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Regretting husband's vasectomy and wondering if anyone has faced this

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SnappyTiger · 04/06/2026 20:03

I have approached my husband about a 3rd baby even though he has had a vasectomy. We currently have 2 children aged 3 and 5 and he had his vasectomy a year after our youngest was born. I now regret it and thinking back I wasn't really in the right frame of mind to decide whether I wanted more children or not as I was sleep deprived and busy with 2 very young children. At first he was a straight no when I approached him but it's actually really affected me more than I thought. I decided to send him an email with all my thoughts and feelings and he said he has read it and needs some time to think and will let me know when he is ready to talk. I can't help but feel he is just going to say the same as he said before but he wants me to think he's had time to consider when really it's just going to be a no. I am looking for anyone who has been in a similar boat and before anyone tells me how lucky and grateful I should be for my current two children- I absolutely am and couldn't be happier with them but I just feel incomplete.

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Idintlikefridays · 06/06/2026 08:57

ktopfwcv · 06/06/2026 00:41

Huh?

If you don’t understand the point don’t comment. Nobody is gonna take the time to explain the bleeding obvious to you.

DontSitThereClare · 06/06/2026 09:11

ktopfwcv · 06/06/2026 00:41

Huh?

Someone above listed a lot of things like hotel rooms, school plays and theme parks was one of them.

The world is set up for 2 adults and 2 children. We stopped at 2 because I am one of 3, roll out beds for hotel rooms, no one parent with each child on rides, my sister always sat with some random stranger, we have photos.

geekygardener · 06/06/2026 13:41

@Idintlikefridays obviously you do not decide on your family size based on theme park visits. That was just an example to point out that logistics with 3 is much harder than 2. It’s beneficial to read between the lines sometimes

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