Mirena

susandnichols

Anyone TTC after Mirena or another IUD? I keep reading horror stories of the "Mirena Crash". Did anyone experience that?

PunkyBooster

Do a search. This has been talked about recently!

Fwiw my friends who had it all got pregnant immediately.

MMason12

I had one Mirena IUD for 5 years, had it replaced in January with an other one and then had that one removed in July.  My DH and I got our BFP on our second cycle of ttc.  I had no issues with my Mirena coming out nor did I have an issues after it was removed. 

susandnichols

Great, thanks! I did a search but it only brought up results from The Knot and were several years old. Not sure if I did something wrong or not...

PunkyBooster

Oh ugh. Sometimes the search feature works great then other times it is useless!!

PhantomPower

I have to have mine surgically removed in November (they couldn't locate the strings but an u/s confirmed it's still in my uterus). I've read that many people get pregnant right away. I also noticed a lot of internet posts regarding people get pregnant with multiples if you get pregnant right away but I don't know if that's just an internet rumor/coincidence. 

susandnichols

@PhantomPower: Yikes! I have a check-up next month and will discuss removal with my dr. Fingers crossed it won't be as involved as yours! Friend of mine had hers removed last Fall and is now pg/due in January. She had some moodiness which she attributed to IUD removal but said the worst part was the 6-week continuous bleeding. Not looking forward to that part!!

PhantomPower

susandnichols said:

@PhantomPower: Yikes! I have a check-up next month and will discuss removal with my dr. Fingers crossed it won't be as involved as yours! Friend of mine had hers removed last Fall and is now pg/due in January. She had some moodiness which she attributed to IUD removal but said the worst part was the 6-week continuous bleeding. Not looking forward to that part!!

Good luck with your appointment! I'll definitely be trying a different method of BC next time. 

blacktie3

I had mine removed 8/01 after 2 years and had nothing that resembled a "crash" , I had 1 1/2 days  of very light spotting after removal and that was it.  I didn't have a period on Merina or the pill either;  so I haven't had a real period in like 7 years or so.  AF came on 8/30!  After AF this month we will start trying!  I'm sure you will be fine!!

Ginalynn08

I got my iud removed after 6ish months. Worst time in my life. I also had to get my surgical removed. I waited till my first cycle which was not bad at all. lasted normal time. did not bleed forever like I did when I got it put in. We are now ttc and I can test on the 28th.

susandnichols

Good luck @blacktie3 & @Ginalynn08!

beachlovingirl

I had mine removed in March 2013. I did have the crash (2 days of crazy up and down moodiness, nothing too bad though) and we've been TTC since with no luck. 

susandnichols

Did any of you experience acne while you had your Mirena?

Ginalynn08

Susandnichols: YES YES YES I had it all over my face. I have never had acne before it was so bad and painful!

susandnichols

Me too! I was fortunate I was never one of the "pizza-face" teenagers...going through that in my thirties sucks! Mine started out around the same time of month my cycle would happen (I don't have one with the IUD.) Now, there's not a day of the month I don't have at least 2 or 3 pimples. It's so embarrassing! I am so looking forward to eliminating that problem!!

kokosgirl

I had the Mirena for 2.5 years; Dr removed it a month ago (August), no "crash", although I'd read about it too and was worried! Just some heavy bleeding for a few days. We are TTC and no luck this first month, but I also read about a lot of miscarriages in people who got pregnant on the first cycle after removal because the uterine lining is not thick enough to support proper implantation.

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