whats it like to get an iud?

Question

i have my appt today and im super nervous!

Answer

Honestly, it was kinda painful. It’s like pinching during the actual insertion. Have you had children? Supposedly it’s not as painful if you’ve already had a child. I had mine inserted before ever having kids so I thought it was sore. You will cramp for the rest of the day so just have some ibuprofen on hand.

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I had an IUD placed after my second child. I have to say it was not a good experience.
I had such extreme cramping that I fainted walking out to my car.  After asking the doctor if that’s normal, they say yes. 
Not only that, it completely stopped my cycle immediately, again, when asked if that is normal, my doctor said yes. 
After having it in for a year I had to have it surgically removed because it was embedded into my uterus.  It caused a lot of scarring and I was told I wouldn’t be able to get pregnant again because of the severity of the scarring. 
We did get pregnant again after 10 years, out of the blue. 
But I just say that you should do your research and ask a lot of questions. Obviously, the doctor I had at the time was not very knowledgeable about the side effects and risks. I sought the advise of another doctor when I couldn’t feel the “strings” anymore and asked again all of these questions I had asked before and they gave me better information.

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Form my experience, initially insertion will hurt for that second. And after, there will be lots of cramping the whole day, so I suggest taking it easy and have heating pads/hot water bottles/whatever they're called to ease the cramps. 
I was able to make it through work but it was pretty uncomfortable, although I probably have a high pain tolerance. But I did use those disposable heating pads.
After that, I had spotting for about a month.
But otherwise, I loved having my IUD in. 
Good luck!

whats it like to get an iud?

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