IUD

[kimjarrah]

So im pretty set on getting the iud:) would any ladies like to share stories and/or experiences of being on the iud?

[kimjarrah]

Oh woww lots of horror stories lol:/ kinda scared to get it put in now but i guess its only trial and error ill have to wait and see whether my body reacts okay to it, i get it inserted in october so still have a few months. Thank you all for the comments much appreciated :)

[baby2inthemaking]

I had the iud for two years and became pregnant with. It in place

[vro1991]

If you are one of those people that fies good on other forms of BC and surgeries and things then try it. You can always get it taken out if you don't like it. Mine actually migrated and had to be surgically removed during my d&c it went out side my uterus and was laying in my abdomen. There are alot of law suits about it. Do your research before you make any decision

[1stTimeMama9087]

Not to sound like a Debbie downer... Because I know the IUD works for a lot of women. But here is my experience... I had the Paragard placed December 2011. It was not painful to have it placed because dr used lidocaine to numb down there :) after being placed i had light cramping but no spotting. I went in for my paps and lady check ups regularly. Everything seemed great. I found out February that we are expecting! It was very much a shock for hubby and I, AND the doctors that I got  pregnant with an IUD. The even crazier part was that with a pelvic exam the IUD  looked ideal and in the correct place. When verifying that I was pregnant they inserted the vaginal ultrasound and saw that the IUD had moved down into my cervix. Without an ultrasound tho no one would have ever known! Just remember no birth control is 100% effective! Not even having your tubes tied. (Sorry for the long post)

[teenmomma2]

I had the merina for 2 years and it was horrible I had irregular periods and sometimes I would have 2 periods a month and the cramps were horrible also sex hurt like hell a lot of the time and I wanted it out for along time and it took me a year to find someone to take it out! After I got it out I got pregnant 15 days later and I am now 36 weeks pregnant our son. I'm now 19 with a 3 year old daughter and about to have our little boy and I am 100% positive I'm done having kids but here in Louisiana you have to be 21 or have at least 3 kids to get your tubes tied so this time around I'm getting the paraguard because it has no hormones like the merina did and lasts 10 years

[LauraLu23]

I had never been on birth control and after my 2nd baby I got paragard because I was 22 wit 2 kids under 2!! Paragard was wonderful for 1 year now I'm 34 weeks pregnant wit my 3rd child!! Got pregnant with paragard in place. Got it removed when I was 10 weeks pregnant after 2nd try it hurt alot! I don't think I wud get it again!

[steph_fierro]

I had the mirena in for 4 yrs well in dec of 2012 i found out i was pregnant they had to remove it and i had a chance of losing the baby and was a high risk pregnancy my whole pregnancy well  on july 7th i delivered a healthy miracle baby girl:)

[nicolemk]

I had my mirena for 3 years and decided to have it removed bc I had this feeling something was wrong. My doctor tried to talk me out of getting it removed when I told her I thought it was imbedding saying that in the 10 years she has worked with IUDs she has never seen that happen. Well sure enough it was imbedded, I only narrowly avoided surgery to have it removed but after 2 hours of torture and ultrasound help it finally came out. I also miscarried 6 months after removal, have had irregular cycles and took 18 more months to manage to get pregnant again. I was always regular before mirena and got pregnant right away. I didn't think I would have anymore babies bc of it. Think long and hard before putting a foreign object like that in your body, it was the easiest bc I've ever used but if I could go back I never would have gotten it.

[jaden51207]

I had the mirena for 5 months and it was awful. I gained weight after having it put in right after having my second. I always lose the weight within the first few months and the doctor that I asked to remove it had the nerve to tell me the mirena can't make me gain weight and that "as we get older our metabolisms start to slow down.." I was 19... Now I just felt pregnant the entire time but I had a friend have it much worse. She left it in for only 2 years but by the time she wanted it out to have another they went to pull it out and found it had grown through the uterine wall and she hemorrhaged when they took it out and she'll never be able to have kids again. It just doesn't seem worth it to me if you aren't certain yet whether you want any more kids, you don't want that decision taken away from you.

[aurora92]

Paraguard hurt me the first day, but it wasn't excruciating as some people make it seem. I'll be getting one back in after baby and I'm excited as birth control doesn't work well for me!

[jazzalynsmommy2013]

Depending on which obe u get the para guard iud is fine but the mirena had alot of lawsuits against it right im not trying to scare you are anything but mine mirena broke into 3 pieces i had a piece in my chest cavity one in my stomache and the other one was in my uterus plus i had complications from it i would just research paraguard

[babynumber3in2013]

I had the merina for almost 5 years. It didn't hurt going in (or out) in my opinion. I loved it! I didn't have period for the whole time I had it. The only down fall is that I gain quite a bit of weight after getting it! Aside from that it was the best lol

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Wow!! B\C sound scary

[BoilerWife83]

I had the IUD put in in oct of 2008 and just got it out March of this year and got prego in may. I had no problem untill I had a kidney infection and it was like the infection stayd in the IUD so felt horable till I got itout

[rachel0214]

I had got the IUD after I had my daughter when I was 18. The mirena and IUD are totally different when it comes to the hormones that are in them. I used to be on the BC patch when I was 16 and gained 60lbs. My doctor told me to get the IUD then cause the merina and the patch are very similar when it comes to what's in it. I loved the IUD. My only complaint was that after they put it in it felt like I was in labor all over again for like two weeks, heavy heavy period, cramps that would knock out the NFL. BUT after my body was use to it I only had to deal with simi heavy periods every month. I had it in for like 2yrs and loved it even with all that. I only took it out to have another child. Which took like 4yrs after it was removed. BUT it could have easily been the father that made it so hard for us to conceive. (Different father from my first) psthe doctors say the more children u have the better your body will react to the IUD cause your uterus is stretched out more

[spazz7]

I got the mirena out in 10 months later i took it out i hated it, my bodywas regecting and causing a really nasty smell ... Got pregnant the next time i ovulated.

[YazzZ]

I also had the mirena and I didn't like it .... My body reacted to it .... Lower pain my head aches were more often , felt like I would get beat up everyday. I got it out within months. But every body is different upside don't have to remember to take it everyday

[kimjarrah]

Oh wow everyones experience is different i hope mines a positive experience

[texasbby13]

I had the mirena for five years with no complications just a little weight gain and no period for two years but when I got it take .out I got pregnant two weeks later!

[Escobarmommy]

I had the mirena for 6 months and it was horrible.  My body kept attacking the strings. So I had a yeast infection the intire time I had it,  even though my drs kept saying that it wasn't causing them. As soon as it was out, wudda you know I was yeast free. I am done with any bc. After I have my second  baby in March, my hubby is getting snipped lol.

[kimjarrah]

Lmao okay good point :P

[flaka88]

It doesn't hurt as much if u give birth u can take the pain lol

[kimjarrah]

Yeah im only 18 and single mum so im pretty set on not having another baby for a few years, im scared it will hurt going in too but it will be worth it hey :)

[aprilbaby22]

I got the paragaurd put in 6 weeks after I had my lo and love it so far. It was a little painful going in but no side effects or down sides as of yet.  I love not having it think about BC.