I am new to this forum...been reading lots of story and they have me feeling hopeful and scared. My husband and I conceived on first try after our wedding in October...very excited at our first us on 11-21 we found out we were expecting twins at 7 w 3 days everything looked very health and we heard both heart beats. Sad to hear on our 11 w 6 d ultrasound there was no growth and no fhr on both twins they had stopped growing at 7w 5d. very devestated we waited for a mc on my own...nothing happened which was a missed miscarriage so i had a d&C 12-29 as of yesterday. I know the way people say waiting one cycle but as a labor nurse i honestly feel its for dates...you constantly shed your lining and i have seen proof you are very fertile after a miscarriage or d&C. I strongly hope that it is the same for us since it was so easy the first time and we so badly want to be parents. THe healing for this is very tough and I feel another pregnancy can help us but would be frightening at the same time. Anybody with similar experiences?
Hello there Lindz, I'm so sorry for your loss
The reason that you are advised to wait after a D&C is not so much for dating purposes, but to ensure your lining has rebuilt. It would help if you could speak to the doctor who did yours, and ask how much lining they had to remove- if it was alot then wait, if it was just a light amount then no wait will be necessary. The last thing you want to do is rush after a D&C unless you know for sure your lining can support a pregnancy. Found this:
'The endometrial lining is measured by vaginal ultrasound. It is a biological indicator of how ready the uterus is to receive the fertilised egg. Medical studies have yet to define what the optimal thickness of the lining is for a successful pregnancy. In general, 8-13mm is good, less than six is potentially a problem, and greater than 14 could also reduce chances for pregnancy. Pregnancies, however, do occur when the thickness is less than 6mm, but not as often.
Besides endometrial thickness, fertility specialists also look at the endometrial pattern. A triple-layer or trilaminar pattern for the endometrium would be optimal for implantation. Nonetheless, pregnancies could still occur when there is a non-trilaminar pattern.'
I had a 9mm lining and the trilaminar pattern 3 weeks after my MMC, but I had the medical.