progesterone

Many people are familiar with progesterone during their “cycle”. However it plays a different role during pregnancy.

It helps maintain a thick and healthy endometrial layer for egg implantation and then prevents ovulation during pregnancy as well as relaxes uterine muscle (to prevent preterm labor), prevents rejection of fetal tissues, helps with the immune system, and stimulates breast development for feeding.

It’s important to understand anatomy and how things work, in your body, so that you can understand when something feels off✨