"i spent the 2 weeks leading up to my insertion reading all the reviews on here and freaked myself out so bad i almost cancelled. i&#039;m glad i didn&#039;t because this appointment was a piece of cake! before going, i was told to take 600 mg of ibuprofen.the insertion took all of 30 seconds and was done on day 2 of my period. it was just a quick pinch. the entire time spent in the stirrups was maybe 5 min and that&#039;s because the dr said i have a 6cm uterus which is smaller than average. nothing hurt. it was just uncomfortable. i would rate my discomfort a 4 or 5. i had no cramps after. it&#039;s day 2 and i&#039;ve still only had light bleeding. the only reason i gave the review a 9 is because i was told not to use tampons for 2 months...i hate pads."