Pregnancy is the time to grow up any girl. This can be seen not only in behavior, but also in appearance. But few people realize that a pregnant woman is not getting fattened so much from increased appetite (which, by the way, may remain the same), but from a changed level of hormones.
In the old days, progesterone during pregnancy was not well understood. And although at the present stage not everything is known about this, the methods of controlling the amount of production of this stimulant are familiar to many young mothers, and even more so to doctors.
The reasons why women suffer from a lack or excess of hormones every year are not specified, but many are inclined to believe that the chemical processing of products that are present on each table leads to numerous disorders of the body. That is why, even if everything is in order and the progesterone during pregnancy is kept at acceptable standards, the nutrition of the expectant mother should be as natural as possible. After all, everything that happens in the body of a woman affects the future health of the child.
Often women find out that they have low progesterone during pregnancy. Although, until that time, they had no special problems with hormones. This is not a sentence and you should not worry at all about this. Even if you saw in the conclusion of an ultrasound or the results of the analysis the phrase: “the threat of abortion”, then this is not a reason to roar day and night. The main thing is to ask the doctor, and he will explain everything in detail.
So, you have low progesterone during pregnancy. First of all, it becomes clear after the analysis of venous blood for hormones. Although, many specialists who conduct ultrasound can immediately determine this. The fact is that progesterone during pregnancy is responsible for certain stages of fetal maturation. It helps to reduce the contractility of the uterus and reliably fix the egg in its cavity.
The threat of abortion is only if there is a suspicion of a slowdown in fetal development. In the early stages, this aspect requires the mandatory intake of hormonal drugs. The most common among them is Dufaston. Do not be afraid that you are taking such a serious medicine at the very beginning of pregnancy. These are just hormones that your adrenal glands and ovaries do not produce enough. Pregnancy with low progesterone can be completely normal if you follow the advice of doctors.
At 16 weeks, the fetus has already practically formed a placenta and it takes on the function of synthesizing progesterone for the baby. That is why the intake of hormonal drugs, in particular, containing progesterone, during pregnancy is terminated for a period of 16-17 weeks. However, the dates are very approximate, because the exact date of conception is very difficult to predict.
Pregnancy with low progesterone is possible. And if only because of this you are afraid of becoming pregnant, then it’s even in vain. Modern drugs will quickly establish the necessary balance and nothing will threaten your baby.
There are also cases when even the placenta, due to its insolvency, produces insufficient progesterone. This is also not worth much of an experience. All the same preparations containing hormones are prescribed. Due to the additional "supply" of these stimulants to the mother, the fetus continues to develop normally. After birth, the baby will not need hormones, because his body will begin to work "autonomously" from the placenta and mother.
And the level of progesterone after childbirth will improve with mom. And he will deal with the distribution of subcutaneous fat again. He will also regulate the menstrual cycle, which, ideally, should stop for a while while the woman is breastfeeding. But even if menstruation began earlier, you should not stop feeding. But, you can visit a gynecologist. But this is a completely different concern.
We wish you to always be healthy and give birth to the same children!