Arie Luyendyk Jr. had a second vasectomy on Aug. 14 after reversing his first procedure to have another child with Lauren Burnham. The Bachelor alum said the decision now is final: he and Burnham have four children and are done expanding the family.
Aug. 14 on Instagram Story
“Today’s a good day to get a vasectomy,” he wrote on Instagram Story before the procedure. He added, “I’m going at it alone this time,” making clear Burnham was not in the room for this one.
The 44-year-old said the first vasectomy was “a little traumatic,” and that “Lauren being there felt weird.” He said the reversal happened when he was “out cold,” then noted, “Now this time, I’ve gone to a new doctor who does laughing gas, so I’m hoping this goes a little smoother.”
Four children with Lauren Burnham
Luyendyk and Burnham share daughter Alessi, twins Senna and Lux, and baby girl Livvy. He said the family had already reached the point where “four is a good number,” a line that lands differently after the earlier reversal made room for another child.
He also said he felt overwhelmed with childcare after the 2021 birth of the twins and later admitted he rushed the first decision to get a vasectomy. That sequence is the real hinge in this story: one procedure was undone for another baby, then the second procedure followed once the family was complete.
What changes after the reversal
The practical result is simple. After a reversal, another permanent procedure puts the family-planning decision back where he says it belongs, with no intent to add more children.
His own line says enough: “But honestly, I can’t complain. This doesn’t hold a candle to giving birth.” The open question is not whether the procedure happened — it did — but how quickly he moved from reversal to final decision once four children made the household math look different.
