IUD Insertion- pain?!

I want to get Mirena for y birthcontrol. I read someones story on here the other day about how horrible it was to get an IUD inserted.. So now Im questioning it.. I want to know from you girls who have had an IUD put in what kind of pain you had pre-insertions, during insertion and after wards.. Do they use any kind of number, pain killer? Thanks in adavnace

I didn't get any pain killers. It felt like a REALLY big cramp when it was actually inserted and then I cramped for a few days after.

They use a spray to numb the cervix. Does it feel great? No. But I think you canhandle a little bit of dicomfort for 5 years of worry free birth control!

I was told to take a mortin before I wnet. All I felt was a cramp like I was getting my period and that was it but the time I left the doctors office the cramping was gone.

No, no meds for the pain. I got mine in June and it wasn't bad. I had a c-section with my twin boys so my doc just wanted to make sure my goods were okay before getting it. It hurt a little but I think labor was worse and if you've had your membranes stripped then you'll be fine. I was at least, it is the spotting that's killing me,lol.

Thank you everyone!! You all hve made me feel better about getting it..

It was bad for me.. but that's because the Mirena kept getting caught on my cervix.. OUCH. I attempted to have it placed twice and the doctor just couldn't get it in so she gave up. She said I could go have my cervix physically dialated and then try again but.. no thanks. It just wasn't worth it to me. I ended up getting the NuvaRing instead.

Quoting haileysmom10:“ It was bad for me.. but that's because the Mirena kept getting caught on my cervix.. OUCH. I attempted ... [snip!] ... physically dialated and then try again but.. no thanks. It just wasn't worth it to me. I ended up getting the NuvaRing instead.”

Did you go while you were on your period?

Quoting J e s s i c a:“ They use a spray to numb the cervix. Does it feel great? No. But I think you canhandle a little bit of dicomfort for 5 years of worry free birth control!”

I didn't get any spray.

Quoting Sasha ♥ G. Lennox:“ I didn't get any spray.”

To tell you the truth, the spray hurt like a bitch and I don't think it numbed a damn thing...so you didn't miss much!

Quoting J e s s i c a:“ Did you go while you were on your period?”

The first time, no... the second time, yes

Quoting haileysmom10:“ The first time, no... the second time, yes”

Wow, that sucks that they couldn't even get it the second time.

Sprays only numb the top anyways, not inside.. But I am glad to hear its not so bad from ost people..