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Opinions about getting an IUD? / What BC are you using?

myszkomyszko
in February 2011 Moms
That's the BC that my midwife recommended for me.  I definitely don't want pills because they make me crazy (plus I'm BFing) and there's no way we would actually use condoms.  If you've had an IUD, what kind did you have and how was it??  Did you have any side effects??   I'm a little nervous about it, but it's covered by my insurance, so I'm thinking it might be the best bet for BC.  
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  • TiffanyTheMomTiffanyTheMom member

    After my last child was born (not this one) I discussed and IUD with my doctor and it wasn't right for me. I have very strong period cramps, and he said if you take a popsicle stick in your hand, and then clench it tight- that's what you would feel when you had cramps with an IUD. Women who have strong cramps can feel it and it's 'uncomfortable', which in doctor speak means it hurts. I went with the patch- very low maintenance, replace it once a week, let off one week for your menses, and if you didn't want a period just put on another patch. It was great for me. I can't do pills because I have a terrible memory, but I LOVED the patch. If I had to do BC again I'd go with it.

    But I don't need to- DH is getting the snip. That's my BC. :)

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  • ashluvschrisashluvschris member

    My PP apt is on the 15th and my doctor will talk about BC at that time.  I always thought I would want a IUD but now I am highly doubt my husband and I will go that route for 2 reasons.  It is 99% effective but one of our friends just got pregnant while using it.  They just had a  baby in April.  I know that was a freak accident (never really happens) but that just scares us both to death.  We dont want to try for another one until Jan '13.  And the second reason we are not going to get an IUD is b/c a lot of our friends have it in but all there husbands say that they can feel it while having sex and its uncofortable for them.  But thats other people's issues with it, doesnt mean you will have those issues.  I know we dont want to do the IUD way now. 

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  • Lucky_DragonflyLucky_Dragonfly member
    My doc mentioned an IUD for me since I said that I didn't want a hormonal from of birth control and i was considering getting my tubes tied. She mentioned Mirena to me just in case 3yrs from now MH and I decided that we wanted a 3rd child, but from reading others posts you bleed for a while after it is inserted and the other thing i don;t like is that you need to check to make sure it is still in place since it has a string attached to it. Honestly after having DD it reconfirmed my thoughts that the baby factory has been shut down. I like having 2 and I don't want to worry about whether we will have enough money to be able to do family activities. We are very comfortable right now. No need to rock that boat.
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  • monica96monica96
    I believe I am going the iud route this time. I had one years ago. I forget the name, not Mirena, but it was non hormonal and good for 10 years. I thought at that time I only wanted 2 kids. I didn't have any problems with it. The insertion is a bit uncomfortable but after that I didn't even know it was there. I did check to make sure it wasstill there in the first few weeks. But after that I forgot all about it. DH never complained and my periods actually got lighter. Maybe it depends on the person or the kind you get but I say try it if your insurance covers it.
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  • EmilyStLEmilyStL member
    I don't want to use hormonal birth control, and I'm tossing around the idea of getting the Paragard (copper) IUD.  I'm not horribly crazy about the idea, but unless I want to use condoms (um yeah no thanks) or try to chart my cycle (total PITA with an infant), it sounds like the best fit.
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  • myszkomyszko
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    After my last child was born (not this one) I discussed and IUD with my doctor and it wasn't right for me. I have very strong period cramps, and he said if you take a popsicle stick in your hand, and then clench it tight- that's what you would feel when you had cramps with an IUD. Women who have strong cramps can feel it and it's 'uncomfortable', which in doctor speak means it hurts.

    Huh, I've never heard that.  I always had very heavy flow and terrible period cramping.  I got mirena 6 weeks after DS#1 was born and never had any discomfort.  I bled for a few days after insertion, had one more period and then they disappeared.  I did have the problem that DH could feel it, but for 18 months of carefree BC, it was great!  I don't know that I'll do it again this time because we're kicking around the idea of having a third baby sometime in the next 2-2.5 years.

     

    We are planning for another in about 2 years too.  Why does wanting another baby in 2ish years make you not want to get an IUD again??

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  • dee1369dee1369
    I seriously considered an IUD, since we're not planning to TTC anytime soon (or ever again) but am afraid it won't work for me. I have very, very heavy periods that are really irregular and the regular pill really helped, I'm scared to try anything else. Even the pill that is supposed to work for 3 months with no period didn't work for me - I had a period for 2 months basically. I'm afraid I'd have that type of "spotting" with the IUD as well.
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