getting the snip
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Topic: getting the snip
Posted By: NovemberMum
Subject: getting the snip
Date Posted: 31 July 2009 at 1:26pm
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how long after your and your partner decided that your family was complete did he go and get the snip.
anyone know what criteria is for going public. We are both in our 30s (my husband will be 33 when our 2nd baby is born) and we have both decided that 2 is it for us. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Peanut
Date Posted: 31 July 2009 at 1:38pm
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Hehe, we just had this discussion the other night. As we will both still be youngish when we have this one (28 and 29), we have decied that we will wait until DH is about 35ish before making the final cool. Means we could have a 5 year gap and then 2 more if we want. -------------  
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Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 31 July 2009 at 7:08pm
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I have a friend who had it done recently, he's only 27, but married, two kids of his own (one of each flavour), another daughter that he loves dearly from his wife. He had to pay for it but it was surprisingly cheap - about 6 or 7 hundred. ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 31 July 2009 at 7:57pm
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if you go to a doctor they rate you on a scale. if you are hgih enough you can get it done at ffamily planning. they take lots of things into account. my sister has 2 kids with her husband they are now 8 and 3 and hubby is 35. they got extra points because he mental state would be at risk if she got pregnant again, financially they couldnt cope etc... so it depends on each situation. see if the criteria is available on the internet and you'll figure out how eligable you are ------------- 
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 31 July 2009 at 8:05pm
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Can't even talk to my hubby about it...very sensitive area LOL ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Red
Date Posted: 31 July 2009 at 8:51pm
| Some friends of ours paid about $400 - pays to make sure it is what you want as very expensive to get it reserved! |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 31 July 2009 at 8:56pm
| I dont think its to expensive but I know my doctor who is also my friends doctor told her to wait till her second child is 2yrs old because they are generally out of the danger zones of SIDS etc... and luckily they did because her second child did pass away due to SIDS but they now have a new wee boy who wouldnt be here if they had got the snip when they were talking about it |
Posted By: Chickaboo
Date Posted: 31 July 2009 at 9:07pm
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Dh is getting the snip after this one but I am sure there won't be a problem - we are both in our 30's and have 4 children between us (well will be when he gets it done)
And if you have medical insurance it covers it so we can get it free   Bonus ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 31 July 2009 at 9:38pm
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we have 80% medical insurance so lucky there... i think we will be doing tubes and snip..lol two is definitely it for us...i think public is very hard to get it done on as i know several people who were waiting and ended up having to go private. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 31 July 2009 at 10:05pm
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A friend turned up to the docs when #2 was 2 weeks old to get a referral for the snip - the doc said come back when the baby was a few months old, sleeping through and their lives were semi-normal again before making such a big decision! luckily they did as they then decided to have #3 & 4.
For us, I'll get an IUD so that lasts 5 years. Then DH can get the snip if we choose, or it'll be perfect timing to TTC again. I doubt we'd ever go for more though, unless it was a whoopsie. |
Posted By: NovemberMum
Date Posted: 31 July 2009 at 11:13pm
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I am 99.99% sure 2 will be it for us..anymore would mean a bigger car and bigger house..neither of us which we could afford.
I am thinking of getting the IUD just until DH gets the snip..I hate taking pills (even though I take one every day). ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 01 August 2009 at 9:51am
DH has just had his done a few months ago. he's just had his first test and showed there's nothing left
i was kinda hoping i'd get knocked up by accident, but that's not gonna happen now! if it did, i'd have some explaining to do!! 
he'd pretty much decided when i was pregnant with charli that he'd get it done after she was born. then it was just a matter of having the money to do it. when he went in for the consult, the dr didn't even ask how many kids he had or their age! just agreed to do it and made a time! it was $95 for the consult and then $320 for the snip (i think) personally, i'd wait until bubs #2 is at least 12mths old. ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 01 August 2009 at 1:35pm
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I'm glad we waited. I was pretty sure when pregnant with Lilia that 2 was it for us. Now I really want a 3rd and DH has agreed (yah!). Anyway I think your idea of an IUD for a while is a good idea. ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: Aquarius
Date Posted: 01 August 2009 at 1:54pm
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mmm..this is interesting..
i would like him to get the snip but there is no way in hell he will even enter into the conversation!! i dont want to rely on the pill again either as was on it 9mths ago and well....waiting for unexpected no3 anyday now. my youngest is 9, i'm 36 and NO WAY doing this again.. i'm impressed that some of you were able to talk your man into it..how totally understanding of them ------------- http://www.magicalkingdoms.com/timers/"> 
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Posted By: Andriea
Date Posted: 01 August 2009 at 2:09pm
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well I got pregnant on pill, depo and with a IUD, even though we wanted a large family I didnt want them so close together but oh well. We want DH to get the snip b4 this bubba is born (#6) so I really need to get onto to getting him to the dr to find out the cost, which is the only thing holding him back, but once we know we can save! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 01 August 2009 at 2:15pm
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2 of my BILs have had it, but waited till their youngest kids were 3-5 to make sure. For one of my sisters, her concern with it was "what if I die and (her DH) marries again and wants to have kids".
My DH is happy to get it done once we've decided we're finished, just need to decide whether we'll have 2 or 3. Was good to hear about the implant being available in NZ now (in first baby thread) which I'l probably do while we make the decision. ------------- Mum to two wee boys |