How soon after a caesarean can i get pregnant-everything you should know !

In most caesareans, a cut is made just along the top of your pubic hair. This is called a bikini cut. It usually heals by three months after your baby’s birth. But waiting at least six months may be particularly important if you want to try for a vaginal birth next time. This is called a VBAC, which is a vaginal birth after caesarean. There is a very low risk of your caesarean scar tearing with a VBAC. This is called uterine rupture. Even though the risk is low, it may increase if there is a short gap between your pregnancies.

RETURN OF FERTILITY

How soon you will get pregnant again depends if you will be breast-feeding or not. Breast-feeding and the hormones that go along with milk production can suppress a woman’s ovulation from returning. If you’re not breast-feeding, ovulation usually doesn’t return until at least six weeks postpartum for most women. One review published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology found, on average, that ovulation returned for nonlactating women on day 74 postpartum.

But the range of when ovulation occurred and if that ovulation was functional ovulation (meaning the woman could actually get pregnant with the ovulation) varied greatly. A woman will ovulate before her period returns. Because of this, she might miss signs that she is ovulating if she is trying to avoid pregnancy. This is how some women can get pregnant without even having their periods back between pregnancies.

THE BREAST-FEEDING FACTOR

Breast-feeding, in theory, is supposed to prolong the return of a woman’s cycle, especially in the first six months postpartum. But exactly how long breast-feeding can delay the return of fertility varies. It depends how often a baby nurses, environmental stressors, and how long the baby will sleep for stretches at a time. Every woman is different. For example, I never got my period back until eight or nine months postpartum. But one of my friends who also exclusively breast-fed got her period at only six weeks postpartum.

GETTING PREGNANT AGAIN

In general, most women won’t start ovulating right away after having a baby, but the return of the menstrual cycle ranges widely for women. Every woman’s personal cycle is different and factors like weight, stress, smoking, breast-feeding, diet, and contraceptive choices will affect the return of fertility. If you’re planning on avoiding pregnancy, you will want to talk to your doctor about family planning options, especially if you’re breast-feeding and aren’t sure when your cycle will return.