"i recommend paraguard 200%!  i am sharing my experience everywhere i can, because after my second child, when researching getting paraguard online, all i saw were negative reviews (because typically people don&#039;t go online to post the good, they post the bad).  i got my paraguad iud inserted 7 weeks post partum from my second vaginal birth.  i was so afraid of having it placed, and thinking it may hurt.. but i was so surprised i did not feel a dang thing!  my doc said it is a side affect of having a baby.. your cervix is a bit numb for some time.  i had very minimal cramping and some bleeding for a week, then did not even notice it was there.  my first period was crampy and heavy, but all were normal after that. heavier, but normal"