brent's mom
11-01-2006, 07:23 PM
Hi to everyone here! I know the sadness and frustrations of trying to conceive and would like to share my simple story with you in case it can help someone!
I suffered with PMDD from age 12 on (when they didn't even call it PMS!), and after I got married, could never conceive. I was too scared to try any of the tests or invitro, etc. Always told God that if we were meant to have children, he'd have to take care of it since I was such a wuss!
Anyway, around the age of 34, the PMDD became so bad that a friend gave me an article in a magazine about doctors who prescribe natural progesterone capsules or suppositories. I found a doctor and pharmacy nearby listed in the article and went. After being on this for a couple of months I became pregnant, but didn't know it because I continued to spot a little and was told this could be from the progesterone causing lighter periods.
I took the capsules for around 6 months until my friend talked me in to buying a pregnancy test. Needless to say, it was positive!
My friend could never conceive, either, so I told her to fake PMS symptoms and go to this doctor - just do anything to get on the progesterone capsules! She did, and in 3 months she was pregnant and ecstatic! However, since she knew she was pregnant that soon, she became fearful the progesterone would damage her fetus and discontinued the pills. She sadly lost the pregnancy.
Later, my boss told me that when she was pregnant and had trouble with miscarriages, the doctor had her come in for weekly PROGESTERONE shots in the last stages of pregnancy to keep the fetus from being aborted!! He said it thickened the uterine lining for the fetus and would in no way harm the baby!
I'm not saying this will work for everyone, we know that's not true, but I just want you to know my story in case it can help someone conceive.
Keep the Faith,
Elaine
I suffered with PMDD from age 12 on (when they didn't even call it PMS!), and after I got married, could never conceive. I was too scared to try any of the tests or invitro, etc. Always told God that if we were meant to have children, he'd have to take care of it since I was such a wuss!
Anyway, around the age of 34, the PMDD became so bad that a friend gave me an article in a magazine about doctors who prescribe natural progesterone capsules or suppositories. I found a doctor and pharmacy nearby listed in the article and went. After being on this for a couple of months I became pregnant, but didn't know it because I continued to spot a little and was told this could be from the progesterone causing lighter periods.
I took the capsules for around 6 months until my friend talked me in to buying a pregnancy test. Needless to say, it was positive!
My friend could never conceive, either, so I told her to fake PMS symptoms and go to this doctor - just do anything to get on the progesterone capsules! She did, and in 3 months she was pregnant and ecstatic! However, since she knew she was pregnant that soon, she became fearful the progesterone would damage her fetus and discontinued the pills. She sadly lost the pregnancy.
Later, my boss told me that when she was pregnant and had trouble with miscarriages, the doctor had her come in for weekly PROGESTERONE shots in the last stages of pregnancy to keep the fetus from being aborted!! He said it thickened the uterine lining for the fetus and would in no way harm the baby!
I'm not saying this will work for everyone, we know that's not true, but I just want you to know my story in case it can help someone conceive.
Keep the Faith,
Elaine