I just had my 2nd miscarriage this year and it was noticed that my progesterone levels are very low. With that said my Dr. told me to come in as soon as I think I am pregnant for a blood test and then to start taking progesterone pills. My questions is.....is there a time when its too late before your missed period? Do I test every day to catch the pregnancy as soon as it would show up on a pregnancy test? How early or late did you start your progesterone? Now we know what the issue is I am just nervous about not catching the pregnancy in time to help it with the progesterone. Any advice or personal stories would be very helpful as I just want to make sure I do the right things the next time around. Thank you everyone in advice for you help, advice and support!
My re had me start them after I O'd and was in tww. So level would be up to support implantation. Maybe other ladies have feed back or try TTCAL board. Good luck!
I actually just read the rules of this page (sorry I know I should have read that first but didn't see it until now) and though maybe this is the wrong page for this question. Thank you very much for your feedback! I will post this onto a different group.
Did you have your progesterone tested before getting BFP? The reason I ask-when I had blood work done by two different REs (I think it was done 7-10dpo), my progesterone came back within normal range both times. Both REs told me they did not think my losses have been due to progesterone issues, but that the plan would be to start on supplements when I got a BFP as a pre-cautionary/can't hurt type of deal. With my last loss, my progesterone never went higher than a 17 and came back lower with each draw. RE said the loss most likely had nothing to do with the dropping progesterone levels, and that it dropped because the pregnancy was not viable.
I did start progesterone suppositories with my last two BFPs (one ended in loss at 7 weeks, other resulted current pregnancy), both happened to be on 15dpo.
Good luck!
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TTC #1 since October 2012
BFP #1 11/22/12 EDD 7/29/13 MMC 1/14/13, D&C 1/16/13 BFP #2 5/7/13 EDD 1/14/2014 Ectopic discovered 5/21/13, lost left tube Referred to RE, blood work done August 2013, AMH 0.27, all else normal, HSG clear
BFP #3 12/1/13 EDD 8/8/14, MC 12/24/13
January 2014: RE #2, blood work repeated, homozygous MTHFR c677t, SHG clear
BFP #4 4/7/14 EDD 12/15/14Our rainbow was born 12/6/14 at 4:26pm!
I also started taking them a couple days after ovulation, well before my BFP. If I were you, I would test early and often, and start taking them right away.
Me 32 (Stage IV Endometriosis, short luteal phase) DH 38
Married 5/2010
January 2014- DS born healthy at 35.4 weeks
February 2014- DS passed away due to complications from adenovirus
I did IVF but the order of events roughly corresponded to starting a couple days after ovulation to support a good healthy lining stays in place for implantation and beyond. Perhaps for planning ahead you might ask your OB what they think about starting progesterone in the 2ww just in case
This. If you have a known progesterone problem, many REs would start you on supplements (pills, suppositories, shots) at around 2 dpo. If that's not an option, just get on them ASAP.
***Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage. Stage 1 endo removed June 2013. IVF #1 Oct/Nov 2013: Long Lupron with Gonal-F. 7R, 7M, 7F. 2 txfer@3d. Nothing frozen. => M/C @ 8 wks. Selected RPL panel all normal. Very hyper and brittle response to stims. IVF #2 (antagonist protocol) Feb 2014 => Converted to IUI (Perfect conditions). BFN. IVF #2.1 w/ new RE June 2014: Antagonist protocol. 33R, 31M, 30F, 19 blasts to test!!! I made it through without crashing!! Hats off to Dr. Fancypants!! ET of one 5AB blast. BFN. 13 10 CCS'ed snowflakes! FET #1 PUPO as of 7/29 Betas: 8/7@24, 8/9@97, 8/11@334 (etc.) Two sacs on 8/15, one seen on 8/18 after a bleed. U/s 8/25 (6+3) "perfect": 5.9 mm + HB@120bpm! U/s 9/4 (7+6): 15.9 mm + HB@172 bpm! Please, PLEASE stick this time!!!!
My RE had me start a few days after I ovulated and would go until I tested and then if it came out positive keep on them.
