C section and tubal ligation

Boston2Bermuda

Did anyone have a tubal ligation following their C Section delivery? I am having my 2nd c-section and considering tubal ligation since I will already be on the operating table.

Sam78

I did.  What do you want to know?

caymanbride

My dr. asked me about this, but I said no, because I'm not ready to make the decision permanent yet. There may be days I feel like 2 is enough, but there are other days I want # 3 in a few years, too. So, I'm not ready to make that decision. I've seen girls on the Parenting board talk about this, so maybe ask there, too. 

MamaKajsa

I have thought about the doing that as well. Im not quite sure if I want to yet.

earthboundmisfit

If I end up with a c-section I want the tubal. But even if I have a vaginal delivery I want to get Essure as soon as I can..I think the website said you have to wait until 6 weeks after delivery to let your uterus shrink, but I plan to talk to my OB about it at my next appt either way.

Mama Jan

We had said that this is what we would do but I'm pretty sure we won't KNOW we are done having kids until the youngest is older.  We don't have a set number and I can't imagine even if it's #4 saying "Yes, we are for sure done" until the baby is here and a little bit older.

If I definitely knew for sure, I wouldn't hesitate to do the tubal during the c/s. 

karynwagner

We have decided that this will be our last child and I do have a scheduled c-section so I also will be having the tubal ligation. I talked it over with my OB and he said that if we are sure about no more children then it is advisable to do it then. It won't add any extra healing time.

howleyshell

I considered it but wasn't 100% sure.

My advice is that if you have even 1 hesitation in your mind don't do it.

I swore up and down we were done at 2.  I would have bet HUGE sums of $$ that I wouldn't want another.

But... 2 days after #2 was born I was already asking to have #3.

I was shocked.

I think that you'd be at greater risk of PPD if you had a tubal and then had a hormone crash post-delivery that made you doubt doing something so final. 

My BFF had twins thru donor eggs.  They had no left over eggs, no desire to have kids via a different genetic mother, and had 1 boy and 1 girl.  She was 100% sure they were done.

She got the tubal and spent the whole first year doing great.

When their first birthday hit she was a blubbering mess.  She knows she probably can't get pregnant on her own but the finality of it was hard for her to handle.  If she'd skipped the tubal she would have been able to come to grips with the end of her fertility on a timeline that would have suited her needs better.

Like me.  I know logically that we'll never have more kids but emotionally I'm not ready to put the final nail in the coffin.  Not saying we'll try again but knowing that we COULD try makes it easier to let go.

Then again... I have some major issues about fertility.  This stuff may not be as hard for normal people. 

Trissie18

I was supposed to during my scheduled c-section but DS#2 was three weeks early and I didn't feel comfortable enough doing this until we were certain there was nothing wrong. Eight weeks later DH went in for a vasectomy. We knew we were done and since DS#2 was a surprise we didn't want to take any chances.

HappyTXChick

I did.  We knew we were done and I haven't thought twice about my decision.  I love that we don't have to worry about BC anymore!

jlw2505

I did and it was the best decision for us.  We knew we were done, have never had second thoughts.  I had a planned c section and it only added a short amount of time to surgery and no time to recovery.  I love never having to think about birth control and my cycles are pretty regular - no second thoughts but if you are not 110% positive you are done having kids, don't do it.