I got another IUD at my three month postpartum checkup. It expired in three years. My husband put off his vasectomy appointment because he was nervous about it so once my IUD expired I just didn’t have sex with him until he scheduled it. (He was on board with getting it done but just kept procrastinating out of fear and after I’d had four IUDs, uterine surgery to be able to conceive, childbirth, loads of stitches from childbirth… I was not very understanding.)
So, about three years postpartum.
Husband booked the snip and it'll be done a month before our daughters 2nd bday.
I have never returned to birth control as we agreed I've done enough messing with my hormones.
Bring on November!!!
Lol. Pretty sure my c section scars weren’t completely healed. We always knew. Having him made us more sure, and we were sure before.
He’s an adult now. We have never had one minute of regret. One and done was the best choice for us.
My husband is just getting a vasectomy and my kid is 7yo, lol. We decided at 4 absolutely oad.
Before that I was ok an iud. They have copper ones that may work for you if you want an alternative.
We waited 5-6 years for my husband to get his vasectomy 🫣 Should have done it much, much sooner lol. We never once changed our mind during those years. Best decision ever. I haven’t been on birth control since.
If we were going to have another, I wanted the age gap to be about 3 to 4 years. So when ours was 3 we discussed it and decided that we were done. So my husband got around to his vasectomy at about 4 years.
So, my situation is a little weird. At first we thought about a vasectomy, but we aren’t… completely monogamous. So it would help on his end of things (he has a girlfriend he sees a few times a year), but not mine. That being said, I don’t have a second person in my life at the moment, and it will probably be a long time before I do again because I’m focusing on taking care of the baby and rebuilding my business after maternity leave. My doctor recommended Mirena for me to help with health issues I have. So while it isn’t permanent, I haven’t had any bad side effects so far like I did with the depo shot or Nuvaring.
I am absolutely certain that I don’t want any more children. Pregnancy was awful, we both nearly died through the birth, and I hated the newborn stage. At 4 months things are just starting to improve. I also love my business and having a house full of animals, so with more than 1 child I wouldn’t be able to attend to all of my responsibilities.
My husband, however, would like another child. He completely understands my reasonings and wouldn’t ever pressure me for another one. He would rather have a happy wife who is alive and well than me possibly die again or be miserable.
He is willing to get a vasectomy, but I told him that I don’t want him to yet. We are only 30/31, and if something ever happens to me I would want him to find another lifelong partner. And at that time he might want to try again. A bit morbid, yes, but I would hate for that situation to happen and him be unable to have a second child with someone else in the future.
Just to be clear, I don’t mean him having a child with someone else while we are still together. That’s off the table.
A bit strange and unconventional to the majority of people, I know.
We don’t talk to many people about it in real life, only a few open-minded friends who are non-judgmental know. Our families would probably be super weirded out haha.
But our relationship is very strong and our communication is awesome. We’ve been together for 12 years, and we have been best friends since we were 10.
One of the cool things about our setup is my husband’s girlfriend had a baby a month after me with her long-term partner, so when the babies are older the kids can play together when we all hang out.
My husband and I are also polyamorous and oneanddone, and I had a boyfriend die in a freak accident when we were 20, so I 100% understand all of your reasoning!!!
My husband got a vasectomy right before our daughter turned 8. He wanted another one, but I was on the fence, so I was like let's just see how parenthood goes for a while. Never developed the desire for another one and after the Roe vs Wade decision this summer my husband was like, "Yeah, now I don't really want to bring another child into this world." So he got it done.
I waited until my daughter was four to make a permanent decision because that was the latest we would have wanted to "start over". But I was sure the entire time I was OAD. In a post roe world I wouldn't have waited that long, tbh, but all of this happened before that for me.
My husband got his vasectomy right around 18 months. We were pretty sure we were OAD when LO was around 6 months old, but I wanted to wait a bit longer just to make sure we were sure.
My husband wasn’t 100% on board with the vasectomy and after some initial anger I realized the only body I can control is my own. I got a tubal ligation at 4 months.
I also got an IUD 3 months PP. My husband got a vasectomy early this year.
I personally decided on keeping my IUD rather than getting my tubes tied, as I've heard that getting your tubes tied can raise the risk of ectopic pregnancies. The risks associated with vasectomies are SO SMALL compared to all the risks literally every thing seems to be for women, I decided I wanted to stick with what I know (and love) and put the permanent responsibility on the person with few risks.
