"these reviews scared me to death, but i decided to try it anyway. i&#039;ve never had a child, so the insertion was super painful, even though i was on the last day of my period and got both a shot and medication for softening and opening the cervix. it wasn&#039;t sharp pain, just extreme discomfort pain, but after it was in, it didn&#039;t hurt. i&#039;ve felt fine since, aside from some minor cramping. it&#039;s been 12 hours and i haven&#039;t bleed or cramped a lot. so far so good. i&#039;ll update later."