"i am 30 &amp; have never had kids. my doctor prescribed me misoprostol to be taken before my appointment orally &amp; vaginally. i don&#039;t really know if that helped at all, but i was also on day 2 of my period which was ideal. i took 800mg of ibuprofen before the appointment at around 12pm &amp; then i also took 550mg of naproxen sodium an hour before my appointment. my appointment was at 3pm &amp; it was the quickest appointment ever. the initial pinch of the cervix was the painful part which he did first to measure to make sure the paraguard wasn&#039;t too big for my uterus. that prepared me for the next pinch and by then i was calmly breathing in &amp; out (think yoga breathing) to relax. 2nd pinch was him inserting the iud. i felt fine after! would recommend!"