Why an IUD?

Yay!  My first post!  

I think it would bee helpful for you to know what (the french toast) is going on and why I've created this blog. Well, as of today, I am 12 weeks pregnant.  I also have an IUD (Paragard) that cannot bee removed.  This means that I have a high-risk pregnancy as numerous complications could occur because of the IUD.  

I've created this blog because I've found little information online about my situation and suspect that I'm not the only one looking for answers to my questions.  Hopefully this blog will help answer questions and create new ones from others in a similar situation.  I also hope that this blog will bee therapeutic for me as I combat the mental and physical aspects of my pregnancy.

So, a bit more background and the juicy stuff...

I met Joshua 4 years ago during my college internship.  He was my first real boyfriend, my first love and lover.  After becoming intimate the question of having a reliable form of birth control surfaced.  Since I had never had sex before, I was never on birth control.  So, I first tried Depo-provera (the shot).  I got a new dose of hormones injected every three months.  However, I was extremely emotional, angry, sad, on-edge, etc.  I was a raging bee-otch and it was affect my relationship so we opted for trying something new.

Next up was NuvaRing which was better but not great.  I had a difficult time putting it into place and I just didn't like the idea of hormones.

Then we tried condoms and spermicide.  That was an improvement but awkward in the moment and just not enough of a "permanent" solution for us.

Finally, we came upon an IUD.  My doctor's office had begun inserting IUDs in women that had never been pregnant before and since there was a non-hormonal option, I thought, "Perfecto!"  Because I had never been pregnant before, nor given birth, my cervix was tiny and it was quite painful when it was put in.  Also, my periods for the next year were a lot worse than before.  

I should mention here that I had never missed a period (except when I was on Depo-provera, which is supposed to happen) ever in my life, until 8 weeks ago.