Question concering an IUC placement...?

Question

I just had my second child going on 6 wks ago and Im scheduled for my 6 wk postpartum check up this week. I am getting mirena placed in and Im just curious as to what i can expect. I have a friend who told me it hurt and she was sore after, but I know what one person experiences doesnt mean the next will. Has anyone else had one of these?

Answer 1

Hi,

I actually just had a Mirena inserted today (still experiencing the cramping too).

But it's all set up like a gyno exam. (you can keep your shirt on though). :) I came in during my period, cuz the cervix is more softer when a girl is menstruating. Also, take an IB Profin before you go! I took one when I got there, but I cramped badly driving all the way home until it kicked in.

Its only like 10 minutes, My doctor talked me through everything, which helped. She offered me a shot to numb it, otherwise it would feel like severe cramping....But I don't like needles, so I choose the cramping instead. They put a device to hold the cervix in place, which felt like a pinching. Then, they placed a device that measures the inner-width of your cervix...That was when the severe cramping began. It was no picnic, haha...

You just felt it pushing up inside, to the very spot you have normal cramps, & that's where it cramped the worst. It felt like she kept the device in. Until a few moments later, I felt like something was "sliding in", like through a tube I mean. (it was the iud). I was already experiencing the cramps from the 1st device, but when the IUD was inserted, it was definately doubled. At one point, i kinda wished I had the shot, lol. But now I'm okay. She took out both devices, one at a time. Each time she did, it relieved the presure a bit more.

While driving home, I experience the most of the after effect. My IB Profin hadn't kicked in, & I was groaning. It was like severe cramps -more than a typical period. that was like 4 hours ago, but it's calmed down a lot. Just very light cramping now, as long as the meds are in my system. I hear Midol works good too.

I guess I'll be feeling waves of cramping for a few days. But it should get better as time goes by. Girls will also bleed for a while from the insertion, but we can't put anything inside, not even tampons. I'm still on my period, & I hate pads, but its my doctor's orders...

Hope this helps you. Take the shot!!

haha, j/k it's tolerable.