birth control
"I had the Mirena inserted yesterday. I am 35 and have a 18 year old son. Insertion was painful (for those mothers out there, it felt like a contraction) but only lasted a couple of minutes. I took 800 mg of Ibuprofen an hour before my appointment. I returned to work after. Had some uncomfortable cramps and used a heating pad at bed time. I was on my 4th day of my period and almost finished at the time of insertion. I had some bright colored additional bleeding. Today is day 2. Not only has the spotting stopped but my period is over. I have had some minimal cramping in my lower back today but, not enough to amount to anything. Haven't taken any ibuprofen. I feel pretty good. I am going to give it another few days before trying to have sex. So far, so good!"