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High risk for preterm delivery

This is my 3rd pregnancy. First some born at 37.5 weeks.  2nd son born  at 25.5 weeks. This time I am high risk for preterm delivery. I am 10 weeks now and start the progesterone shots in 6 weeks. Have any of you taken the shot and still had a preterm birth?
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This is my 3rd pregnancy also. My first son was born at 37 weeks, my second at 30 weeks. For this pregnancy my doctor just decided to label me as high risk. I've started the injections and I alternate between my doctor and mfm every two weeks. In which they do ultrasounds to monitor baby's growth and my cervix.
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I've got to go through exactly the same. Went into labour at 33wks with my first son they managed to stop it. My second son was born at 33wks. They've told me 33 weeks is the limit for my body so I've got to have injections throughout the pregnancy, atosiban drip again, steroid shots and stitches on my cervix. I'm so scared
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I'm on the shots now and things are looking ok. I still have a ways to go but feel better knowing the shots are helping.
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I have not, but my cousins wife had to. Due to a stillborn baby born at 19 weeks: -( see o her second pregnancy she got the shots. she had him two months early but he is now a healthy 6 year old boy!!
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My sister did twice and hers were only 3 weeks early.
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