Pregnant after vasectomy

[Tashie]

This week I have discovered Im 6 weeks pregnant following my husbands vasectomy in January this year.  I was absolutely shocked to find myself even doing a test to start with, thought all these symptoms I was experiencing were in my head obviously thinking it was impossible for me to become pregnant. Needless to say I was rather upset and a bit hysterical when the test was positive as we have three kids and definately decided our family was big enough.  My husband was shocked too but looked after our other kids while I went to the hospital thinking false positive!!! The hospital confirmed another positive test at which point I could'nt comprehend how this could be happening, the doctor was great and offered me options but really my only option was to accept the universe had other plans for us and we will be having this baby, it was made with love without even knowing it and it will be loved.  A scan revealed a 6 week jellybean bouncing away in there and it all looked good.  So I have three boys hopefully this little surprise package will be a little girl!!!  Am still shocked and stunned - have been asked the 'any possibility that some else is the father' question by everyone in the medical world and the answer is NO.  So about to ride the wave of pregnancy for the next nine months and learn how to cope with FOUR children!!!!

[RosieL]

It happens (pregnancy after vasectomy).  Sorry you've been through such a shock. Sounds like you've come around to the new reality really quickly. I'll cross my fingers for a little girl for you!

[mommatoboys]

Did your husband go in and get checked after his vasectomy? I'm starting to get nervous myself. My dh had his vasectomy 2 years and 4 months ago. We got the all clear from his dr after approx 2 to 3 months. As soon as we got the all clear we didn't use any protection and figured at that point if it was going to happen then it was meant to be. I haven't even thought about the idea of getting pregnant, up until last week. I started getting shooting pains in the ovary area, eating more and at weird times in the night, sleeping more. My husband noticed this symptoms even before I did.. I thought he was joking until I looked at the calendar and realized, i'm LATE! Which is not like me at all.. i'm very regular 28 days! So after this I decided to look into how often all this happens and it's startling to me how many blogs i've found with women in similar situations! I wouldn't be completely upset if I was, I do in home daycare and we have three boys already. I would be shocked though considering the odds.

Congrats to you and how is everything going for you?

[Tashie]

No my husband didnt get checked.  Should have but we live in a small town that has no testing facilities and by the time the sample is flown out it too late to test.  So we were safe for 5 months.  Funny thing is I was breast feeding until September (bub was 14 months) then I have pretty much fallen pregnant at the end of October early November after I had stopped.  I am now 17 weeks, everything looks great and I have my head wrapped around it better, I was completely shocked when I found out, I felt pregnant and I had the scan so I had seen the baby but my head kept saying 'no this is impossible'.  Once we hit the three month mark and told all our friends and family, this helped me alot saying it out loud, somehow it made it all the more real and not just something swirling around in my head.  Good luck with your test, as Nelson Mandela once said 'Its only impossible until its done' and he is right because we did it!

[crystal_buffaloe]

That is a shock!

We're thinking probably a vasectomy for DH after we're done having kiddos, but I've been hearing more of these stories lately!

NO BC is foolproof, right?

Congrats on your pregnancy I bet this will be a fun story for her big brothers to tease her about! (Check back in and let us know if you're having a boy or a girl, if you're finding out.)

[Contrariety]

GAH! DH had a vas over two years ago, and every time I'm one second late I fear pregnancy.  I'm two days late now and it's driving me insane already, and then of course I have to stumble across this post! Lol!

Babies that are meant to be, will be, I think!

[*~Danielle~*]

I was going to start a new thread "pregnancy after vasectomy" and decided to read down a bit and found this one!  

My husband had a Vasectomy 3 years ago.  This past year I have been a late a few times and wondered if I could get pregnant but it is always a false alarm. I'm finally soooo okay with having the 3 children we currently have.  I am not having baby fever, I am glad to have no children in diapers.  I'm content.  But I have this feeling I'm pregnant.  There are just similarities between my very first pregnancy and how I'm feeling lately, that it makes me wonder.  I am not due for my period for 2 more days, but I am completely exhausted and having certain food aversions that I only have when pregnant.  I'm vacillating between being super upset that I might be and accepting of a fourth baby. 

