IUD coil and pregnant

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After yesterdays shock of finding out I'm pregnant I've woken this morning feeling more positive. However I am now concerned about having an IUD coil and the risk to my pregnancy. I had severe pains mid-month. I thought these were the onset of my period but they dissipated after about a week and I've been fine since. Worried now.

Any experience? With the long weekend I can't get to the doctores until Wednesday and am now feeling sad at the thought of not having this baby.

Not sure but I bet it's ok. Why not ring nhs direct if you're in the uk? 08454647. They may be able to ease your mind? If not, then your out of hours gp service should be able to help.

You need to get medical advice right away.

Having IUD still fitted can cause problems.

Also, there's been a lot of publicity recently about women falling pg with IUDs and taking legal action. A bit of googling might help you locate information that is relevant to you.

Best wishes

So after seeking further information what I have learnt is that having the IUD coil puts me at greater risk of having an ectopic pregnancy. As I am not experiencing any pain this will not be assessed until later in the week.

If I am not having an EP then I will have the coil removed by my doctor which might result in a miscarriage.

At the moment I do not feel pregnant just calmly anticipating the worst. I just want to know baby/ ectopic/ miscarriage.

I do have a lovely DD and a fantastic DH and feel very able to cope with this situation just hate the unknown

How are you getting on? I am in the same position just about 12 days behind you. I had my coil out yesterday and so far no bleeding. Totally paranoid about every cramp though.