"skyla is my first type of birth control. i originally wanted paraguard because of the lack of hormones but decided on skyla for the fact that it might  make my periods lighter.

my insertion was super easy! it didn&#039;t really hurt at all, just very uncomfortable. afterwards, i had some cramps, but nothing major, and i easily got rid of them with some rest and ibuprofen.

the first month i had almost constant brown discharge (old blood), then i had a very light 6 day period. my next two periods were also very light, and 5-6 days! i&#039;m in my third month with skyla and have had some more bleeding than i had before, but i&#039;m hoping i&#039;ll adjust fully to it soon!"