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Coil being removed next week...

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MrsW2909 · 18/11/2013 11:41

Hi everyone,

Im new on here and am booked in to have my coil removed next wed as me and my hubby plan to start ttc our first child together (i have 2 from a previous relationship and he has none).

I would love to hear from anyone who has had experience with coils - how long did it take for your first af after it was removed? How long did it take to get pregnant? Or are u trying now?

As my first 2 pregnancies happened by accident due to missing a pill a few times, in the back of my mind im thinking i should get pregnant pretty quickly but im tying my hardest to push this thought away as it could take months and months and u just dont know. Im just sp excited to get this thing out and start on our ttc journey together :-)

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HippyJess · 19/11/2013 09:37

About to head to my appointment, so it'll either be removed today or I'll know when in a few weeks! Eep! :)

Writerwannabe83 · 18/11/2013 21:21

Well 60 guests in the day and another 50 in the evening - so not massive, but just right for us. We did splash out and have a lovely day though :) We actually got married less than 5 calendar months after we had gotten engaged as the venue we really liked had a cancellation and so we just thought, "Why not?!" So instead of saving for a Wedding we just did it, whacked it all on a credit card and pad for it afterwards, so a little bit backwards. It was lovely though because the cancellation date was actually my dad's birthday so it was really special for him.

In the space of 7 months I got proposed to, got married and got pregnant, haha. A very manic time!! Grin

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MrsW2909 · 18/11/2013 20:58

Aww thats sweet, with any luck our baby could be due around our first wedding anniversary too :-) did u have a big wedding?

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Writerwannabe83 · 18/11/2013 20:50

We are having a little boy and so, so excited! He is kicking and wriggling away as I'm typing. He is due 7 days after what will be our first wedding anniversary so it will be really special Smile

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MrsW2909 · 18/11/2013 20:49

Sorry, didnt realise we were on page 2 already, only read up to the end of page 1 before replying! Ha

Im pretty tempted to ask for the coil to wrap up for him (joke) im pretty sure the doctor would think i was slightly tapped if i did!hmm i will have to think of some other imaginative way of telling him...maybe a trying to conceive book or something?...

I think i have the mirena coil - anyone got this one or had this one? Did u have af's as mine completely stopped after the first or second month of having it in so im worrying this may mean it takes a while to get back to normal?

Welcome hippyjess, let me know how ur app goes and wen the big date is to get it removed :-)

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MrsW2909 · 18/11/2013 20:42

No ive booked it in and hes spent every day since begging me to take it out like now but i just keep saying not until january, so either he will find out its out on xmas day (providing i can keep it quite that long!) or that im actually pregnant (which i doubt will happen). Either way hes gonna be chuffed.21 weeks, so just passed half way!
Have u found out what ur having?

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KatoPotato · 18/11/2013 19:31

Glad to have found you guys! The other ttc threads were all so big and established! X

HippyJess · 18/11/2013 17:48

Ooh, excited to find this thread! DP and I decided last weekend to start TTC #1, so I've got an appointment tomorrow to talk to the nurse about having my copper coil taken out Grin

I'm very very very excited, hopefully I won't have to wait too long to have it removed Smile and glad to see a few others also having coils taken out with the same intent! Hi everyone!

LittleOwlie · 18/11/2013 15:25

Hi everyone, I just had my coil out last Wednesday. It was a non- hormonal copper one.

Just something that I got told, that doesn't seem to have been mentioned yet. I was told I needed to be on my AF to have it removed. Luckily my cycles are pretty regular, so I booked my appointment with that in mind. AF started the previous Sunday.

I imagine with the Mirena one, this is probably a little different. But I was told, being on helps with the removal.

Anyhow...it's lovely to read some great BFP success storied after coil removal. Good luck everyone! Smile

Grumblelion · 18/11/2013 14:27

I definitely had much heavier periods with the coil but period pains were no different really with or without. I have always had an extremely irregular cycle anyway though I think things were a bit more regular with the coil in. It was very odd, just that one very painful AF and
I haven't had one since with pregnancy & breastfeeding so we'll see how things go!

Writerwannabe83 · 18/11/2013 14:21

So your husband doesn't know you're having it removed? How exciting!

I'm not sure he'd want to see it afterwards though? Smile Saying that, I wanted to see mine but the Doctor threw it straight in the clinical waste bin Grin Poor little discarded coil....