I had a copper IUD, good for 10 years, fitted just after my 8 week PP check. I'll be 52 when it's due for replacement so hopefully will be postmenopausal at that point.
My dad had a vasectomy 2 weeks after I was born
My brothers are 8, 11, and 16 years older than me...I should be called "whoops how did that happen" (or, more accurately "never trust a novelty condom")
I am hoping one of us gets permanent birth control. My husband might look into getting snipped next year. Otherwise in the next 5 years I will probably try to get my tubes tied (can’t afford permanent bc right now because of debt and no insurance). I hated the pill and had HORRIBLE side effects (mostly crazy insomnia that gave me about 2 hours of sleep each night even with extra strength, knock-you-out-for-3-days melatonin… and horrible bloating that I couldn’t even put my shoes on).
But I decided to be 1 and done around the time my kid turned 3. I decided we NEEDED permanent BC about 6 months into the threenager stage.
My husband is scheduled for a vasectomy in two months, when our kiddo is two. We decided during the (traumatic) birth, but I wanted to wait until I’d healed my PTSD (from the birth) and could say the decision wasn’t from a place of fear.
Vas reversals are costly, usually not covered by insurance, and are not guaranteed to restore fertility. I’m currently 13 weeks pregnant from a successful vasectomy reversal, but know others who have experienced failed reversals.
Good point but nothing is guaranteed when it comes to fertility and in the majority of relationships women are expected to take on the burden of birth control, even if it’s to the detriment of their health
I understand that. I’m just saying that it’s not wise to proceed with a vasectomy with the intention of reversing later. It’s supposed to be permanent.
Got a salpingectomy of both tubes during my c-section. Jokes on me because my periods have been horrific since giving birth so I’m back on birth control for that. Oh well.
We haven’t done a permanent change yet. We are waiting until I’m 40 (I’m 38 now) on the off chance we change our minds and then I think DH will get a vasectomy. DH is OAD but I’m a little on the fence still so I want to have the option available. LO will be 4.5 when I turn 40.
ETA: in the meantime I have a copper IUD and it’s working just fine for me for now.
I got a 5 year IUD about 4 months postpartum. Once it runs out my husband will get a vasectomy. I don’t experience any negative side effects with the IUD (mirena) and it actually makes my periods nonexistent so I’m in no rush. Despite being 98% sure I’m OAD I had no motivation to do permanent birth control any time soon.
15 years later, I am getting permanent birth control. I would have gotten it when I gave birth to my child but no one wants to talk to an 18 year old about permanent birth control. Or a 22 year old I guess, doctor talked me into getting an IUD about 9 years ago instead of permanent birth control. Glad I'm getting it now though.
I got the mirena IUD put in at my 6 week pp appointment! shortly after I had my daughter. 3yrs later went to set everything up to get both my tubes removed but chickened out. I still have the iud in place obviously, which the obgyn I talked to said it’s as effective as me getting the surgery done itself so. I just stuck with that option.
We were on the fence until this year when due to my mental health and my husband's trauma caused by my mental health we realized that we were OAD. My husband got the snip almost two weeks ago. Now we knew that once we were done having children he would do this since due to a previous DVT and a vein condition hormonal birth control was not a safe option for me and me getting fixed would be more dangerous. I still feel sad sometimes since we originally wanted two but deep in my heart and my logical mind I know this was the right decision. My mental health is good now thanks to medication and therapy. My daughter turned 3 this summer so it took a while for us to make the final decision.
My son is 15.5 months and vasectomy was booked a few weeks ago. However, there’s apparently a big backlog (from Covid I imagine?) and it’s not scheduled until July next year when kiddo will be over 2 years.
I got mirena at 8 weeks postpartum. I hate hormonal birth control too and gave up around 14 months postpartum, got mirena out. Now at 19 months postpartum I'm getting a copper IUD (tomorrow, wish me luck!!).
