PCOS Support

[onthefly]

**beth**, welcome to BellyBelly
You can post in here for FS recommendations. If you leave an email address people can give you honest reviews.
All the best~~~

[Rowellen]

Hi Beth
I have found the ladies in here to be very supportive & helpful. You could also join a chatter thread that suits your situation. They are in the conception & LTTTC section.
I hope you can find all the help you need here
While weight loss is a proven remedy, there are definitely other things your FS could do in the meantime esp after nearly 2 years of trying. I can't help with a Brisbane FS but I could recommend one on the Sunshine Coast.
HTH

[lilminion]

hi my name is elizabeth and my dh and i have been ttc since july 2009 . i was diagnosed in 2000 at 15yo with pcos. i have only gotten my periods twice since going off the pill in july, once in sept 09 and right now (this week), i got so excited about getting them i think the girls at my work think i was a bit crazy for getting excited as had none of the usual signs that is was going to get them.

anyway i have our first fs apppointment is at the end of feb which hopefully we wont need but if we do was wondering what to expect when we go and the sorts of treatments that people have been using. from reading the threads clomid and the fsh injections have been used the most. just wondering how expensive these are and what goes on.

also what is taking temp all about and how do you do it?

thanks again for any help given

liz xo

[Rowellen]

Hi Liz,
Welcome to belly belly! That's great that you got your period. I get excited too so your not alone there lol! For me it meant I was sort of working!
I have PCOS too, diagnosed in 2006 but I've had the symptoms since I was 14. I went on a low GI diet and took Metformin. That reduced my cycle from 3+ months to about 4 or 7 weeks. It took me 6 cycles (9 months) to conceive my DS. We are about to TTC again so I'm hoping that treatment will work again. Sorry I can't remember the cost. We also looked into IVF as we were told we wouldn't conceive naturally as my DH had a low sperm count.

I don't really know much about temping except that it helps to pinpoint ovulation. It would be best to ask the ladies in the TTC threads.

HTH & good luck!

[JennH]

Hi my name is Jen. I was diagnosed with PCO, not the syndrome when I was 21. My periods were all over the place, wasn't trying to concieve at the time but was in alot of pain and could never understand why. I was refered to a Gyno who sent me for an ultrasound when they discovered the cysts.

I was told to control my weight, at the time I was carrying a little extra weight but not alot.. I got the weight under control and the periods went back to normal. I was also told that my chances of having children would be slim and be hard to fall.

My BF at the time and I split and I moved back home. After a few months of feeling and looking great with my new slim figure I met my now husband.
Before we were married we fell pregnant. We weren't trying, we also weren't using any protection as I told myself "you can't get pregnant".

Well 5 weeks later I was at the doctors and she was sending me for another ultrasound to check my ovaries as I had the same pain and was feeling tired and queezy. When she asked me if I was pregnant I said, no way!

So long story short, we have a beautiful healthy 3 year old boy. We have been trying for another baby since April last year with no success. For the past 5 months I have had 2 periods a month which was making it SO hard to work out when I was ovulating.
It didn't even occur to me until recently that it could be because of PCOS as everything has been so normal up until almost 12 months ago.

I have been very very stressed with the whole unable to fall pregnant thing, I have put on alot of weight since having our son.. I have lost a bit of weight recently but I am no where near where I was when I fell pregnant.

Because my periods are all over the place I have no idea what is normal and when they are due. My last period was 30th December 09. At the moment it is day 24. I have had cramps for over a week, felt sick thru the day from time to time, mild headaches, sore boobs every few days and I think yesterday and today I may be spotting.

So to you all out there having troubles falling, I completely sympathise with you.
It is a strain on your relationship, I have had 4 close friends who have had babies in the past 6 months and you smile but inside your heart is aching and your asking yourself, when's it my turn?

My husband laughed at me the other day because our cat has just had kittens and now our goldfish is pregnant.... all things are supposed to come in 3's so hopefully I'm next.

I'm hoping and praying so much that all these signs are pointing to baby..
I did a test today but I think it must be too early as it was negative, but its hard as I don't know when my period is overdue!

Anyway I've ranted enough, good luck to everyone trying, I hope all your wishes come true soon. xoxo

[Rowellen]

Hi Jen,

I know what you mean about everyone around being pg/having babies when TTC. Just makes you feel like crying sometimes. Have you tried temping? I'm not sure exactly how it works but a lot of the ladies in the TTC threads do it. I think your temp rises a bit when you O. Maybe you could join the TTC thread. The ladies here are very supportive and a lot of them are going through the same thing.

HTH

[lilminion]

Thanks Rowellen. hopefully and everything else crossed as well we won't need the specialist app. it is good (sorry not good to happen to anyone) just to read about people having similar issues and that its not only me going omg what is wrong with me. I have checked out the ttc posts and it sort of makes sense now bout the temping thing.