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Progesterone Therapy in Early Pregnancy

I am about 8 weeks pregnant. I had a molar pregnancy almost 3 years ago and a miscarriage with twins in April of this year. So we're pretty cautious with this one. I had a lot of blood work done when I first found out. My hcg levels weren't doubling like they should, and my progesterone level dropped from 18 to 15. At my last ultrasound, the nurse midwife noticed some spotting around the uterus, so she prescribed progesterone (tablets). I've read a lot on the internet about the pills not working well, only being about 10-20% effective...

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Need Some Advice

I am wondering if anyone has had any experience with this kind of situation....

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Steroids for Fetal Lung Development?

The goods new is the baby is healthy and above average in weight, however, the drs. are quite certain I will have an early csection, due to complications/high risk and have talked about giving me steroids to speed up the baby's lung development (I A. 29.5 weeks right now). If you were given steroids to speed up lung development, can you tell me what the experience was like? Any side effects for the baby (or you)? I really do understand that this is for the benefit of the baby, in the event he comes early, it gives him the best chance of...