S/O vasectomies

[sawyerthedestroyer]

How did you time it with your birth control? My Mirena expires next year and I'm wondering if he should go ahead and get it done now so that we won't have to worry so much about rechecks/alternate bc method. No, I don't know how often rechecks are done. I haven't done much reading on it yet, just curious/nosey.

[cinco]

DH had it done right after DD2 was born. I didn't worry about birth control b/c I was breast feeding and hadn't had a period yet (it took me a long time after 1 & 2). I vote for getting it sooner than later if you are 100% done. It is liberating and wonderful to know you don't have to worry about it.

[nsl]

We used condoms for a few months after DS 2 was born so I didn't have to go back on BC.

[tripleshot]

I'm still on the patch. I don't plan on stopping anytime soon. A pregnancy could be fatal to me, so we have to be sure. Plus DH's first vasectomy last August didn't work, so he had it done a second time in March. His sample in June was clear, but I'm terrified of getting pg again and not very trusting of the V.

[mom2twoboys]

My husband had it 2 months after Jackson was born. We decided to havenit done when we knew we didn't want anymore and before I got my period back.

[irishbride2]

H had it done while I was about 37 weeks pregnant. So by the time I was cleared post partum, he had been cleared too. I still took the mini pill for about a month and then I quit.

[fryjack2]

H got it done 2 weeks ago. He was supposed to get it done 2.5 years ago.

I got pregnant using condoms and I can't be on most hormonal birth control, so I think I'm going to practice abstinence until H's follow up.

[fryjack2]

Aug 12, 2015 19:13:55 GMT -5 tripleshot said:

I'm still on the patch. I don't plan on stopping anytime soon. A pregnancy could be fatal to me, so we have to be sure. Plus DH's first vasectomy last August didn't work, so he had it done a second time in March. His sample in June was clear, but I'm terrified of getting pg again and not very trusting of the V.

I have a friend who just almost died delivering her post V child. 

When H had his done, the physician said he does 4 things to ensure it works--cuts it, cauterizes it, ties it, and another thing I can't recall. 

I can't be pregnant again either so I'm still very nervous.

[whitemerlot]

So is it two rechecks? How many months out?

[irishbride2]

Aug 12, 2015 20:23:09 GMT -5 whitemerlot said:

So is it two rechecks? How many months out?

I don't remember when the first check was, but the second one was at 2 months. 



His doc then offers an optional 1 year check, which H did just ot be sure. 

[looseseal]

I'm 2 years into this Mirena, so H has three more years to get his vasectomy. I certainly don't want to cut it close, I'd like him to do it before the end of the year.

FYI, my doctor told me at my last visit that if I'm not relying on my Mirena for bc, I could keep it for 7 years for period control. Yay!

[sawyerthedestroyer]

Aug 12, 2015 20:29:37 GMT -5 looseseal said:

FYI, my doctor told me at my last visit that if I'm not relying on my Mirena for bc, I could keep it for 7 years for period control. Yay!

Oh, rly? *off to google*

[looseseal]

Aug 12, 2015 20:34:21 GMT -5 sawyerthedestroyer said:

Aug 12, 2015 20:29:37 GMT -5 looseseal said:

FYI, my doctor told me at my last visit that if I'm not relying on my Mirena for bc, I could keep it for 7 years for period control. Yay!

Oh, rly? *off to google*

I wasn't overly surprised. When I worked at PP eons ago, I believe it had already been approved for 7 yrs in Europe. 

[penguingrrl]

H got it 2 months after DS was born. Because my pregnancy was so dangerous we abstained entirely until he was cleared just to be on the safe side. He had it in early May and was cleared in mid-September. His doctor wouldn't clear him until he had two clear samples at least a month apart.

[thejen626]

Well thanks to page I'll probably never give up my bcp

DH had his V in July. He'll have a check in November and I'll probably (maybe?) go off my pills then.