To ask sterilisation vs hysterectomy and how likely I could get either

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Hi all,

Please excuse any spelling mistakes,

I'm currently pregnant with my 2nd baby and I'm 28 years old. I know 10000000% I do not want another child so I'm hoping during my c section I can either be sterilised or have a hysterectomy and I wanted to ask for some real life experiences and recommendations please.

Thank you

They won’t give you a hysterectomy as a form of birth control.
I was under gynae for treatment for problems caused by my fibroids & endometriosis -which had a detrimental effect on my daily life- for over 5 years before they would even entertain putting me on the waiting list to have a hysterectomy.

You could ask if they will do a tubal ligation at the time of your ELCS but they may not.

www.uhcw.nhs.uk/download/clientfiles/files/Patient%20Information%20Leaflets/Women%20and%20Children_s/Maternity/117250_Sterilisation_at_the_time_of_caesarean_section_(2086)_%5BJan_18%5D.pdf
If you have requested sterilisation at the time of caesarean section it may not always be possible to perform this. This may happen if your caesarean section has to be performed as an emergency rather than as a planned operation or if there is a complication during your caesarean section that makes this not possible.

What @BankersBonus said! Even with serious under lying medical conditions a hysterectomy is a last resort. You definitely won’t get one on the NHS for birth control and I suspect you wouldn’t privately. There’s a lot of potential complications associated with it.