"i am 24 years old and have a 3 y/o boy and a 7 m/o daughter. i got mirena placed when my daughter turned 5 weeks old. she is 2 days shy of being 7 months old and i have not stopped bleeding since her birth. my hair falls out in excessive amounts, i can&#039;t lose my last 10 lbs of weight even with diet pills and exercise. this mirena does it&#039;s job at preventing pregnancy, but i have spent more money on tampons than i would have with just buying regular birth control pills."