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Normal pregnancy after failed tubal ligation

by mm1416, Mar 23, 2004 12:00AM
Good morning

I am a new subscriber.  I am over 35. I had my tubes tied almost five years ago after the birth of my second child.  Feb 02 I became pregnant and my ob said my tubes grew back together. In March 02 I miscarried.  I am not currently on birth control and have not been since the miscarriage. I am writing to find out if anyone has had this experience and if anyone has had a normal pregnancy after this type of experience.



Any help is greatly appreciated.
Member Comments (83)

by Still a mom, Mar 29, 2004 12:00AM
My friend's mom had her tubes tied then got pregnant and has a healthy son, but that was about 20 years ago, so things have changed since then.  I did though see on one of the birthing shows about this women who had her tubes cut and they grew back together and she had a baby.  They then took part of her tube out.  I don't know if this helps, but good luck to you!

by p3cosa, Mar 29, 2004 12:00AM
To: mm1416
I have never experienced this however, this happend to my aunt's sister.  She got her tubes tied approximately 15 years ago.  At the age of 41 she decided to go see her doctor because she was feeling weird and found out that she was 2 months pregnant.



She wasn't sure how it happend since she knew her tubes were tied.  Being considered high risk due to her age and the condition, she was able to carry her baby girl to full term.  However, she had to remain most of her pregnancy on bed rest. I am not saying that you may also have to be on bed rest but I know that was one thing her doctor had told her she had to do.  The baby is now 2 years old.



I understand you about posting a question and not getting a response.  I too have felt the same way.  I didn't respond to this question sooner because I never experienced this.  I hope my comment helps.



If you have any specific questions about it, I can get in contact with my aunt's sister and ask her.  Just let me know.



Norma

by mm1416, Mar 29, 2004 12:00AM
To: Still a mom § p3cosa
Thank you so much for your answers.  THEY ARE VERY HELPFUL!  I think I wrote that I mc in 02, however, it was Feb 03. It's been a year and I am not using any bc. I didn't know if it was a fluke or if there was a chance I could get pg again.



Thank for all of the helpful info. It is greatly appreciated!

by shay32luvs, Apr 09, 2004 12:00AM
Hello, I just have a personal experience to share... I am 32, I had my third child last July and had my tubes tied Sept. 9th, as of today I am 21 weeks pregnant, so far everything is going smoothly, because there was such a short period of time between pregnancies my body never totally recovered other than that I am squeduled for a C-section Aug 20th and they are to remove my tubes, I'm thankful to hear any stories or similar situations.

by playbunny, Apr 20, 2004 12:00AM
i had my tubes cut and burned about 2 yrs ago as of march 02' and now today april 04' i took a pregnancy test and it said i was pregnant. how can this happen i was told by the doc that there was a 5% to 10% chance i could still get pregnant but he NEVER told me that my tubes can grow back together. Im vary scared and dont know hat to do i didnt want n/e more kids after i had my third child 2 yrs ago and plus i have 2 step children who live with me so all together we have 5 children in the house.

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To: Playbunny
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by baby#6, May 05, 2004 12:00AM
I had a tubal done three years ago after the birth of my fifth child and low in behold today I am sitting here two months pregnant with my sixth child and wondering how could this of happened. I wasn't aware of the different procedures or what procedure work better than the other. I was told of low percentage rates of women becoming pregnant after have a tubal was proformed and as I read there a more women finding out they are pregnant after having any type of tubal procedures.

by lil' mamma, May 21, 2004 12:00AM
I had my tubes tied and burned since Jan.11,2000. October of 2003 my doctor told me that I had a misscarriage. I would also like to know if there is a possibility of a normal pregnancy after a tubal. If you know anything please give me some feed back. I would really appreciate your information.

by lil' mamma, May 21, 2004 12:00AM
I had my tubes tied and burned since Jan.11,2000. October of 2003 my doctor told me that I had a misscarriage. I would also like to know if there is a possibility of a normal pregnancy after a tubal. If you know anything please give me some feed back. I would really appreciate your information.

