"today marks 6 months with my liletta iud...which i love. insertion was painful, as expected, but nothing i couldn&#039;t handle. cramping and spotting lasted a few days after...and for the first 4 months i spotted lightly for 8-10 days, always 28 days apart...so i tracked those times as my period. very minimal cramping aside from  the early cramps due to insertion.  didn&#039;t take long for the strings to soften and curl up so my partner could not feel them during intercourse. my side effects do include weight gain and a struggle to lose it despite consistent exercise and healthy eating, and dry skin, and bloating/constipation."