Please help - crinone question and fear of miscarriage

[Arcadia]

I don't know about the hormone stuff, but I wouldn't worry about the toddler jumping on your belly. My DD has treated my pregnant belly as her personal trampoline for some time now, and the baby kicks along in response.

its hard, but now is the time to trust in the process and believe everything will work out ok. Its a hard process, but so important for all us parents...because now you have a great big unknown nestled inside you...another life...and we really cannot control what they decide to do.

I hope you get some ansers soon.

[Elzi]

Thanks for the reassurance Arcadia, God knows i need it! I think I'm so paranoid because it's been a long roller-coaster journey to this point so i don't want anything to go wrong.

Therefore...I hope I get some answers too! hehe

[milly's mummy]

Hi Elzi

After all you've been through I can understand you must be feeling worried. I think Arcadia is right about the toddler though, your baby is still very very small and it is unlikely that it would have been affected, but I can still understand your worry. I bled everytime I went to the toilet (bowel movement) and after BD (sorry if thats tmi) and it freaked me out every time but everything was fine.

I'm not sure about the crinone, I was usually on it for at least 10-12 weeks, but I think it might be best to talk to your nurses about your concerns when they ring with your test results tomorrow. Best of luck for a strong BFP tomorrow and congratulations!!!

[Elzi]

Thanks Milly's mummy.

I hope there's someone out there that has taken crinone the way i am supposed to take it with everything working out well. I'm sure there are... seeing as my clinic is.

[Visitor9]

Hi Elzi,
Congratulations !!! I took progesterone all the way till 13 weeks for one reason only and that was because I have had a previous bleeding. At 13 weeks that is when the placenta takes over and produces the hormones required. I said to my high risk obst that I would like to take it all the way as it had worked so well and he pointed out that it would be useless to take it till fullterm and true to his words as soon as I took it for the complete 13 weeks thou.
Good luck!!

[onthefly]

Congratulations!

This was a stim cycle, yes? They obivoulsy feel your ovaries will produce enough progesterone without the crinone.
On my successful stim cycle I had some progesterone support in the luteal phase (pessaries) which I stopped after my BT. All was fine.
I had to take progesterone and other stuff for longer with my last cycle because that was an HRT cycle so all hormones were replaced until the placenta took over.
Anyway, it sounds fine and normal to stop. They'll be doing follow up blood tests I presume to ensure that your progesterone and other hormone levels are right. Some women need to take more or for longer, but usually not with this sort of cycle (as I understand it)

Cramping is very normal in early pregnancy, it can be quite painful and feel like your period is coming on. Let you clinic know if you have any worries and they should be able to reassure you.

[Elzi]

Thanks minky
Marcellus you helped me put my heart at ease a little more with the crinone issue.
But ladies now I'm REALLY stressing... i took the hpt this morning that was given to me by the clinic and the positive line was a lot lighter than with the first response test i did 2 days ago. I realise it's probably a sensitivity issue but now i'm in panic mode. Are the clinic tests as sensitive as the ept you can get these days? if so then this is a very sad day for me I will get another pack of FR today and see what happens... any thoughts on this?