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boxman2000 said:
I think if you're married, then yes. My missus used to work as a medical secretary - her GP specialised in vasectomies and this has been the case for married men for at least the last two decades.
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Its ********, the gp just asks you (not wife) if you're sure. I had the snip 2 weeks ago today and im 30 so not sure how young you are. However i imagine if you did do it and she found out you would probably have quite a short life. Its also rather tender for a week or so. ( i apologise if you were being sarcastic, its hard to tell sometimes on the internet).
 

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theone8181 said:
Its ********, the gp just asks you (not wife) if you're sure. I had the snip 2 weeks ago today and im 30 so not sure how young you are. However i imagine if you did do it and she found out you would probably have quite a short life. Its also rather tender for a week or so. ( i apologise if you were being sarcastic, its hard to tell sometimes on the internet).
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Well it isn't, but may not be specific to all surgeries.

I've enquired about it with my regular GP and was told that information. May be different on UK mainland but worth checking with surgery for anyone looking to go down that route.

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I did wonder why the operation took place in an alley:p.
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Did you have to bite on a stick during op? ;)
 

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I had the snip last August and very happy that I did.

I have two girls although I'm a widow. Would liked to have had a boy but never happened (Have a mate with 5 daughters and he's given up :) )

GF has one and we seem fairly long term and she doesn't want any more - we've enough to do with the ones we have.

As an update to my posts about the eldest and sex, I had "the talk" with the pair of them last night. When I say talk, it took 3 goes of walking into the room, losing my bottle and coming up with some random reason for being there. :)

Anyway, not completely convinced they haven't done something but I did warn about taking photos to which she replied very quickly she's never done that.

Awkward talk was awkward. Right up there with the talk a few years ago when she asked me what's a "Camel Toe". The horror on her face as she's realising what she's asked while I'm there making hoof shapes with my hands and trying to avoid certain words and phrases - a particular highlight of child raising.
 

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youdsy said:
If that's the case then I think that's disgusting.

Does a woman need her husbands approval to go on the pill? To have an abortion? Or to have her tubes tied?

Double standard.

Typical of modern society.
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I sort of understand what you're saying, but the pill is a temporary measure. She probably wouldn't get her tubes tied without you being aware of it. To have an abortion, no she doesn't require your permission but I imagine that that could be done maliciously. It's not quite the same as preventative measures.

Your spouse has every right to know whether or not you can still fertilise them - I think it's as much your choice as theirs.

Perhaps you shouldn't have to sign it off, but I think your spouse definitely should know.
 

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So my daughter is nearly one, and she is running around like a nutter trying to get herself injured at any point she's awake. We've just moved into our new place which has wood flooring and she's already faceplanted into the wood and got a big lump on her head.

Question: where do you draw the line with regards to baby proofing? I've ordered some foam corner guards for the fireplace plinth, and we'll get a soft rug for downstairs, but I also recognise that she's gonna get some bruises on the path of life. It sucks when she really takes a hard dive, but I'm not getting her one of those baby helmets out of principle.

Have any of you guys done the baby proofing route and how far did you go with it?
 

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Devrij said:
So my daughter is nearly one, and she is running around like a nutter trying to get herself injured at any point she's awake. We've just moved into our new place which has wood flooring and she's already faceplanted into the wood and got a big lump on her head.

Question: where do you draw the line with regards to baby proofing? I've ordered some foam corner guards for the fireplace plinth, and we'll get a soft rug for downstairs, but I also recognise that she's gonna get some bruises on the path of life. It sucks when she really takes a hard dive, but I'm not getting her one of those baby helmets out of principle.

Have any of you guys done the baby proofing route and how far did you go with it?
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As long as sharp edges on fireplace, table, tv stand etc are covered with the protectors, let her run and fall. It's part of life and bumps and bruises are going to happen anyway. Falling will also remind her to go easier herself. It's a learning curve for her too. Don't be too worried about a few bumps and bruises....I've twin boys 15 months old and they are learning to steady themselves more now after falling on our wood floor a few times.
 

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The only baby proofing we have done (my boy is 1) is it to get the plug guards. We did buy the corner protectors but we don't actually have any sharp corners so we haven't used them.
We also have hard wood flooring and tiles in the kitchen but he has only managed to really bump his head once and that was when he pushed his walker over and he went over the top of it.
We did look at the fireplace corner guards but our son would just play with it or rip it up.
 

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Master_X said:
The only baby proofing we have done (my boy is 1) is it to get the plug guards. We did buy the corner protectors but we don't actually have any sharp corners so we haven't used them.
We also have hard wood flooring and tiles in the kitchen but he has only managed to really bump his head once and that was when he pushed his walker over and he went over the top of it.
We did look at the fireplace corner guards but our son would just play with it or rip it up.
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Same here about plug guards, we do have a stairgate top and bottom but i don't think anyone would be mad enough not to have them with kids. Ironically my daughter has only really bashed her head when i took her to the pub and her head was exactly the same height as the tables, i got a bit of an earful that night:p.
 

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We've got stair gates at the top and bottom of the stairs and plug guards, apart from that her biggest obstacle is the massive daft lumbering dog that forgets she runs up behind him sometimes :D
 

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tom_e said:
We've got stair gates at the top and bottom of the stairs and plug guards, apart from that her biggest obstacle is the massive daft lumbering dog that forgets she runs up behind him sometimes :D
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Ha yeah our dog has steamrolled her once or twice when he heard my missus pick up his lead.

Cheers lads, will stick the corner guards on (stairgate is on, but we need another for top of stairs now she has an upstairs room) and just continue giving her a kiss and a cuddle when she clonks her head. I will say that life is a lot easier when you can leave them to potter about rather than having to remove them from dangerous situations every 5 seconds.

With regards to plug guards, aren't UK plugs safe anyway since they are closed unless the ground pin is in? We have empty sockets switched off anyway, but is it a serious risk (eg American plugs are crazy dangerous)
 

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I read an article a few years back that sockets guards were useless and could even make the sockets more dangerous.

This is the website the Institution of Engineering and Technology released regarding the matter http://www.fatallyflawed.org.uk/

NHS also released a statement https://www.cas.dh.gov.uk/ViewandAcknowledgment/ViewAlert.aspx?AlertID=102494

"This Alert is issued to highlight how, in certain circumstances, the use of plastic 13A (13 amp) electrical socket inserts (sold as safety accessories) can overcome the safety features designed into socket outlets."
 
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