Me- 27 w/PCOS DH - 28
TTC since December 2012 BFP 6/29/2013 - EDD 3/16/14 - MMC 9/5/2013
Diagnosed with PCOS and taking metformin 750 mg twice a day April 2014 - - 1st ICI Cycle - BFP 5/15/14 EDD: 1/20/15 A/S 8-22-14 - Its a BOY!! 12/15 Checkup & heard his beautiful heartbeat ALL WELCOME -
With this LO I was doing cycle monitoring and had my progersterone checked at 7dpo. It came back at 18 and my doctor wanted to see it closer to 25. I started suppositories on 9dpo and got my BFP on 11dpo.
With DD I got my BFP on 12dpo and didn't start progesterone until 16dpo.
BFP #1 5/20/10 Natural MC at 5w4d 5/28/10 BFP #2 11/3/10; BO at u/s 10w6d 12/16/10; Natural MC 1/7/11; D&C 4/21/11 BFP #3 10/27/11 Please stick, LO!! 2/6/12 It's a Girl! Alexis Grace born 6/29/12 BFP#4 4/27/14 Stick, stick, stick!!
8/11/14 It's a Boy! Evan Wesley born 1/8/15 "Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow, that is patience."
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Some REs/OBs will have you start PRIOR to a BFP. However, most insurance companies will consider that to be voluntary fertility medication and won't pay any of it, easily leaving you with a huge bill.
For baby 2, I was told to come into the office the day of a BFP for beta draws and progesterone (though i've always done suppositories and not pills). I tested starting at 7 dpo, got a "pull apart the test and put it in a lightbulb" faint positive at 8 dpo and started progesterone at 9dpo.
For this baby, I was not anticipating being pregnant so I was not testing early. Do to the surprise and a few insurance issues, I started progesterone at 4 weeks 4 days pregnant.
BPF 1. Baby Girl "Petri" 12/22/11 Said goodbye 12/27/11
BPF 2. Baby Boy "Roo" 1/20/12 Heartbeat 160b/m 2/15/12 Said goodbye 2/20/12
BPF 3. Rainbow Baby Boy "Creed" 4/28/12 Born healthy and alive 1/5/13
BFP 4. "Rainbow 2.0" 8/17/14 due 4/28/15
"Darling don't be afraid. I have loved you a thousand years. I love you a thousand more."
I don't want to be a scary story, but... after my second loss, the doctor noted that my progesterone was low. He said to come in as soon as I thought I was pregnant for a prescription. I didn't feel pregnant, but I got my bfp at 4 weeks, so I made an appointment. The morning of my appointment at 5 weeks, I began bleeding, and it was the start of my third loss.
The doctor gave me the rx with the instructions to start at day 16 of my cycle (cycle beginning on the first day of my period). (4th loss was chromosomal... 5th pregnancy still going strong!)
So 2-3 days past ovulation, if memory serves me correctly. (I feel very obligated to say that I'm not a doctor, this is just my story.)
BFP #1: 8/2012; EDD 5/4/2013; MC 10/2012 @ 12 weeks
I started mine 3-4days after ovulation. I was temping (basal body temp) and charting with fertilityfriend.com
I found it ESSENTIAL to chart, as progesterone can actually prevent or delay ovulation if started too early, so I wanted to be absolutely sure I had ovulated before I started the progesterone.
BFP#4 3/17/14 - rainbowBaby BOY arrived 11/10/14 !!
I started my Progesterone suppositories at 4w5d and I will be on them until the 12th week. I'm at week 7 tomorrow and everything has been going well (Thank God), we heard a heartbeat 2 days ago! Good luck and good strength to you!
Once I got two lines I started the progesterone. The indication was luteal phase deficiency. Remember that progesterone will not "save" a chromosomally abnormal baby or a baby with other structural issues, it only treats low progesterone. It has saved both of my chromosomally normal babies (2nd one 16wks now) and could not save my angel baby at 7wks.
BFP #1: It's a GIRL! DD born October, 2012 BFP #2: m/c at 7w, February, 2014 BFP #3: It's a BOY! Please be our rainbow! Due February, 2015 *everyone always welcome*
Re: Low Progesterone Level - How early did you know your BFP to start your progesterone pills?
