"after being on the pill for 8 months, the side effects were too much for me to handle, so i gave up on all birth control and went back to just using condoms. after a recent condom scare, i started looking into other forms of bc, and my doctor recommended skyla, as i have never given birth before. the insertion is definitely an uncomfortable and painful experience, but the initial pain itself only lasts for maybe 2 minutes. the night afterwards i had terrible cramps, and my heating pad was my best friend. i have now had it in for a month, and i will say that i absolutely love it. very light spotting a fews days, and a few cramps here and there, but nothing i couldn&#039;t handle. my period is almost nonexistant now too! definitely suggest it!"