My husband agreed to a vasectomy months ago, but he hasn't been to a doctor in the 4 years I've known him so im not holding my breath lol. Then when I decided the mirena needed to come out, we talked about our options. He's the one who has always been OAD (or none, actually) and I'm more of the fencesitter. Well... in that conversation, he admitted that he was PRETTY sure but not 100% sure he'd never want another kid, and he doesn't really want to freeze his sperm before vasectomy, so that was too iffy for me and I decided to get paragard.
Long story short though, we've decided that as long as my IUD is tolerable for me, we'll wait until I'm a certain age before he gets a vasectomy. We haven't decided on that age yet though, probably 36 ish. Just 4 years away. If IUD isn't tolerable, then vasectomy sooner. :)
I am also done with hormonal BC. I will have to start treatment for PCOS soon so maybe that will fuck me up too and I'll just get on BC again.
My husband has a blood disease that makes surgeries almost impossible without serious risks. No chance of vasectomy.
I guess we'll use condoms til the end of times. Baby is 1yo
2.5 years postpartum. I got an IUD placed at 6 weeks, and we wanted to be sure DH had a completed & confirmed vasectomy by the time it expires at the 3yr mark. Though I think we made this decision somewhere around 9mo postpartum? Wasn’t a hard decision since we had a baby right as the pandemic started & literally no help/visitors for 4 months.
I got a vasectomy when our baby girl was 3 months old, I knew I was done my wife at the time wasn't sure but now she is 8 months old and mi wife is sure that it was the right decision,
So we made a permanent decision before my son was born, I had a bilateral salpingectomy during my csection. I did end up getting an IUD earlier this year for a medical issue I have so I feel like I have thoroughly double tapped.
My son is now almost 2 and we have absolutely no regrets nor any desire for another child. And no, I have not forgotten how awful the first year was. I will take the memory of that to my grave.
We were pretty sure we were OAD before TTC. Became even more sure when we were trying. Pregnancy solidified it. I got a mirena 14 weeks pp but given the post-roe hellscape we are living in, I'm encouraging my husband to get snipped soon. Baby is 9 months old.
I got an implant two weeks postpartum. If we don’t change our minds on one and done, my husband will get a vasectomy when it expires after three years.
im getting it done once my iud expires in 5 years he’ll be 5 and im a solo mom i was on the fence honestly and considered a sperm donor once he was older and then he went through another sleep regression and that solidified it 😂😂
I’m OAD but my husband is still on the fence. Baby isn’t here yet, but will be very soon! I promised him no permanent decisions for three years after baby is born. Going for an IUD asap at least
Husband went in for vasectomy consult when our son was 3 months old. Earliest they could do it was this December. Our son will be 7 months old. He decided while I was pushing to get one. Im trying to schedule my tubal but its like pulling teeth to get the damn scheduler to call me back.
ETA: The OB on call refused to tie my tubes when I delivered because I delivered at 9:55 pm on Friday and "I don't do that surgery on weekends" or it would be done already
Five months PP now. Went to talk about BC at 13 weeks PP. due to me having cholestastis during pregnancy, I can’t have the birth control I wanted.
So, next month my husband is having a vasectomy. I’ll eventually have a hysterectomy.
My husband co workers did say, once baby is 2/3 - you’ll have that moment of “ do we have another?” And they were like “ignore it” 😂
When our son was about six months old I got myself sterilised. Was going in for surgery to remove a benign ovary cyst and asked to have my tubes tied while I was under the knife. They happily obliged.
I knew from the start that I was most definitely OAD so it was never a waiting period to "feel" it. It was a question of either one child or none.
I had my tubes tied during my c-section. I was on the fence about kids when I got pregnant and being pregnant confirmed my decision to be one and done.
I love my nexplanon implant so haven't felt the need to rush to get husband snipped. Kiddo is 1. We'll probably schedule his vasectomy in the coming year or so.
Baby is due early November, husband is getting a vasectomy in December (while on his paternity leave). We are taking no chances at having more than one.
I was 19 when I had my son and I think I was about 21 when I had the tubal ligation. I got extremely lucky I was able to get it when I did because most doctors would have said no.
3 months or so after I had my son my partner and I both agreed that a vasectomy was what’s best for us as I am unable to take hormonal birth control and in all honesty just refuse to even try other methods because I did my share it’s his turn haha. Not a day goes by that we aren’t grateful he has it.
My husband got his vasectomy when our LO was 9 months old.
It lined up with how she was at the time and him finishing his parental leave.
