I just went in for my 6-week check today and I asked about wanting to insert Paragard. My ob basically told me he can't/won't insert it until my period returns. I was really surprised by that answer as I never heard that before - is that true??

When I asked why not... he said my cervix needs to be open for him to insert it or else it will hurt a lot. When I asked about Mirena, he said the same thing. Ugh... that means I'm going to have to stick with condoms for awhile because I don't trust the mini pill - I know way too many people who've gotten pregnant while on it!

I have no idea when my period will return since I'm exclusively breastfeeding right now. When I was breastfeeding my first, I didn't get a period until my LO was already 13-months!

If you've gotten paragard or mirena before, did you have to wait til your period came back or were you able to get it right away?