Has anyone been sterilised during c section and if so...

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Did you regret it?

I'm 27, 3rd pregnancy (very unexpected) and I definitely don't want any more children after this one. I have fallen pregnant on the pill, had a coil but had it removed as I found it horrific and I seem to generally fall pregnant very easily. I may need to have a caesarean (I don't want to but might be the best option for safety- high risk birth) and I am tempted to ask them to remove my womb (obviously will discuss this before with an obstetrician). It would be really unwise financially to have any more and I couldn't ever have a termination due to religious beliefs. I feel so young to consider this and I feel like my fertility is synonymous in some ways with my womanhood, but I just don't think we could have any more and it being the best decision for our family. My periods are horrendous, hence why I'm thinking this option rather than tubes tied, at least I wouldn't have them. Has anyone else done this and if so, did you regret it or are you really happy that you did it?

Two of my friends have- one it was child #2 but she was much older and knew she was done. Other was child #4. Older than you, but again 100% done. From what they said though it had to be a planned c sec so they could request it at the pre section appointment and consent then- so there’s no doubt that it’s a heat of the moment thing you don’t regret I guess? But certainly make sense to recover all in one go!

Im not sure they’d do a hysterectomy as part of a planned c section; tubes being tied is very different to a hysterectomy and they won’t be able to do it while you’re awake.

I doubt they’d remove your womb but they can tie your tubes

No surgeon is going to remove your womb during a C-section unless your life was at risk. And why on earth would you want them to, that’s not what being sterilised means. If you are very young they are also very unlikely to tie your tubes. Have you considered the implant?

as per pp's, they wouldn't do a caesarean-hysterectomy usually unless there was a really good reason (uncontrollable bleeding being the usual one at c-section). It's not uncommon to have tubes done though (slightly higher failure rate than having it done when not pregnant though). It's not an uncommon request at all - best to chat to the obstetrician if it's what you think you'd like.

they can do both hysterectomies and tie tubes under spinal anaesthetic.

I had tubes tied during my second C-section, but I was 41 and had had a couple of mmc. I wanted to remove all thoughts or daydreams of pregnancy under any circumstance.

It didn’t impact my periods at all though.

I’d just advise that you mention it early, I had numerous debates with the consultants about whether they were prepared to do it before seeing whether DD was healthy. Even while they were putting the spinal block in for the c-section they were saying they probably shouldn’t. Luckily one of the consultants in the room remembered how adamant I’d been in the earlier appointment and that my reasons were sound. Apparently women say they want it when they’re towards the end of tough pregnancies and then regret it and want another baby a few years later….

Getting a hysterectomy is not wise - it can lead to bladder prolapse, among other things. But getting your tubes tied - yes, definitely. Friend of mine not long had that done. She's about your age and had her first and last, much-wanted child, and insisted on getting her tubes tied. She had to fight for it (the doctors were all "you might want another!" as usual despite knowing her health issues that made another pregnancy dangerous).

@DragonFly98 as I said, my periods are horrendous and yes I have, but I've fallen pregnant on two different types of hormonal contraceptives. I can't have an abortion and tube tying sometimes fails. That's why.

@Catsmere thanks, that's something to think about. I know, and my hormones at times have made me want more but practically speaking I don't want more; 3 by 27 is surely enough?

I'd say more than enough, but I'm happily childfree! 😂 But yes, I do think three are enough to deal with financially and in every other respect, and certainly putting your body through another pregnancy and labour doesn't sound like a good idea to me.

OP I was 27 when I had my second and they actually offered to tie my tubes for me! (I was really crap at being pregnant though!)

My SIL had her tubes tied after her third birth, partly because she had choleostasis with the last pregnancy so another would have been risky. She was early 30's and adamant that she wasn't having anymore.

I did during my 3rd csection. My little boy got very poorly straight after birth- really bad luck. It was a horrific time as I struggled with the 'what if he dies and I want another', which sounds awful when you repeat it. Long and short of it, little boy fine, periods still the same. Just no contraception needed!