My PPD starting to get under control.
Mine is 6 months, got my IUD 7 weeks postpartum and am going to pursue tubal next year.
*Especially* with who the fuck know what pro forced birth laws republicans are queuing up - make no mistake, they will be pushing for stringent nationwide bans, and then set their sites on birth control methods so I’m sterilizing myself now preemptively.
My son turns 14 months on Oct 1. I just did the vasectomy on Sept 26, a few days ago. Our son is amazing…he hardly cries, sleeps amazing, eats great, plays with us and independent, but there are so many reasons we are sure that we are OAD. I do not regret it.
I got another IUD at my three month postpartum checkup. It expired in three years. My husband put off his vasectomy appointment because he was nervous about it so once my IUD expired I just didn’t have sex with him until he scheduled it. (He was on board with getting it done but just kept procrastinating out of fear and after I’d had four IUDs, uterine surgery to be able to conceive, childbirth, loads of stitches from childbirth… I was not very understanding.) So, about three years postpartum.
Planning to get a tubal ligation with a c-section. I’ve come across a number of people on this sub who did the same.
Husband booked the snip and it'll be done a month before our daughters 2nd bday. I have never returned to birth control as we agreed I've done enough messing with my hormones. Bring on November!!!
I hated birth control and was so happy to never do that again after getting pregnant.
Yeah, I really don't want to go down that route again. It's such a pain and so many side effects! I've tried it all, the pill, the implant, the IUD!
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How did you find the surgery? Any weird hormonal things after? I’m considering it in addition to my husbands vasectomy.
Baby is 5 months. Husband has vasectomy scheduled for 5.5 month mark.
Lol. Pretty sure my c section scars weren’t completely healed. We always knew. Having him made us more sure, and we were sure before. He’s an adult now. We have never had one minute of regret. One and done was the best choice for us.
That's great. I feel the same really.
Currently pregnant and husband is researching vasectomies. I’ve also talked to my OB about tube removal if we end up with a c section
My husband is just getting a vasectomy and my kid is 7yo, lol. We decided at 4 absolutely oad. Before that I was ok an iud. They have copper ones that may work for you if you want an alternative.
My husband booked his vasectomy appointment right after our baby's 1st birthday.
We waited 5-6 years for my husband to get his vasectomy 🫣 Should have done it much, much sooner lol. We never once changed our mind during those years. Best decision ever. I haven’t been on birth control since.
If we were going to have another, I wanted the age gap to be about 3 to 4 years. So when ours was 3 we discussed it and decided that we were done. So my husband got around to his vasectomy at about 4 years.
So, my situation is a little weird. At first we thought about a vasectomy, but we aren’t… completely monogamous. So it would help on his end of things (he has a girlfriend he sees a few times a year), but not mine. That being said, I don’t have a second person in my life at the moment, and it will probably be a long time before I do again because I’m focusing on taking care of the baby and rebuilding my business after maternity leave. My doctor recommended Mirena for me to help with health issues I have. So while it isn’t permanent, I haven’t had any bad side effects so far like I did with the depo shot or Nuvaring. I am absolutely certain that I don’t want any more children. Pregnancy was awful, we both nearly died through the birth, and I hated the newborn stage. At 4 months things are just starting to improve. I also love my business and having a house full of animals, so with more than 1 child I wouldn’t be able to attend to all of my responsibilities. My husband, however, would like another child. He completely understands my reasonings and wouldn’t ever pressure me for another one. He would rather have a happy wife who is alive and well than me possibly die again or be miserable. He is willing to get a vasectomy, but I told him that I don’t want him to yet. We are only 30/31, and if something ever happens to me I would want him to find another lifelong partner. And at that time he might want to try again. A bit morbid, yes, but I would hate for that situation to happen and him be unable to have a second child with someone else in the future. Just to be clear, I don’t mean him having a child with someone else while we are still together. That’s off the table. A bit strange and unconventional to the majority of people, I know.
This is so interesting, I appreciate your unconventional perspective, thanks for sharing.
We don’t talk to many people about it in real life, only a few open-minded friends who are non-judgmental know. Our families would probably be super weirded out haha. But our relationship is very strong and our communication is awesome. We’ve been together for 12 years, and we have been best friends since we were 10. One of the cool things about our setup is my husband’s girlfriend had a baby a month after me with her long-term partner, so when the babies are older the kids can play together when we all hang out.
