"i had the mirena inserted in 3/2014 at my 6 week check up after my son was born. the insertion was not terrible it was kind of like long papsmere with some cramping along with it. afterwards i spotted for about 5 days and that was the end of that. my period went on normally for the next year slowly decreasing in flow and length. during my time on the birth control i experienced mood swings, hair loss, weight gain, inner aching, numerous ovarian cysts, and more yeast and bacterial infections than i can keep count of (over 30). i finally had it removed in the beginning of may 2016 and i feel a million times better. yes my first period was very heavy and clotty but when it was over i felt 100% better. different strokes for different folks."