Getting Tubes Tied During C-section

I had a c-section and my tubes tied at the same time. I can not really pinpoint which pain came from what but I healed up faster then my vaginal births. I had pain while laughing for the first week and after that no more pain.

I just had a c section with tubal 16 days ago. I have not had any extra recovery from adding on the tubal and it only added on about 4-5 mins after my daughter was born to have the tubal done. I honestly feel like This time was easier than the first time around. I also have a 3 year old and have been able to care for him with no issues. I know everyone's experience is Diffrent But I dont think the tubal added any recovery time or any extra pain.

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Having your tubes tied during a c-section will not affect your recovery. They already have your belly cut open so they're right there where they need to be. Having it done afterwards is a whole other surgery and recovery. If your positive about this, do it now with the c/s.

Nope, it'll actually be easier that way than to recover from the delivery then go back in and have another surgery. I had 4 C-Sections and had my tubes done during my last one. The only difference I'd say I noticed as far as recovery was concerned was that I experienced a tad bit of back pain. Nothing significant at all. More like "oh my back is a bit achy, I've never had that happen with the other deliveries..." sort of thing. My doctor told me it was possible that it was related to the tubal, but nothing could say for sure. Like I said, nothing significant, not even enough for me to want to take anything for it.

I had my tubes tied after delivering my 9lbs 3oz daughter vaginally!! Let me tell you that was the WORST pain ever! Everyone advised me to do it after giving birth but since I had her natural it really did effect my recovery & I was not able to get up & walk & I felt horrible. Not to mention breastfeeding was difficult because of the incision on the belly :( However after going through this I think if you are a c-section you might be ok because you will already be medicated. I had to do the surgery the next day after delivery which was no fun. Good luck & may you recover soon

DO look into the prelim research on the long term effects of getting your tubes tied. The major research is still ongoing (but thank GOD it's finally happening). For decades millions of women were 'blown off' because it 'couldn't possible cause side effects' because the ovaries were still present. As more and more female OBs & researchers have entered universities and hospitals, however, this area if FINALLY being looked at. Prior to women really coming en force into medicine the moodswings (particularly rage and 'short tempered'ness), memory issues, vaginal odors, difficulty with maintaining healthy weight (when there was no problem prior), high blood pressure, and other common symptoms were just "waved away" as tired new mom / erratic-emotional-women problems. But all of these symptoms STAY long past 'new mom'... and... wait for it... magically disappear at menopause. And also magically disappear after a *successful* tubal ligation reversal.

Anyhow... there's ongoing research into this in every major first world country, and some of it is readily available online (we learned about it in college in one of my nursing courses, the prof was an ob/gyn researcher... not in this study, he specialized in fertility, but he liked to thunk down other people's research for us to study to highlight the incredible need to never stop reading. It takes a good 5-10 years for studies to comlete, and then ANOTHER 10 years for the info to go mainstream as so many professionals *quit reading* and are going off of info that's 10/20/30 years out of date). It will probably be about another 5 years before the results are published.... but the last stats I read are that apx 20% of OB/Gyns are not recommending the proceedure / refusing to preform it in anticipation of the studies/ based off of their own experience over the decades with their patients. The majority of those OBs are women. Of those who are male, the vast majority are those who are attached to a university, teach themselves.

i had my tubes tied during my last c-section. If you are certain you don't want more kids, there is really no downside to doing it this way. no additional recovery time or pain.

I had mine tied a month and a half after having my last. I had a vaginal delivery, my OB wanted me to have it done after my son was born while still in the hospital. Sadly, I had a spinal headache after he was born. No one believe that is was happening because the Doc how did my epi didnt note that he punctured my sack. So the thought of having them tied in the hospital was just horrid. I ended up needing a blood patch before they would do the actual tubal. The surgery is easy when you are closed up. Even easier my mom said when it is done during c-section. Your recovery time may not actually be effected from it since they have such a good look at what they are doing. And they dont have to go in laproscopically.

Good Luck and congrats mama!!!

I had two c-sections and tubes tied after the 2nd and actually my recovery time with the 2nd was easier & faster. I don't think the tubal played any part in it being so- just that the first time was unexpected and the last time I was more prepared.
Wishing you well.

I had pretty much the same experience as Carrie with my last child two years ago. I opted for a scheduled c-section and had my tubes tied at the same time. Other than a little pain from coughing or laughing for the first few days I recovered way quicker than my vaginal birth with my oldest. The day after my c-section I was up showering and walking around and after going home I was up and down alot. Best decision I ever made.

To be honest, I have no personal experience with this, but I hear some women do have problems after. Google post tubal ligation syndrome.
Best wishes!

My girls are 10 1/2 years apart and I had my tubes tied after the second c-section. They were already in there and taking out the cerclage and cleaning out scar tissue and I was too busy watching them take care of my baby to even pay attention! I don't think it affected my recovery. It was a piece of cake that I'd have again!

I had my tubes tied laparoscopically and it was a few days recovery, mostly due to soreness and the effects of the anesthesia. There is also gas used to inflate the abdomen, and that can be a little uncomfortable afterwards while it works its way out. Lying down takes care of that. I also worked for years in an outpatient clinic which did tubal ligations, and I counseled the patients about the procedure as well as making sure their decision was firm. Their recoveries varied from virtually no discomfort to a few days of taking it easy. Sore but not a lot of pain. Very few needed any pain meds beyond over the counter meds, and if they did, it was only for the first day.

I cannot imagine that a tubal will be any more uncomfortable than a c-section! That's the major surgery and you will already have anesthesia and a lot going on in there. The recovery for the uterus and the muscles in the abdomen, plus the aftereffects of pregnancy, will be the larger burden, and some small cautery to your tubes will add nothing to the pain or the recovery time. I've never heard of this happening.

I know you are upset about no vbac, but since you are already having a c-section and you have a few months to get used to the idea, I expect you will be fine. The key thing is making sure your decision is well thought out so there are no regrets. It sounds like you are all set in that department.

Of course, it's always harder after delivery when you already have one kid occupying you and exhausting you during pregnancy, and you are a few years older. But a 9 year old should be able to respect your recovery and you don't have to carry that child around, of course. So if you get some extra rest beforehand and have some help around the house afterwards, you should do well.

I have to say that I have never heard anything about major issues until the tubal is reversed, as one poster detailed. I have never read anything about it in major feminist and women's advocacy magazines either - I think, if there were some huge conspiracy to cover up women's major problems after tubals, that Ms. Magazine would have done multiple exposes, and Resolve (a nationwide organization for those facing infertility) would be talking about it big time! The tubes are not part of the hormonal system, as the ovaries and uterus are.

I think it will be harder to go back in later on for a tubal when you have an infant. I think your OB is watching out for you by suggesting you get it all done at once.

Good luck!

My children are 13 yrs apart. I was so very sick with my last pregnancy I told the doc I wanted my tubes tied. He said he could do this the day after I gave birth. Well...I had such a horrible time giving birth he told me he'd prefer to do the tubaligation 6 wks. after giving birth. That's exactly what I did at six weeks! The tubal was a piece of cake...in and out of day surgery in a few short hours...w/a very small incision near my belly button.

With what you're gonna be going through with the c-section you won't even notice the tubal. Good luck! It's better to do while they have you open then have to re-do the whole hospital process.

I had mine tied after my second c-section. Absolutely no difference in recovery time. I didn't even have to pay more for it. If you do it later, it's a whole other procedure that you'll have to pay for. Second best thing I ever did (the abaltion a couple of years later was the best!)