate of miscarriage. However, it can take up to nine months for the body to completely recover from pregnancy. This means that, if you get pregnant again before your first baby is nine months old, you need to pay special attention to your diet and lifestyle, so that you don't fall into ill health.
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QUESTION: thank you for your help in the previous question, but now what i am wondering is, i have been put on the bc shot after i had my daughter, I have had my period once does that mean my fertility has returned
AnswerNo. If you are on the Depo-Provera shot, you may have some bleeding, but until you have passed the time your next shot would have been due, your fertility has probably not returned. It may take a while for your fertility to fully return even after discontinuing the shots, depending on how your body reacts.
You can use Natural Family Planning methods to detect and confirm ovulation. This will give you the best shot at "catching" the egg, and will also help provide you with the most accurate possible due date if your periods are still irregular.
Good luck!
