PCOS & Successful pregnancy

[PitPony]

Hi, I am new to this forum and just read the possible complications that PCOS causes in pregnancy. I just wanted to say that I have had 2 healthy pregnancies, resulting in live births, with none of those complications.

The first pregnancy was a surprise! I weighed around 150 pounds which is a good healthy weight for me. I was very active, doing 30 mins of aerobics 3 times a week. My periods prior to the pregnancy were just as scant as they had always been.

The second pregnancy was planned - well as planned as it can ever be with pcos - I weighed around 175 pounds and was not doing any exercise apart from running around with my by then 3 yr old.

The reason I am telling you all this is because it could be that the reason I didn't suffer with any of those complications was that I was a healthy weight at the start of the pregnancies. The second one I felt I was fat but looking back now - and weighing 210 pounds - I can see that I was not!

So us pcos ladies don't always get the rough deal, I suppose it just depends on your particular body, family health history and whether you are generally a healthy person yourself.

Good luck everyone.

[Starfish&Coffee]

Hello,

I am new to the Insulite community. Just feeling my way around. I know tht there are many 'Cysters' who are hoping and dreaming of babies and feel discouraged and I wanted to let you know to not give up hope. I got pregnant twice and had 2 full term, healthy children.

* The first was when I was 14. Totally unplanned of course and way before PCOS wrecked much havoc. I didn't know until I was about 8 months though due to what I now know as PCOS causing my cycles to not show up. I used to have real irregular cycles even then. I didn't gain much weight- so long, long story short.. I found out and my parents made me give my daughter up for adoption (this was in 1989).

* The second is my son, Matteo. Matteo is Italian and means 'Gift of God' because that is what he is. Matteo was a looooong time in the wishing and hoping and dreaming. My husband married in 1995- a month later I was disgnosed w/ PCOS. Another VERY long story shortened, after fertility treatments, metformin, surgeries (including ovarian drilling) I ended up losing 20 lbs. I also decided that maybe I wasn't meant to have another child and very much let go of it for a bit. It was about a month later when I started having lemon cravings- just crazy lemon cravings... turns out Matteo was in the oven. That was 10 years after my husband and I married! My son is now 6.

I guess there is no 'magic' potion or elixir that works for all- but here is what I believe helped my body enough to get pg:

*Nov of 2002, had ovarian drilling done and ovaries wrapped in anti-adhesive wrap.
(after this my cycles were very normal and I was confirmed to be ovulating!)
*at this time I was also on Metformin (2500 mgs daily)
*after a good many months- I'd say it was about July - I had lost 20 lbs.. not trying at all- it just happened.
*in August I started Vitex capsules
*In September I started to come to peace with 10 years of trying and maybe letting go.
* End of Nov - positive test. Confirmed on Dec 9th of 2003 that I was 6 weeks pg.

So in about the span of a year- that's what it took.

I'd say... never totally give up- but try to focus more on getting yourself where you need to be. Trust me I know how it feels... I wish all of your trying that your dreams come soon..

Love,
Georgia