BFP #2 5/7/13 EDD 1/14/2014 Ectopic discovered 5/21/13, lost left tube
Referred to RE, blood work done August 2013, AMH 0.27, all else normal, HSG clear
TTC since 11/2009; Lap/HSG/Hysteroscopy: 5/2011 (endometriosis - removed; endocervical polyp - removed; high pressure in bilateral tubes - cleared)
BFP #1: 8/4/11; DS1 born sleeping on 11/16/11 at 19w1d
BFP # 2: 5/7/12, EDD 1/10/13, DS2 born 1/4/13
BFP # 3: 11/8/13, EDD 7/17/14, mmc 10wks
BFP # 4: 5/16/14, EDD 1/15/15, praying for our 2nd rainbow baby
Me 32 (Stage IV Endometriosis, short luteal phase) DH 38
Married 5/2010
January 2014- DS born healthy at 35.4 weeks
February 2014- DS passed away due to complications from adenovirus
February 2015- Rainbow baby DD born at 36.3 weeks
My chart: http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/42fd32
Good luck!
***Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage. Stage 1 endo removed June 2013. IVF #1 Oct/Nov 2013: Long Lupron with Gonal-F. 7R, 7M, 7F. 2 txfer@3d. Nothing frozen. => M/C @ 8 wks. Selected RPL panel all normal. Very hyper and brittle response to stims. IVF #2 (antagonist protocol) Feb 2014 => Converted to IUI (Perfect conditions). BFN. IVF #2.1 w/ new RE June 2014: Antagonist protocol. 33R, 31M, 30F, 19 blasts to test!!! I made it through without crashing!! Hats off to Dr. Fancypants!! ET of one 5AB blast. BFN. 13 10 CCS'ed snowflakes! FET #1 PUPO as of 7/29 Betas: 8/7@24, 8/9@97, 8/11@334 (etc.) Two sacs on 8/15, one seen on 8/18 after a bleed. U/s 8/25 (6+3) "perfect": 5.9 mm + HB@120bpm! U/s 9/4 (7+6): 15.9 mm + HB@172 bpm! Please, PLEASE stick this time!!!!
BFP 6/29/2013 - EDD 3/16/14 - MMC 9/5/2013
April 2014 - - 1st ICI Cycle - BFP 5/15/14 EDD: 1/20/15
A/S 8-22-14 - Its a BOY!!
12/15 Checkup & heard his beautiful heartbeat
ALL WELCOME -
With DD I got my BFP on 12dpo and didn't start progesterone until 16dpo.
BFP #2 11/3/10; BO at u/s 10w6d 12/16/10; Natural MC 1/7/11; D&C 4/21/11
BFP #3 10/27/11 Please stick, LO!! 2/6/12 It's a Girl! Alexis Grace born 6/29/12
BFP#4 4/27/14 Stick, stick, stick!! 8/11/14 It's a Boy! Evan Wesley born 1/8/15
"Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow, that is patience." Let it Be (blog) ♥ My BFP Charts
This time I'm not leaving without you.
BFP 5/19/2013. MC 7/2/2013 (9w6d) with est. loss at 8w. Miso 7/3/2013 and emergency D & C 7/6/2013.
BFP#2 11/6/2013. CP 11/14/2013.
BFP #3 12/13/2013. Beta #1 @ 15dpo- 239. Progesterone 27. Beta #2 @17dpo - 90. CP 12/21/2013
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. -Philippians 4:6-7
All PgAL and PAL welcome.
BPF 1. Baby Girl "Petri" 12/22/11 Said goodbye 12/27/11
BPF 2. Baby Boy "Roo" 1/20/12 Heartbeat 160b/m 2/15/12 Said goodbye 2/20/12
BPF 3. Rainbow Baby Boy "Creed" 4/28/12 Born healthy and alive 1/5/13
BFP 4. "Rainbow 2.0" 8/17/14 due 4/28/15
"Darling don't be afraid. I have loved you a thousand years. I love you a thousand more."
I found it ESSENTIAL to chart, as progesterone can actually prevent or delay ovulation if started too early, so I wanted to be absolutely sure I had ovulated before I started the progesterone.
BFP#4 3/17/14 - rainbow Baby BOY arrived 11/10/14 !!
DX: Uterine Septum - Resection 9/5/13 || MTHFR Hetero A1298C || My Chart
Me: 26 DH: 29
3/13: Miscarriage
11/13: Ectopic Pregnancy-removal of 1 fallopian tube
BFP: 8/21/14
Moses born by emergency C-section 4/23/2015
It's a Boy!
BFP #2: m/c at 7w, February, 2014
BFP #3: It's a BOY! Please be our rainbow! Due February, 2015
*everyone always welcome*