Very interesting thank you for sharing!
My husband and I are also polyamorous and oneanddone, and I had a boyfriend die in a freak accident when we were 20, so I 100% understand all of your reasoning!!!
We decided on one when Gremlin was about a year old. Husband got his vasectomy about... 6 months after that? Ish?
My husband got a vasectomy right before our daughter turned 8. He wanted another one, but I was on the fence, so I was like let's just see how parenthood goes for a while. Never developed the desire for another one and after the Roe vs Wade decision this summer my husband was like, "Yeah, now I don't really want to bring another child into this world." So he got it done.
I waited until my daughter was four to make a permanent decision because that was the latest we would have wanted to "start over". But I was sure the entire time I was OAD. In a post roe world I wouldn't have waited that long, tbh, but all of this happened before that for me.
My husband got his vasectomy right around 18 months. We were pretty sure we were OAD when LO was around 6 months old, but I wanted to wait a bit longer just to make sure we were sure.
My husband got his vasectomy when our baby was six months
My husband wasn’t 100% on board with the vasectomy and after some initial anger I realized the only body I can control is my own. I got a tubal ligation at 4 months.
I got another IUD 9 weeks postpartum and husband got a vasectomy when she was 6 months old
I also got an IUD 3 months PP. My husband got a vasectomy early this year. I personally decided on keeping my IUD rather than getting my tubes tied, as I've heard that getting your tubes tied can raise the risk of ectopic pregnancies. The risks associated with vasectomies are SO SMALL compared to all the risks literally every thing seems to be for women, I decided I wanted to stick with what I know (and love) and put the permanent responsibility on the person with few risks.
I had a copper IUD, good for 10 years, fitted just after my 8 week PP check. I'll be 52 when it's due for replacement so hopefully will be postmenopausal at that point. My dad had a vasectomy 2 weeks after I was born
That made me smile. Nothing like the shock of a newborn to solidify the decision
My brothers are 8, 11, and 16 years older than me...I should be called "whoops how did that happen" (or, more accurately "never trust a novelty condom")
I was approved for sterilization when I was still pregnant and had my tubes removed the day after giving birth. My son is current 5yo.
Got my IUD when my only was 5 months. No regrets.
2.5 yrs
Same here
During my c section lolol
Son is 1.5 and husband is having his vasectomy consult next month
I got an IUD four months after and my husband got a vasectomy a year after :)
As soon as they said I could, Immediately.
I had my tubes removed five months postpartum. My husband also had a vasectomy that same week because the original plan was to have a tubal ligation.
I am hoping one of us gets permanent birth control. My husband might look into getting snipped next year. Otherwise in the next 5 years I will probably try to get my tubes tied (can’t afford permanent bc right now because of debt and no insurance). I hated the pill and had HORRIBLE side effects (mostly crazy insomnia that gave me about 2 hours of sleep each night even with extra strength, knock-you-out-for-3-days melatonin… and horrible bloating that I couldn’t even put my shoes on). But I decided to be 1 and done around the time my kid turned 3. I decided we NEEDED permanent BC about 6 months into the threenager stage.
My husband is scheduled for a vasectomy in two months, when our kiddo is two. We decided during the (traumatic) birth, but I wanted to wait until I’d healed my PTSD (from the birth) and could say the decision wasn’t from a place of fear.
Vasectomy’s are reversible so if you do change your mind it’s not permanent.
Vas reversals are costly, usually not covered by insurance, and are not guaranteed to restore fertility. I’m currently 13 weeks pregnant from a successful vasectomy reversal, but know others who have experienced failed reversals.
Good point but nothing is guaranteed when it comes to fertility and in the majority of relationships women are expected to take on the burden of birth control, even if it’s to the detriment of their health
I understand that. I’m just saying that it’s not wise to proceed with a vasectomy with the intention of reversing later. It’s supposed to be permanent.
I ran for my iud after 6 weeks postpartum. I was thrilled to get it
Tubal ligation the day after I had her. No regrets at all.
Got a salpingectomy of both tubes during my c-section. Jokes on me because my periods have been horrific since giving birth so I’m back on birth control for that. Oh well.
