Progesterone cream?

How and when do you use it? Thanks.

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Sophie -
TTC #4

"Sophie" wrote in message
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How and when do you use it? Thanks.

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Sophie -
TTC #4

My grandma had a complete hysterectomy 25 years ago and she uses it once a
day on the inside of her elbows, knees, forearm, or inner thigh. She uses a
natural progesterone that she got at the health food store. She says that
it made more of a difference when she was 55 than it does now that she's 78,
but that it still helps. But you are asking for baby making reasons! You
want to start applying the cream as soon as you ovulate and continue using
it until you know you are good and pregnant. (Some keep taking it until
week 10-12?)
The Corpus luteum makes the progesterone until the egg implants the whole
way. I would say that it will be useless for baby making unless you are
*sure* you've ovulated. In fact, if you were to start using it early, it
would probably mess up the LH surge and estrogen thing that happens at
ovulation. The cream I'm talking about, the natural stuff, it pretty mild
and might be less 'severe' than the chemical equivalent. Good luck you
crazy girl!


Sabine
Mom to Maizie & Alex

How and when do you use it? Thanks.

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Sophie -
TTC #4

My grandma had a complete hysterectomy 25 years ago and she uses it once a
day on the inside of her elbows, knees, forearm, or inner thigh. She uses
a
natural progesterone that she got at the health food store. She says that
it made more of a difference when she was 55 than it does now that she's
78,
but that it still helps.

I don't know there was any other reason to use it - lol. Interesting.

But you are asking for baby making reasons!

But not for me

You
want to start applying the cream as soon as you ovulate and continue using
it until you know you are good and pregnant. (Some keep taking it until
week 10-12?)
The Corpus luteum makes the progesterone until the egg implants the whole
way. I would say that it will be useless for baby making unless you are
*sure* you've ovulated. In fact, if you were to start using it early, it
would probably mess up the LH surge and estrogen thing that happens at
ovulation. The cream I'm talking about, the natural stuff, it pretty mild
and might be less 'severe' than the chemical equivalent. Good luck you
crazy girl!


Sabine
Mom to Maizie & Alex



Thanks for the info, I'll pass it on. It's for my other group, that was
also asking about the right amounts of Vitex, etc...Someone bought the cream
but didn't really know what to do with it.

I'm actually feeling a bit hopeful this month. I'm on 7 dpo with still high
temps, sore full boobs, and totally exhausted (but I think that's from the
already existing kids - lol)

Thanks

"Sophie" wrote in message
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How and when do you use it? Thanks.

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Sophie -
TTC #4

My grandma had a complete hysterectomy 25 years ago and she uses it once
a
day on the inside of her elbows, knees, forearm, or inner thigh. She
uses
a
natural progesterone that she got at the health food store. She says
that
it made more of a difference when she was 55 than it does now that she's
78,
but that it still helps.

I don't know there was any other reason to use it - lol. Interesting.

But you are asking for baby making reasons!

But not for me

You
want to start applying the cream as soon as you ovulate and continue
using
it until you know you are good and pregnant. (Some keep taking it until
week 10-12?)
The Corpus luteum makes the progesterone until the egg implants the
whole
way. I would say that it will be useless for baby making unless you are
*sure* you've ovulated. In fact, if you were to start using it early,
it
would probably mess up the LH surge and estrogen thing that happens at
ovulation. The cream I'm talking about, the natural stuff, it pretty
mild
and might be less 'severe' than the chemical equivalent. Good luck you
crazy girl!


Sabine
Mom to Maizie & Alex



Thanks for the info, I'll pass it on. It's for my other group, that was
also asking about the right amounts of Vitex, etc...Someone bought the
cream
but didn't really know what to do with it.

I'm actually feeling a bit hopeful this month. I'm on 7 dpo with still
high
temps, sore full boobs, and totally exhausted (but I think that's from the
already existing kids - lol)

Thanks

Oh cool, I keep meaning to give it a try, for the former effects, not the
baby making ones! I'm off balance somewhere and maybe its there.
Oo..that sounds promising! I can't believe you are going to have 4 kids
though! Seems like just yesterday you were birthing #1! And for the
exhaustion? I have **2** kids and I'm a zombie half the time! Between
trick or treat, soccer finals, and poopy diapers, I'm a wreck! Aaah! 4!

Sabine

I'm actually feeling a bit hopeful this month. I'm on 7 dpo with still high
temps, sore full boobs, and totally exhausted (but I think that's from the
already existing kids - lol)


Here's hoping!
Honey

Sophie wrote:

How and when do you use it? Thanks.


You only need to use progesterone cream if a) you have a luteal phase
defect (shorter than normal time after ovulation and before AF) or b)
you have abnormally high estrogen levels which aren't belanced out by
your progesterone. (Estrogen dominance.)

Other than that, you'd use progesterone supplements if you got pregnant
and found out your progesterone levels were very low (under 12 or 15),
and the baby was still thriving when you found out (betas still rising
etc).

That being said, there is information here on progesterone cream:
http://ahealthierworld.com/natural-p...-pregnancy.htm

"Honey38ch" wrote in message
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I'm actually feeling a bit hopeful this month. I'm on 7 dpo with still
high
temps, sore full boobs, and totally exhausted (but I think that's from the
already existing kids - lol)


Here's hoping!
Honey

Thanks

"Shena Delian O'Brien" wrote in message
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Sophie wrote:

How and when do you use it? Thanks.


You only need to use progesterone cream if a) you have a luteal phase
defect (shorter than normal time after ovulation and before AF) or b)
you have abnormally high estrogen levels which aren't belanced out by
your progesterone. (Estrogen dominance.)

Other than that, you'd use progesterone supplements if you got pregnant
and found out your progesterone levels were very low (under 12 or 15),
and the baby was still thriving when you found out (betas still rising
etc).

That being said, there is information here on progesterone cream:
http://ahealthierworld.com/natural-p...-pregnancy.htm


Thanks for the info, I'll pass it on

"Sophie" wrote in message
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I'm actually feeling a bit hopeful this month. I'm on 7 dpo with still
high
temps, sore full boobs, and totally exhausted (but I think that's from the
already existing kids - lol)

Thanks


Keeping my fingers crossed for you! Hopefully we'll see an announcement
from you in a week or so! Would that make you the first July due date?

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Sandi
Mommy to Abby, 3
Natalie, 15 months
and EDD 6/3/04

Keeping my fingers crossed for you! Hopefully we'll see an announcement
from you in a week or so! Would that make you the first July due date?

--
Sandi
Mommy to Abby, 3
Natalie, 15 months
and EDD 6/3/04




I'm trying so hard not to test early. Last time I had a negative at 11 dpo
and a positive at 13 dpo. But I can't wait - lol. A July due date would be
neat cos that was my first baby's due date (July 10 - born June 25). It
would be neat to have the same due date for my first and last babies

I bought a First Response test today (a 2 pack of course - lol).

Sophie -
TTC #4