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thanks for your posting. in order for me to get the ivf treatment done i would have to go private and that costs quite abit, i can also go on the waiting list through public funding but they grade u as to how important your case is and i look at it that i have 3 healthy girls and i wouldnt want to slow someone elses process down on having a babe.im glad u gals r giving us updates as to how u r goin its really rea__suring to know that it is possible. i hope all works out well for everybody and god bless.

wow i had decided that i wasnt going to try and have another baby but u have put doubt back in my mind lol,i go through stages when i see my neice and nephew 6 months and 4 months and i think wow i would love to be able toenjoy that one more time, then i think how lucky i am to have 3 beautiful girls that i am very proud of. lol so watch this space, look after yourself and live life to the full. wendy

well just a update. i have decided that im going to ask my dr the 28th if i can get a reversal. after reading all these posts it made me realize the joy you must be experiencing knowing that you are pregnant, or possibly pregnant. i got my tubes done because i was married to a horrible man and didnt want any more children with him, i know that sounds awful but he hasnt seen his daughter in almost 5 years, long story, anyways. i also and hoping that maybe my i will get pregnant even though i am cut burned tied everything lol. so wish me luck, and i will let everyone know what the doctor says on the 28th. thanks for everyone that posts on here, it has brought me knew hope.

Well ladies, I started Sunday - one day away from being 2 weeks late. Very odd month as this is not normal for me. Even after having 3 kids, I was disappointed to have started. I was liking the idea of possibly being pregnant. We may look into having my tubal reversed as I would love to have one more child as I had my son at 21 and he'll be 10 this year, I have twin girls who will be 3 this year. My husband and I just have the twins together and he adopted my son. I wish everyone all the best on here and I'll check back for your updates and if anything should change with me and I do get the reversa I'll let you know. Take care :)

I don't know if you're familiar with the christian singer Stephen Curtis Chapman, but he & his wife have set up a company Shaohanna's Hope (http://www.shaohannahshope.org/) to help with adoption costs. If you really want to adopt, this may give you some a__sistance. You might want to read their website for more information. Good luck & may God Bless You!

Thank you for the advice on Shaohanna's Hope! They are definately a worthwhile resource for those of us who would also like to adopt - yet do not have the financial means to do so.

I had my tubes tied in Dec. or 03 and I regret it with all my heart. This week I feel pregnant, Can I be?

I had tubal ligation in 1992, and many times sinces then have I regretted my decision. My decision wasn't made out of lack of desire for more children, just (what my husband and I) thought to be a great plan of being able to help other children that deserved a mom and dad that would truly love them. Financially, we were struggling 13 years ago, and being a diabetic, it was the best idea for us at the time. However, many times since 1992 I have "felt pregnant" - but I wasn't. I do believe sometimes our mind plays tricks on us and our bodies follow with the symptoms. We are then grabbed back to reality with a negative pregnancy test. I "feel" pregnant right now as I sit and type this message to you! My b___st are somewhat tender, nausea for the last 3 days, and lower abdominal tenderness. I pray that I am pregnant - but if I am not - the daydreaming of the days gone by of feeling the first baby kick, or the first Braxton Hicks - is well worth this ride! I wish you only the best Angela!

I had two beautiful children, the exact months I planned to get pregnant and life was great :-) Then my husband and I went through some kind of early mid life crisis and decided we wanted another child since our two were getting older. I had a really hard time getting pregnant though and then when I did get pregnant I would miscarry. We went through three miscarriages and alot of doctors until finally a doctor checked my thyroid. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and as soon as the doctor wiped that little gland in to submission with synthroid I became pregnant. After the delivery of our new beautiful baby, it wasn't long before I had become pregnant again. It was indeed a surprise! My husband and I decided right away our family was complete and tubal ligation was decided on after the baby would be delivered. This was nine and a half months ago. Last month I found out to my surprise that I was pregnant once again. I say was because it was an ectopic pregnancy and had to go through emergency surgery. I have just returned home from the hospital two weeks ago and trying to be strong about it. Although it is possible to get pregnant after sterilization most chances than not it would be a tubal pregnancy. Get checked right away as soon as you miss a period to keep yourself safe.

