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Starting Progesterone in Early Pregnancy?

Has anyone ever started Progestrone in early pregnancy? Did you have any side effects from it? My OB just gave me a script for Prometrium and I'm afraid of possible side effects.

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I took it for two pregnancies to prevent miscarriage from conception to about 15 weeks. They increased my nausea and made me extremely constipated. Wow... Am I the only one this happened to? Beautiful baby boys , though, both times so well worth it!

I had the suppositories with my first pregnancy and had no side effects. My doctor advised me to do it at night, just prior to going to bed. Congrats!!

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I took the same progesterone supplement in my last pregnancy. I started using it around 8 weeks & continued thru my first trimester. I didn't have any problems with it at all.

I used the suppositories too early on. I had two previous miscarriages and, although some do believe it helps, and some don't...I delivered that one! :)
No side effects.

I had the suppositories for 9 weeks. My breasts were extremely tender but I wasn't positive that was from the hormones or from just being pregnant.

I used it both times. Mine were suppositories and I had no side effects. I did take Prometruim and it made me tired so I took it at night.

I took it until 13 weeks and had no side effects. Good luck!

I took it for two pregnancies to prevent miscarriage from conception to about 15 weeks. They increased my nausea and made me extremely constipated. Wow... Am I the only one this happened to? Beautiful baby boys , though, both times so well worth it!

It made me pretty sleep/groggy so I took it at night before bed.

My endocrinologist put me on the suppositories after we got pregnant with our first. He helped us get pregnant after 7 years of trying (6 mths after our first apptmt with him) so I did whatever he told me. No side effects. We got pregnant on our own the next time and my OB didn't think I needed it. I miscarried. We went back to the endo. and he told me it was very likely that the progesterone would have kept me from miscarrying. He helped us get pregnant the third time, put me on prog., and we were blessed with our twins.

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