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[splath]

Sticky vibes mamamash!  Hope your progesterone levels go up quickly.

Just scheduled my first two "official" appointments.  Feb 11 with the intake nurse and Feb 27th with the midwife!  I will be 10 and 12 weeks respectively.

[dakipode]

Just got back from my appt, will update with pics later. Good news: heartbeat was 122bpm at 6w4d. Doc mentioned there was some fluid in the cavity, it looked much smaller than last time so we are cleared for intercourse!
mamamash, stay strong! I'm on prometrium as well, messy business...

[CDsMom1031]

I'm measuring 7w1d (Makes my due date September 10) and the heart beat was 149!

[nettlesoup]

Great picture, CDsMom! I still have a month to wait for mine, but I'm looking forward to it.
 

[tigerlilymomma]

Oh WOW! Congrats CDsmom! looking good!

I was supposed to have my appt next tuesday, but cannot get off of work thst day, so...tomorrow morning!

[SuzieSmiles]

So nice to hear all of your updates and see all of your u/s pics! Woohoo!! I'm just over 6 weeks and had my first appointment last week with my midwife, blood work all came back great except my thyroid is a little off... Apparently the new guidelines are wanting you to be in the 1-3 range and they'd like me to be between 1-2, I was 3.2. So they prescribed synthroid and I started my first dose today (very low dose 25mcg). Bummer is that I take it first thing in the morning with a glass of water and can't eat or drink anything else for at least 30 mins, preferably an hour. I'm alright with this right now (no food sounds good, I have to force myself to eat), just worried about later when I have nausea or get hungry and want to eat. But, I guess it's just something I'll have to learn to deal with... And, I'm not supposed to take any vitamins or supplements for 4 hours, so that will be an adjustment as well since I break up my vitamins/supplements throughout the day, I take some with breakfast, lunch and dinner. Oh well, just have to make some changes. Roll with the punches!! Right!?!

I'm thinking of doing an 8 week u/s but might wait and do it at 10 weeks, haven't decided yet... but thinking I'll probably do the 8 week as I doubt I can wait for 10 weeks!

[MamaMash]

Thanks for the well wishes. My sister had low progesterone with both her progesterone. Her twin pregnancy was at a 7 at 7 weeks. Very low. She took 100mg prometrium once a day (exactly what i'm on) and those twins are now beautiful 5 year old girls. And her son is 6 months old and she had very low with him too. I'm just trying to stay calm and hope for the best. I didn't have any issues with my daughter. Ugh. I hate the stress.

Congrats Dakipode and CDsmom! Great heartbeats. Love the pic CD and can't wait to see one of yours Dakipode.

[MamaMash]

Both her pregnancies... Pregnancy brain! Haha

[mrsandmrs]

CDsmom - looking good! it must be exciting to have that lovely picture. 

i am on prometrium too. i have been on it since ovulation (thanks, fertility clinic) and my dose is much higher (3x a day, 200mg pill). I really hate the side effects, and I am counting down the days until i'm done taking it. 

[MamaMash]

Mrsandmrs do you take yours orally or as a suppository? Mine is oral. My sister had success both times with taking it orally, the one time she didn't take prometrium she lost the baby. I'm really trying to be calm. I haven't had any cramping or spotting. I'm still nauseated, although less than normal because I took a zofran today. I'm still extremely tired. So I have my normal symptoms. I should be going back Monday for another blood test.

[mrsandmrs]

I definitely don't have spotting or bleeding or cramping or anything, and I'm happy to take the progesterone for the sake of the babies, but it drives me nuts. I usually take 2 vaginally and 1 orally, but  sometimes i take 2 orally and 1 vaginally, depending on how the day is going. 

[MamaMash]

Maybe I'll do every other day orally and vaginally. I'm only on the one pill a day. For now. We might up it depending on my levels Monday. The suppository doesn't show up in blood levels though right? I wonder if that would cause my doctor more concern and maybe make him up my intake... Lol I'd like that since it shouldn't hurt anything to take more. And it could give me a little more peace of mind.

