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I'd do it sooner rather than wait for a period. I got pregnant at four months pp while EBF.
If you've had vaginal deliveries your cervix should be more accommodating.

No personal experience, but I've heard of mom's getting in put in at their 6 week PP check up.

Mine was put in at my 6 week PP appointment. I wouldn't be comfortable waiting for my period to return. You can get pregnant before that!

@Finfan: I'm actually having them place one during my RCS in two weeks. I didn't know they could do that but I'm happy to not have to worry.

@oliviaoblivia: Will your provider place one during your RCS? I asked my OB to do that, but she said they don’t if you’ve dilated *at all* because the % of expelled IUDs is much, much higher if placed before several weeks pp. Interesting how different everyone’s doctors are! I figured if they were already in there getting out a baby, the least they could do was slip some birth control in!

I had my Mirena placed several months after giving birth – I know that my OB will do it both at the 6 week pp visit and that they prefer you’re having a period when they insert it, but they will of course place it any time. I had mine done during my previously scheduled annual exam - no special reason, just worked out that way.

@yoursilverlining: she is. She said recent research shows that there are fewer expulsions if placed during the surgery. My section will be at 38w4d and I've not dilated at all with my first two. Well, I did with my first but only after hours of pitocin and cervadil.

I had mine put in 6 weeks post-partum - no issues. I would definitely worry if I had to wait any longer than that.

@finfan: I agree! I wanted mine done asap too. I didn't mention this before, but my doctor's office actually lost my IUD after receiving the shipment, and I'm still working that out. My baby is 8 months old, and I still don't have it.

@Finfan: Yeah, I definitely understand that! I'm pretty adamantly not wanting to be pregnant now as well. But it's not like we're tearing each other's clothes off so fast we'd forget a condom these days, so I'm okay with it for right now. But I'm definitely getting the Mirena when I get my period or we start needing it more frequently. Then hubby's getting snipped when the Mirena runs out!

I have to wait for a period; my OB requires it to make sure I'm not pregnant again. I had a couple days of spotting and took one bcp the second day thinking I was getting my period but it never really came. So now I'm just waiting again. To be honest now would be a bad time to get pregnant again and we're almost certainly done but it took so much longer than expected to conceive our newest baby that we both kind of feel like if our one (yep, only one time so far) time unprotected resulted in a pregnancy it'd be meant to be.

@Finfan: I had to have one specifically ordered for me too. I got the impression from my OB that that is standard.

Got my Mirena placed at 6 weeks pp, no issues. No effing way was I waiting.

I got it at 8 weeks pp. I think they did a urine test first to check for pregnancy. It was super easy and it's been over a year with no issues. I bought condoms in case we got around to dtd before the insertion but that didn't happen lol!