"i got the skyla almost 2 years ago. so far, everything has gone great with the iud. i get my period maybe every 3-4 months (light spotting for about 2 days tops). i do get cramps every month for about one entire day. it&#039;s not anything crazy or out of the ordinary (beats having periods and having kids!) i definitely recommend it. the insertion process was a bit painful and i had cramps for about 3 hours, but with some ibuprofen and a heating pad, it can sure be tolerable. i used to be on the pill and shot for a while but both of those made me really depressed and i gained a ton of weight. which is why i switched to the iud. skyla releases a smaller dose of hormones so that really helps to &quot;feel normal&quot;. good luck ladies!"