birth control

[RoopStetter]

So with my son my husband and I started having sex 2 weeks after he was born and you know I couldn't keep my hands off the kid lol. Anyways that led to me not being able to get birth control. So I was hoping to get some advice on some. I know that I want an IUD and I also know that mirena is hormone based or w.e. and I am a crazy b I t c h with extra hormones. I was hoping to get paragaurd...idk anyone have any advice, suggestions, stories etc?

[delyayle]

I've had both, mirena for 3 years and paraguard for almost 1 . I will never get a mirena again it cause way To many issues for me, cysts, severe cramping, heavy periods .. The paraguard wasn't bad but I had to deal with constant nausea from me having a reaction to the low dose copper. I know quite a few other women who have had one or the other and hated them and will never get them again  

[mommygg]

Yep lol

[NicoleW09]

My labor with my son was terrible. So when my ob said it might hurt during insertion I just laughed.

[RoopStetter]

Yea that's what I was thinking too. Can't be worse than labor right?

[RoopStetter]

OK. I just want to know what to expect. Thank u so much for your advice and experience. I'm definitely leaning more towards paraguard now

[mommygg]

The mirena didnt really hurt it was uncomfortable but didn't hurt u get a really sharp cramp but after pregnancy I think ur used to all that lol

[NicoleW09]

It's good for ten years. It felt like a bad period cramp. It really wasn't all that bad, in my opinion. I took Advil prior to insertion. And I expected to be really cramps all day but after an hour of light cramps they went away.

[RoopStetter]

I think it was 7 years

[mommygg]

How many years is it good for?

[RoopStetter]

Did it hurt going in. I just read some reviews on both mirena and paraguard and people are saying it feels like an intense labor contraction, someone else said they wanted to pass out

[NicoleW09]

I have the paragard. It's a copper non hormonal iud. I've had it since the beginning of February. I had the strings cut again on my check up, but other than that I've had no issues. It's my favorite birth control that I've used.

[mommygg]

I had the mirena for 3yrs and never had a probelm with it but after I got it removed I saw alot of scary commercials :/ but im also looking for another iud sorry for not being much help lol

[RoopStetter]

All I know is that its an IUD its copper and doesn't use hormones as far as I'm aware

[K_Bmomma]

I have noo idea.. I need to look into something too after this one. I don't know much about paraguard though