question for ppl with iuds

okay I just got the iud this month on the 7th. I have paraguard. I got the iud because i dont want another LO for a long time yet. Im only 19. I just had my first LO when i turned 18. my question is i had sex on the 17 i wasnt bleeding that day but the next day i started spotting and it went into a full blown out period and ive been bleeding ever since. I talked to my dr and he said the bleeding would be normal for the first 2-3 months. He told me the iud would be effective immeditly. because i started bleeding the day after could i have a change of being pregnant again?

Theres always a chance with any birth control, but the same thing happened to me with mirena, wasnt bleeding, had sex, then had a period the next day that lasted over a week, then came back 3 days later...your super irregular with your periods for afew months with the iud....but if ur super paranoid like i was just take a test in afew weeks  

Quoting babyberhow:" Theres always a chance with any birth control, but the same thing happened to me with mirena, wasnt bleeding, ... [snip!] ... with your periods for afew months with the iud....but if ur super paranoid like i was just take a test in afew weeks  "

okay thank you. it just makes me worry because next semester in school i go to school 8:15-3 pm and then i go to work. i just want to wait until i graduate at least to have another.

I still freak out about it, your not alone lol. If the only thing that gives u peace of mind is taking a test then do it, but buy a bigger pack of them, its cheaper haha. It will get u through the first 5 or 6 months until u get used to the idea of not having to worry...im the type of person that if i cant see it, how do i know its there and or working? Lol that was the worst part for me, im ok now, its been about 4 months.

im sure youre fine i havent had a period since the end of oct and im on the paraguard im not pregnant take a test but im sure it will will regulate itself

okay thank you both. i just never had anything like this. i always took the pill and after like 6 different pills i decided to go with something a bit more easier and i didnt have to worry lol. but i keep reading up on it and i know its a better way because i think the website said paraguard last up to 12 years and you can try and get pregnant right after they take it out. unlike the shot it takes awhile. im new to this so it kinda freaks me out a little bit. also when you were on your periods did any time of it turn to a blackish color? not trying to be gross but this past week my period was completely black for a few days and i didnt know if that was normal or not

Quoting Melissa's Mommy:" okay thank you both. i just never had anything like this. i always took the pill and after like 6 different ... [snip!] ... trying to be gross but this past week my period was completely black for a few days and i didnt know if that was normal or not"

its 10years and black?? that is something id be talking to my Dr about! thats not normal as far as i know

yeah it was like a dark brownish black for 2 or 3 days and then it went back to bright pink. oh okay when i was reading about it online the site said 12 years.

Quoting Melissa's Mommy:" yeah it was like a dark brownish black for 2 or 3 days and then it went back to bright pink. oh okay when i was reading about it online the site said 12 years."

oh 12 years cool my Dr told me 10 but if its 12 thats even better!

I have the same thing. 2yrs come jan. I love it but there is a risk like everything else. Its very very slim. If the dr isn't worried about your bleeding don't be. I remember my 1st per after was a little more heavy then the ones following.

with any of you ladies having an iud was your bottom stomach area hard and then it go soft? Because my lower stomach will go hard and then soft ever since i got my iud. i have no pain with it but a little bit of cramps. I was just wondering if it was normal