PCOS Support

[[M]umma[M]ia]

Just thought i would pop in here and offer some support and good news. It took me 2 years to fall pregnant with my now 16 month old daughter. I was also put on Clomid and i fell pregnant on the first cycle of it. Symptoms i remember are hot flushes, cramping, moody... but all in all, it was so worth it. Im now looking to see a gyno again to get my second child (fingers crossed)

[Baby Brain]

Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum and would love some advice. My husband and I have been trying to conceive for a year now. I was diagnosed with PCO in June 2009 and my husband is perfectly normal. My fertility specialist put me on 50mg Clomid in December - I'm about to go on my 4th cycle (4 months) and today, my period was due but nothing came. Took pregnancy test - twice! - which came back negative. Feeling really disheartened.

I've got 3 more cycles in the prescription - should I keep going with it? Or should I ask the doc to up the dose? Has anyone conceived on clomid after several cycles? Seems like lots conceived after the first cycle. Any advice is much appreciated.

[Porsche]

Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum and would love some advice. My husband and I have been trying to conceive for a year now. I was diagnosed with PCO in June 2009 and my husband is perfectly normal. My fertility specialist put me on 50mg Clomid in December - I'm about to go on my 4th cycle (4 months) and today, my period was due but nothing came. Took pregnancy test - twice! - which came back negative. Feeling really disheartened.

I've got 3 more cycles in the prescription - should I keep going with it? Or should I ask the doc to up the dose? Has anyone conceived on clomid after several cycles? Seems like lots conceived after the first cycle. Any advice is much appreciated.

Hi

I just wanted to say it took me 7 clomid cycles and 1 Laparoscopy to get pregnant. Sadly we lost ours at 10 weeks 4 days. We are just waitng for a clearance and for AF to come before we try our last clomid cycle berore moving on to IUI. I am on 50mg only as i do O on that dose.

[~Gee_Whizzy~]

Hi there

I have both endo and pcos, but was very very fortunate to conceive my DD naturally (i call her my miracle baby as i was told it would be almost "impossible")! - i was due to start clomid the month after i conceived DD

I just have a quick question...with PCOS how many of you who have it, notice that your tummy looks to be about 3-4 months pregnant, ALL the time? - the only time my tummy went relatively "flat" was about 4 weeks post birth, and since then, it just seems to have been growing - i dont have all the "classic" symptoms of pcos other than insulin resistance, for which i take Diabex XR and the unexplained weight gain

i will also be going back to my endo specialist as i think it is flaring up with again with severe AF's and ALL cycle pelvic pain - Dh and i hoping to start trying for number 2 soon so id rather know now if there is anything untoward going on inside!

[Rowellen]

Hi Negrita,

I have PCOS too. My dr also said I would never concieve naturally as DH also has a LSC but I did. We had actually booked in to start IVF when I got my BFP. To answer your question, my tummy certainly has that pregnant look. I've even been asked when I was due At the time DS was 10 mths old so I think that woman who asked was a bit dense lol! I've never had a flat tummy. I don't have insulin resistance but I take diabex XR to regulate my cycles. It reduces my cycle from 3 months or more to about 6 or 7 weeks.

I hope number 2 arrives quickly for us both.

[~Gee_Whizzy~]

Rowellen : - ohh its so hard isn't it? - And yes, i too have been asked "are you pregnant/when are you due" - great for the self esteem...Not!

I guess im just worried that my DD was my one only chance, as IVF isn't an option for me (personal reasons not because i can't) and it just breaks my heart to think that she would be an only child

I'll be going back to my specialist on 18 May so hopefully i'll have some answers about the endo at least

[*LittleMissSummer*]

Hi ladies.

I'm another with PCOS. I was diagnosed last June and was told that concieving a child would more than likely not happen naturally but i did

I also have an insulin resistance (not sure how its going since being pregnant though) and i also had weight issues. I was put on Diabex XR and i lost 10kgs in 3 months, i didn't change a thing i ate what i normally ate and i didnt increase my exercise.

I am hoping that my pcos settles down after having bub as i remember i was miserable i was constantly in pain my mood swings were awful and i just felt awful.

For those having trouble with weight loss have your insulin levels been checked? i wondered why no matter how much i exercised i didnt lose very much if anything at all and it was because of my insulin.

[lilminion]

Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum and would love some advice. My husband and I have been trying to conceive for a year now. I was diagnosed with PCO in June 2009 and my husband is perfectly normal. My fertility specialist put me on 50mg Clomid in December - I'm about to go on my 4th cycle (4 months) and today, my period was due but nothing came. Took pregnancy test - twice! - which came back negative. Feeling really disheartened.

I've got 3 more cycles in the prescription - should I keep going with it? Or should I ask the doc to up the dose? Has anyone conceived on clomid after several cycles? Seems like lots conceived after the first cycle. Any advice is much appreciated.

Hi Baby Brain,
My DH and i have been ttc since july 09 and as i had already been diagnosed with pcos years ago i was refered to the fs in dec. i'm currently on the second cycle of provera & clomid and waiting for my af's to come. my fs has upped the clomid dosage to 100mg this cycle as the 50mg didn't do a thing. if this doesn't work then we are starting on fsh injections next cycle so i'm crossing everything so it happens. hope this helps.
liz

[Caramel4Vanilla]

Wow such a long time but like you said its definetely worth the wait. Im hoping it doesnt take me so long ttc. Hope all goes well with the second child.