My IUD has been out for 2 months now.  I have noticed some interesting changes in myself.

2 Main changes without my IUD

Feeling More

The most notable is I FEEL things again.

For the last 5 years I haven’t really felt anything deeply.  I wasn’t depressed or anything, more just very even keeled.  A little too much I now think.

Within 2 weeks after getting my IUD out I was feeling things.

• I MISSED DH and T1 while they were on a camping trip.  Before I would have just been busy getting things done.  This time I missed them, I just wanted DH home and to snuggle with him.
• I would tear up while looking at my boys, thinking how much I loved them.
• I also was more sensitive towards criticism.

So there are good and bad parts of feeling more.  But overall I like it better this way!  I may be feeling some lows more than usual, but I am loving the highs and it is well worth being more sensitive.

Periods Again

I haven’t had a real period in over 5 years.  I would spot here or there, but that was about it.  One of my friends who also has an IUD said, “You will want to get another one once you have your period again.”

The first month I had a few days of spotting.  Then in April I had my first period.  It was so strange, but good.  I had missed having a cycle.

I love this post by Organic Mama Cafe where she says

I’ve begun to look forward to this time of the month as a kind of magical time of rest and spiritual reconnection.

We have monthly cycles for a reason.  What if we don’t try to fight it, but embrace it?  Just like birth – if we welcome each pressure wave, they are so much easier to enjoy.  If I welcome my period and even the potential PMS that comes before, I can enjoy it!

I enjoyed reading Birth Faith’s PMS tips.

I find that if I listen to and respect what my body is saying, it helps so much.  This last period I had in May, I really tried to listen to my body and I took it a bit easier my PMS days and went to bed earlier too.  It paid off, it was a really easy cycle.  It made me remember the post I did about adjusting to the newborn stage of babies – by lowering your standards for a few weeks.  So if  lowering my standards for 2 days out of the month helps me adjust, then I shall do it!