Hi ladies...Update...I went to my dr. appt. today & I still know nothing! I still haven't started & my dr. thinks it's stress. But, when he did the routine pap he said my uterus is slightly enlarged, but that it could be attributed to me having had 3 babies. So if I still haven't started in 2 more weeks, I'm to go in for a test. Please keep me in your prayers. I'm ok with it either way, I just want to know what my body is doing. Good luck to all of you & remember God Is In Control!

I had my son Jun of 2003, and because i am very easily influenced, i listened to my mom, who told me i had to have my tubes tied, Im 30 mind you, and now, i wish i had stood up for myself, and said no, now i want another baby, but i dont have the money, to have a reversal. What are the chances of becoming pregnant after a tubal, and is there anything out there, that could help one become pregnant, without the costly procedures? ... Please help, Im willing to try anything.

Meesa....My situation is EXACTLY like yours. My mother pressured me into a tubal. I have 3 kids and I desperately want one more. I dont have the money for a reversal. I'm no help to answer your questions, I just want you to know youre not alone! ((hugs))

Meesa and Jennifer...eventhough I was not pressured to have a tubal by my mother - I was pressured by my gyne. Most women feel a certain obligation to ALWAYS do what their mom's tell them - even down to how many babies they should have. Ladies, you can look at this two different ways: 1) most females have an undeniable need to make their moms proud of them, and 2) no one - absolutely no one - can make you do what you really don't want to do! Through all of the conversations I have had with women that had tubals - I don't think that I have ever met any one that did NOT regret the procedure - they have just accepted it. We just have that need and desire within us to want to nurture and protect someone that has unconditional love for us. A baby asks nothing of us but a full tummy, a dry bottom and a mommy's loving arms - unconditionally. I personally believe that a woman should not be allowed tubals until they are post 2 years after a birth. It gives us time to think, and rethink, and rethink again, if that's the right choice for us. I am sure there are some moms out there that insist on their daughters choosing a permanent form of birth control, however, I also would like to think that your mom remembers the days of holding you as a baby against her bossom, feeling that same unconditional love for you that you feel for your baby. And it is in that memory, that she chose to pressure you. So what I ask of both of you, Meesa and Jennifer - to think really hard about where the decision for your tubals were really made. With your mom or with you? It's like being an alcoholic, first - take responsibility for your actions, secondly - find a solution to make you happy and content. Take a look at the entire picture of what you want first - and then break it down into little frames to rebuild the solution. Perhaps a reversal is the right way for you - perhaps IVF or implantation would be better. Perhaps, perhaps it is not so much the need to biologically have another baby - as it is the need to have that unconditional love. If that is the case, adoption brings forth and nurtures that need! I'm sorry for preaching, and I hope in no way this message offends anyone. I like to give options and little particals of life to think about. I would love to have another baby - without a doubt! If God is willing, I hope and pray that both of you find a positive solution. I only wish you the best!

where is a good place and doctor that i can go to get my tubial reverse.i am only 25 yrs old.

Good morning everyone! Well, the verdict is in...I'm not pregnant - my period started a few minutes ago. I have made a firm decision this morning - I am not going to try again to have a baby. I have 2 beautiful daughters that my husband and I love dearly and hold to our hearts very close. It is in that love, that I will continue to focus on them, and now someone also very important - myself. I am 43 y/o and have decided to spread my love in a new, exciting and different direction. I am returning to school to get my teaching certificate! Because I enjoy the innocence and pure spirits of our babies, I plan to teach birth to 3rd grade. Just think...I could be that one person that makes a difference in a child's life - I love it! I don't anticipate this ride being easy, because my brain cells are a little worn around the edges, but I do believe the finaly will be worth the ride. Thank you all for allowing me to read your thoughts, and giving me insight into myself. By reading your concerns and regrets of having tubals, you gave me the right to accept (that for me) it was the right decision 13 years ago! I encourage all of you to continue your path to seek that unconditional love that one mostly only finds in a beautiful baby. However, I also encourage you to always look for other exciting endeavors that will bring you to contentment. It is in you that love begins, and freshness is maintained! Best wishes to all!

Hello! I had a tubal 7 years ago after the birth of my twin girls. I am now 13 days late. I took a preg. test last Sunday and on Wednesday and a very faint line appeared. I went ahead and had a blood test done on Friday and the HCG came back at <1. I still feel light headed and nauseus. My nipples are sore and dark. Is it possible to actually be pregnant with vurtually non existant HCG levels? I am only 34 years old so I do not think that I am going through the change. I am always on time or at least by one to two days.