Please help - crinone question and fear of miscarriage

[Elzi]

Hello ladies,

Well I've recently completed my first ICSI cycle and got a strong BFP at 11dp3det (yesterday). I was so exited yesterday...

But, I now have 2 worries that i just can't seem to find definitive answers for, which I'm hoping I will gain from all of you lovely ladies.

Firstly, my clinic is having me stop crinone cold turkey after the 15 days of taking it (2 days time) and I am curious as to how they can be so sure that my body will take over when I stop the crinone. I was even thinking of somehow getting my hands on some natural progesterone supplements. Any thoughts on this? should i bother or am I right to be concerned?

Also last night my friends 2 year old son sat on my lap and tried to get in really close so he kinda jumped into my lower abdomen with his bum and I got sharp pains right after, a few minutes later I got period like pains, but I haven't bled or anything. Now I'm extremely paranoid that this has caused damage/impending miscarriage due to the pain I felt from it - and today my breasts have practically stopped hurting as well.

My 'official' hpt is to be done tomorrow as requested by my clinic, and I'm so sure it will be fainter
bfp, or a bfn because I'm convinced I've lost my pregnancy

Please help, i feel so desperate right now for answers, i would really appreciate any input.

[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!!