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CreEspree
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Experiences w/ 17P?
CreEspree
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I'm HR because both of my previous pregnancies ended wayyyyy too early. My doctor is planning on starting 17P when I'm 16 weeks. I went into PTL w/ no warning at 28w exactly w/ DS in 2010 and he was born 5 hours after arriving at the hospital. PPROM and PTL w/ DD in 2011 at 25w3d.. She was born 3 hours after arriving at the hospital. Does anyone have any experience with this shot.. And how effective was it for you? How far did you make it in pregnancies without the shot.. And how far did you make it in pregnancy with the shot? I do NOT want to go through NICU again.. Though I know it's a very real possibility. I just want to finally be able to hold a baby right after birth and take it home right away.
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Re: Experiences w/ 17P?
They weren't able to find any cause. W/ DS I dilated but my water didn't break until he was crowning. W/ DD my water broke and I dilated fully in 4 hours. No warnings at all. No infections.. Normal cervix.. Nothing out of the ordinary.
I still went into ptl at 34 weeks( I had dd1 at 34) however made it to 38!
It's not a miracle drug
2nd pregnancy -TWINS lost DD1 twin at 8 weeks 6 days DD1 born 6 weeks early
3rd pregnancy- TWINS AGAIN lost both babies at 9 week appt
4th pregnancy- singleton- born at 38 weeks 1 day with the help of weekly 17P injections
5th pregnancy- CP in June
6th pregnancy It's a BOY
Yes. They've been shown to reduce the risk of respiratory problems with the baby. Below is a fragment of an NIH meta analysis :
The researchers also concluded that even when the mother delivers before full term, progesterone treatment can reduce the likelihood that the infant will die (by 43 percent), have respiratory distress syndrome (by 52 percent), weigh less than 3.5 pounds (by 45 percent), be admitted for intensive care (by 25 percent), or require mechanical ventilation (by 34 percent).
Of course, there is no mention of how far a long the pregnancy is to be around these numbers. I started my shots at 20 weeks after discovering an incompetent cervix. The shots are really not that bad at all. I get them in the upper butt cheek. They warn that they are more painful than the normal shot but I have only experienced that once or twice...it might depend on who gives it to you. I haven't had any bad reactions to the shots aside from it feeling bruised at the injection site for a day or two after. My sister in law had a preemie her first pregnancy so for her second she was put on progesterone shots and made it to 36w and a couple days. Her little guy was in the NICU for a few days only because his collarbone was fractured from the birth..he was huge for a 36 weeker.
My first pregnancy I went into PTL and had my little girl at 27w6d. I am now 26 weeks today and hoping to surpass that...I also know what it means to be in the NICU for a while. It is a lot to deal with. I'm hoping both of us are able to make it full term and know what it's like to have a full term baby from birth to home!
Good luck!