I'm going to pretend I didn't read your second paragraph, I want to pretend that new motherhood will be a dream! I'm currently 21 weeks and I don't think I can face any alternative thoughts Smile

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MrsW2909 · 18/11/2013 14:12

I know, my DH said ( in one of his "please take ur coil out" speeches) that he doesnt want a present off me, just wrap up my coil in a box for him. Lol. Tmi maybe but the thought of telling him im pregnant on xmas day makes me well up. If not, im gonna just tell him my coil is out instead! - at least i have a back up plan!

The thought of a newborn is terrifying me though, my second baby had horrendous colic, screamed none stop from about 6:30pm (just as ds1 would be going to bed) until around 1am and that would happen at least 6 days a week until she was about 4 months old so im so scared that will happen again and it almost sent me over the edge. Everyone else i spoke to all had babies that slept thru 6+hrs a night from like 6 weeks old which was very frustrating. I think i deserve a baby that sleeps this time! Ha. Please god.

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Writerwannabe83 · 18/11/2013 14:00

Well I really hope you get a positive result quickly!!! Smile
Even slim chances are chances Smile

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MrsW2909 · 18/11/2013 13:57

Writerwannabe thats the kind of encouragement i come on here for, i really would love to find out im pregnant at christmas but it seems such a slim chance however stories like urs make me feel slightly more positive!

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Popsicle30 · 18/11/2013 13:52

Ooh Grumblelion positive it came out easily and that the following month you were pregant but not so good on the AF front! Did you have regular periods when the coil was in?

Sounds like it was a definite shock writer but again very quick once you had the coil removed

Writerwannabe83 · 18/11/2013 13:47

However, the endometrium wall issue may not have been such a problem for me as I had light and regular periods the whole time I had my Mirena in place. Even though the Mirena isn't 'designed' to stop ovulation apparently it can happen in 25% of women and I think it is this group of women who may find it takes longer to conceive as their hormones/cycles need to regulate again etc.

Grumblelion · 18/11/2013 13:47

I had a copper coil, it came out really easily. My first AF appeared about 5-6 weeks later and my god it was awful Sad. Without doubt the worst period pains I have
ever had in my life - I ended up doubled over in A&E at work having never experienced pain like it. I was terrified I had an ectopic pregnancy as my period pains were never that severe. Eased by that evening fortunately with some heavy duty pain meds & was fine after. Still have no idea what was going on there!

A month after that I was fortunate enough to be pregnant Smile

KatoPotato · 18/11/2013 13:44

I will definitely not be telling DH this story Wink

Writerwannabe83 · 18/11/2013 13:43

It came as a huge shock as we had been told it would probably take about 6 months as my endometrium wall would have to build itself up again to a thickness that would be able to facilitate an implantation Smile

When I got my positive result I was absolutely gob smacked, my husband's words were "Bloody hell!" He couldn't take it in.

Obviously we were over the moon but we'd anticipated having much longer to prepare for a pregnancy becoming a reality Grin

KatoPotato · 18/11/2013 13:39

Oh writerwannabee! You've made some ladies very happy today! Thanks

Writerwannabe83 · 18/11/2013 13:38

I had a Mirena Coil and it wasn't a straight forward removal due to my threads having been drawn up into the womb and being tangled around the device. However, the guy I was referred to for removal (after 2 GPs had failed) got it out with minimal discomfort Smile

I was pregnant 6 week later Smile

Popsicle30 · 18/11/2013 13:07

Yes a big hello and good luck in getting your coil's removed. Kato at least you know you need to see a specialist and it's not a surprise now.

KatoPotato · 18/11/2013 12:43

Big hello to everyone!

KatoPotato · 18/11/2013 12:42

No, it's still in there, the spotting was just a random creepy thing! - Hoping letter arrives soon!

I went for it to be checked after it had been in a year and the GP couldn't find strings, so I was booked in for an ultrasound which confirmed it was still there but the strings had went up too, so always knew when removal time came I'd need a specialist service, and could involve waiting times.

I had it fitted a few weeks after an ELCS so my cervix had never actually opened, so was a sore job going in!

I've still no idea how I went so long without knowing, I was just dog tired all the time and was so crap at taking the pill (well duh!) I didn't have a regular cycle as such.

Came to the crunch when we went to the Edinburgh Festival and I just couldn't drink and felt really sick. Did a test to rule it out at work and lo and behold, the digital stick said 3+ weeks pg!

Turns out that's the maximum they go up to, and a scan confirmed I was at least 20weeks!

He was constantly breach, and 'well tucked in there' which explains a little.

Popsicle30 · 18/11/2013 12:40

Yes fingers crossed for everyone Smile