Is something wrong with my IUD??? - Birth Control Message Board

Platinum33 · 01-02-2005, 03:18 PM

I got an IUD placed about five months ago, two months after giving birth to my daughter. I am breastfeeding her, so I didnt have a period until three to four months after delivering. When I finally got my period, I regreted getting the copper IUD because my period was full of cramps and I soaked through tampons and pads just about an hour at a time, and this would last for about a week....when normally, I would never have cramps at all and my period ended in three days flat.
Today, I started having this really bad cramp in the lower right side of my abdomin. It was hurting so bad that I had trouble breathing...like I was about to cry. It went away afterwards, but after nursing my daughter, it came back.
The reason why I am concerned is because I know that breastfeeding causes uterine contractions, and I haven't been having any pains until now. Could there be something wrong with my IUD? Could it be expelling or lodging into my uterus???

Maybe I'm over reacting, but the pain is so bad that I had to be concerned about it.

mandeline04 · 01-04-2005, 07:47 AM

I don't have an IUD but i have done a lot of research on them & talking to several people that have them just to see their reactions to it & how they like it. All i know is that an IUD somehow aggravates the lining of your uterus & that is what keeps you from getting pregnant with it. It seems to me that it would cause more cramping, & i have also heard several people say they had bad cramping the first few months after getting one. I'd say the best thing to do is just talk to your gyno about it, and if he says its normal get some meds for the pain, or take something like ibuprofen daily and see if it helps! Best of luck

contagiousone · 01-04-2005, 11:16 AM

Hi. I have had an IUD for about 4 months. I never have had the first problem and I haven't had a period in 3 months! My sister-in-law has a copper IUD and has all the problems you are describing. I have seen her double over in pain from cramps. She has really had a hard time with hers. And when she has her period (which is every other week), it is TERRIBLE. I feel so sorry for her! But, before I got mine, I talked to my Dr. and told him about the side affects my s-i-l was having and that if it was gonna be that way that I definitely didn't want one! Come to find out, her IUD is copper! The ones out now (like mine) are not. The copper is what's causing the problems! If I were you I would run, not walk, to my dr. and have him swap them! There's not sense in living in pain when you don't have to!! Good luck!

Platinum33 · 01-05-2005, 09:28 AM

Wow, thanks. The reason I wanted the copper IUD is because the other one has hormones in it, and after loosing half of my hair during pregnancy, I was afraid of tampering with my hormonal balance again. I really have been thinking about going to get this thing REMOVED because its not like I'm having sex or planning to have sex anyway. I don't think that my insurance will cover removing this one and replacing it with the more more expensive, hormonal one....it's government assistance. But since I'm having so much trouble with this one, I should be able to get it taken out. If I need it in the future, I may have to go under my parents insurance to get it.

I'm going to a GYN tomorrow, so I will talk to her about this issue. It may be in my best interests to get this IUD out now. I just hope I return to normal when I do.

jenanoelle · 01-05-2005, 10:00 AM

If it helps, with the hormonal IUD, the amount of progestin are apparently *very* small, and don't affect many people.. I think it's called "Mirena", and it's quite popular. good luck!