Csection question

Jess • Been with the love of my love for almost 8 years, married 17/08/19 baby boy 💙 👶 05/10/2019 baby boy 💙👶 April 2022 baby girl 🩷🧒 March 2024

I had an emergency csection & was told not to have another baby for 12 months, my question is does the 12 months include a pregnancy or does it mean I have to actually wait 12 months to conceive again? Our original plan was to have close together