[thefreckledmama]

Mamas on progesterone/prometrium:

How often are your care providers checking your levels? Mine is doing every 2 weeks, on Mondays with me not taking a dose Sunday night, Monday morning, and before my Monday evening shot. If they're good, I can stop-but idk how she's going to wean me off or just stop. I can't wait. All these hormones are making me so so so cranky.

[dakipode]

The first one is last week's, the dark area to the right of the embryo/sac etc is the subchorionic hemorrage.


This one is today's. Top is the heart rate measurement. No dark area on the u/s though the doc said he did see some fluid.


Prometrium: taking 1x200mg in the morning, vaginally. Doc said to continue till 10 weeks or so, I'll ask again at my next appt in three weeks.

[mrsandmrs]

My doc checked my progesterone at 7 days past ovulation (when it was too low), and again when i got a postive HCG blood test (when it was in an acceptable range). they haven't checked it since, i assume because they think this dose is plenty. 

dakipode -- glad to hear your SCH appears to be clearing up! cute little bean! 

[KellyandKatie]

I had my ultrasound today- 5 weeks and 6 days

[aidenn]

Wowzers, I am so thrilled watching you ladies and your ultrasounds!  With my homebirth midwife, I only get the ultrasound at 19 weeks, so watching you see your little beans is so thrilling!  I am living vicariously through your excitement!

[mattie426]

Originally Posted by SuzieSmiles 

Bummer is that I take it first thing in the morning with a glass of water and can't eat or drink anything else for at least 30 mins, preferably an hour. I'm alright with this right now (no food sounds good, I have to force myself to eat), just worried about later when I have nausea or get hungry and want to eat. But, I guess it's just something I'll have to learn to deal with... And, I'm not supposed to take any vitamins or supplements for 4 hours

I have been taking synthroid for about 15 years. Don't let the pharmacy give you generic. That is even more important that the food and vitamin rules. It is really not the end of the world if you don't time breakfast quite right. The important thing is to try to be consistent. I usually take my synthroid just before or just after I shower. I have never been a big breakfast eater, so by the time I am hungry for something it has probably been long enough. However, if I do need to eat sooner for some reason, I don't sweat it. The most important thing is to take it every day. Even if you forget until dinner time, take it then. I don't know how much they explained to you, but you aren't going to cause any problems by eating or taking vitamins too soon. It just makes the synthroid less effective. In fact, I have used this to my advantage before. If I'm feeling a little high (you can recognize it after a while) I take my pill with food, until I feel normal again. I don't take a ton of vitamins, so I just take them all before bed.

[KaliHekate]

Originally Posted by chispita 

Depends - will you be doing any prenatal testing? In particular the nuchal scan? Because that seems to be the only time sensitive thing right now, since it has to be done between 11 and 13 weeks.

I still need to discuss what testing we'll be doing with my husband, but I think we'll take this, and if it comes back positive then do whatever the name of the new test that looks for fetal chromosomes in the mother's blood (which apparently is really expensive by itself, but if we're getting it because the nuchal scan comes back positive then insurance should cover it).

Ah, OK...this is my first pregnancy and I didn't even know about this.  I'll leave it at 12 weeks then. :)

[mattie426]

Originally Posted by mattie426 

I have been taking synthroid for about 15 years. Don't let the pharmacy give you generic. That is even more important that the food and vitamin rules. It is really not the end of the world if you don't time breakfast quite right. The important thing is to try to be consistent. I usually take my synthroid just before or just after I shower. I have never been a big breakfast eater, so by the time I am hungry for something it has probably been long enough. However, if I do need to eat sooner for some reason, I don't sweat it. The most important thing is to take it every day. Even if you forget until dinner time, take it then. I don't know how much they explained to you, but you aren't going to cause any problems by eating or taking vitamins too soon. It just makes the synthroid less effective. In fact, I have used this to my advantage before. If I'm feeling a little high (you can recognize it after a while) I take my pill with food, until I feel normal again. I don't take a ton of vitamins, so I just take them all before bed.

PS. If you are having blood drawn in the AM, don't take your pill until after. You can get a falsely high number, and they will cut you back, and you will feel like crap.