Canadian woman tells of agony of husband’s vasectomy
- Gina Watson was aware that her husband had undergone the procedure but still struggles with the reality of their situation
- The stepmother-of-two, who lives with her husband in British Columbia, Canada, fears that even if a reversal worked, she might still not be able to get pregnant
- She said deciding whether she wants to try for a baby has been an ’emotional rollercoaster’
- Watson said being a stepmother is ‘not the same’ as raising children of her own
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A woman who wants to have children has told of the agony of falling in love with a man who has had a vasectomy.
Gina Watson, who lives with her husband and two stepsons in British Columbia, Canada, was aware that her husband had undergone the procedure before their marriage but said she still struggles with the situation.
The couple are considering reversal surgery for the vasectomy but Watson fears that even if it works she will not be able to get pregnant, she wrote in an article for Blunt Moms.
‘Emotional rollercoaster’: Gina Watson, pictured, has told of the agony of falling in love with a man who has had a vasectomy
Procreation: Gina was aware that her husband had undergone the procedure but still struggles with the reality of their situation
A vasectomy sterilizes a man by cutting or blocking the tubes that transfer the sperm to the penis from the testes.
A reversal requires the tubes to be re-connected but is expensive and is not always successful.
Watson, who moved to Canada from Holland four years ago to live with her now husband and his children, said deciding whether she wants to try for a baby has been an ’emotional rollercoaster’.
While her husband is ‘on the fence’ about having another child, Watson is interested in having a child of her own.
In a warning to women dating men with vasectomies, she wrote: ‘His children are older and as he puts it “I can see the light at the end of the tunnel”.
‘Which I understand, but then I guess you shouldn’t have dated a younger woman who warned you she might want kids of her own.’
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Different experience: Watson said raising her stepchildren is ‘not the same’ as having her own child
Watson, who blogs about her experiences as a stepmother, said raising her stepchildren is ‘not the same’ as having her own child.
She added: ‘Have you ever considered that I might want to experience pregnancy myself, waking up at all hours of the night to feed my baby and watch him or her take their first steps?’
She also warned women in similar situations to her that they will be emotionally tested. ‘You will have a breakdown,’ she said.
Their different approaches to the subject of vasectomy reversal, which costs thousands of dollars, has added to the strain.
‘I prefer to not talk about potential baby names, fantasize about the gender or what he or she is going to look like. To my surprise, my husband is the complete opposite.
‘Cue epic breakdown as I wasn’t ready to talk about these things. I am so worried that the reversal will fail, that I find it very difficult to let myself get excited about things just in case nothing happens,’ she wrote.
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