"the mirena is amazing! i got mine inserted during my 6 week check up after having my son! i&#039;ve had it almost 3 years. i&#039;m 23 years old with a super busy schedule, so i didn&#039;t want pills like i&#039;ve had in the past, no time for them plus they made so sick. i wanted to try the mirena to see if it was any different, and i&#039;m so happy i did. it wasn&#039;t painful at all to insert. it was like getting a checkup. i started my period about 4 days after insertion and that lasted about a week and a half. after that i got my period every month but it was very light and lasted about 3 days. after about 6 months i got a period every 3 months. i was scared to get it reading all the bad reviews but i decided to do it anyway."