"i was on the depo shot for 3 years and was fed up with feeling hungry all the time so i decided to go with skyla, my first iud. insertion was not the most comfortable feeling,  cramps.  i have two children and it wasn&#039;t anywhere near the pain of labor. i had cramping for several days afterwards and that went away.  i got skyla put in last december and i haven&#039;t experienced any side effects. my period had stopped when i was on the depo and i still haven&#039;t gotten it while being on skyla. it&#039;s really nice to not have to worry about birth control. only thing i do is check every 2 weeks to make sure i can still feel the strings"