"just inserted skyla today. i started researching and read horror stories about it. i&#039;m 22, haven&#039;t had kids.  i took the day off, popped 800mg of ibuprofen before, and  brought a heating pad with me for after. the sounding was a cramp then the insertion like a two-step cramp (like *cramp*...pause...*cramp cramp*...done). i breathed through it and in another 10 seconds he goes &quot;okay! all done!&quot;. i literally shot up and said &quot;that&#039;s it!?&quot;. 

the pain literally lasts for 3 minutes and i can tell you that stubbing my toe hurts more than the skyla did. i&#039;m having regular period cramps after%u2014heating pad and some ib and i feel fine."