PCOS
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Category: Planning Pregnancy (trying for baby)
Forum Name: Planning Pregnancy (trying for baby)
Forum Description: Trying to get pregnant? Going through fertility treatment? Just planning your first or second child? There are many people out there in the same boat to help and listen and share with
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Topic: PCOS
Posted By: BethG
Subject: PCOS
Date Posted: 13 June 2007 at 12:12am
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Greetings from a new member.
My name is Beth and I have recently joined the Oh Baby website as I have found a lot of useful information to assist me with trying to get pregant and to explain the process and issues etc. I would like to share my story with you all in the hope that someone out there is going though the same experience I am and/or get some advice and tips on where I am going wrong. Apologies in advance for the long story.... I have been with my partner for 9 years and have been hoping to get pregant for about 5 years. I have PCOS and to date have used the motto of " if it happens it happens". However, after turning 30 I came to realise that it was not going to happen without intervention, and as such asked my GP to refer me to the fertility clinic. I have been waiting since November to get a letter with my appointment time.... public health system or what? I got impatient and have since joined the Auckland University PCOSMIC trial of Metformin as a fertility drug. My problem is that with PCOS I am overweight and find it exremly hard to lose the weight, even with the incentive of having a baby to motivate me. I am in my first cycle of taking the drugs and right on cue got AF and then ovulated on day 17 so I am extremly happy about how things are progressing. I am now 4DPO and the next step would be to get a BFP, but I am keeping it real and trying not to get my hopes up. Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated. |
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Posted By: Freesia
Date Posted: 13 June 2007 at 6:54am
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Hi Beth, while I haven't experienced the same as you in regards to PCOS and fertility treatment I would just like to wish you good luck on the Metformin and I hope this works for you.
If you are still going to follow up with the fertility clinic I think I would try and find out if anything has been done - 7 months seems like a long time to wait just to be given an appointment time. But then again, I haven't been through it so maybe it does take them ages. Anyway, I really just wanted to say good luck and I hope this is the month for you  -------------  
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Posted By: Peanut
Date Posted: 13 June 2007 at 8:32am
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Hey beth,
I also have PCOS but not as bad as you by the sounds of it. I got a great book called the PCOS Diet and followed that. It was brilliant and worked wonders with all my issues (weight gain, acne and tiredness, conceived first cycle after starting it). I brought it for $45 and found it was a great investment. I am listing it on TM in the next couple of days (as am moving) but PM if you would like it. -------------  
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Posted By: tropics
Date Posted: 13 June 2007 at 10:15am
Hi Beth I also have PCOS and as a result had 47-50 day cycles and Dr and specialist said I most probably didnt ovulate....was going to go on clomid in august I too brought 5 books off amazon.com (bit obsessive!!) and read the one that peanut has mentioned, I was on the diet for 2 weeks lost 2.3kg which is the most I have lost for ages after doing weight watchers exercisitng hard out etc and not seeing results and found out that I was 5 weeks pregnant, so not sure what happened...but miricles do happen  really the low GI eating does work. although no more weightloss for me now! good luck in your ttc journey ------------- http://lilypie.com">    [/url]
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Posted By: Lissy
Date Posted: 13 June 2007 at 7:26pm
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Hi Beth, I am Melissa and I had a darling baby born in December. Harlan was not planned, as I have suffered with POCS and Endos. In September 05 I had surgery to remove the Endos, and to zap the POCS. I had a top specialist, who advised me, that "if it happens, it happens" (Children). I too was overweight, due to the above. I am 28. I tried Sure Slim, and actually found it to be a great help, but gave up, I found it sooooo hard to lose weight. My DH and I married in November 05, and I fell preg in March 06. Don't get toooooo down, as long as you stay positive. I wish you all the very best, and hope we can have some good news soon from you. ------------- Harlan Drew DOB: 06.12.06 & Stepmum to Ethan & Christian, DOB: 25.02.99 |
Posted By: BethG
Date Posted: 13 June 2007 at 7:31pm
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Thanks for your replies and I have found them very helpful.
Amber - I do agree with you that 7 months is way too long to be waiting for an appointment and I must get back in contact with my GP to follow up whats going on. Peanut - The book that you have sounds like a definate go. Let me know how much you want for the book - or if you would rather I purchase it off you from TM then I am happy to do this. Kye - The weight loss you had before you found out you were pregant is amazing! The book must work and I am looking forward to reading it. |