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Nuva Ring
I just started the Nuva Ring a week ago. The first week was good, but now it seems like it is moving around in there and is uncomfortable. Last night during sex it came out and was pretty painful. Is this something others encounter? I am considering an IUD, though I have never had children, so I don't know if I can get it. I figured I would stick it out through the month and see what happens, then go talk to my dr.
Any NR advice?
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Re: Nuva Ring
I hated it. I could always feel it and my periods were a nightmare when I was on it.
My advice is to find new bc, but there are many people who love it.
Personally, I love the Nuva Ring. I was terrible at remembering to take my BCPs, so the ring is easy for me.
Do you have it pushed in as far as it will go? Mines sits up right against my cervix and lies flat against the canal. I rarely feel it. Mind you, everyone's anatomy is different.
As for severity of periods while on it, my first few months were awful (coming off of generic Alesse) but after about 4 months they lightened right up.
I'd say stick out the month and if it's still really bothering you, talk to you doctor. I know there are several women that post here that have IUD's w/o having had kids.
We'll just not tell H about this little fact, m'kay?
This.
If you're feeling your Ring, either you don't have it in far enough/positioned correctly, or you are concentrating on trying to feel it.
I do have to take mine out for sex, as it's pretty uncomfortable if I leave it in. You can take the Ring out for up to 3 hours with no problems. I put mine back in after my post-sex pee.
I love the Ring, but if you're not happy with it there are other options. You can still have an IUD even if you haven't had a child yet. Any doc that tells you otherwise needs to catch up with their field.
A friend and I were both on the ring and experienced BSC mood swings. She does NFP now and my DH went back to using condoms.
I do miss my two-day, cramp free periods. My "normal" periods are heavy and make me want to cut my uterus out.
I'm on the nuvaring and i love it too. i can never feel it. its probably not pushed in all the way. this will probably sound really gross, but when i put mine in, i can feel a bone and i make sure that its pushed up past that, almost like its sitting on a shelf, and i can never feel it. BUT i do have a friend that was on it and hers used to come out all the time. when she went to the doctor, she was told she had a tilted vaginal canal(?!?!) i know wierd. but yea, she stopped using it because of that.
as for taking it out during sex, i do not recommend that!!!! i know someone that would do that and she ended up getting pregnant.
3/17 BFP! 3/19 Beta #1: 312 3/21 Beta #2 894
That's what happened the other night, and it hurt! I am a little afraid of taking it out for sex.
I have been told I have a tilted uterus, so maybe that has something to do with it. I'm just afraid it's going to fall out in the toilet or something- and my luck it would be the auto flush toilets at work.
My ring felt weird for awhile, but then I got used to it. I can't always push it all the way to the back but as long as I get the whole ring in there it will work its way up by itself. If you feel like it's about to come out I'd ask your doctor what the problem is and she may be able to show you how to put it in correctly [I'm thinking it may be different for a tilted uterus].
As for the sex, my doctor said taking it out for up to 3 hours was fine. She says while most people don't feel it during sex, some do. We definitely did. And my H "fish hooked" it out and that was PAINFUL. So I take it out now and, as a pp said, put it back in after my post sex pee/cleanup.
My periods last about 5 days, though sometimes I notice phantom cramps while I'm not on it. I did however have very irregular periods before the ring, so it's really nice to know when I'm supposed to start.
I find that being on my knees with my legs spread works better than squatting. For me at least. I feel like I can push it up farther that way. When I squat I feel like there is a "wall" in the way. Also, I hold between my thumb and pointer finger and squeeze those fingers together. I think the instructions say to make a figure 8 but that was just awkward for me. I find pinching the sides together works just fine.
I love the ring but it did take me a few weeks to get used to inserting/removing it and positioning it correctly. I use a little bit of lube with a new ring and still have to try a few times to get it folded and inserted correctly. I prop one foot up on the toilet seat. I also had a little problem with yeast infections and spotting but after seeing my doctor to make sure there weren't any problems my body adjusted to it and they went away.
All types of BC can react differently in each person. The ring has cut my periods down drastically and seems to help with cramping as well. I probably won't use anything else but I went through tons of different types of BC before finding one that worked.
As for sex, mine always falls out during sex so now I just take it out before and rinse it afterwards and put it back in. My doc and the literature that came with the ring said that as long as it is put back in within three hours everything is okey-dokey.
exactly what i was gonna say!
ditto that you shouldnt feel it if its inserted properly, like tampons.
the only time i could feel it was during sex it was actually a good thing, it added to the stimulation, but again, everyones anatomy is different.
and its fine to take it out for up to 3 hours, just wash it and re-insert, just dont forget.
i would ride out the month and maybe next month. try not thinking about it.
good point with the tilted cervix, might talk to the doc about that, it can cause issues when you do ttc.
You definitely don't have it in far enough. It should be nowhere near your vaginal opening.
Ditto the pp about putting your foot up on the toilet seat to insert. I do that, squeeze it between two finger on one hand, then use the other hand to push it in. Then I make sure it's pushed allllll the way up inside.
We'll just not tell H about this little fact, m'kay?
I feel completely incompetent. I've read all of the articles, and tried the advice listed above, and yet no matter how far I try to insert it, the bottom edge of the nuvaring works its way down towards my vaginal opening. Argh!!!
I have two degrees and can't insert my own birth control properly!