JOM: Congrats on your pregnancy. With both my successful pregnancies my clinic (same as Dreamrise) had me take progesterone support up until I was 10 weeks pregnant and then stop them completely. By week 10 of pregnancy your placenta is established enough to take over producing the progesterone needed to help support your pregnancy.
It will seem scary when you have to go cold turkey, but I have a 14 mth old DD and 2 very healthy little boys growing in my tummy at the moment so hopefully that will give you some reassurance.
I can't remember exactly, but I think I started weaning off them by 10 weeks, and finished a week or two later. I think it should be fine. I don't think you should go cold turkey, no. How many are you taking?
When you say your clinic dates were wrong, do you mean the scan gave you a later due date compared to your cycle dates?
I weaned from about 11 weeks but I was on very high doses. If you are concerned then I would wean rather than go cold turkey even if it is just for your peace of mind. Are they going to monitor your P4 levels until 10 weeks? Perhaps ask if you can have a test just before you wean and then another couple to check your levels are still in the normal range. I know how stressful that time could be and if these tests can be done to reduce your risk of ante natal depression or anxiety it would be worth it. I was so worried but my body did just take over and I had an uneventful natural pregnancy from then on.
Thank you for your well wishes on this pregnancy and for answering my questions.
Secondly sorry for not getting back to you sooner.
I had another fresh bleed over New Years and Doctors orders was bed rest till Wednesday. I have a subchorionic Haematoma which is causing problems.
I worked out why I am 7 days short of pessaries, I went through all my invoice and when the clinic wrote out my first script it was only for 20 days not 28 days.
Since having the second bleed I have spoken to the clinic and they have agreed to give me a script to cover me till 13 weeks.
I am currently on 2 x 200mg a day.
With regards to “clinic dates were wrong, do you mean the scan gave you a later due date compared to your cycle dates?”
When I went for the 6 week 5 days ultrasound, the lady that did the ultrasound said the baby was only 5 weeks 6 days. The clinic said that it could go either way, the baby would catch up or I will miscarry.
Then on the other hand she said that some embyro’s don’t implant straight away and they can float around for another week before implantation.
OB sent me for a ultrasound 2 weeks later and the baby was only 3 days behind so they changed my due date.
sorry to hear about the bleeding, but glad to hear you've got the pessaries sorted.
My early scan was also 6 days behinf but noone ever suggested it was a problem.
Has anyone else started bleeding when stopping progesterone?
Hi everyone
I just noticed this thread. Justonemore, congrtulations am glad to see your ticker and that everything is ok.
I'm 10.5 weeks at the moment and just starting to wean off progesterone (I have only been taking 1 for the past week or so). But this morning I woke up to a fair amount of browny-red blood on my toilet paper (maybe a small handful, sorry thats so yukky). My FS said I could go off them by now but I've been using up my last packet.
Did anyone else have any bleeding or spotting? Just wish my clinic was open today so I could ring the nurse and ask!!!!
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