Did anyone else use progesterone cream to get you BFP?

[ArmyWifey11]

I started using progesterone cream a couple weeks ago because of spotting in my LP and I seemed to have symptoms of high estrogen/low progesterone. Well it must have done the trick because I got my BFP but I did it without asking my Dr because she refused to help me get my hormones in balance. The ONLY thing she kept offering was birth control (made me so mad!)
So now I'm wondering how much trouble am I going to get in next week when I see the midwife and have to confess using progesterone cream without talking to my Dr first? Did I mess up really bad? I feel so guilty.

 

[crazycoolmom]

I'm going to definitely try this! I was hoping that there would be more answers. What kind of cream did you use and at what dpo did you start using it?

 

[ArmyWifey11]

I used Emerita Pro-Gest. I started using it as soon as I confirmed O. If you you get you BFP DON'T stop using it. I think you have to continue until the 2nd Tri and then slowly reduce the dosage.
To avoid the guilt that I feel now you may want to talk to your Dr first

 

[daydreaming22]

It doesnt work. Most creams are plant based which doesnt increase the progesterone in your system. I tried once and it didnt work. Im theory, if you are taking progesterone it should prevent your period from starting...but AF came right on time. Its best to find a DR who is willing to prescribe you the pills so that you can begin taking them when you get a BFP. GL

 

[crazycoolmom]

Thanks Armywife, I placed my order for Emerita Progest cream and it should be here any day now. It's cycle day 1 for me and I'm praying I get the blessing that you got. Again, congrats!

 

[toomanyboys]

hi armywifey....please give me some hope

....well i have been using progestrone cream the same one as you but because i am shite about the amount that i use so i got the individual sachets for it. i have noticed difference when i am not on it........i normally have pcos and for a couple of months now i am tend to be quite dry which i think has been the reason by my failure to concieve. becasue of PCOS i had many under the sun symptoms that i may be PG but because my cm was non existant i had a deep rooted feelings it is all just side effects form my PCOS. anyway....this month i DTD unfortunately 4-5days before O...i then used the cream after O and i have been feeling strong AF type cramps at 1-4 dpo on and off...(unusual) and i am actually wetter then i have ever been for months...i can't say i have lots and lots of cm but my panties do get wet and stained..and i feel all wettish down there most times..when i checked my cp it is soft and i am really wet inside (unlike i have been for a long long time...when i check my finger it is quite creamy. on top of it all like you my boobs are quite painful...but i tend to have that alternativeyl in the past but unlike before they have stayed bigger and more swollen after O. i also noticed that my lower abs are quite sore since O like i have done sit ups and in certain positions sitting standing or lying if i make a sudden movement i get a really bad stich...and it is really painful...for a couple of days it even hurt to cough...

if it hadn't been for my past ghost symptoms of PG i would have gotten really excited and thought to myself i may just be PG now...but i have been dissapointed so many times before and fooled i am resorted to the fact this is all the progestrone....now i am wondering if your NOT PG when you take progestrone do you tend to get wet like this?.....and guess what i also am taking progsestrone without my docs permission..i need to know that if i am NOT PG will it my progestrone to be low in my progestrone test which is this wednesday....i didn't want to take a chance not taking it, in case i am PG to wait so long and not take and risk loosing the pG if i have one....yet i don't know if i am taking it will interfere with my test? and then the doc will have to confess.
also....where do you rub your cream? i do it on my boobs and neck and wrists. i am assuming that is why my boobs are bigger...i have also read that progestrone is used as a alternative therapy for naturally enhancing boobs if you want to avoid a boob job....

also i tested yesterday at 6dpo it was BFN and today 7dpo in the morning and it was BFN (i may be just over 5 dpo too if i O later then expected) i thought it was monday i O but could have been late monday and very early tuesday had lots and lots of yellow snot like cm those two days with lots and lots of O cramps.

so i hope you can help me and give me some hope. i see you tested at 8 dpo...was that just random or you were really suspecting something...i don't know why i am so negative alrady and thinking i could be as lucky as you....

if you can share some of your experiences of symptoms and answer some of my questions i would really appreicate it......

wishing you a happy and healthy 9 months.

