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Hi
Angel if you don't mind me asking what side effects did you encounter, i am post mirena and whilst it was a fab contraceptive i did find it hard to shift weight, constant upsett stomach, thrush and cysitis to name a few, but like you want to stop at 4 ( more like dh does)
Heidi

Hi Heidi,
First time around i just used to get a digging pain and it always felt like it was scraping inside my womb..maybe it was in the wrong place, not sure,
After i had no.3 i had it put in again.. the bleeding settled down quickly but i suffered from a lot of headaches, severe bloating, nausea, upset stomach..(pregnancy symptoms) sleeping all the time, tender breasts, weight gain- ive always struggled to keep weight on but ate like a pig when i has mirena.. lightheaded, panic attacks,feeling down more than usual..
there are probably more but cant think at the moment!!

Emma. x

Hi all, i was just reading through and i had my merina coil in for 3 years after my first daughter we decided to have it removed in sep 07, i had 1 monthly cycle and to our surprise i was pregnant the next month, our doctor told us it would take over 6 months tc, and i have not had any complications due to have the merina in during my pregnancy!
so it can happen i just keep and try not to get down.
good luck all xxxxx

Hi Mayo read your post and wanted to tell you that we have a beautiful baby boy born in Jan 07,
I had the coil out in the april, bled like mad for a couple of weeks and never bled again as was pregnant SO YES post coil pregnancy is fine

all the best x

hello everyone,

I am new on this site and after reading everyones post I am starting to regain hope. I was starting to feel like something was wrong with me. I have two other children who I was able to conceive immediately I am now 31 and was starting to think maybe my baby making days are over.

I was on the Merina for two years with no real complications other than some slight cramping and maybe a bit of moodiness. I pretty mush didn't get any periods at all. I got the Merina taken out in June and now it is march and I am still not pregnant. Has anyone ever gone this long and then conceive. I noticed that most people on here took less than 6 months and I am feeling a bit frustrated.

I divorced my children's father and am now married to a wonderful man but he wants a child so bad as he doesn't have any I am so afraid that I may not be able to provide that for him. I know he will still love me either way but I still can't help feeling I am failing him. After reading some posts I have bought some dong quai and angus-castus hopefully that will help. I have gotten my periods back and seem to be quite regular they just seem to be a lot shorter and lighter than before Merina. If anyone has any advice or the same sort of situation with a positive outcome I would love to hear

thanks so much
so sorry it was so long

Hi all,

Thought I would join this site as I had my merina coil removed this weds I had a slight snotty bleed (sorry for the description ) this stopped on weds evening and i have felt really sickly since then and today I have pink type of bleed now so I am now confused as to what is happening with me.

I had the coil in for 5 years and we already have 3 children youngest DD is 5 and 2 DS 10 & 6 we have had coil taken out just to see if we can try for our last baby, I am 35 and DH is 37 so biological clock is ticking for us!! We decided to try for a year and if it happens it is meant to be if not then we already have 3 lovely children and are very thankful for that as all pregnancies were all ok with not too much trouble

Just wondered if anyone else had the same kind of bleeding after coil removal as the doctors dont seem to be any help at all

Thanks so much

Hi, I have posted this elsewhere but Im just so worried about TTC after removal. We don't want to waste all this time waiting until we're set up in our new house etc then finally be ready to have our 1st baby but not be able to concieve for months because the merina has messed with my body. So if I have it removed to let my body get back to normal but use the pill in the meantime til we're ready will that slow down my body recovery? ah im so confused!! I just want it out now I think.

heres my other post which explains my situation at mo, sorry its an essay!

Hi, I am new to this site and have been reading all these posts about the Merina Coil and am considering having mine removed. I just wanted some advice really from other fellow women with this decision!!!

Basically I had it put in back in Nov 07 so only had it 4 months, but I havent felt right since I had it in. At the time I was in alot of pain a good few weeks after down in that region, and had it checked and they said it was fine and probably just settling in. Did anyone else experience this?

Also the last month or so I have had really sore and achy boobs, and my skin has gone a bit spotty which I have never suffered with. I also think it has made me put weight on because I used to have the implant implanon and when I had that removed because I felt very mood swingy etc I just lost loads of weight by not doing anything different. I am wondering if the same thing will happen if I have this removed? I had the implant for so many years I thought I had just put weight on but on having it removed Im not so sure now.

