Progesterone cream help with your mood in Last month of pregnancy?

[MariposaMami]

I was told that natural progesterone cream helps you have a healthier pregnancy, ie: keeping the baby in if you are at risk of delivering early and overall feeling better. I'm 36 weeks pregnant and have taken the progesterone cream for the past 2 days and have been feeling wonderful! I decided to start taking it because I was having too many strong contractions and had been feeling extremely fatigued (we have 5 children ages 8 and under). After taking the progesterone cream I was able to be very much like my pre-pregnancy self. I had the energy to do activities with the kids, be in a better mood, and not be as tired.

Has anyone else experienced this because of taking progesterone in their last month? I'm wondering if it's really the progesterone and debating wether I should continue taking it. I don't like taking medication, remedies, etc. Unless I really have to. I would never want it to have negative side effects on me or the baby in the long run.

Thanks!

[~Demeter~]

I personally would not... there's a reason your body does not produce as much progesterone at the end of pregnancy. I think there are many other ways to help your mood at the end. Yoga, meditation, light exercise, affirmations. None of those things alter you synthetically like a progesterone supp will. This is just my opinion.

[rparker]

I have no experience with taking progesterone cream, but any time that I've been exposed to higher levels of progesterone it actually has a negative effect on my mood. (the mini pill, the higher progesterone week of the combo pill, early pregnancy, decreasing lactation) Everyone's reactions to hormones is different of course, but maybe it's just not having as many contractions and feeling so physically rundown which has improved your mood (In which case that would be indirectly attributable to the progesterone if it helped you physically.)