 

[ArmyWifey11]

hi armywifey....please give me some hope

....well i have been using progestrone cream the same one as you but because i am shite about the amount that i use so i got the individual sachets for it. i have noticed difference when i am not on it........i normally have pcos and for a couple of months now i am tend to be quite dry which i think has been the reason by my failure to concieve. becasue of PCOS i had many under the sun symptoms that i may be PG but because my cm was non existant i had a deep rooted feelings it is all just side effects form my PCOS. anyway....this month i DTD unfortunately 4-5days before O...i then used the cream after O and i have been feeling strong AF type cramps at 1-4 dpo on and off...(unusual) and i am actually wetter then i have ever been for months...i can't say i have lots and lots of cm but my panties do get wet and stained..and i feel all wettish down there most times..when i checked my cp it is soft and i am really wet inside (unlike i have been for a long long time...when i check my finger it is quite creamy. on top of it all like you my boobs are quite painful...but i tend to have that alternativeyl in the past but unlike before they have stayed bigger and more swollen after O. i also noticed that my lower abs are quite sore since O like i have done sit ups and in certain positions sitting standing or lying if i make a sudden movement i get a really bad stich...and it is really painful...for a couple of days it even hurt to cough...

if it hadn't been for my past ghost symptoms of PG i would have gotten really excited and thought to myself i may just be PG now...but i have been dissapointed so many times before and fooled i am resorted to the fact this is all the progestrone....now i am wondering if your NOT PG when you take progestrone do you tend to get wet like this?.....and guess what i also am taking progsestrone without my docs permission..i need to know that if i am NOT PG will it my progestrone to be low in my progestrone test which is this wednesday....i didn't want to take a chance not taking it, in case i am PG to wait so long and not take and risk loosing the pG if i have one....yet i don't know if i am taking it will interfere with my test? and then the doc will have to confess.
also....where do you rub your cream? i do it on my boobs and neck and wrists. i am assuming that is why my boobs are bigger...i have also read that progestrone is used as a alternative therapy for naturally enhancing boobs if you want to avoid a boob job....

also i tested yesterday at 6dpo it was BFN and today 7dpo in the morning and it was BFN (i may be just over 5 dpo too if i O later then expected) i thought it was monday i O but could have been late monday and very early tuesday had lots and lots of yellow snot like cm those two days with lots and lots of O cramps.

so i hope you can help me and give me some hope. i see you tested at 8 dpo...was that just random or you were really suspecting something...i don't know why i am so negative alrady and thinking i could be as lucky as you....

if you can share some of your experiences of symptoms and answer some of my questions i would really appreicate it......

wishing you a happy and healthy 9 months.

I have heard that progesterone cream can increase pms/pg symptoms. Like breast tenderness/swelling, cramps and cm. But I didn't really notice a change. In the morning that I tested I thought the witch was coming early, I just felt out. I'm not sure why. (I actually got a BFN with FMU and my BFP in the afternoon)
If the cream actually raises our progesterone like it claims to. Then I would have to assume that it would affect your progesterone test results. I wouldn't stop taking it until your positive your not pg. (A sudden drop in Progesterone could possibly cause you to miscarry if you are pg)
I don't know if I'm much help, I'm sorry. the first month I used the cream I got a BFP and didn't experience any really noticeable symptoms. I don't even know if the cream is the reason I got pg or if it was just a coincidence. I really wish my dr would of listened to me and tested my progesterone so I would know if that was even a problem.
I would suggest that you tell your dr your using the cream and maybe they can reschedule your progesterone test for next cycle. Then you could know for sure whats going on with your body. I not trying to tell you what to do, I just wish I had done that and maybe I wouldn't be so paranoid now.
I really hope everything works out for you and you get you BFP soon!!

 

[Glowbug]

No ma'am

But I have used it since I got BFP just to make myself feel better

 

[anitab]

I used progesterone perscribed by the dr. for a couple of years. I had my hormones tested and my progesterone was low through the wholemonth so she put me on a low dose the first part of the month and a higher dose for the end of the month. I finally figured out that the low dose in the beginning of the month was causing me not to ovulate. I also had chemical pregnancy and a miscarriage dut to low progesterone.

I started taking fertilaid and it worked wonders for me it took a few months but it eventually balanced my hormones. I took it 4 months and the last month I took Royal jelly for egg quality and hormone balance.

This pregnancy my hcg levels are great and my progesterone was 20! I couldn't believe it.