How many time can a woman be pregnant healthy?

I have not been on this BG for almost 3 years, I had an abortion at 17 weeks when I was younger, I had a miscarriage before that, I have a daughter and I actually had 2 abortions since I gave birth. I have gotten pregnant on BC everytime. Now when I look at my daughter, she's the "first" child.. but is she? I mean is there a limit to how many times a womans body can produce a healthy child, I know there are many women who have ten plus kids but is there a general rule or...Say, I've been pregnant 5 times, with one live birth. Is there greater chances of children having birth defects or mental issues when the mother has been pregnant so many times?

Sounds like you need to learn how to take BC properly or find another back up method such as condoms. That's odd. Anyway, you definitely need to report how many pregnancies, life birth's etc. with your Dr. The only adverse reaction to that many abortions I would think is scar tissue. That's providing you had the surgical procedure (vs the pill).

The only solid answer I can really give you is that each pregnancy leaves some amount of scar tissue on your uterus. Some women get very minimal scarring. Others get some pretty intense scarring. Each delivery, termination, d&c and miscarriage causes a new scar. Usually surgical abortions and d&c's carry the highest risk for scarring that can impact fertility. In the end it all boils down to how well your body scars and how the placenta was attached to your uterus (and whether it waas ready to be expelled when removed.)

Quoting Just Ames:" Sounds like you need to learn how to take BC properly or find another back up method such as condoms. ... [snip!] ... reaction to that many abortions I would think is scar tissue. That's providing you had the surgical procedure (vs the pill)."

  

<blockquote><b>Quoting Rabbit™:</b>" The only solid answer I can really give you is that each pregnancy leaves some amount of scar tissue ... [snip!] ... well your body scars and how the placenta was attached to your uterus (and whether it waas ready to be expelled when removed.)"</blockquote>




Id like to add any time you have any thing go in (d&c and other procedures) you cervix or even by it you can damage your cervix causing incompetent cervix. Make carrying a baby very hard.

Lean how to take BC properly.. I have used pills the first time, the patch, nuva ring, and now I have Mirena. I wasn't doing anything wrong, my OB said the hormones just weren't strong enough, that I'm very fertile. I had a d&c twice, the pill once.
The scaring of the uterus would cause problems becoming pregnant or problems possibly with the baby?

Quoting Mel & a girl named Pey:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Rabbit™:</b>" The only solid answer I can really give ... [snip!] ... procedures) you cervix or even by it you can damage your cervix causing incompetent cervix. Make carrying a baby very hard."

Oh ok, so this is a much higher risk of miscarriage vs birth defects?

Quoting LiL MAMA  :" Lean how to take BC properly.. I have used pills the first time, the patch, nuva ring, and now I have ... [snip!] ... twice, the pill once. The scaring of the uterus would cause problems becoming pregnant or problems possibly with the baby?"

The scarring associated with repeat births, terminations and/or d&c's could cause issues with GETTINg pregnant, STAYING pregnant and even having a healthy pregnancy.

As others have said, scar tissue might be an issue as far as being able to carry another child to full term or even being able to get pregnant again.

Please realize that your body obviously does not react well to birth control or you're not using it properly. There are other ways to not get pregnant.

I think each pregnancy takes a certain amount of toll on your body. I personally have been pregnant 5 times. 1 was a miscarriage, one was a premature delivery at 23 weeks, the other 3 were full-term-ish. I think that if the abortions were early enough and done with pills, then the chances that something got messed up from that are minimal. If you were dilated though (they do dilate you a bit during a D&C), it can cause issues. Plus the more often they're spelunking in there, the more likely it is that you might have residual issues from it.

What I have noticed personally from being pregnant this many times is that whatever pregnancy issues I have (I have an incompetent cervix, pre-term labor issues, and diabetes) are worse with each pregnancy. For example ... with my first pregnancy, I was dilating the first pregnancy around 21ish weeks. With my last pregnancy, I started dilating at 10 weeks.

If it were me, I'd talk to my OB and see what the game plan would be and what they think the risks are.

<blockquote><b>Quoting LiL MAMA  :</b>" Oh ok, so this is a much higher risk of miscarriage vs birth defects?"</blockquote>




Miscarriage and still births. I was born with incompetent cervix but it can be caused the edu I explained too. I have to have a stitch called a cerclage to stay pregnant. I also have to be in at least modified bed rest from 12 Weeks up but every case is different.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Summerfrost:</b>" I think each pregnancy takes a certain amount of toll on your body. I personally have been pregnant 5 ... [snip!] ... at 10 weeks. If it were me, I'd talk to my OB and see what the game plan would be and what they think the risks are. "</blockquote>


I agree! Having a plan before pregnancy can save a lot of heartache!

I have been pregnant 7 times. I've given birth to three healthy children, had three miscarriages, one of which I had a D&C with. I have had issues with preterm labor during the pregnancies of my younger two children, so I start the progesterone shots in 5 weeks,and continue them until I am 36 weeks(I am currently IN my 7th pregnancy, just so that's not confusing)

iv been pregnant six times. 2 healthy babies, 2 abortions, 2 miscarriages.

as far as I know its not how many times you've been pregnant nor how many children you have that increases the risks- but simply your age. your eggs start dying as soon as you are born!!!! if it looks like a lady with 7 kids has more chance of risks- its just the fact that having had chance to bear 7 children she is more likely to be older ;-)

Quoting pixie b:" iv been pregnant six times. 2 healthy babies, 2 abortions, 2 miscarriages. as far as I know its not ... [snip!] ... 7 kids has more chance of risks- its just the fact that having had chance to bear 7 children she is more likely to be older ;-)"

The eggs don't die ..... the quality of the eggs is not as good as you get older, but the risks from that unless you're over 40, is pretty low. The woman who had 7 kids might not have had a lot of stuff done to her. That was the point I was trying to make. I've only been pregnant 5 times, but those 5 times were hard on my body because they had to do medical stuff to me that wasn't involved in the normal having a baby process. It sounds like OP's had a D&C and more invasive stuff with her late term abortion. That isn't a typical pregnancy.

Also, a normal person has a normal amount of wear and tear from being pregnant a bunch of times. Add that on top of a bunch of medical procedures and that is what makes pregnancy possibly more complicated for OP. That's not saying that it will be, but there is a chance that it could be.