"Amy" wrote in message
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Those of you with IUDs, how bad did the insertion hurt? Like, on a
scale of one to ten, ten being labor?

For me, it was really just a crampy pinch, and over so quickly that I
actually asked the midwife when she was going to do it and she said, "It's
already done".

I did have quite a bit of bleeding for a few days afterwards, but some
high-dose ibuprofen (due to its anti-inflammatory effect) took care of that.
It's been worry-free since then.

I'm thinking that an IUD's the way to go.

Not everyone has good experiences with them, but I believe the satisfaction
rate with IUDs is 80-90%, so as long as the IDEA doesn't bother you (it
bothers some people), it's a pretty good bet that you'll be happy with an
IUD.
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Be well, Barbara