Anyone on/ tried the Mirena IUD
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Anyone on/ tried the Mirena IUD
| Thu, 07-08-2004 - 8:37pm |
I am pregnant with my second baby and due in Novemeber and am looking for a type of birth control that will work for me. Neither one of my children were "planned".


My period at the moment is lighter than usual and the pains stopped after CD4 (on CD8 now and it's heaven, I can't believe I have a period that is actually light and doesn't hurt!). My periods used to be so so heavy and so incredibly painful that for a minimum of a week, usually 2 weeks and sometimes more every month, I was unable to lead a proper life.
Insertion was incredibly uncomfortable, though the pain wasn't any worse than my normal period pain (although that in itself used to be really quite bad!). I've no idea if my pains were as bad as labour pain (I was warned they might be) as I've never been pregnant. I didn't have any anaesthetic at all, insertion was relatively quick. About as bad as a pap smear to be honest.
The hormones in Mirena make your periods lighter, and because they're lighter the pain chemicals (prostaglandins) don't build up (they normally do as the womb lining builds up), so the pain is reduced too. Your first couple of periods might be heavier than normal, or you might be one of the women who just has lots of spotting for a couple of months following insertion.
To be honest I think of my Mirena as a life saver, my periods stopped me living a proper life before and it isn't just birth control to me.
Good luck with your pregnancy and birth.
~Lys~
Edited 7/9/2004 7:22 am ET ET by nemo01
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