"i have had the iud for about 3 months now. the insertion was definitely unpleasant as my cervix was being stubborn, and i have had a child. the cramping during insertion was unpleasant i would say a 6 out of 10. i started bleeding and had a period that week. my normal periods before the iud where extremely painful and minimal bleeding for 3 days then stop for 2 then bleed again for 2-3 days. with the iud i bleed heavy for 3-5 days with minimal cramping. it is pretty awesome actually. the only issue i have had is a change in discharge, not bad but a thicker discharge than normal. my dr. said that can be normal, i ran the gammot of tests just to be sure and its just my bodies reaction to the copper."