[blparent] progesterone to prevent preterm labor

[Veronica Smith]

I took them by injection by the nurse at the  dr's office.  The reason they
said, that the shot was better, was it got into the blood stream more
quickly than the other and the reason they did it there was incase of any
side effects.  I am not on Medicaid and they treated me the same as everyone
else. V

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of jan wright
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 6:25 AM
To: blparent
Subject: [blparent] progesterone to prevent preterm labor

Hi Parents,
i have asked this question on many preg boards, but have really gotten
no good answer, so maybe someone has an answer here.
Here is the situation.

when i got pregnant, I chose the hospital that I wanted to birth at, first.
this hospital staff has a reputation of being more supportive to
nonmedicated births and they even have a tub for water births. I am
trying for a midwife because I want personalized nonrushed care. But,
for insurance purposes, I have to use one that is connected with the
core group of doctors that work at the hospital.
that means that 1. I might not have the same midwife when i go into
delivery -- and 2. there is usually only one midwife connected to each
clinic and if there is more than one, I don't get to choose.
I am trying to be flexible and have already worked out a birth plan
that I hope others will follow.
 it is what it is and i can't change it.

I have had a history (granted, it was a while ago) of preterm births.
three out of my four previous children were born early -- from 32 to
36 weeks.
One, the next to the last, was actually born on time.
Anyway, the midwife (confirmed by a ob/gyn) wants to put me on
progesterone from week 16 to week36 of my pregnancy.
I won't take meds unless necessary, but feel that pogesterone
probably is necessary.
I ask if I can take the suppositories, - they would be easier than the
shot. and, they are the same strength. They say: (with hesitation)
that hospital policy says that I should take the shots.
shots are more expensive for the same strength: but we have the same
amount of copay from insurance.
that doesn't mean that I want to rack up bills for insurance, though.
then, they say that I must come to the office every week so that
"they" can give me the shot.
this seems unacceptable to me.
 I realize that they deal with lots of medicade patients and they kind
of treat them like children. ... ... scolding them if they are not
eating propperly, manditory drug screening and HIV test (ching ching),
 extra tests and doctor's visits (who cares, Medicade will pay anyway
and they probably have nothing better to do) and epidurals/C.
sections, etc.
Please, i am not judging anyone who "wants" any of these things, or
has to have them.
But, it should be the choice of the client.
I have given blood several times, I am absolutely positive (no pun
intended) that I don't have HIV and don't want them to charge my
insurance for the test.      But, I had to decline five times before
they took me seriously.
So, i know that the doc office is not opposed  to "making money" at
anyone's expense. And, I know that the staff works with many people
who might not be right ontop of their  prenatal care.
Yet, i think that asking us to come to the doc's office every week
from week16 to 36 (and then I'll have to come every week anyway) is
rediculous.
So my questions:
1. has anyone taken progesterone to prevent preterm births?
2. In what form did you take it? Have you had any experience with the
other form? Did you have a choice? If so, what prompted you to take it
in the form that you did?
3. if you had to take the shots, could you give them to your self or
have someone in your household give them to you -- or did the doctor
mandate that you come to his/her office every week to receive them?
4. If you had to go to the office, did the doctor give a valid reason
that I am just not aware of?

thanks for any help!!!!!!!
Jan

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