Non hormonal coil??

[Nuttyaboutnutella]

Hope this is the right place to post this.

Basically, had my second baby last week. Both kids planned but absolutely do not want any more. DP won't get a vasectomy (he has genuine fear of medical stuff) but is more than happy to use condoms. I cannot take hormonal contraception anymore but have been wondering about the non hormonal coil.

I had a coil years ago but before children and it caused discomfort especially during sex so had it removed. I'm hoping my body would be better able to cope now that I've had two kids.

Does anyone have experience of the non hormonal coil? How did you find it? Would you recommend it?

I have it! It's made my periods heavier/longer (although they're still regular with no spotting). It wasn't the most comfortable to have it put in but the cramps stopped within a couple of days.
Haven't worried about it since it's been put in - I can't feel it and it doesn't cause any discomfort.
I would honestly give it a try - if it's unpleasant, have it taken out - but I think it's worth it for the peace of mind (and I LOVE that it's hormone free!).

I've had the copper coil since I was 16 (now 29, plus didnt have during pregnancy obviously).

I have the 5 year one as found that the 10 year one made my periods incredibly heavy.

I don't even think about it being there to be honest. My periods are very heavy for 2 days but then light and only last 4 in total. Its lovely not to have to worry about remembering a pill (plus hormonal is no good for me anyway).

Insertion isn't fun but it's fairly short and bearable (I actually found it a bit worse after ds was born, but he was c section, I imagine it's a bit easier with a vaginal birth).

Hmm, okay, may try it out. Does anyone have any bad experience of doctor reluctant to remove it if they didn't like it?

IME the hard part is getting an appt to get one. After that you can phone the clinic as a current patient and get checkups etc.

I had it, it was brilliant for about a year, then it felt as though it had shifted a bit. I could just tell. I then missed a period and passed something that was like a 50p sized clot. Went to Dr and they did a pg test, it was a faint positive.

They didn't want to remove the coil but as I was having pg symptoms while my hg levels were reasonably high I found it quite upsetting for a few reasons, so in the end they removed it.

All in all it's a good contraceptive but if you feel as though something has changed, make an appt to see your gp.

@muttyaboutnutella I had no issues getting mine removed and replaced with the 5 year one after a year of heavy bleeding.