Copper IUD

I had it before children. I had it removed shortly after having it placed because of a lot of long intense heavy periods that were super painful with bad cramps. I didn't notice it being uncomfortable for sex. I replaced it with the Mirena and I had that for 6 years without an issue

Echoing Amber about having had Mirena for a number of years. My husband and I never experienced any issues w it during intimacy.

I had Paragard I had easy implantation & removal. It did not affect my periods and it didn’t cause concern during sex. I recall my husband could feel the strings with his fingers. And you are supposed to check at home once in a while to make sure the strings are still in place, so we met that need! :) Prior to removal my doctor told me there had been issues with paragard leaving behind chunks of copper or pieces of the iud so she wanted to make sure it was fully intact when she removed it. Mine was fully intact but I was nervous about what would happen if some copper left behind. I don’t remember what the actions would have been if there were pieces left behind. Luckily I didn’t have to deal with it! I wanted to get this again to avoid hormones & b/c iuds are so convenient. But need to research more on whether it’s improved and not leaving pieces behind! Opted for condoms only for now since we plan to have more children in the near term.

I had paragard put in because I didn’t want hormonal bc because my mental health medications were made less effective in the past by hormonal birth control. Horrible experience with insertion. Was off my feet for 3 days with cramps after insertion. Had cramping and irregular bleeding for months before I gave up and had it removed. Miserable for 4 months.

I’m about to get the Kyleena IUD because it’s a lower hormone level and was too nervous to try paragard. My sister got paragard and loves it now but suffered severe cramping and irregular heavy bleeding for about 6 months before starting to see an improvement and another 6 months before the cramps became normal period cramps again.

Thanks so much for the feedback guys!! Sounds like intense cramps are inevitable but we likely won't feel it during sex so that's a plus. Honestly that was my main concern. I'm still having pain during sec after birth so I was worried that getting the IUD would discourage me.. like cause me to have even more pain and then I don't even know if it's still because I'm healing PP or bcuz of the IUD.

Another question: my fingers turn REALLY green with fake jewelry. Do you think this means I'll have a negative reaction to the copper IUD?