PCOS and breastfeeding

[Miss.September]

SIL has severe PCOS, had an emergency c/s with her baby and had no issues establishing b/f. Went on to b/f for eight months.

[Traveller]

If you look here noteveryonecanbreastfeed.com - Home you can read some stories of women for whom their supply was affected. It might help reassure you that your breasts are unlikely to be affected, or it may forewarn you that you may have some supply issues. I know of one woman with severe IGT who managed to combine feed for many months and her little one loved to breastfeed even when he got almost nothing from the breast. I had never heard IGT being linked with PCOS although that may be true, but it can also happen to women without PCOS.

[Loveinamist]

I have PCOS and it has been severe since I was 15. i.e. no periods. I had IVF to conceive but my milk came in at day 3 and Ihave had absolutely no problems with supply. In fact because of DS's tongue tie I actually ended up with an oversupply which to this day causes me to leak everywhere! Oh and I am still breastfeeding and DS is 2!