'Somehow the idea of putting these chemicals into my body – all so my boyfriend didn’t have to think about having babies – seemed wrong.'
Talking of cervixes, I have also pushed a baby out through mine. Now, postnatal contraception is no small matter. You are so ripe with hormones after having a baby that you are also, in many cases, very fertile. And so, when my son was just four-weeks-old, I went back to my walk-in GUM clinic to get a new non-hormonal coil fitted.
The doctor – female – was polite, serious, attentive and incredibly kind. That, again, was lucky. Although it shouldn’t be a question of luck. We talked about the different options, she checked my blood pressure and other indicators of general health. Then I was invited to drop my knickers, climb up onto another wipe-clean pleather banquette and spread my legs.
“Now, normally I would say that this may be a little uncomfortable,” the doctor said, sitting between my legs with the small twist of metal like a hammerhead shark between her tweezers. “But considering what you did just a month ago, I think you’ll probably be alright.” And I was. A speculum was inserted, which she had very thoughtfully warmed up first under a hot tap. There was that little twinge again, somewhere unreachable, and that was it. I walked out of that room feeling protected and in control.
Pain is pain, and it should be taken seriously. Those who want pain relief before having a coil fitted should be given it. There are risks and side effects with all forms of contraception. But we also all live in entirely unique bodies. The way we react to hormones, the way our insides are configured, and how we experience physical experiences are different. What worked for me may not work for you. I’m just saying that, in my case, it worked.
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