TTC after mirena

[RoomForALittleOne]

I had my mirena removed on 25/06/2012 to ttc dc4. Anyone else out there trying to conceive post-mirena? I'm getting very fed up of the stop/start bleeding that I'm having despite this morning's positive OPK

Hi, I had a mirena for 4 years and had it removed at the end of January. Waited for a full cycle before ttc as apparently there's a higher risk of mc directly after removal (think the womb lining is too thin at that stage?)

Anyway, fell pg on cycle #3 of ttc which I guess is on the quick side even without mirena.

Hope everything works out for you - good luck.

Thanks for that encouragement. The Internet is full of horror stories that are not helping me to relax about ttc!

I'm getting mine out next week after having one for 5.5 yrs. Ttc baby num 3. Have never had a period with it so not sure what to expect.

I had mine out in January and did not have a bleed until a couple of weeks later. My cycle regulated pretty quickly and we started SWI in March, I got pregnant in May but sadly MC at 6w so now back chasing a BFP.

I didn't have a single day of bleeding for the 4 years it was in and so this monthly cycle is a shock to the system!

I had the mirena in for 4 years, had it removed (was surprised how easy it was to come out, didn't feel a thing!) waited for one cycle before TTC, one cycle with no joy, then got pg the next month. After such a long time without a period (I'd been on depo previously) the 2 that I had were a massive shock and I thoroughly hated them, I was so lucky that I only had to endure 2!

Had mine out 29-05-12 after about 2/3 years (cant remember exactly) no bleeds whilst on it. had a normal bleed 7 days later. Had withdrawal symptems all month (sickness etc) 28 days after 1st bleed had the heaviest bleed I've ever had, So TTC #3 this cycle. (also aiming for a boy) good luck everyone.

Well, it took two weeks for the bleeding to stop and now I'm waiting for this cycle to end so I know what it's going to be like post-mirena. I've had an erratic cycle in the past. I'm playing the waiting game now until ttc can start in ernest...

So, it's been a few months and I thought that I should come back and update. It would be great if others do the same because it seems difficult to get a range of views about post-mirena TTC.

My first four cycles were 23 days, 29 days, 27 days and 25 days long. It became apparent that I was ovulating quite late on in my cycle and only had a luteal phase of 7-9 days. I did a bit of digging around about a short luteal phase and decided to try high strength vit B6 as it can help. I read that some women have good effect from 50mg daily and others need 100mg. I also heard that B6 is better absorbed with other B vits so DH got me a B100 complex from Holland and Barrett that is a slow release one to help absorption. There is also some evidence that mirena (like lots of other hormonal birth control methods) uses up a lot of vit B 6 so it's not unusual to end up with a short luteal phase afterwards. I have had been very deficient in the past and all of a sudden realised that I had the same symptoms again.

I also read that vitamin D is important for oestrogen production and that there may be some links between vit D deficiency and poor implantation and early miscarriage. Pregnancy and BFing deplete vit D so I wouldn't be surprised if I were deficient having done a 5.6 year stint of pregnancy and BFing for our 3DC.

Anyway, the upshot is I am now on cycle 5, 11 dpo and got a BFP this morning! I've only been taking the vits from CD2 but I am pregnant! Now I just have to hope for a sticky bean I should add that all of my other pregnancies have been conceived on cycle one but, obviously, I have no proof that it took 5 cycles because of mirena.

Hi roomforalittleone congratulations! fx for a sticky bean.
how odd that you got bfp on 5th cycle, I did too! 3 cycles were 28 days long, one was 29. Was taking pre-conception multi-vits. Bfp on the 5th cycle, which was quicker than my previous pgs, (and only one where I've been on the coil).

Congratulations to you too, Frustrated!