I have had the Mirena IUD for 18 months now. I had it placed right after my second child. I started working out hard for a year whilemy husband was deployed, thinking i could be hot stuff by the time he came home. I ate good 95% of the time and felt great so much energy. But I put on 65lbs!

I've had so many tests to figure out why i'm huge now! nothing, i'm perfectly healthy. other than being obese.

I look up weight gain with an iud online and tons and tons of people share my experience. It's insane.

so my question is, doesn anyone else have an IUD and have gained weight since having it placed?

i'm thinking of getting it removed, but i love having no period!! my friend has one for 4 years now and went from an 8 to an 18, and hasn't been able to drop 1 lb. and she works out religiously.

Wow, 65 lb gain, I think I would take it out and look into some other form of birth control:think

since hubby is deployed anyways, what's the point of having that. I'd get it out and try the ring you insert or maybe condoms.

hubby's home now.

baby #1 was Birth Contol Pill baby. got pregant anyway. baby # 2 planned, i did use the ring between the two and condoms.

I just loved having no period. I am calling tomorrow to have it removed and see what happens. back to being a real woman with a period, yuck.

I had the Mirenea IUD for like 3 1/2 years. I did enjoy not having a period, but it wasn't worth the other side effects. It was harder for me to lose weight no matter what I did. I had a lower libido, felt moodier among things. I feel so much better having it out. My periods are lighter than before Mirena. I am very glad I had it out! Weight loss was also easier after I had it out. I am glad it's out now for my weight loss with the band.

Audree

There are non-hormonal IUD's that you could try. I don't have any experience with any of them, but my mom had one and had good luck with it...

hubby's home now.

baby #1 was Birth Contol Pill baby. got pregant anyway. baby # 2 planned, i did use the ring between the two and condoms.

I just loved having no period. I am calling tomorrow to have it removed and see what happens. back to being a real woman with a period, yuck.

Wow, my 1st son was a "birth control pill" baby, 2nd son was planned, 3rd son "birth control pill" baby. Now I have a tubal:heh:

get rid of that one and get the copper T put in. It has no hormones.. unfortch you will have periods again but id rather have a period than gain weight :-( good luck

sweethot-I too would rather have a period than gain weight. I would definitely try another method of BC. I too conceived baby #1 while on the pill. It is amazing how many people do.. I then stayed pregnancy free for 5 years, using natural family planning, got pregnant with #2 on first time "trying" and NFP has been working for me since (4 years ago). My fear is that I hear after being banded, people get pregnant more easily-maybe due to hormone regulations. I am afraid that will happen to me so I am really trying to figure out what othee BC method I should use. I hate hormones, so I don't think I will use them. Maybe back to yucky condoms. I hope they have improved since I last used them in the early 90's.

I have the Mirena IUD also. No problems with weight gain and I have really, really liked it. I've had it about 2 years. About 6 months ago, I got my period back though and it is annoying!!! Man, it was convenient to not have one, no cramps, either. Some of the periods I've gotten have been long but light. Still, I'm about 90% satisfied.

I also really liked the Nuva Ring when I used it before.