Pregnancy after vasectomy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I got a phone call about an hour ago- I'm about 6 weeks pregnant! HCG levels are 109,000 and progesterone is 15.2, so they said all looks healthy. We are going in at 4 this afternoon for an ultrasound and hopefully everything will check out and we'll get an EDD. I've been on the phone ever since; our mothers are beside themselves. My MIL found out two other women in our family are also 6 weeks pregnant! My hands shook for about 30 minutes. What a shock!

I didn't know which way it would go, but I'm really just thrilled. What an unexpected surprise. I just have to assume that it was meant to be. I think we'll pick up a couple lottery tickets after our appointment today, though- just in case.

I'm thrilled that you're thrilled! Congrats!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I got a phone call about an hour ago- I'm about 6 weeks pregnant! HCG levels are 109,000 and progesterone is 15.2, so they said all looks healthy. We are going in at 4 this afternoon for an ultrasound and hopefully everything will check out and we'll get an EDD. I've been on the phone ever since; our mothers are beside themselves. My MIL found out two other women in our family are also 6 weeks pregnant! My hands shook for about 30 minutes. What a shock!

I didn't know which way it would go, but I'm really just thrilled. What an unexpected surprise. I just have to assume that it was meant to be. I think we'll pick up a couple lottery tickets after our appointment today, though- just in case.

I'm thrilled that you're thrilled! Congrats!

+1!!!

[Anonymous]

Does that mean DH has to get another vas?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does that mean DH has to get another vas?

DH will likely get his repaired and I will probably have my tubes tied after I give birth. If one can fail, so can another!

[Anonymous]

I am so happy that you are happy. Also, my DH is getting the snip and this is good info to have. Does any body have any idea how common vasectomy self-reversal is?

[Anonymous]

I'm new to this thread and was reading it with my heart in my throat -- how exciting, OP! I'm so happy that you are happy. But I am also sorry that you didn't win Powerball (unless you are a Dominican man from New Jersey).

Seriously, though, what a story. Something you can embarrass your son/daughter with for years to come.

[Anonymous]

Wow! OP, this is truly a baby that is meant to be yours!

[Anonymous]

Congratulations!!
My husband is getting a vasectomy as soon as I deliver, but I think I'll use another mean of birth control!

[Anonymous]

Wow! Congratulations! It may not have been how you planned it but what a great story for the future. I'm glad that you are welcoming this change of plan.

[Anonymous]

OP again. One more update. Ultrasound went well. Measuring 7 wk 1 day. EDD Nov 13. There's only one in there, thank God! Our families are all just so excited. It IS pretty exciting. Thanks for all the support! What a story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again. One more update. Ultrasound went well. Measuring 7 wk 1 day. EDD Nov 13. There's only one in there, thank God! Our families are all just so excited. It IS pretty exciting. Thanks for all the support! What a story.

This is really awesome. Your outlook is so fantastic. GL!

[Anonymous]

I am in the same situation as you were. 6 years post vasectomy and I am pregnant. We have 4 kids already. I am inspired by your outlook.

[Anonymous]

Wow! Just checking in to this (bumped) thread and read each and every post.

I have tears in my eyes. I so admire your attitude, OP. You handled it all will grace and just the right amount of concern...and then, jubilation.

How are you, OP? Have you gotten over the shock?

And...can anyone tell me just how uncommon this vasectomy failure is...? Says the woman who has nagged her husband for eight years to get one and keeps thinking that menopause will happen before he gets the vas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow! Just checking in to this (bumped) thread and read each and every post.

I have tears in my eyes. I so admire your attitude, OP. You handled it all will grace and just the right amount of concern...and then, jubilation.

How are you, OP? Have you gotten over the shock?

And...can anyone tell me just how uncommon this vasectomy failure is...? Says the woman who has nagged her husband for eight years to get one and keeps thinking that menopause will happen before he gets the vas.

I am OP. I'm doing great. 21 weeks this week, and we found out on my birthday last week that we are having our second little girl. I have just been walking on air since we found out it was a pregnancy. I have truly loved this second pregnancy the way I didn't with my first and I'm really soaking it up and just trying to enjoy it all. I know now that it goes so fast and this really WILL be my last time so I'm doing my best to enjoy the pregnancy while I can, enjoy the time with my family as-is until this new one arrives, and look forward to reliving the baby stage with more experience, and better perspective this time. It's been a life changer, for sure.

From what I have been told and have read, vasectomy failure is not common- around 1-2% of vasectomies fail. There is a new method where they cut, tie, and cauterize the ends of the vas deferens to make failure nearly impossible (with 3 fail-safes in place) but my husband and I do not know if that is what his urologist did when he got his in 2009. My husband thinks he may have just cut and tied, and there is a higher (still not high, but higher) rate of failure with that method since they can untie and reattach over time. As a doctor friend put it to me, the body's instinct is to heal itself. Sometimes it manages to do so! And also when we had our first visit with my OB and we told her about the vasectomy failure, she said we were the third couple that week who had that happen to them. My husband is going to have his vasectomy repaired in August and I am going to use backup birth control myself after the birth, just in case.

To the new poster above this PP... I hope you are doing well also. I know it is a shock. If I had four children already I don't know if I could have accepted a surprise pregnancy very well. Whatever you (and/or your husband) choose to do going forward, I wish you peace with your decision! Best advice I can give is to give yourself a couple days to really let it sink in. The day I got the positive test I was a mess- confused, bewildered, anxious, and resentful of how our planned-out life was going to change if it really was a pregnancy. When I got the call from the doctor 5 days later with news it was a pregnancy, I had come around to being happy about it. You will have a better grip on how you truly feel and how to move forward after you give it some time.

[Anonymous]

NP here. OP, you are an inspiration. Seriously. Many congratulations to you and your expanding family! I too had a very unexpected pregnancy and did not react with any grace whatsoever, though now I couldn't imagine life without the new addition.

I love that you just said YES.