What would you do? - Birth Control

Kirstenmumof3 wrote: I'm just curious to find out if eveyone has thought about what they would do when you are finished having children. For us DH made the decission long before Claudia was born and when she was almost 4 mths he went and had a Vasectomy.

KatieLeigh79 replied: DH isn't a big "pain" lover so if anything we will either keep with the BC or I will go have my tubes tied, granted I know they say its more pain and longer heal time then when a guy does it - but I would rather it be me then have to try and deal with him not being 100%.

My2Carebears replied: Hubby and I discussed it and he will be getting the big"V"

~CrazieMama~ replied: I won't get a tubal and would not want my "huband" to get a vasectomy. We would use BC. If it was meant for us to have kids, then so be it. If not, well, then it is not meant to be.

I am not married ladies, this is if I was....lol

Daddy of Schnoogly replied: Well, I know someone who had a vasectomy and and apparently it's a lot more painless these days. They use lasers.

So I have volunteered to be the one when the time comes.

CantWait replied: Well right now I'm on the depo shot and dh says that's it no more kids. However I'm not going to stay on drugs forever so if we're really actually done, dh can get a "V"...I've been through 2 natural child births for the most part so dh can do his part

A&A'smommy replied: i probably wont want to admit we are through having children so i will keep using birth control!

MomToJade&Jordan replied: My DH has said that he would get the big V, but I think at this point we will still use some other form of birth control.

booey2 replied: We have already discussed this too and when we decided enough is enough ( and that day is looking like it is getting closer and closer) he has agreed to go and get the big "V". He will definitely be a big suck about but will get it done.

Hillbilly Housewife replied: We`re only 21 and 23... so just birth control for now. Although i`m not on birth control right now...it`s too soon

coasterqueen replied: DH wants less kids than I do so he can get the V, lol. I told him I would rather use bc instead of either of us doing anything like a v or a tubal, but he wants to make sure we never get pg again when the time is right, so I told him he could get it done then. I don't want to take away something so precious that I've been given, that's all

MommyToAshley replied: This is a hard topic... I don't want to think of the possiblity of not having any more kids. That's such a hard decision to make!!

kimberley replied: DH is far too young for a vasectomy and he wouldn't do it anyway and neither would I. If God means for us to have more, so be it I definitely can't imagine chosing to eliminate having the option to have kids.

MomToMany replied:

This is how I feel about it, too. Each child is precious, and I don't think God gives us anything we can't handle.


I'm not making much sense with this. I'm too full of different hormones from BFing and PG to make any rational sense. We'll decide on something eventually. I'll just quit now. Sorry for this!

DansMom replied: I'm so anti-surgery and anti-hormones for myself (except for life-saving reasons) that I will keep using the barrier/spermicide method. I've never been on a pill/shot/patch of any kind and I'm used to what I'm already doing---it's not that inconvenient for a married couple like us. I wouldn't ask DH to get a V---I hate surgery unless it's medically necessary. You could say that I'm phobic.

jen replied: This is a tough decision and everyone is different. For me personally, I don't take birth control and haven't for many years. When the time comes to say no more babies, I think Dh will have to go and get "snipped".....otherwise we just won't have sex..........HA!

3xsthefun replied: My husband is planning on getting a vasectomy next month. We both done agreed that we are don't want anymore children.

Maddie&EthansMom replied: No more kiddos for us. We prayed about it and feel at peace about our 2. DH has 'volunteered' to do the Vasectomy. It is hard to think about and in 3 more years when I get the urge to hold a baby again....I will be so sad. I know I will be. My best friend and her DH want 5 so I can hold her babies. LOL!

msoulz replied: DH just got the big V a couple of months ago. As we both just turned 44 we feel it is best for us not to have any more children. It's a bigger deal for a woman to have her tubes sliced than his. He was sore for a couple of days but that was it. No hormonal issues involved.