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| I would opt that your husband have a vasectomy instead. His would be a quick and reversible procedure, whereas your's would be permanent and complicated. I don't have personal experience with either, but I know someone who has had a vasectomy, and he has described it merely as some time on the couch with ice. |
| posted by Mandy on 01/06/2009 |
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| I would have him do it instead but I have medicaid and I know that it would cover the whole cost and with my husband we don't know it his insurance though work would cover it. |
| posted by Chelle on 01/06/2009 |
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| i agree with mandy. I do not have personal experiance, but i do know that having tubes tied is MAJOR surgery. and if you ever wanted to have more children you couldn't. what about going on the merana. it prevents pregnance for 5 years...that will give you more time to make sure you are 100% ready for the decision and committment of not having any more children. |
| posted by Brenda on 01/07/2009 |
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| I have the mirena now. But my husband says that we couldn't afford another child. |
| posted by Chelle on 01/07/2009 |
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| I realize it is a very personal decision, but you are young and have only one child, are you sure you want to proceed with it? I have friends who have done it after at least 2 children and sometimes just during c-section. Talk to your doctor so you could have the medical information as well as the psychological one. |
| posted by Vero on 01/07/2009 |
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| I had it done after my fourth child and it was quite painful, and as for not being able to afford a second child no one thinks they can but everything always seem to work out, then you just trust it will when you have your third and fourth. But please think about it long and hard because it is usually permanent and if you have any desire to have another child you will only regret having it done. As for me and my husband we decided he would have it done too just to be on the safe side because I am definitely finished having children three boys and one girl is plenty for us to handle. Children are a blessing from God and just remember if he wants you to have more it will happen no matter what you do to prevent it. |
| posted by Tonya on 01/08/2009 |
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| You should consider alternative forms of birthcontrol. Mirena is supposed to be very good. Heck, even condoms still work. If there is a religious or health reason to not use Mirena, the pill, or a condom then your hubby should consider a vasectomy before you have your tubes tied. You never, never know when you want to have more kids. I can speak from experience. I had our third (and last) child at age 37 and had the procedure done as part of my c-section delivery. Yet... now that two and half years have gone by my hubby and I have had thoughts of having another child. If I wasn't 'fixed' we would already be pregnant :) In our case though, I'm happy I am 'fixed' because with three kids running around we really really really don't need a fourth :) |
| posted by Rachelle on 01/14/2009 |
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| I just know that after my 2nd my doc said he would give me one because I had 2 kids and was at least 27. They don't like doing it if you are young, one kid, and they will consider it if you have had high risk preg. I am so glad that I didnt because we have been trying for the last year! As far as not being able to afford anymore kids, you never know your financial situation in the future, and money problems work out. |
| posted by Jennifer on 01/16/2009 |
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| DO NOT HAVE your tubes tied. Your husbands insurance will cover it & it is a shorter recovery period. Of course he is in agreement with you have the surgery so he doesn't have to do it. |
| posted by Amy on 02/03/2009 |
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| I'm absolutely no expert, but I read that when a man gets a vasectomy it increases his chances of other risks, I'm not positive but I believe it was prostate cancer. Makes me wonder if their might also be risks like this for a woman? I would check into that first thing! I tend to steer on the side of caution, but it seems like you're tricking you body & its defiinitely a balancing act! But then I don't use the pill or anything either, doesn't seem natural to me. So maybe we're on opposites sides of the spectrum but still I would research the risks myself before going into the doctor, doctors aren't always informed as much as we would like them to be or think they are! Also my kids are 13 years apart (one from my first marriage), granted I would have never considered getting my tubes tied, but we never used anything other than timing :) and decided we'd like another child and ta-da! I know this doesn't work for everyone but my point is you may change your mind down the road, and this is bleak but what if like me, you get remarried and want more kids? |
| posted by Shauna on 02/04/2009 |
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| I'm absolutely no expert, but I read that when a man gets a vasectomy it increases his chances of other risks, I'm not positive but I believe it was prostate cancer. Makes me wonder if their might also be risks like this for a woman? I would check into that first thing! I tend to steer on the side of caution, but it seems like you're tricking you body & its defiinitely a balancing act! But then I don't use the pill or anything either, doesn't seem natural to me. So maybe we're on opposites sides of the spectrum but still I would research the risks myself before going into the doctor, doctors aren't always informed as much as we would like them to be or think they are! Also my kids are 13 years apart (one from my first marriage), granted I would have never considered getting my tubes tied, but we never used anything other than timing :) and decided we'd like another child and ta-da! I know this doesn't work for everyone but my point is you may change your mind down the road, and this is bleak but what if like me, you get remarried and want more kids? |
| posted by Shauna on 02/04/2009 |
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| Whoops I did it again, BAD "Enter Key" Sorry :) |
| posted by Shauna on 02/04/2009 |
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| i was going to get my tubes tied after our second daughter bc we dont want any more and i was having a c section anyways. made sense. i couldnt do it. what if we change our minds in a couple years.i gor the mirena and i love it. actually according to the numbers you are morelikely to get pregnant from a tubal than the mirena. according to the mirena packet. and its not a big recovery from a tubal. its same day surgery. my cousin had it done last year and she couldnt lift her kids for a week but she could walk fine and wasnt in alot of pain or anything. |
| posted by Devon on 06/02/2009 |
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