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Expert Q&A
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| By Michael D Benson, MD Attending Physician, Highland Park Hospital, IL | ||
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How soon after pregnancy and delivery can a woman get pregnant again?
There is no scientific answer to this question. A psychiatrist I once asked suggested that from a psychological point of view, five years of spacing is probably ideal. Obviously, few couples take this view very seriously. In contrast, we always have a few mothers conceive within 90 days of birth (usually inadvertently) and they do just fine. It makes a certain amount of sense to wait at least six to 12 weeks after the birth before attempting to conceive again, but this is not a hard and fast rule."
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