Tales from the Hoo-Ha

So, I mentioned before about the previous non-existant blog being about TTC (trying to conceive) and such. I'll include some of that here too.

A little history:
I had a miscarriage in Aug. '08. We lost our baby (who I fondly call Snow Pea) at 7 weeks. We found out the day I had the miscarriage that my progesterone and HCG levels were very low. The Dr. gave me a prescription for Prometrium to raise the progesterone level. However, I only got to take one pill before we lost the baby.
I've been walking around for the past 3 months with the the pill bottle in my purse. I don't know why, maybe as a physical reminder of the baby we lost, who knows?
Anyways, I went to my new Dr. a week ago to try and figure out what's going on with my crazy cycles (periods). My cycles have become shorter in length, the luteal phase (second half of cycle) has become too short to support a pregnancy, and my bleeding has become irregular and shorter as well. I know what you're thinking, why is she complaining about shorter periods??? Because I think that my uterine lining is not thickening enough for a baby to implant. So, new doc (who I'll call Dr. Cool) says "what would you like to do"? I mentioned the progesterone pills that were still in my purse and he says "ok, we can give that a shot, it should help to build up your lining and lengthen the luteal phase". YES!- the doc agreed with me. However, he wasn't too sure about how the pills should be used in women who are TTC. You see, Prometrium is commonly prescribed to pre-menopausal women, and women who have unusually long cycles. He suggested that I take 2 pills a day starting a day or two after I ovulate (yes, I know when I ovulate- it's a silly obsession).
After doing lots of research, I decided that I'll try taking just 1 pill a day (200mg) at night from 1-2 days after O (ovulation) to 13-14dpo (days past ovulation)- vaginally. Yes, you heard me right- VAGINALLY.

Thus the title "Tales from the HooHa", tonight will be day one of shoving a little pill up my you know what in hopes that it'll help a little baby snuggle in a little easier (hoping we caught one this month- another story for another time) .

Yay for you, you get to join me in my Adventures on Prometrium! Taking it vaginally should reduce some of the nasty side-effects (Abdominal cramping, back pain, bloating, breast tenderness or pain, chest pain, constipation, coughing, depression, diarrhea, dizziness, emotional instability, fatigue, headache, hot flashes, irritability, joint pain, muscle pain, nausea, night sweats, swelling of hands and feet, upper respiratory infection, urinary problems, vaginal discharge, vaginal dryness, viral infection, vomiting, worry ) and increase it's absorption. Sounds like fun, huh? Wish ME and MY UTERUS Good Luck!