PCOS Messages for March, 2003: Re: Pregnant PCOSers

Re: Pregnant PCOSers

From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 31 Mar 2003 13:03:36 -0600 (CST)

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Hey Jodi, SUPER congrats by the way!!!! I'm so pleased for you!!! Sorry this came out as a long note!

I only had blood drawn (as far as hormone levels go) once with this pregnancy. They did a general test blood draw (for things like RH factor and rubella immunity) but never checked my hormone levels until I started spotting at about 8 weeks. Then they decided my progesterone was kind of low (it was 9, hello) and after much discussion, agreed to 'try' progesterone suppositories. I did those to week 14 but never had a problem!!

I thought that because of the PCOS, not to mention previous losses, blood sugar issues, and hypothyroid, they would check it LOTS. I was wrong! (But then too, I have an HMO, so what can you do.)

Currently, at 20 weks, I self monitor my blood sugar 5 times a day (ugh,) they check up on that every 2 weeks as they seem certain I will have GD - so far so good - and they draw and check my TSH every 4 weeks because my GP let it get very far out of control (TSH was around 7) before I could convince someone to change my medication. At this stage progesterone doesn't seem to be a problem (I think the placenta makes it's own supply??) and I have no other symptoms that would warrant any real concern. I have had fairly regular ultrasounds (7, 14, and 20 weeks) which makes me feel more comfortable.

I want to say too, up until I was about 13 or 14 weeks I was a NUTCASE about this pregnancy. I was 100% I was going to lose this baby or that something would be wrong. When we first saw the heartbeat I actually said to the tech, "no, you've got the wrong baby, that's not ours - it has a heartbeat." It has been SO HARD to just enjoy it and not freak out. But after I got safely through the 1st tri, I found that I DID start to relax and really feel good and positive about this little one. No more worries. I hope that happens for you too!

-- Sonnet

At Sun, 30 Mar 2003, jodi wrote: > >I'm not sure if this is more fitting on the pregnancy board or the PCOS >board, maybe I should try both... > >Anyway I discovered last week that I'm pregnant :-) and have been to the >doctor's just once. I'm a little nervous that they don't seem too >concerned about my PCOS. When they drew blood, I asked if my >progesterone would be checked, and they said no, so I asked if it could >be, since I know a lot of women with PCOS miscarry due to low >progesterone. > >So the results of my blood work looked good, my progesterone was 27, the >normal range being 11-41 (I think?) and my hcg was 10,000, which the >nurse said "made them very happy." I was about a little over five weeks >when the tests were run. > >But I still can't relax. For one thing, I was on birth control pills >when I got pregnant... I asked if that could affect the progesterone >reading, and the nurse said she didn't know for sure, but she didn't >think the blood work would read the BCP progesterone component the same >as natural progesterone. Anyone hear differently? > >I guess I won't have any more blood work done until I go back to the >doctors, which makes me very nervous. Maybe they think that if I got >pregnant without trying, I'm not that bad off? I'm wondering if I should >switch to a different OB/GYN, or else go back to my RE? Other PCOSers >who are pregnant, how often are you seeing your docs and having blood >work done? > >- jodi

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