Coil

[hayley8791]

Hi all

I'm having the coil fitted on Monday... Ive seen lots if horror stories over social media the last few days

Please tell me it's not as bad

Have you had a vaginal delivery, which will have stretched your cervix?
Ive had a coil fitted and it just felt like having a smear, but I was very nervous due to all the horror stories I’d heard.

What type are you having? I've just had my second copper coil and no problems with it at all 🙂

I had the copper coil and it's fine. Just like getting a smear. It did ache a bit to start with and I imagine that's what normal period pain is like? I have endometriosis so compared to that was minor.

Copper coils is definitely my preference for contraception. I hate all the hormones in everything else they mess with my head

Thank you all

I'm having a marina coil fitted

Just seen lots of stories about them getting lost and moving

Sorry me again

So I'm having the Mirena coil fitted tomorrow. I'm just wondering how long am I likely to bleed for after having this fitted?

@hayley8791 i bled lightly for a couple of days. The fitting was uncomfortable but no periods for five years!!!! Sending hugs and a handhold x

I had it fitted about 6 months ago. I took co-codomol and ibroprofen an hour before, it obviously wasn't comfortable but it wasn't awfully painful. I had it 25 years ago too and remember that was excruciating for days but when I had it 6 months ago it was fine. Had mild period type pain for a couple of days.
I did bleed lightly for about 6 weeks afterwards but have barely had any bleeding since.

I just don't want to be bleeding at the weekend. I'm seeing my partner and we've had to abstain for the past four weeks.

@fivechairs I i'm unable to Co-Codamol due to taking tramadol twice a day I'm going to delay my dose

My experience has been the same as @shellyleppard You'll be fine.

You'll be told to abstain for 7 days after it's put in anyway OP regardless of bleeding, that's what they told me.

I bled for about 3m after having the mirena fitted. You will be told to abstain from sex for up to 7 days after due to risk of infection

May take a different option🙈 the past four weeks have been hard enough We only got to see each other every other week due to our work schedules.

Did say I could potentially have the implant or Injection

I had a copper coil and loved it, however I had it fitted without having given birth and I can't lie it was very painful. I had what they called cervical shock and passed out afterwards - but it's important to note I was very underweight and not eating much at the time.

Eat first and take painkillers.

FWIW if I ever want contraception again it will be my only choice. After having all the children I want I plan to have one until after menopause. I bled for a day or so afterwards very lightly.

You really can't have sex though due to the infection risk, but I think that's worth it. The implant I had previously made me feel rage I have never known from the hormones - and that actually did migrate get lost in my body!! Was a nightmare to get out and hurt so much worse than a coil to be removed.

I wasn’t told to abstain.
I didn’t bleed after the insertion very much, it had stopped by the time I got home, but I did spot on and off for 6 months. It didn’t stop me having sex though as it was so little an amount.
I had no cramping after. I drove home myself.

I’ve had more difficult smears. It was absolutely fine. And the bleeding I had before my periods stopped was super light.

I would recommend going to a gum clinic and seeing a practitioner that does them all the time and is very experienced.