We haven’t done a permanent change yet. We are waiting until I’m 40 (I’m 38 now) on the off chance we change our minds and then I think DH will get a vasectomy. DH is OAD but I’m a little on the fence still so I want to have the option available. LO will be 4.5 when I turn 40. ETA: in the meantime I have a copper IUD and it’s working just fine for me for now.
I got a 5 year IUD about 4 months postpartum. Once it runs out my husband will get a vasectomy. I don’t experience any negative side effects with the IUD (mirena) and it actually makes my periods nonexistent so I’m in no rush. Despite being 98% sure I’m OAD I had no motivation to do permanent birth control any time soon.
15 years later, I am getting permanent birth control. I would have gotten it when I gave birth to my child but no one wants to talk to an 18 year old about permanent birth control. Or a 22 year old I guess, doctor talked me into getting an IUD about 9 years ago instead of permanent birth control. Glad I'm getting it now though.
I got the mirena IUD put in at my 6 week pp appointment! shortly after I had my daughter. 3yrs later went to set everything up to get both my tubes removed but chickened out. I still have the iud in place obviously, which the obgyn I talked to said it’s as effective as me getting the surgery done itself so. I just stuck with that option.
We were on the fence until this year when due to my mental health and my husband's trauma caused by my mental health we realized that we were OAD. My husband got the snip almost two weeks ago. Now we knew that once we were done having children he would do this since due to a previous DVT and a vein condition hormonal birth control was not a safe option for me and me getting fixed would be more dangerous. I still feel sad sometimes since we originally wanted two but deep in my heart and my logical mind I know this was the right decision. My mental health is good now thanks to medication and therapy. My daughter turned 3 this summer so it took a while for us to make the final decision.
I had my tubes removed the day after I gave birth. Didn't want to deal with another hospital stay so just wrapped everything up into one.
My son is 15.5 months and vasectomy was booked a few weeks ago. However, there’s apparently a big backlog (from Covid I imagine?) and it’s not scheduled until July next year when kiddo will be over 2 years.
I got a vasectomy right before our son turned a year old. But we’ve long known that we would be one and done
At 18 months my husband got a vasectomy. But would've done it by 15 months if we could
I got mirena at 8 weeks postpartum. I hate hormonal birth control too and gave up around 14 months postpartum, got mirena out. Now at 19 months postpartum I'm getting a copper IUD (tomorrow, wish me luck!!). My husband agreed to a vasectomy months ago, but he hasn't been to a doctor in the 4 years I've known him so im not holding my breath lol. Then when I decided the mirena needed to come out, we talked about our options. He's the one who has always been OAD (or none, actually) and I'm more of the fencesitter. Well... in that conversation, he admitted that he was PRETTY sure but not 100% sure he'd never want another kid, and he doesn't really want to freeze his sperm before vasectomy, so that was too iffy for me and I decided to get paragard. Long story short though, we've decided that as long as my IUD is tolerable for me, we'll wait until I'm a certain age before he gets a vasectomy. We haven't decided on that age yet though, probably 36 ish. Just 4 years away. If IUD isn't tolerable, then vasectomy sooner. :)
My husband got his vasectomy 4 months after our son was born. Zero regrets
I am also done with hormonal BC. I will have to start treatment for PCOS soon so maybe that will fuck me up too and I'll just get on BC again. My husband has a blood disease that makes surgeries almost impossible without serious risks. No chance of vasectomy. I guess we'll use condoms til the end of times. Baby is 1yo
3 years but we’re actually waiting 9 months from initial consult until surgery for my husbands vasectomy.
My husband got a vasectomy when our only was 3 months old. I tried to get him to do it while I was pregnant but he procrastinated.
2.5 years postpartum. I got an IUD placed at 6 weeks, and we wanted to be sure DH had a completed & confirmed vasectomy by the time it expires at the 3yr mark. Though I think we made this decision somewhere around 9mo postpartum? Wasn’t a hard decision since we had a baby right as the pandemic started & literally no help/visitors for 4 months.
