PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome.

Biggest congratulations to you. I have a 3 month old daughter, I concieved her after 14 months of trying. I used herbal remedies to fall with Lillee.

herbal remedies is a great way to go :) Actually I did a body cleanse with a machine.. forget what its called though .. you have your feet in a box and it takes out toxins , metals etc ..... and was also under this light , which works for different things.. and my friend had it under hormones since I was having hormone problems obviously .. after a few weeks on this two uses bam was pregnant :) .... I wish I knew the names of the two treatments.. its an older friend of mine who is into it.. she into everything natural/herbal etc

That sounds like wonderful treatment. Im glad it worked for you.

Ambie, how are you doing with the metformin now? Is it improving the PCOS? I hope it is getting your body into a routine and making it easier to manage your PCOS. The one thing I hate about this all is explaining to people... explaining why it took so long to fall pregnant, explaining why I was emotional so much, explainging why Im not rushing back into pregnancy etc.

Till, Im so glad that you have your 2 miracle babies. I say miracle because thats what they really are. Its wonderful to hear that you concieved naturally, my sister has PCOS and had 4 children naturally. I wish you luck with your 3rd child, I hope you concieve quickly and naturally. Please keep us informed as how you are going.

Sorry this is going to be long......... "I do get tired of doctors seeing I take Meformin because they assume I am diabetic" Or pharmacists giving you info on diabetes because you take met... I too am a PCOS sufferer!! I concieved my daughter (nearly 4yrs old) naturally and almost straight off the pill. After having her I decided since we planned to try for another when she was 1yr old, not to go back on the pill... this was my first mistake but also my saviour. Because of this decision I discovered (after 6-7mths of TTC) that all those weird problems I had had with my periods and body for 9 or so years had a name and made sense all of a sudden!!! Anyhow my doc suggested going back on the pill for 3mths and 2nd cycle off I was pregnant with our son (nearly 14mths), the exact same as with my daughter. So I am lucky enough that I have fallen pg "naturally" twice, so I tell PCOS sufferers to never assume anything and never ever give up!!!! Needless to say I was back on the pill as soon as I finished b/feeding my little man.... we plan to start TTC in sept... hopefully it will be 3rd time lucky!!! Take care all Till

Thanks for sharing your story CatEyes. I hate when the doctors say you won't have kids, it doesn't allow you to create positivity or hope. Please remember that a lot of us have been told that we won't have children and we do. It does take time and lots of emotions but you can do it. When I was diagnosed with PCOS, I was hell-bent on getting pregnant, proving I could do it and it got me down. I had 1 incident when I was at the traffic lights waiting to cross the road and looked down as seen a baby in a pram, I burst into tears and sobbed, right there in the street. All my bottled-up emotions surfaced, I rang my husband at work and said I need help, I can't do this. Im losing it and Im depressed and I don't want to be anymore. This was when i woke up to it, PCOS was bigger than just getting pregnant, it is a condition that I have to live with my entire life... why was I just focusing on getting pregnant, I needed to change my opinion on life and my health. I promised my husband that I would go see the social worker (Defence force social workers) but on the way, I passed the movie theatre, I went in there and got a ticket for a comedy movie, I sobbed half-way through themovie but by the time it was finished, I had acepted my health condition. Accept it or live half a life was my motto. Then I decided that my health was more important than getting pregnant, Id love to get pregnant but i had to wotk ME out first, get my periods under control, deal with my emotional state first. I then went to the herbalist to see if they could help regulate my periods and I got herbal treatment, 4 months later I was pregnant. I do admit now that I was probably putting too much pressure on myself to get pregnant and when i relaxed and accept my health the way it is, it took alot of stress off me. What Im trying to say is you need to get your health worked out first. Read up on PCOS, try the low-carb diet and make sure you get tested for Insulin Resistance as this is a big issue for women with PCOS. Some women don't know that they have Insulin Resistance and that will make losing weight very hard. Good luck CatEyes, keep us posted as to how you are.

Lilmrasarata- Im sorry to hear you were diagnosed with PCOS. Although it is a life changing diagnosis, at least now you know what you can expect and you can work with it to manage it. Ambie, thank you for your support. If i may speak for Lil, I really think this is wonderful and the support is grately respected.

I know you want to get pregnant, but these are just a few tips for you when you aren't trying to. One is that the birth control Yasmin (not to be confused with Yaz), is good to control hair loss OR excessive hair growth in a PCOS sufferer. It also helps balance out your moods. As for gaining weight, and I totally sympathize with you, try taking a 1000mg tablet of Vitamin C once a day. It won't make you lose weight, but it helps make it easier to try. Apparently when a person gains weight around their middle (which is where a lot of PCOS patients gain it) it makes it hard for any weight to be lost because of how the stomach and abdomen retain the fat. Taking extra Vitamin C helps the flow move and provides a bigger possibility that a person will then lose weight. Sorry if I confused you, but I hope this helps.

Bettyboo, Im sorry that you were diagnosed with PCOS. I guess now at least you know what your dealing with and you can work on maintaining your health and managing your PCOS. The initial diagnosis is heart-wrenching. I remember the fears and feelings going through my head when I found out i had PCOS... Would i be able to have children? Would my husband feel differently towards me? What did this mean for us? Did I do something wrong? People without PCOS don't understand the fear or the life-changing circumstanses surrounding PCOS. I hope this discussion thread can be a support network and information thread for us all. A place where we can find information, have a chat and support each other, thats what we need.