“What should you not do after a miscarriage?”

You should talk to your provider as it could depend on your overall health and how the miscarriage was treated. In general, it is important to have follow up with your provider to make sure the miscarriage completely resolves (this can be checked with labs), we generally advise avoiding intercourse for about a week after a loss as well. You may need additional testing depending on your history.

Don’t have sex right away. It’s so important to let your body and your heart heal after having such a traumatic event happen. Take time to regroup. Speak with your doctor about what the steps are and the timing of everything and make sure you are not just physically ready but emotionally, mentally and spiritually ready to try again- if that was what your plan was. And if you weren’t planning to be pregnant, speak with your doctor about a plan for using contraception so that you don’t have an unintended pregnancy.