Basically the problem is what do I do next if I have it removed? Is the pill just going to do the same to my body because thats also putting hormones into my body? and me and my partner don't like using condoms at all.

I would be having the coil removed in the next 6-12 months anyway as me and my partner would like to have a baby, but need to wait until my job is secure and we have moved house (just about to put ours on the market - anyone looking for a 2 bed semi in lincoln? lol) Just wanted some feedback on how long it took people to concieve after removal also.

Would really appreciate your thoughts
Thank you
from a confused Rachel!!!

Hi Rachel I also come from Lincoln we will have to keep each other posted on everything!!

I cant really give you advise though sorry just thought id say hi, I have looked through many posts on here just to see whats ahead for me I had my coil removed last weds and experiencing strange bleeding but guess its just y body returning back to normal as the coil was in for 5 years and i had very rare periods.

After looking through the posts maybe you would be better having coil taken out now and go on the pill to get your body back into the swing of things as that looks like what other people have been doing for the first couple of months.

Sorry I cant help too much but good luck with everything anyway x

Hi! so why did you have the coil removed if you dont mind me asking? had it run out? Did you not want another one? did u experience any bad side effects? or are you TTC?

I might just try and persevere with it, because if I go on the pill its still hormones which might have the same effects! why does it have to be so confusing!

Hi, I had my coil removed as it was due for removal after being in for 5 years I did not really think about all the side effects i was having until it came out then looked on the internet and everything people mention on here I did suffer with I just thought it was old age!!

I suffered with bad stomach bloating, weight gain, thrush, no labido, i had no periods or not many which to me did not seem right, I went very very mardy which is not in my nature at all my mood swings got that bad I left my husband as I hated him all in all the past couple of years have been a nightmare. Anyway since I had the coil out which is only a week ago I know but I have started to feel human again and me and my DH had a good chat and thought why not try for another child as we both still feel very broody even though we already have 3 we think just one more will finish off our family just nice!! Then he is going to go and get himself sorted so I dont ever have to sort out the contraception ever again.

We said we will give it a year of ttc if it does not happen then it obviously was just not meant to be but if it does it will be really great. Im just not so sure about my body now Iv had the coil removed im nervous thinking that maybe my body will not get back to normal again and I wont ever ovulate again, strange really having them thoughts but thats what hormones do to us women hey!! I read a post on here and someone said we spend most of our lives trying to avoid ttc and when we actually do want to it all gets confusing and so hard to do lol the way of life hey!!!

yeh I think thats the best way to think about it, when its meant to happen it will happen! I cant wait to move and get settled ready to start TTC, just hope it wont take too long! Im so impatient!

Keep me posted with how long it takes you, are you going to get an ov kit?

Good Luck x

I will keep you posted. I have been trying to read through this forum and im getting baffled by all the ov kit thing as i really do not know when to test and it all sounds very confusing, i suppose when my actual AF comes then i might get some kind of understanding I am having a very light bleed so do i count this as my AF or just wait!!

Oh well i guess time really will tell but I will keep posting on here as a lot of people on here seem to be in the same situation and seem friendly and its always nice to chat to people who are having same issues in life!!

yeah I neva TTC before so never used an OPK before but might give it a go at some point lol! Kinda puts a bit of pressure on the man tho!

I dont know if you count it as AF or not?! Spose any bleed is a good sign!

I think its so funny how you can chat to complete strangers about such personal things!

Anyway good luck go and do lots of BD
x

Thanks lol im sure my dh will be happy with bd part anyway bless him!!

Good luck with everything for you to and let us know when things are moving on for you all the best x

Hi there.. I just got my mirena out last thursday. I too had about 4 days of pinkish bleeding. Done now. My doctor told me to wait for one Af before ttc. But he also said not to tcc. He said "Just have sex twice a week".

So that is where I am at the moment. I've been loading up on the vitamins and red raspberry leaf tea. Apparently helps regulate the hormones. It can't hurt I guess. So now I wait for AF at the beginning of the month. It didn't take long to get pg for ds but I just don't know what it's going to be like this time.. approaching the big 35! lol

Anyway, babydust to all and happy bding..