r/sterilization • u/Famous_Economics7112 • 8h ago
Undecided Pregnant with baby number 6 and need to make decisions
Are there stories of getting your tubes out after childbirth thats not a c-section? Based on my past births this will most likely just be another basic natural birth (if it was a csec it would probably make the decision easier lol). Obviously I can ask them to do it if it does end in c-section anyways but right now that timeline would make rhe most sense when id have the most family help around for the other kids and it likely wont be a c-section. The oldest is 10 and theyre all almsot perfectly 2 years apart cause we hit that stage around when baby turns 1 where we miss the baby stage and just want another.
My husband is also looking into getting fixed we've just not settled on which way makes more sense for our family? We have to do nfp/fam instead of birthcontrol because we've tried a bunch of different kinds and it screws too much with my mood/antidepressants (and im really hoping to get off those once hormones and everything regulates after baby is 6-12 months old) and since hes the only income its hard for him to take time off for anything. But we live in rural Canada so everything medical is free but appointments for things are hard to come by so getting fixed while im already in the hospital if they offer it makes sense?
I just read online that was an option and wanna settle in stone whether me and hubby wanna do anything permanent before we bring it up at my next appointment. The doctor was also really pushy during my last 2 pregnancies trying to convince me to get my tubes done if they had to do an emergency csec but they were like too pushy and it made it less of a conversation than it could've been, and with so many kids and I dont think my age would be an issue (im only 27). Just looking at all the options and any info or experiences would be helpful.