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post #21 of 27
I had the copper IUD placed at my 6 week PP check up after DD was born. I can't do hormones because of migraine headaches, so Mirena was out.

The insertion was fine, really. It stung, but much easier than the labor I'd just been through.

I bled - off and on for weeks, and I personally really hated the cervical mucus panty-sneeze that happened every few days. Also, it always hurt during sex. For months.

I finally had it removed because it was making sex so unpleasant there was no real reason to keep it in.
post #22 of 27
I have a Mirena IUD and so far, it hasn't caused any problems. It seemed like the best option considering we think we're done with our kids but I don't feel ready for DH to get a vasectomy.

It took THREE visits to get it in! The first time I went but I wasn't menstruating because I'm breastfeeding. The doctor checked it out and said insertion would be too painful. So I went on the pill and went back the next month, but on day 5-6 of my period. Again, he said my cervix was cramping too much. So on Take three, I went back on Day 3 of my period, and took Percocet beforehand. I was nervous, anticipating it would be painful, but I had paid $350 for the thing and couldn't return it. Well, insertion wasn't bad at all! I had a bit of cramping but no sharp pains. I was surprised when he said, "It's in. That's all."

Now that it's done with and working, I'm pleased with it as a birth control choice.
post #23 of 27
Even though I have had 2 kids, the insertion of the Mirena IUD was VERY PAINFUL to me. I had to use my deep breathing techniques that I used in labor just to relax my muscles enough for the gyno/midwife to get it in easily. After it was in, I had cramps for a couple of hours and spotted, but nothing too painful afterwards.

I later had it removed, because the side effects were bothering me too much.

(single mommy to Emma, 4 years and Angela, 2 years)
post #24 of 27
The insertion felt like a pinch that lasted less than a minute. Slightly painful, nothing bad, and short-lived. I do NOT have heavier bleeding or cramping during periods, but I occasionally get random cramps that I didn't used to get. Again, not bad, and short lived.

Edited to add that I have a Paragard. No hormones for me!
post #25 of 27
The IUD is getting really popular among my group of friends.
We've had a range of reactions to insertion, everything from barely a pinch to 24 hours of intense pain. When I got mine, it hurt fairly badly for the minute or so it took to insert it (enough for me to go "OW! OW!", but not enough for me to ask them to stop).

The hormones in birth control pills make me an insane emotional crazy woman, but the hormones in my Mirena are much lower and I don't get any emotional side effects from it. I spotted for two months straight after insertion (very unusual), but after that my periods got much lighter, and disappeared altogether around one year after insertion. I was pretty unsettled by the thought of losing my period, but I've come to really love the lack of hassle. No more missing school/work for cramps and nausea! I've had my IUD for two years now, and I love it. It was absolutely the best choice for me.

There are some bad side effects, and if you have an extreme version of any of them it can be quite unpleasant... but if you get through them you have five years of extremely reliable, no-maintenance birth control. In my case it was worth it, but I can see how it wouldn't be for others.
post #26 of 27
I had the copper because I didn't want hormones and wouldn't recommend it.

The mirena might be better and I've heard it is.

My periods were erratic on the copper IUD. The cramping was nearly unbearable, as bad as labor though not as closely spaced. My period was so heavy I went through a super tampon and a super pad each hour for 1-2 days then the rest of the period was normal though it lasted for almost a week each time.

Sometimes the cycle was really short (3 weeks) or long (5 weeks), more often short with breakthrough bleeding in between.

It was not at all nice going in but thank God it came out without a problem.
post #27 of 27
I got a Mirena put in a couple of months ago. I wasn't on my period (it showed up the next day) and my cervix was tilted, so the NP had to put a little clamp on it to hold it in place. Even with that, it wasn't bad to get it inserted. A bit of pinching during the sounding and the insertion, enough to make me catch my breath, but very quick. It took all of 5 minutes start to finish.

Unfortunately, it got pulled out a week later. I guess I didn't break the suction on my Diva Cup completely and it came out. It felt like I was in transition for two hours until I got an emergency appointment to get it taken out. I'm getting another inserted in a few days. I hope everything goes ok this time (no more Diva for a few months!). I didn't have much cramping at all. I only felt kinda yucky for a day. Besides it coming out, the only problem I had was that with the combination of the IUD going in and out, plus starting the pill the day it came out, my body went crazy and my period lasted 10 days, giving me a bit of anemia a few weeks later.

I'm looking forward to getting the Mirena again. I chose it over the copper because it can help control my PCOS. I can't wait to get off the pill because I've been having some trouble with depression, which is really getting to me. I've been off the pill two days now and I already feel better.
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