by mommy4, Jun 08, 2004 12:00AM
Hi,  I think you can probably get pregnant after having your tubiligation done.  I got my tubiligation done in August of 99' and right now I am a week late.  I am praying that I am pregnant. I want another child so bad.  Does anyone have any advise? Thanks!!

by accessgranted9, Jun 09, 2004 12:00AM
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF SUCCESSFUL PREGNANCIES AFTER YOUR TUBES HAVE BEEN BURNED AND TIED? I HAD MY TUBES BURNED AND TIED IN 1999 DIRECTLY AFTER HAVING MY DAUGHTER BY C- SECTION...I HAD A MISCARRIAGE 3 MONTHS AGO... MY QUESTION IS IF YOU KEEP HAVING MISCARRIAGES WHY CANT THEY ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE TUBE...I JUST GO REMARRIED AND HE HAS NO CHILDREN...WHAT IS THE SUCCESS RATE OF TUBAL REPAIR????

by dsjudy, Jun 22, 2004 12:00AM
I also had a tubiligation back in 2000 after my third child was born.I am happy to say I am 5 days late and praying I wont start my cycle.I would be deliriously happy if I could have another child.Im glad to hear someone else feels the same way.Im praying for you to.

by tweetytaz04, Jun 26, 2004 12:00AM
Hello, I have my tube tied in oct 1998... i want to have another baby. im in shock after i heard from my parents. they told me that i can be pregnant after 5 years! IS that true??? I m too exciting!! I had 4th children..

by wende1978, Jul 02, 2004 12:00AM
I had a tubal about a year and a half ago after my second child.  I thought I had everything planned on how my life would go.  Then my baby girl passed away when she was one year and seven days old.  I feel so empty inside and I want another baby so bad.  Can you ladies tell me any information that would help me achieve that.  I pray every night for a miracle.

by marsha25, Jul 06, 2004 12:00AM
I had my tubes clipped during c-section and I have read that the failure rate is higher if you get your tubes tied after c-section. I was wondering if you guys had any info on this? I also read the younger you are the higher the failure rate. I am 25. I would apreciate any info or comments. Thank you

by mom w/2, Jul 14, 2004 12:00AM
I had a tubal ligation in 2001.I have 2 kids and may be pregnant again. I am 2 months late ,but haven't had a pregnacy test done. I want to have another child so bad. I never thought after a tubal that there was a chance to even think about more kids. But now after reading real stories about it I can only have hope.

by mom w/2, Jul 14, 2004 12:00AM
I had a tubal ligation in 2001.I have 2 kids and may be pregnant again. I am 2 months late ,but haven't had a pregnacy test done. I want to have another child so bad. I never thought after a tubal that there was a chance to even think about more kids. But now after reading real stories about it I can only have hope.

by redwritergirl, Jul 15, 2004 12:00AM
I had a tubal done almost 5 yrs ago when I had a c-section delivery.  Last week I found out I was pregnant with an early detection preg. test. Took 2 tests...both positive. I was having some tell tale pregnancy symptoms that I could not ignore.





I found on last Wed...and on Sat..I started having HEAVY bleeding. I went to the doctor Monday and he says I most likely  had an ectopic pregnancy that resulted in an early miscarriage.  I was only 3-4 weeks along. I had a sonogram done yesterday to make sure it was a complete miscarriage.  Everything looked normal, so its assumed my body just reabsorbed it.

by serenity71929, Jul 20, 2004 12:00AM
hello everyone,

   i am new to this site, i was sitting here reading and saw that im not the only one who has questions like this. i had my tubed tied ( well clamped ) 5 yrs ago afte my son was born. i just got remarried last month and now i have all the signs of prgnancy. i dont know if its all in my head or if i could really be pregnant.but after reading all you have to say, im starting to think, theres a chance. so tomorrow im going to buy a test to see if it comes out pasative or not. but i do have a question, i was under belief that a home test wouldnt detect the H.C.G. hormone, but a blood