ArtIsLife
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Okay so we will be TTC within the next few months... and I have the paragard IUD. (non hormonal) It was terrible. I heard AFTER I got it, that you shouldn't get the IUD unless you have already had one child. I have not. Every month during my period the cramps have been BEYOND TERRIBLE. its been almost a year and a half and they are only getting worse. Yesterday, my cramps were so bad there is NO WAY it was too different from labor pains. No joke. I was screaming. I should have gotten the hormonal IUD, which makes your period go away. This one makes your period worse. Anyway, I never ever thought I would do something so stupid, but I pulled out my IUD myself. I know I will be judged for this... but if you would go through the pain I did you might have done the same. I don't have insurance (getting it very soon) so I couldn't easily just go to the dr to have it taken out.
And let me tell you, I'm so freaking glad I did it. From the time I started looking for the strings, to the time it was in my hand, the time was TEN SECONDS. now, I AM NOT suggesting for women to do this, there is always the rare possibility that the IUD can become embedded into the uterine wall. I was VERY careful when I pulled, incase this was the case, but even with the most gentle pull, it came out immediately with no pain. I am so relieved. Wish I had done it months ago. Just telling you ladies my experience. I felt like telling somebody. Thank you for reading. PHEW!
And let me tell you, I'm so freaking glad I did it. From the time I started looking for the strings, to the time it was in my hand, the time was TEN SECONDS. now, I AM NOT suggesting for women to do this, there is always the rare possibility that the IUD can become embedded into the uterine wall. I was VERY careful when I pulled, incase this was the case, but even with the most gentle pull, it came out immediately with no pain. I am so relieved. Wish I had done it months ago. Just telling you ladies my experience. I felt like telling somebody. Thank you for reading. PHEW!