Posts by HRJ

Congratulations!  You definitely need to stay on it until 12 weeks if you have progesterone issues.  I took 50 mg 2x a day w/ my first pregnancy and 20 mg 2x a day w/ my second pregnancy.  There are some over the...

If you could be pregnant, I wouldn't stop. 

Someone recommended I eat blackstrap molasses during my PG.  I am dairy free, and I have low iron.  I see that it has both 20% of calcium and 20% of iron, and I wonder if it is really a good source of either since they are...

I am wondering if there is anyone here on the boards that has had a child with autism and has skipped ultrasounds in subsequent pregnancies.  I didn't have any u/s for my son 6 yrs ago but have a thread going over on the PG forum...

My dosage the first time was 50 mg.  This time around it was 20 mg, and I didn't have any side effects.  Has your dr done a baseline test to make sure that you need the progesterone?  After my experience, I feel that if...

Do you think standard B mode would pick it up or would I need the newer doppler u/s?   Quote: Originally Posted by Motivated Mama  I think it's 1/250, but I would have to double-check.  29 years ago,...

Does anyone know what the stats are on heart defects?  One in X amt of births?  I know that the stats for autism are 1 in 150 and since we have 4 children w/ autism in the family - that's probably a higher # for us.  I...

How did you know to go to a specialist?   Quote: Originally Posted by mysticmomma  you aren't going to get the best view of the heart on an average ultrasound. We needed to go to a specialist. Unless there...

Did your baby have surgery as soon as he or she was born?    Quote: Originally Posted by vbactivist  Quote: Originally Posted by hollytheteacher  Congenital heart...

Had you had any ultrasounds?  I just read that the ultrasounds do not discover 40% of heart defects.  Someone in the UK or Canada was given a pamphlet at the time of her u/s saying that it only detected 25% of heart...