[scubagirl80]

Hi ladies, just wondering if any of you are/were on progesterone supplements? I am currently on Prometrium (suppositories) and the doctor said I should stop between 12 and 13 weeks. I am a bit scared to stop though, because my mom had issues with progesterone during early pregnancy and m/c 2 times (at around 8 or 9 weeks). They said she had a luteal phase defect. I told the doctor about this history and she said that at around 10 weeks, the placenta is making the progesterone, not the ovary and that I should be fine.

Anyone have experience with stopping progesterone? TIA

[DawnN]

I took vaginal progesterone suppositories with my dd, Sarah and progesterone shots twice a day while pregnant with both Ben and with Caitie. They started weaning me off of them at 10 weeks and I was completely off of the progesterone by 12 weeks. It is true that the placenta takes over around 10 weeks. However, they wean us off of the progesterone because going cold turkey can cause some uterine contractions. So it's easier on our bodies to wean off of it. HTH