Hi,
Congrats on the arrival of your lil wonder. I had the merina iud in for near 3 and a half years after my little little bundle in 06. i have no complaints or regrets in gettin it in had spot bleeding for the first 6 months then next to nothin after that was a little painful after it went in bit like period pains for bout 24 hours then nothin you will get it put in mid period so its less painful and no pain getting it out!! i for one had no side effects from it. i am a believer its the best form of contraception when your sexually active.
Hope this helps.