Has anyone been sterilised? Thoughts and experiences please....

[ladywithnomanors]

I'm 36 and have 3DC of 6yr, 4yr and 2yr. I know that I don't want any more children. I'm thinking seriously about getting sterilised ( DP won't have a vascetomy). I'd love to hear peoples experiences of this as I haven't a clue what to expect.

I was 44 when I was sterilised. I had never considered it until I had a coil fitted and it perforated my womb. I was going to have to have keyhole surgery for them to remove the coil and the consultant said to me would I like my tubes tied while I was there. So I said 'yes' knowing I definitely would never have another baby - my boys were 16, 14, 12 and 10 at the time.

The advantage of being sterilised - never having to worry about getting pregnant. The disadvantage is I now have periods again. I hadn't had them for years due to taking the pill or having the depo injection.

I would love too, i dont want to use anything chemically so we dont, i defo dont want anymroe dc so asked the doctor last year when i was 35 and he told me there was no point as my fertility will have declined so much it wasnt worth it at my age . He then persisted intrying to get me to try the merina couil (sp?) .