Anyone have/had the Mirena IUD? Good/bad experience?
Am trying to figure out contraception and this seems to be the easiest - I'm still breastfeeding and dont plan to stop anytime soon, but dont want any more kids for at least 3more years!
I had Marina put in when my bub was about 6 weeks old, she is now 23 months old.
I haven't had any trouble with the IUD, I had a bit of cramping when it was put in. I've had it checked once. I didn't have any periods while breastfeeding. Now my period is regular (every 28 days) It's not as heavy as it used to be and only last a few days.
You can keep it in for up to five years, getting it checked once a year. It's better then taking a pill each day. With no side effects. Once you get it taken out your fertility returns straight away.
I've had 3 c sections, all elective. I didn't ever have any contractions and I had one put in, it was a bit uncomfortable I guess and I had some cramping afterwards, but I think everyone gets that
I've just had mine inserted, and (TMI WARNING!) have had bleeding for 2 weeks since a week after the insertion. But no cramping/back ache with the bleeding? hmmm.
Kazbah, I had some unpredictable spotting (but not bleeding) for the first few weeks but since then nothing.
Maybe if it doesn't settle down soon you should check it with your Dr.
I love it but it doesn't agree with everyone.
I love mine too, but did have spotting most days in the first 6 weeks. My gynae told me to expect this so I wasn't phased and it stopped right on the 6 week mark.
sorry if TMI - i was going to post something about this myself today - i had my mirena put in on sept21 a week after had bleeding for 3 days then pale spotting for about 10 days then nothing till the sunday before last & ive been bleeding since so 9 days now & it is nothing like my normal period which was only 3days & mostly brownish - this is bright red all the time - im trying to hang in there to see if it gets better as my dr said it can take 6 months to get used to it!
Wow, so many with this side effect! I'm seeing the doc for my 6-weeks-after-insertion checkup in about 3 weeks, so I'm going to wait until at least then before making up my mind on it. The "no pain" part of the bleeding is good though. And I'm making sure I take my iron supps!
I had mine put in about 6mths ago, I had cramps like a bad period pain that afternoon (managed with panadol) a couple of days of spotting then 3mths period free. I the last two months I have had one very long period (3 weeks) and a longish one (about 10 days). Overall I'm happy with it.
I love mine. I had it put in last December. I bled for about 4 days then spotted for about 3 weeks. Then i had lighter but longer AF (about 7-9 days instead of 5, but def less blood loss overall) and mid cycle spotting (3-6 days, around O time) for about 6 months, but each month both got shorter and lighter. The last 3 months i've had no mid-cycle spotting and just a light, painless AF for about 4 days. I'm SO glad i stuck it out since i now know after those few months of slight hassle i have 4 worry-free, hassle-free, baby-free years in front of me without having to do anything.
I had one inserted when my youngest was 3 months old, it was quite a painful insertion as my cycle had not yet returned and they needed to dilate me to get it in. At the 6 week check up the string could not be found, an x-ray found the iud near my left hip. They think it must have perforated the uterus on insertion. Needless to say I needed laparoscopy to remove it. I now use condoms as contraception
Michelle
Perforation is usually an insertion issue - you can ask the gyn who's putting it in what their perforation rate is as it's usually down to technique. Of course, there's a first time for everything, so that doesn't guarantee it won't happen.
Apparently in about 7 months I will be a qualified midwife - yikes!
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Wow I am glad I found this thread, I have an appointment to have one on the 30th October. So do they always do a 6 week check up to make sure it is where it should be, and obviously you can bleed quite erratically for the first few month?
Have any of you found that you have less headaches and moodiness with that instead of the pill?
I still get the pmt i always had, i think because it changes fertility whereas the oestrogen stops it. Most women still ovulate on Mirena and the period IS a period, not a whithdrawal bleed like on the Pill. It acts on mucus making it inadequate to support sperm and hostile and thick so they cn't get through and thins the uterine lining so there's nowhere for eggs to implant - that's why periods are lighter/disappear. So i feel relatively normal, neither more or less moody/PMTish. I know one girl who can't take the pill etc because of migraines and she is fine on Mirena - i think it's oestrogen that causes them in her case though.
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