Hi Girls,

I havent been in here for a while also, but thought id give a little update since this thread has been re-hashed

I still have the mirena in, though for the last 6/7weeks or so (after a really long time with no AF) Ive been experiencing irregular spotting here and there. About 5 days will pass with the normal heavy discharge (sorry TMI!!!) and then about 2 days of spotting in addition to strong cramps.

At first i thought it was unusual as it happened all-of-a-sudden, but now this has been happening for a while, im not sure if this is normal??? Probably a good idea if i head off to the docs for a checkup i guess.

I really dont know what alternative contraception method would be best in my situation...and yes i completely agree with the "accidental" ttc being a problem...its way too tempting - so condoms are probably out. I cant really risk getting preg again right now as im going back to uni fulltime for 3 more years (yayy me...i got into b.midwifery sorry just had to let that out, im so excited!!!) ahhhh...to think ive been tossing and turning over this for over 6 months...lol.

Re: insertion of the mirena, i too had a local anaesthetic injected in the cervix prior. Yup that stings alright! But i guess the pain during insertion wasnt as bad as some of you that didnt have the injection have described. When i had the mirena removed before falling preg with DS2, like many have already mentioned it didnt hurt a bit for me at all.

Goodluck with your choices everyone, hopefully ill be back with a good update