Experience with p17 shots

Amber&Reva · March 2014

I met with the MFM yesterday and she said next pregnancy I will start p17 shots around 15w and do them weekly from then forward. Has anyone had any experience with p17 shots? I am interested in the side effects on the baby, I have been trying to do some research but haven't found any good articles yet.

She also said that I will be getting biweekly to weekly ultrasounds to monitor my cervix. She seemed very convinced I had an incompetent cervix which surprised me because when I asked the midwife who delivered Brynlee about this she laughed because it was so hard to get me to dilate. If there are in changes in my cervix I would have a stich put in to keep my cervix closed and they would remove the stich at 37w.

I wasn't a big fan of the MFM after saying how uncommon PPROM is so there isn't much available research on them she asked how old my husband was!!! If she had read my file she would have known Reva was the other mother. She also started talking about the increased risk during pregnancy if you go through IVF. I was like but we didn't we got pregnant through IUI, she kept talking about IVF so Reva interrupted her again and was like this is all very interesting but we used IUI so I don't know how it pertains to us. If I didn't love the midwife who delivered Brynlee and the birthing centers nursing staff so much I would go elsewhere. Assuming nothing goes wrong with the next pregnancy that will be the one time we have to meet her. She will be monitoring my case but won't need to met with me again unless something goes wrong.

healz413 · March 2014

I don't known anything about those shots. It's possible that folks on the pregnant after a loss board would.

I'm sorry about your appointment with the MFM going so poorly. Everyone deserves better treatment than that!! I'm glad you won't likely have to see her regularly and I am glad that you love your midwife.

I'm wishing the best for you and Reva.

2MamazInSeattle · March 2014

Ug. What a terrible experience! I wish you lived in Seattle, my MFM clinic is so awesome we are getting full care there for this pregnancy.

I don't do p17 shots, but I'm on Lovenox so I can speak to having to take daily shots, and that they're not a big deal. And I will say this, as a fellow second tri loss mama (16w, different circumstances), it does feel good to do *something* that feels different. It's oddly reassuring to me to take my shot everyday, fwiw.

Think of you lots and I'm glad you are figuring out next steps. My pcp told me I was "brave" for trying to get pregnant again, and honestly until it happened, I didn't get it. It is terrifying, and until your loss milestone it is nerve wracking...but, while your next baby won't replace Brynlee, it will be a new life that will be a very good thing.

Amber&Reva · March 2014

@2MamazinSeatle it is great that you love your MFM I wish I could find one I love just incase for next time. It is brave to try again but you are going to be an amazing mother again. I know I have to try because Brynlee wouldn't want me to give up and neither do I or Reva. It is going to be hard and I feel like until I reach viability and probably even after that it is going to be challenging to fully enjoy the pregnancy. I am going to be ready to pop before I even announce that I am pregnant this time around. I waited longer then most people and didn't announce until the day of our anatomy scan. I think now if I had only waited a week longer I wouldn't have to go back to work and explain to everyone what happened.

If anyone has a MFM in Boston area who the love PM me.

2MamazInSeattle · March 2014

@amber&Reva, all makes sense to me. My coworkers know (its obvious), and close friends and family but I'm still scared to announce on FB...but we will, and it'll be ok. Eventually. I think. I get it totally, and my best (unsolicited) advice is to just take it one day at a time, and trust as best you can. I found a new batch of grief I couldn't really "unlock" until I was pregnant again, which I worked through ok with the help of a IF/loss counselor. It's a rough path but worth it. My at home Doppler helps me a ton, though its not for everyone.

I'd bet you can find a better MFM in a big metro area like Boston! We had one outfit that dealt with my D&E, and they were so disorganized we went to the other big outfit in Seattle and the difference was profound. It was jarring to switch, but we are SO happy we did!

ball.and.chain · March 2014

Amber, I can't comment on the shots, but a friend saw Dr. Economy at Brigham & Women's and highly recommended her if I ever needed a MFM. A second opinion can't hurt!

Amber&Reva · March 2014

@ball.and.chain Thank you! I will look into her. You are right about a 2nd opinion especially since the first opinion seemed to have no experience with PPROM.

ball.and.chain · March 2014

I also found a Dr. Benjamin Hamar at Boston Maternal Fetal Medicine who has co-authored some articles on PPROM.

Amber&Reva · March 2014

thank you! I will google him right now.

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