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Pregnant after a Loss
MissLMS
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Cautiously saying hello ... And question about progesterone
MissLMS
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Hi everyone. I got a BFP today at 11 dpo, due 4/23. This is pregnancy #5. I've had two losses, one at 8 weeks in 2010 and the last was at 10 weeks in January.
Looking forward to getting to know you ladies, hopefully!
I go in for my first betas tomorrow. Question I have is, do some REs or OBs put you on progesterone as a precaution after multiple m/c or do you have to test for low #'s?
I tested with a MTHFR mutation after the last loss but OB said it's not certain whether that had to do anything with the loss or not. She advised me to take a baby aspirin and I could possibly get heparin shots. But I wonder what about progesterone? (I plan to ask OB tomorrow too.)
Looking forward to getting to know you ladies, hopefully!
I go in for my first betas tomorrow. Question I have is, do some REs or OBs put you on progesterone as a precaution after multiple m/c or do you have to test for low #'s?
I tested with a MTHFR mutation after the last loss but OB said it's not certain whether that had to do anything with the loss or not. She advised me to take a baby aspirin and I could possibly get heparin shots. But I wonder what about progesterone? (I plan to ask OB tomorrow too.)
mmc and d&c at 8.5 weeks - 8/23/2010
natural m/c and d&c at 10 weeks - 1/24/2014
DX w/ hetero C677t and A1298C MTHFR - 3/4/2014
natural m/c and d&c at 10 weeks - 1/24/2014
DX w/ hetero C677t and A1298C MTHFR - 3/4/2014
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Re: Cautiously saying hello ... And question about progesterone
I don't know if some doctors start patients on progesterone as a precaution, but I guess it is possible. However, it really is not a miracle supplement and is only proven to help a progesterone deficiency. This is my 4th pregnancy. I have taken progesterone with each of my pregnancies but still lost 2 of them.
All that said, it can't hurt to talk to your doctor. GL.
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
My RE puts everybody on progesterone - it's the theory of it might help and it can't hurt, so why not.
BFP#4 3/17/14 - rainbow Baby BOY arrived 11/10/14 !!
DX: Uterine Septum - Resection 9/5/13 || MTHFR Hetero A1298C || My Chart
TTC #1 since January 2013
BFP #1: April 5, 2013; EDD December 11, 2013; Missed M/C May 15, 2013
BFP #2: February 17, 2014; EDD October 30, 2014; M/C March 15, 2014
BFP #3: August 1, 2014; EDD April 14, 2015 - Praying for our RAINBOW!
I am on progesterone but that is due to a 9/10 day luteal phase and the fact that I spotted from 4 weeks on with my first pregnancy that I subsequently miscarried.
I have been on progesterone since 3dpo, because with my last loss I had progesterone at 18 but there was no way to know if it was due to a deficiency or due to the septum.
As far as the progesterone goes, not all doctors put you on it as a protocol. I had 4 losses and am not on progesterone, as that is not the cause of my losses. They usually test your levels when pregnant from what I understand.
March 2014: first medicated cycle + iui = BFP!
I had two losses prior and was put on progesterone suppositories at the beginning of this pregnancy. There was no testing done and my doc didn't think I needed it, but she has a "it may not help but it can't hurt" mentality when it comes to the prog, so she prescribed me some anyway. I took a low dose suppository twice daily from 7DPO to about 11 weeks. If nothing else, it definitely helped give me peace of mind!
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.
I've had 1 healthy pregnancy (10 years ago exactly) and one miscarriage in December 2013, and this time around Doctor put me on progesterone (200 mg a day) until week 13 (which I'll be next week).