No more shots

...at least for now! (How's that for optimism?)

My progesterone at 20 weeks rose all the way to 56.8, which is zone 3! That means it's risen 25 points (sorry I couldn't think of what else to call them.. units?) from four weeks ago, when it was in the low 30's. Thank God it's doing what it's supposed to!

As much as I am glad to no longer have to get twice weekly shots, I am a little nervous about losing my security blanket. The shots at least made me feel like I was doing something to help.

I'll still get blood drawn a week from Friday, though, so we'll know what it's doing on its own. The nurse did warn that it could drop a little, which only concerns me because, according to the PPVI graph, progesterone rises a great deal between weeks 20 and 22. To stay in zone 3, it would have to jump to the 80's.

I'm not going to spend too much time worrying about that now though. I'm just glad it rose as much as it did and that I can stop the shots. And even if I do have to start them up again (which, by the way is my own theory.. the nurse did not mention this as a possibility), at least my butt cheeks will have gotten a couple weeks of rest!