https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 18 May 2026 16:24:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-661533 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:45:05 +0000 Mrs.Someone 661533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ash: Sorry, but that sounds neglectful considering your past m/c :( I'm sure everything is fine, but I imagine you'd like some peace of mind! The website I posted is a group of private labs that you can walk into and get blood tests from, no insurance I think. Maybe call around a few OBs and explain your situation and see if they are willing to help? Worst case scenario is they say no, and then you never see/talk to them again. Or maybe call the chiro and see if he/she has a recommendation? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-661292 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:15:01 +0000 Ash 661292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Someone: She wouldn't check my betas either. She did offer me an early u/s though. I left feeling pretty good but my mom had a chiropractor appt today and her chiro suggested I get my progesterone checked... yet have nobody to check it. </p> <p>How does that website work?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-661280 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:09:25 +0000 Mrs.Someone 661280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ash: I'd suggest a naturopath, or insisting to your midwife, telling her that you're worried about it. When I got my BFP my doc wasn't willing to check it even though the pee test at their office was negative. I talked her into it for the second beta, but I m/c'd before that. She said she wasn't willing to do anything about it regardless of the results. (Switched doctors!)</p> <p>You could also try this place: <a href="http://www.anylabtestnow.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.anylabtestnow.com/</a>, though you'd still have to find someone willing to give you a prescription if you need one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-661270 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:06:52 +0000 Ash 661270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It looks like I forgot to update this thread! I got the call from the nurse and she said my midwife wasn't willing to check my levels... *wah-wah* buuuuuut I got a BFP on Monday! So I went in to the office to confirm today and hoped she would check it this time... still no luck!<br /> Any idea who I can get to check my progesterone? Now I'd hate to miscarry again over something so easy to fix. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-609643 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:55:51 +0000 Ash 609643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. J: that's what I've seen too. But march could be birth month or conceive/bfp month. Hoping for the latter! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-609633 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:47:35 +0000 Mrs. J 609633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ash: Ooooh! That's exciting!! From what I've read around here, she seems to be pretty accurate? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-609632 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:46:56 +0000 Ash 609632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. J: Thanks so much! Cheri22 says march is a month of significance so I have my fingers crossed too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-609627 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:40:11 +0000 Mrs. J 609627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ash: Fingers crossed and prayers that it is, and you don't have to worry about an arsenal of vitamins! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-609624 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:38:36 +0000 Ash 609624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. J: if this isn't our month, I'll give it a try! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-609623 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:36:53 +0000 Mrs. J 609623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ash: Have you tried taking Vitex? I took that with b-6 and b-12 in addition to my usual prenatals, and that worked for us this time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-609616 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:27:37 +0000 Ash 609616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shutterbug: Thanks! I'm hoping to o within the next couple of days so I'll be able to give them a dpo when they call Thursday. :) I was having a short luteal phase but started taking bcomplex and it lengthened it by a couple days. Temping would probably give me a lot of answers but I just can't get myself to do it yet. </p> <p>@MrsH: Thanks lady! I hope so. If they don't test, I hope I get a bfp... Then I'll still happier! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-609604 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:13:27 +0000 Shutterbug 609604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Other big signs of a progesterone deficiency are temps dropping prematurely (like, 8-9 DPO) or a short luteal phase (less than 10 days). So temping would probably tell you if you had an issue. Although it seems like you're going to be able to get tested, so that's good! Make sure they do it 7 DPO, not CD 21, since for you that would be 1 DPO. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-609566 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:24:05 +0000 MrsH 609566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ash: hopefully they will test you based on your odd cycles. Keep us updated! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-609530 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 15:46:56 +0000 Ash 609530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. J: Thanks! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-608771 Sat, 02 Mar 2013 23:09:27 +0000 Mrs. J 608771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ash: fingers crossed for good news/answers! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-603229 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:51:44 +0000 Ash 603229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: will do! Thanks again for the motivation! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-600877 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:41:23 +0000 Happygal 600877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ash: that's great news. Keep us updated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-600849 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:37:33 +0000 Ash 600849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The nurse was super nice! My midwife is out of the office until next Thursday so she got some info from me and will talk to her when she gets back. She seemed positive. Fingers crossed. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-600555 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:46:01 +0000 Ash 600555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I called and the receptionist wanted to know what I was calling about. So I told her I wanted a progesterone test done and she said "um, a test?" Oh boy. I explained to her my reasoning so the nurse is going to be calling me back. Thanks for the support everyone!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-600503 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:40:23 +0000 ladybee 600503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ash: I think you should say that with your history of mc, you'd like to have your progesterone checked. I think it's a reasonable request! I know it's not awkward easy. Like @happygal, I'm always afraid of looking like I'm high strung or crazy even. Once we decided to move to an RE I decided I had nothing to lose. Maybe mc and 9 months of trying made me crazy or less worried about it but I didn't care anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-600432 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:29:13 +0000 Ash 600432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladybee: exactly what I'm afraid of. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-600426 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:28:45 +0000 Ash 600426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: I don't chart. But your response is how I am feeling 100%! Thank you!!</p> <p>@JessiBee: I'm just not sure if timing is off but I know my body and I know it isn't back to normal. I don't want to wait a year for something as simple as progesterone. P.S. Congrats!! :)) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-600169 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:46:18 +0000 JessiBee 600169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree: showing your chart and knowing your cycle/body is the way to go. I got tested after only a couple of months of TTC, because my cycles were SO short (about 22 days), so they were willing to look into why. I was put on a progesterone supplement shortly thereafter. BFP a few cycles after that. Baby arrived 20 days ago!</p> <p>If you don't ask, they can't help you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-600152 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:42:52 +0000 blackbird 600152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>no, my doctor brought it up. I was getting ambiguous tests on my OPKS. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-600098 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:31:54 +0000 ladybee 600098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ash: I wasn't tested till our next BFP however I was concerned about it after our mc. I asked at my annual and was told they didn't think it was an issue and they dropped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-600094 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:31:04 +0000 Happygal 600094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And a note of encouragement: don't worry about what your doctor might say. (I worry about this, too, so I'm also pep-talking myself here!) I don't know why, but I worried they'll turn me away and tell me to try longer, or view me as a high-maintenance person/worrywart/etc. I realized that I'm sitting in my house, pouring over "Taking Charge of Your Fertility," yet I'm afraid to reach out to a doctor b/c I'm worried how they will perceive me. So not taking charge! A few threads here on HB about when people decided to see a specialist have solidified our decision to go to a RE if this cycle is not the one for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-600071 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:26:21 +0000 Pepper 600071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I asked to be tested because my cycles were so odd. I was spotting for awhile before and after AF, and my temps were kind of all over the place. They tested me, and said my levels were fine. I continued to have problems for almost a year after my test, and I got a new OB who decided that I probably had a luteal phase defect. That's how I was put on Progesterone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-600044 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:22:35 +0000 Happygal 600044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ash: I haven't asked for this, but I would call and ask for a progesterone test. Are you charting? That's often good data for these types of concerns. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-599897 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:05:52 +0000 Ash 599897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>anyone else have a suggestion? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-progesterone-post#post-599461 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:59:58 +0000 Ash 599461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: did you just ask to be tested? We've only been trying since November so I don't know how they'll feel about me bringing it up. I'd also have to explain not to test on cd21 if I don't O until cd20ish. </p>