Does anyone have the answer- how long should i be waiting till I start trying to have a baby? I decided to do the surgery because there would be an increasing chance that I could have a baby after surgery than with my health while having uc, I just had the takedown surgery Oct. 16, 2007 and already and trying to plan when it would be ideal to start trying. Anyone with advice?

It's so different for everyone, but definately talk with your doctor and more than likely they will say to wait "such and such a time" but there is no set time. Just listen to your body and combine that with your doctor advice. Sorry, that was no help. I got pregnant three months after take down and didn't have any surgery type complications.

I have heard of people getting pregnant the month after takedown. The literature I was given after my surgery from Cleveland Clinic said to wait six months. I agree everyone is different though and you should listen to your body.

Hi ya I had the same worry as I didn't want to undo all the hard work the surgeon did by getting pregnant too soon. However I was very impatient and we decided to start trying 6 months after take down and I got pregnant straight away. Am only just over 9 weeks now so far so good.

Corrinne x

I had step 1 July 26, 2006 and takedown August 31, 2006. When I visited my surgeon for a checkup in October 2006, he said "go for it". I was surprised ,but he said you should have no issues. The only thing he said was that sometimes pouchers have a difficult time conceiving b/c of the abdominal surgery (everything got moved around in there). I had my surgeries with Dr. Geisler at CCF in Ohio. I had the lapro procedure so he indicated that the movement of my female organs was minimal. Hope this helps. Sharon O.

I was told to wait 1 year after my j-pouch surgery. However, after I had my j-pouch removed - a much more complicated surgery than j-pouch construction - my surgeon told me to wait at least 3 months so that there would be 1 year between the pouch removal and c-section.

I think the biggest question is how you feel - wait until you feel really good - eating well, feeling strong. Pregnancy is taxing on the body and you want to go into it as healthy as possible. Maybe that's 3 months for you, maybe it is a year; just don't rush it because after the pregnancy exhaustion comes new baby exhaustion, toddler exhaustion, etc...