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Really HEAVY periods after copper coil - tell me it settles down please!

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leakyR · 22/10/2010 21:11

I had a copper coil fitted 6 weeks ago, a week after giving up bf - dd is 16m and was conceived while I was still bf my ds. I have gone from almost 4 years of no periods apart from lochia after giving birth to 3 periods in 6 weeks. The first and third have been heavier than the bleeding after birth. Having to change pad or tampon every 90-120 mins.My bed was like something from CSI on Tuesday morning. The 2nd "period" was probably breakthrough bleeding but was as heavy and as long as my periods before I had children.

It's horrible - aside from feeling like Lady Macbeth with all the blood, I feel bloated spotty and well pre-mentsrual/menstrual all the time.

Someone please tell me this will settle down!

OP posts:
lilmamma · 23/10/2010 10:00

I had a minera coil fitted,brilliant first month and then fell out,got another fitted,and have had quite heavy periods,clots you name it,the hospital said give it 6 months to settle down,so maybe you need to wait a bit longer,tbh im now month 10,and not much better,they have given me a pill to take and see what happens after 3 months...not happy,im coming back a man next time lol..

so as i said give it 6 months and if no better go back,good luck .

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