Thinking about using an IUD
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Thinking about using an IUD
| Sun, 10-03-2004 - 5:24pm |
I am 2 weeks into my post partum recovery and am thinking about using an IUD. My OB says that it can be used during breastfeeding, but am not sure if I want to use it. Is it true, it won't affect my milk production in any way or effect anything to do with breastfeeding my ds?
I've also heard there can be side effects like heavy periods at first, but my OB told me if they got really heavy she could give me something to help that. I am hoping that like with my dd my period doesn't come back until 6 months when I wasn't exclusivly breast feeding her anymore.
I am also wondering if having a string "down there" can be felt during sex, especially for my husband?
TIA
Sherry

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I have had the Copper T (Paraguard) IUD since early May... the first AF after it was inserted... or I should say during the insertion was pretty heavy for me, and I felt a little bit crampy, which I never usually feel. I have the most uneventful periods. Anyway, after that first time, everything returned to normal. No cramps, no heavy bleeding.
My SO can feel the string during IC. But he really enjoys this, he says it makes IC more exciting and more pleasurable. He says he really gets off on feeling it there, because he feels like he's trying to beat it, get one past the goalie, so to speak... We no longer use condoms, so there's always the chance he could get one past. But I feel empowered because I know I'm doing what I can to prevent pg. I'm pretty confident that nothing will get past. IUD's have a pretty good success rate.
As for interfering with breastfeeding, the Paraguard IUD contains no hormones at all so it shouldn't interfere with breastfeeding at all.
My opinion is Go For It.
Sorry for the length,
Jenn