"got the paragard inserted 2.5 years ago (8 weeks after a vaginal birth). my experience has been relatively positive. chose this iud due to zero hormones because i was breastfeeding &amp; i don&#039;t want to deal with hormonal bc. my only upset is a super heavy flow for the first 2 days like clockwork every month. that&#039;s 2 days having to change my pad/tampon every 2 hours or less &amp; 4-5 more days of very light bleeding/spotting. the first few months i had severe cramping about a week before i got my period, but that&#039;s no longer an issue. today i went to my dr to talk about other options for heavy flow bc at this point it&#039;s a nuisance. she prescribed me a pill to make my periods much lighter mefenamic acid so we&#039;ll see how it goes."