First Period

June 22 should have been my first period after the Mirena insertion. I didn't know if I should expect a period or not, so I just stayed ready for it. Nothing happened on Wednesday or Thursday, but I did start my period on Friday. At first it was light spotting, but by Saturday morning I was bleeding enough to warrant a regular tampon instead of just a pantyliner. Honestly not too bad! Over the weekend I switched to junior tampons and never came close to soaking one. So yes I have my period, but it's super duper light. I was worried it might go back to pre-birth control heaviness, so I'm glad it was light.

I've still had a little bit of spotting today, but it should theoretically be the last day of my period. We'll see what tomorrow brings! I'm not sure if I will continue spotting for a little bit or what. I'm looking forward to possibly having no period in the future.

Saturday night I decided to try feeling my strings again. I tried in the bathtub and lying in bed a few times but have yet to find the buggers. I was using a handicapped-style shower, so I put my leg up on a shelf on the side and went to feeling. I found them! My Mirena is happily in place. It felt like the strings were flush with the back of my vaginal canal, so yay. I'm glad to have the little bit of reassurance that Mirena is still there, even though I was confident it was from other symptoms. I don't go back to the doctor until August so I'd hate to have any issues now.

Overall, I love it!