Has Anyone Taken a Weekly Progesterone Shot to Prevent Early Labor??

I've never taken the shot but I'm a nurse and I'm familiar with the perscription. Progesterone is the hormone your body naturallu produces when you are pregnant. It is how your body recognizes that it needs to make preperations for a baby instead of a menstrual cycle. In your normal monthly cycle there is a spike in progesterone followed by a decline in it... this decline signals to your body that it is time for your menstrual cycle. In many cases of miscarriage it is because the womans body is not maintaining a high enough level of progesterone and therefore the body does not realize that it is pregnant and instead goes into menses. So, your baby should not experience negative side effects because this is what your body should be doing naturally. Talk with your doc, but most likely, for whatever reason, near the end of pregnancy your body starts to decline its production of progesterone causing you to have pre-term labor. Be sure that they are checking your levels periodically to make sure that the dosage is right for you. As far as side effects for you goes, it sounds like you have some pretty good responses regarding soreness at the injection site, etc. Also, don't be surprised if you experience some mild hormonal effects... progesterone is testosterone, the hormone that men naturally produce all the time and the hormone that generally makes preganant woman have hormonal effects. Good luck!

Hi A.,
My name is J.. I have a daughter her name is A. also she had to take progestern shot during her entire pregnancy to keep her from going into early labor. They did her wonders and she stopped it the week before she had her son. She called it the miracle shot that saved her baby. She had no side affects and her baby turned out wonderful. There is no harm to you or your baby from the shots and if it saves your baby its worth it. Good Luck.
J.

I took a progesterone shot for 13 weeks at the beginning of my pregnancy. I won't lie to you, sometime sit can be a little uncomfortable since it is an oil, and needs a larger needle. I think my hubby got off jabbing the needle in my A** every morning. 95% of the time it was fine, but then there was the other 5% of the time he didn't do such a good job.

Since you only have to do it once a week, I am sure you can handle it. I have know women that had to do it longer then me!

I took it with my pregnancy with our daughter. After losing twins born 4 mos too early, we told them ANY and ALL precautions, pull out all the stops if you have to hang my by my toes for 10 mos. She was born the day before her due date. There were no side effects other than the shot itself hurt (was an in the muscle shot eeeks) as for long term...I have the paperwork around here somewhere, i'll see if I can find that for you

A.,
I took the shot with my youngest you, We had no side effects to it, but i will tell you I still had my son at 7 weeks early. I do believed they helped, but there is still a chance you will go early. Not to scare you. Just wanted to let you know they are not 100%. But if i had to do it again I would take the shot. Good luck and best wishes to you.
L.

A., NO not to prevent preterm delivery,but I did take Progesterone pills before I was pregnant and till I was 12wks to help me STAY pregnant. The Progesterone is what would keep the baby alive till the placenta kicked in? This is what I was told after M/C 2 times having my son and M/C once and having my daughter I am now 41 children 8 and 5 and As far as I know no side effects and I have a beautiful healthy family because of his good judgement.
Best of luch~ Prayers w/you..... N.

I was on the shots weekly from the beginning to end of my last 3 pregnancies. Some of the shots can be uncomfortable and leave you sore but you get used to it. It can also cause knots under the skin at the injection sites but they will go away in time. Its never any fun to have to get shots every week but it's really not that bad and it does help.

Thanks
A.

I took the pills instead of the shot. I didn't have any side effects, except for being sleepy (but that's kinda normal when you are pregnant). After a few miscarrages, I was up for whatever would save my baby and it did. Good Luck!