Progesterone shots and only 6 weeks pregnant

wlbmom2013 · April 2015

Hello everyone! My name is Amanda, I am 31, and from Texas. I have a little one that is 21 months. I had low progesterone and began spotting and cramping and was given oral (pill form) of Progesterone until about 16 weeks. He delivered at 34w and weighed 6 pounds 5 ounces (I had diet controlled gestational diabetes). We stayed 6 days in the NICU, no major isseues. My preterm labor had no reason, my doctor just called it PPROM. I am currently 6 weeks pregnant. My doctor has ordered me to take Progesterone shots and I am currently waiting their arrival from Nebraska. I will be taking them regardless, as the benefits out way the risk. My question is did anyone else start taking them this early? Everyone that I have seen in here didn't start til like 16 (ish) weeks. Any bad side effects?
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lawmom747 · April 2015

I had to take progesterone shots in early pregnancy following IVF - starting Day 1. But mine were discontinued around 12 weeks. I know there are others on the board who have taken the shots later in pregnancy.

happywifemomofone · April 2015

I also took them d/t an IVF pregnancy, and stopped around 12 weeks. 12 weeks is when placenta should be making enough progesterone for baby. Progesterone shots are in oil and have to be given in you backside. I found warming the syringe a bit, rotating sites and heating pad/massage/bath after really helped.

SparkZuZu · April 2015

I start shots this week at 16 weeks. I'm going with the "ignorance is bliss" outlook.

gnbrown3711 · April 2015

I did from the time I found out until 12 weeks then started again at 16 weeks

wlbmom2013 · April 2015

I just started them yesterday. The needle was a 22g needle and wasn't bad. I barely felt it, actually. My hip hurts today though, very sore. Is everyone else's in an oil solution and really thick? :-?

lestes1121 · April 2015

I took them starting at 17 weeks and currently have 1 more to take at 37 weeks YAY so sick of feeling like a pin cushion but you do what you have to do don't we! Just make sure they are using a long needle. We went to a 21 gauge needle it's bigger do it's easier to inject the NSD and doesn't take so long. I'm a petite framed person and we still used a inch and a half needle with the z track method and I haven't had any pain or swelling or knots I only feel the initial poke from the needle and that's it. I wish you the best of luck. I had preterm labor with my first at 33 weeks and she was taken by 36 weeks. Today I turned 37 weeks so yay. I did go into labor again at 33 weeks but my cervix never changed as a matter a fact doc says it's still hard as a rock and jokes about the makena injection being liquid cement for a cervix! I don't mind it not being soft bc I have to have a repeat c section anyways and this baby is breech too! I hope your pregnancy is smooth sailing for you!

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