To Snip or Not to Snip
Jan 26th, 2012
I am absolutely terrified of having a third child. If I found out I was pregnant you would probably find me on the couch much like Goldie Hawn in Overboard numbly muttering, “buh, buh, buh, buh, buh, buh” for the rest of my natural life. But while the thought of adding another monster to the crew can send me into immediate atrial fibrillation I can’t say with 100% certainty that I will always feel this way. What I am 100% certain of is when it is time to retire the baby maker it will not be me taking more birth control pills or getting my tubes tied. My husband is going to have to step up to the plate and get a vasectomy. I have brought this subject up to a few of my girlfriends thinking this was a complete no-brainer. Much to my surprise there was a lot of hemming and hawing on the issue. The main response went something like this, “Oh, I don’t know. It just seems like a lot for him to go through.” Uh, excuse me?! First, please read below an excerpt from vasectomy.com on the recovery from the procedure:
Discomfort following a vasectomy is usually mild, but expect to take time to rest and recuperate for a few days.
Follow your doctor’s instructions, including his direction regarding rest and the use of pain medications and/or antibiotics.
Many men begin to resume regular work activities after a few days of rest following the procedure.
Sexual activities can usually be resumed after one to two weeks
Doesn’t sound any worse than an average MONTHLY period for a woman, right? Let’s do some math, ladies. We all roughly started our periods around 13 and will most likely end them around 50. Do you know what 37 years of having a period 12 times per year, 7 days out of the month equates to? 3108 days of HELL. A couple of weeks of recovery time for his little snip, snip is nothing in comparison. Oh, and don’t forget we also gave birth a couple times in there. So, please, never whine again about the fact that it would ”be too hard on him” or I may just have to punch you in the throat.
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