Somebody please, please tell me it'll hurt less this time, now that I've given birth! Had my last coil fitted about 5 years ago, having never been pregnant, and briefly blacked out from the pain [big wuss emoticon]. It shouldn't hurt so much this time, right? Seeing as my cervix opened enough to allow an 8lb-er through 3 months ago?? Somebody please reassure me now before I cancel the appointment and resign myself to using nasty condoms forever!

haVE A GLASS OF Wine before

it didn't hurt that much having it put in (had one put in about 2 months ago) but, sorry, for this, i was in absolute agony for about 6 hours after. felt like i was having contractions but with no let up in between them. it's been fine since then though.

hope it's ok

I had one fitted yesterday and I don't think I'll be having another one done! I nearly passed out 3 times and had to get DH to pick me up from the GPs. I then was is agony for an hour and felt really poorly all day. Bloogy GP didn't warn me about ANY of this . And this is after two babies in two years and the last one was a 8lb9oz girl!

you won;t feel a thing! 2 nurofen before you go and remember to breathe

if you pushed a baby out, you can get a coil in, they are really quite small

My best friend - who's had 4 unmedicated home births including an 11 pound baby & is probably the strongest person I know - sobbed all the way through her mirena fitting. It was very painful - despite ibuprofen & paracetamol - she needed her dh to come & pick her up & was in pain & very upset for a week afterwards. GP told her to expect mild cramping

Doctor today told me I would feel a "little pinch"

I have a copper one and it was agony after I had had DD. This time after my C section it was a lovely lady doctor and I barely even felt a pinch, it was fine, didn't even need any painkillers.

I think it varies quite a lot from one person to another and depends on the skill and experience of the person fitting it too. I had my coil fitted at the fpc. They do nothing but family planning so are probably more experienced. It was uncomfortable at worse and afterwards I had period type cramps for a couple of days(plus continuous bleeding which is why I eventually had it removed). But when I was on a day surgery ward for a minor gynological op there were women there having mirenas fitted under general anaesthetic.

LOL at "little pinch"

I compared the after fitting pains to having appendicitus!

LOL at "little pinch"

I compared the after fitting pains to having appendicitus!

I had a couple of nurofen and it was fine. A smear is much worse imo.

Good luck!

Blimey - you lot are making me cross my legs

Had my copper coil fitted 12 weeks after dd (also 8.5lbs!) and it was a little undignified - like a smear - but certainly not painful..think I felt a little scratch like sensation and that was it.

You'll be fine

Bugger, was considering this, no way now! had enough pain n discomfort down that way for this century thanks

Now shall we start a thread about how to get dps snipped????

I took two syndol before I went... they make me all high and floaty so I don't remember any pain at all