No more LAM, thoughts on IUD

Owen is nine weeks old today. He's been ramping up his night-time sleep
since he was born, going from six to seven hours the last few days and last
night slept eight and a half hours! Yay me, right? Well since sister is
still waking up one to three times per night a lot of the time I don't
actually get to sleep straight through and I almost wish I was letting her
nurse (we're on a "you can nurse when you wake up and its light out"
schedule) but I know it had gotten out of control and I want to get her to
sleeping through also. So, with LAM out the window now, I've got to come up
with some reliable contraception. I really want to avoid the mini-pill
although I can't really say why. I tried to be fitted for a diaphragm after
Maddie was born and apparently have to short of a natural cervix. So, I'm
leaning toward an IUD. My insurance pays for it so it'll only cost $20 to
insert and $20 to remove, which is a good deal. The question is, should I
go with a regular one or with Mirena? Will the hormones in the Mirena cause
any supply issues (my recollection is no because it isn't estrogen?)? And
finally, will it induce a period? Or will I still not have one until my
body otherwise would have ramped back up?

Thanks!


--
Rhiannon
Madison Sophia - 9/6/01
Owen Grady - 6/23/03

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insert and $20 to remove, which is a good deal. The question is, should I
go with a regular one or with Mirena? Will the hormones in the Mirena
cause
any supply issues (my recollection is no because it isn't estrogen?)? And
finally, will it induce a period? Or will I still not have one until my
body otherwise would have ramped back up?

I vote Mirena (and I'm getting mine in a week or so). I don't think any IUD
will cause periods if you wouldn't have had them anyway, but the copper IUDs
cause periods to be heavier and more painful than they would otherwise have
been.

Mirena is progesterone only, and a small amount of it at that, so it
shouldn't affect your supply at all. Also, the hormone combats the
period-heaviness induced by IUDs in general, and many women who are not even
nursing report that their periods become lighter or disappear completely
while they are using Mirena.

HTH.

--Andrea

wrote:

I vote Mirena (and I'm getting mine in a week or so). I don't think any IUD
will cause periods if you wouldn't have had them anyway, but the copper IUDs
cause periods to be heavier and more painful than they would otherwise have
been.

I think the copper-T could cause spotting regardless, but it certainly will not
do anything to start a real period. For what it's worth I have no extra pain
from mine. I did have quite long periods (not more painful) the first couple of
times after insertion, but they settled down. Now the only thing different is
that I get a bit of warning spotting the day before it hits full-force, which
is actually kind of handy.

Oh, and I had cramps for a day or two after it was inserted, but NOT AT ALL
severe ones. I took a little ibuprofen, that was all.

--Helen

Andrea A. Phillips wrote:

I vote Mirena (and I'm getting mine in a week or so). I don't think
any IUD will cause periods if you wouldn't have had them anyway, but
the copper IUDs cause periods to be heavier and more painful than
they would otherwise have been.

I would say the copper-T MAY cause periods to be heavier and more painful.
That has certainly not been the case for me.

--
iphigenia
www.tristyn.net
"i have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.
i do not think that they will sing to me."

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iphigenia wrote:
Andrea A. Phillips wrote:

I vote Mirena (and I'm getting mine in a week or so). I don't think
any IUD will cause periods if you wouldn't have had them anyway, but
the copper IUDs cause periods to be heavier and more painful than
they would otherwise have been.

I would say the copper-T MAY cause periods to be heavier and more painful.
That has certainly not been the case for me.

According to my doctor, the copper-T heavy bleeding problem is rare for nursing mothers. Basically, you have heavy periods while adapting to it. If, however, you have it inserted early on (while baby is young) then your body adapts long before you have your first period.

I had mine inserted at 6 weeks. I had a fair amount of spotting then (some real light pink stuff for more than week), but no period yet (baby is now 3.5 months).

-Jan