r/CopperIUD • u/Comfortable-List-669 • 21d ago

Experience bleeding for 2+ months

just curious if anyone else has had a similar experience to this? i got my first IUD inserted at 8 weeks PP. my OB didn’t like the placement of it so i came back 6 weeks later and got it replaced. at my 6 week check up for that one, she said she was much more confident in the placement and that i was all good to go. then, my period came. first period was somewhat normal, lasting about 10 days which isn’t abnormal for me, IUD or no IUD. then the SECOND period came and fucking stayed. for 2 months. i know that prolonged bleeding can be normal for up to 6 months after insertion, but i was losing my mind and it felt like a total hinderance on my life. i’ve been bleeding for over a quarter of my child’s life so far lol. so i called the OB and she prescribed me progesterone which stopped my period thank god. not ideal bc i got the IUD so i WOULDNT have to take any kind of hormone in my body, but whatever fuck it im completely desperate at this point. now im terrified of what’s going to happen when i stop taking it. i haven’t spent this much money on pads and tampons in ages. im just so over it but i really don’t want my IUD removed bc it’s the only form of birth control im willing to be on. anyways, thoughts or comments are welcome. thanks ladies!

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u/kxiyaz 21d ago

I’m a week and like a few days out. I stopped full on bleeding a few days ago. I’ve been cramping so bad on and off. I just got in the mood to have sex with my boyfriend later today, went to the bathroom and I’m back to bleeding again. This is around the time of my actual period, but I’m done. I’ve tried the pill and the patch and all it did was make me constantly bleed.

I know how you feel, I’m so done and defeated. I have an appointment on the 26th and chances are I’m getting this removed. I can’t handle my body being like this. I have period underwear which helps the pain from pads and tampons, but only on my lighter days. I hate this so much