"i read a lot of reviews before getting paragard and they almost made me not get it because some sound so awful. but i have honestly had a great experience and so i wanted to share that. when i first got it in i was not on my period so the insertion process was painful. i had cramps and heavy bleeding for about 3 days after and then the cramps went away and the bleeding lightened. the bleeding was over with in about 5 days after insertion. i honestly didn&#039;t have any spotting between then and my first period post-insertion. my first period after the bleeding was heavier than before i had it, but nothing super excessive and the heavy bleeding was only for 2-3 days. my period ended in 6 days. next period was the same. no spotting in between."