I had Paragard inserted about 6 weeks ago. The constant cramping and monster periods (very heavy and 10 days long) are a nuissance. Im about to take a week long beach vacation and will be heavily bleeding for the entire trip. UGH.
Did any of this ever go away for you, or was it always this bad?
The main reasons i got it were because i dont like taking a pill daily and hormonal birth control eliminates my sex drive. But 10 day long periods and constant cramping dont put me in the mood either!!
pineapple / 12566 posts
I think you and I got them around the same time (I was 8 weeks PP at the time). After a week of period-like bleeding, I've just had random on and off spotting. I've not had anything for the past 4-5 days.
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
@DillonLion: Have you talked to your doctor? I don't know much about Paragard but that sounds excessive.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
no advice, but hope you're feeling back to normal soon friend!!
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
@MamaMoose: i had an appt yesterday but they closed the office for bad weather. I cant get in again until 3/31.
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
@DillonLion: Oh BOO! Maybe just see if you can talk to the advice nurse?
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
@MamaMoose: ive called a few times to dicuss, and they said it is mostly normal. I had an unexplained fever twice in the last 6 weeks, but they thought it was unrelated. I may have them remove it at the next appointment. I want to see how my second period goes and if it gets any better.
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts
@DillonLion: No advice, but my friend had a similar experience. She eventually had it removed because it was more trouble than it was worth.
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
@lawbee11: yeah i may need to do the same. All of my PP periods before this were very light and 100% cramp free!
pineapple / 12566 posts
@DillonLion: in still on the fence. I will not go back on HBC, so this really needs to work. I'm not getting my period yet since I'm EBF, so I'm not sure what my normal will be when AF does finally return. For now it's ok since the heavy bleeding has stopped. When I was researching it, I read a number of complaints of random heavy bleeding for the first 3 months. FX that it gets better for you sooner rather than later.
apricot / 469 posts
@DillonLion: I considered getting paraguard but was worried about AF from what I had read. My ob said that in many cases heavy periods and cramping lasts as long as the iud is in 
I went for mirena after that news, I was really reluctant about the hormonal aspect of it, but it is localized so better than the pill in that respect. I have had no problems with it, except for disappearing periods which isn't a problem. 
pomegranate / 3503 posts
I have the paragard and the initial cramping was just for a few days to a week for me. Then it was normal period cramping during that time of month. I didn't get period cramps before the iud though. However the heavy bleeding was a huge PITA! I should've take my SIL's advice and gotten it soon as PP. I didn't get it until I started my period again almost a year PP. The heavy bleeding lasted over a year. I'm glad I work at home otherwise, I would've had a lot of embarrassing mishaps with overflow. I just wanted to stay home and hide away during the heavy days. Thankfully things are normal and manageable now.
pomelo / 5093 posts
Never. 3 years of cramping and heavy bleeding. Worst birth control choice ever for me.
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