I just really wanted to hopefully calm some anxieties especially when adjusting to a new birth control.

I just got Liletta put in on 12/16 & I went through my December cycle with a heavy-ish period. Naturally, me & my boyfriend decided to give Liletta a road-test. So let me explicitly state: we did not use a condom. Neither of us like condoms, plus Liletta (on its own) already is >99.9% effective so we opted to trust the science.

I'm 22, he's 21; neither of us are ready for munchkins so we are relying 800% on this magical little doo-dad to work.

So we waited until the 12/29 (13 days after insertion) to get down & dirty. My doc told me that I'd be safe after 7 days, but what's a few extra days, right?

Anyway, Liletta performed fabulously; my boyfriend had no complaints of being poked by the strings; I had no pain after sex; I had a teensy bit of spotting after rough sessions, but 🤷‍♀️

Fast-forward to two weeks ago; I was starting to have my cycle on my radar. My doc told me that most women experience heavier, irregular, or lighter periods over the next 3 to 6 months (basically: "anything could happen; everyone's body is different"). I decided to check <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glow.android.eve">Eve</a> & see how the community was doing. So naturally, most of the posts I saw were "I am experiencing ____, am I pregnant?"

Me, being the occasionally-nervous little creature I am, suddenly started being hyper-aware of my body. I would see a post claiming they were experiencing headaches & their pregnancy test came out positive; suddenly I would feel a headache. Someone said they were feeling really fatigued & turns out, they were pregnant; boom, I was tired. So that led to a minor freakout.

A few days ago, my period did start, only it's very light & some of my period symptoms are different.

-No cramps, but more backache

-Boobs are more swollen, but less tender

-More bloat, but less tummy issues

The moral of this whole post is TRUST THE SCIENCE. But it's also okay to be a little nervous about that stuff; it's weird to think about & sometimes it's hard to trust a tiny piece of plastic to keep you baby-free. Sometimes, the "symptoms" you feel are just psychosomatic. I knew that I wasn't pregnant, but there was a little voice in my head whispering "But what if you are? What about those headaches? Why are you so tired? Why are your boobs bigger?"

I hope my long-winded story provides comfort for someone; when I was low-key freaking out, I wish I would've found a post like this 💖 I wanted to share my experiences with IUDs & periods & sex & all that fun stuff that comes with having a kitty-cat. Happy Monday, beauties!