"i got the mirena placed in march 2014 6 weeks after my second child. insertion was easy ( i had just had a baby) i spotted for about a month off and on but after that i would have light spotting for a day so light a pad or tampon would have been no use. bled only about 3 or 4 times a year. mirena was incredibly effective, loved the light/less periods i would almost say non existent but the mirena hated me. horrible chin acne, constant bloating, couldn&#039;t lose weight at all and developed anxiety and depression to the point i hated myself. i had it removed yesterday and they couldn&#039;t find the strings, had to get an ultrasound and the iud was at the fundus of my uterus so they had to shove a hook instrument through my cervix to top of my uterus"