Official Mirena Owner...No,that's not a car!

Today I went for my six week postnatal appointment at my OBGYN. I was supposed to go yesterday, however, there was a mix up and I was rescheduled for today. I was somehow scheduled with the office in a neighboring city and rather than wait another week to get another appointment, I just decided to reschedule with the other office (the one I don't normally go to).

I had not even thought about birth control, even though that should have been my first thought, and was asked as soon as I entered the room what type of birth control I was planning to use. I have never used anything other than birth control pills, so I was not very familiar with any of my other choices, and I certainly wasn't using a condom. The nurse asked me if I would be interested in Mirena, but quickly said no, because I read the pamphlet a few months ago and thought I would rather get pregnant again than have some of the side affects that have been associated with taking this form of birth control. Why is it that they make those side affects so scary sounding? There really are almost no side affects, but the nurse suggested I talk to the doctor.

The doctor...an elderly gentleman I had never met. Ugh! I am used to going to females. I have nothing against a man, I just prefer the women I have been seeing.

As always, my anxiety level went up as I sat and waited and thought about having a foreign object in my body along with elderly doctor invading my vagina. That's just how I am...and I believe the more Jason told me to calm down and wait for the doctor to answer any questions I have, the more my anxiety level would rise.

"Will it hurt? How do you get it in there? Aren't you supposed to have a period? Will it make me gain weight? Will I feel it in there? Can it fall out? What are the chances it would fall out? Can I wear a tampon? Can I have sex? When can I have sex? Could any of these activities increase the chance of it falling out?"

Those were some of my questions...SOME! And, as I asked these questions, elderly doctor used his wife as a reference. Not so bad until he said that he, nor his wife, could not feel the IUD when they have sex. Is that not weird or what? "Come on, I hardly know you Dr. Doctor (I don't remember his name) but thanks for sharing!"...and now all I picture is the elderly vagina doctor and his elderly wife with her IUD having sex. But, he did convince me, and so now for the next five years, I am the proud owner of ONLY 6 children and a Mirena.

Oh, and if you're wondering why an elderly lady has an IUD, that is another story...and yes, he told me about it!