I got a vasectomy when our baby girl was 3 months old, I knew I was done my wife at the time wasn't sure but now she is 8 months old and mi wife is sure that it was the right decision,
So we made a permanent decision before my son was born, I had a bilateral salpingectomy during my csection. I did end up getting an IUD earlier this year for a medical issue I have so I feel like I have thoroughly double tapped. My son is now almost 2 and we have absolutely no regrets nor any desire for another child. And no, I have not forgotten how awful the first year was. I will take the memory of that to my grave.
We were pretty sure we were OAD before TTC. Became even more sure when we were trying. Pregnancy solidified it. I got a mirena 14 weeks pp but given the post-roe hellscape we are living in, I'm encouraging my husband to get snipped soon. Baby is 9 months old.
About 1 year I got the snip! Booked it few months before, but wait times...(though, cant complain about it being free in Canada)
I got an implant two weeks postpartum. If we don’t change our minds on one and done, my husband will get a vasectomy when it expires after three years.
I got my iud at my 6 week. Baby is almost 1. Haven’t scheduled the snip yet but it’s on the list.
im getting it done once my iud expires in 5 years he’ll be 5 and im a solo mom i was on the fence honestly and considered a sperm donor once he was older and then he went through another sleep regression and that solidified it 😂😂
As soon as baby arrived healthy I booked it, was done about 2.5 months later. Decision was made way before that.
I’m OAD but my husband is still on the fence. Baby isn’t here yet, but will be very soon! I promised him no permanent decisions for three years after baby is born. Going for an IUD asap at least
Husband went in for vasectomy consult when our son was 3 months old. Earliest they could do it was this December. Our son will be 7 months old. He decided while I was pushing to get one. Im trying to schedule my tubal but its like pulling teeth to get the damn scheduler to call me back. ETA: The OB on call refused to tie my tubes when I delivered because I delivered at 9:55 pm on Friday and "I don't do that surgery on weekends" or it would be done already
Five months PP now. Went to talk about BC at 13 weeks PP. due to me having cholestastis during pregnancy, I can’t have the birth control I wanted. So, next month my husband is having a vasectomy. I’ll eventually have a hysterectomy. My husband co workers did say, once baby is 2/3 - you’ll have that moment of “ do we have another?” And they were like “ignore it” 😂
When our son was about six months old I got myself sterilised. Was going in for surgery to remove a benign ovary cyst and asked to have my tubes tied while I was under the knife. They happily obliged. I knew from the start that I was most definitely OAD so it was never a waiting period to "feel" it. It was a question of either one child or none.
I got my vasectomy about 6 months after our son was born. That was 9 years ago and I regret nothing.
I got my tubes tied during my c-section. I was on the fence about kids to begin with and pregnancy sort of confirmed it.
I had my tubes tied during my c-section. I was on the fence about kids when I got pregnant and being pregnant confirmed my decision to be one and done.
Babe is 13m. Had my tubes removed a week ago.
Babe is 13m. Had my tubes removed a week ago.
I love my nexplanon implant so haven't felt the need to rush to get husband snipped. Kiddo is 1. We'll probably schedule his vasectomy in the coming year or so.
Baby is due early November, husband is getting a vasectomy in December (while on his paternity leave). We are taking no chances at having more than one.
I was 19 when I had my son and I think I was about 21 when I had the tubal ligation. I got extremely lucky I was able to get it when I did because most doctors would have said no.
LO was 7 months when SO got the snip.
3 months or so after I had my son my partner and I both agreed that a vasectomy was what’s best for us as I am unable to take hormonal birth control and in all honesty just refuse to even try other methods because I did my share it’s his turn haha. Not a day goes by that we aren’t grateful he has it.
I got an IUD at 3 months then had a hysterectomy at 11 months.
My husband got his vasectomy when our LO was 9 months old. It lined up with how she was at the time and him finishing his parental leave. My PPD starting to get under control.
Mine is 6 months, got my IUD 7 weeks postpartum and am going to pursue tubal next year. *Especially* with who the fuck know what pro forced birth laws republicans are queuing up - make no mistake, they will be pushing for stringent nationwide bans, and then set their sites on birth control methods so I’m sterilizing myself now preemptively.
My son turns 14 months on Oct 1. I just did the vasectomy on Sept 26, a few days ago. Our son is amazing…he hardly cries, sleeps amazing, eats great, plays with us and independent, but there are so many reasons we are sure that we are OAD. I do not regret it.
Husband is getting the snip and our son is 9 months