All this stress may be for nought but I'm still feeling it and wanted to see if there were other mommas out there going through this as well. 

I'll let you all know if AF arrives or if I test.  

[Mulvah]

Congrats to those who are pregnant! 

One common thread a lot of pregnancies after vasectomies have is that the person doesn't get tested.  It's really important to get tested.  I'm not saying they don't happen even after clean tests, but there is a reason they have the testing schedule. 

[mommatoboys]

Well I'm 7 days late today and still no sign from AF. I have only taken that one test that showed negative but it was 3 days ago. I'm holding out until I see AF or I've waited longer, atleast middle next week. With my other three boys it took me forever it seemed to get a + test.. my cycle must be different than I thought or the HCG levels take a lot longer to show up with me. I still feel sick. My tummy is hurting, nauseous and tired :( If I am not pregnant ( which my husband and I am convinced that I am), then i'm wondering what is wrong with me? I haven't had any changes in my life, no change in stress, diet or exercise. I'm very regular unless pregnant.. I did have a tiny bit of spotting on Saturday ( yesterday). It wasn't enough to wear a pad just happened when i wiped and nothing since.. I guess we'll see! Let me know if any of you ladies are prego!! I'm getting excited at the possibility :)

[Tashie]

I was a bit oblivious to the idea I may have even been pregnant!  I had heard of it happening but I didnt know anyone it had happened to and I have always had irregular periods so I wasnt even worried when that didnt show up.  It was just before Xmas and I was completely shattered, tired all the time, sleeping or napping during the day.  Thought I was getting sick but then we went out to a few Xmas parties and I could drink alcohol, well I had a couple but it tasted off and I didnt enjoy it.  I then considered I kind of felt pregnant (similar to my other pregnancies) but really!!! too impossible to think about for too long. But then a couple of days later I started vomiting in the morning....it all started to = pregnant???  I did a test a low and behold it was ++++  Shock horror!!  I drove to the hospital thinking false positive only to be informed that you dont get false positives!  The rest is history now, we are 17 weeks along and we will wait till the end to see what we are having as this whole deal has been a surprise.  But I still pinch myself at how lucky we are to have been chosen again. xxx

[31lady2boys]

So glad I found this forum! My hubby had a vasectomy 3 years ago and I am suddenly feeling prego! I've been sleeping a lot , eating strange foods (I.e. pickles and ice cream together). I have not been keeping track of my cycle because I didn't think I could get pregnant! The main symptom I'm feeling is lower back pain, which for me is a norm being prego. My hubby is a suspicious individual already and would flip if he even knew I thought I was pregnant. I do know that I am at least 1 week late. I have 2 boys and have a serious baby itch for a girl! Who knows kinda hope I'm pregnant! Gonna wait til the end of the week to test, too scared to test now! I too could not drink my beer the other day!

[mommatoboys]

Did you end up testing? I'm curious if you were pregnant? I went to the doctor after feeling horrible. They did a test and told me Negative. The very next day I started bleeding, but it was very light and VERY dark blood.(Sorry if this is disgusting) I only bled for 4 days and that was 4 weeks ago. I have been feeling really weird since then. I have gained 5 pounds. For what reason, i'm unsure. I have always been the same weight.. my periods are also very regular. Now for some reason everything is changing! I'm still not completely convinced something isn't going on, but I don't know what to do, I feel like taking another test would just be a waste. I have a dr appt scheduled for the 16th. I am weighting to see if AF comes again by then.

[octolars]

I've been researching this procedure, bc we are ready to get snipped after Charlee is born.  I read that it takes approximately 30 ejaculations or 2 months, whichever comes first (no pun intended) to clear out all the active semen, meaning pregnancy is possible a few months after a vasectomy.  3 years though!?  wow.

we're gonna go for it anyway.  if i end up pregnant again, then it will be awesome and we'll just make room for a bigger family.

Good luck!!!!