Getting Pregnant with PCOD

Hi S.,

Congratulations on your baby!!
I never took Avandia.

I took shots - perganol and did IUI's unsuscesfully. I had several m/c's and an ectopic - where I lost my left tube and ovary.
After about 1yr of this and having given up on infertility - but STILL taking metformin - we got pregnant with our dd, who is now 22months.

We decided to try right away for a second since you're most fertile after a baby so... 3 months later we were pregger with #2 and my daughter and son are 11 months appart, they will be the same age for 2 weeks :)

We figured we were done, we were no longer taking metfomin and got an IUD. Well, 4 months later with an IUD in place, we got pregnant again!!!!
We're 17 weeks, 3 under 3 :)
My dd will be 2yrs 3months, my son 16 months when this baby is born in November :)

Talk about unexpected. I would say if you were "cured" then you should be pretty fertile!!!

I still can't believe it, we tried for 6 years!!!!

Best,
Amy

I, too, have PCOS and tried for 3 1/2 yrs to get PG with our daughter. I took Glucophage and Clomid for 4 cycles with no luck, then changed fertility drs and got on glucophage and Femera (post menopausal breast cancer drug) It took us 3 cycles but it finally worked. We are "trying" to get pg with #2 without seeing the fertility dr. My dr also said we would probably have an easier time getting pg the 2nd time, but dd is almost 2 and we never used any birth control after her birth. I have had periods about every 4-6 weeks, which never happened before I got pg. When I wasn't having periods, they put me on Provera to jump start ovulation. I would look into the provera, most insurances will cover the drug because it isn't used just to promote fertility. I would explain to your dr. that your insurance won't cover female infertility anymore, they usually know how to word things so that it would be covered. GOODLUCK!!! :)

I was diagnosed with PCOD shortly after my first daughter was born in 2003. My husband and I wanted to start trying for baby #2 about a year after our first. After about 2 1/2 years of trying and dozens of birth control pill to regulate my cycles I had enough with my family dr. I went to a endocrine specialist and told me pretty much to give it up, but I just couldn't. I found another doctor and she put me on Glucophage after 2 months of taking that I was pregnant. I had a normal period after the first month of taking Glucophage, I was not used to that for 4 years. Once I found out I was pregnant the doctor took me off the glucophage and said to wait a little after I had my second daughter 5/2007, to see if I would start regular cycles again, but that did not happen. I had to go back on the glucophage and have had a normal cycle every month. good luck!!!

Hang in there. We are still trying to get pregnant. I have PCOS too and stopped b/c in December. I’m still taking Prometrium the first 10 calendar days in hopes to trigger my system. It does cause a “period” but I think it’s just a withdrawal bleed. We are trying for #2 and #1 happened very easily…Good Luck. I’ll be checking back in hopes for info that can help us too!

I also have PCOS after glucophage and 1 round of clomid I was able to conceive. I am also curious about when we try for #2. Has your dr. said anything about glucophage, my doc said it helps you to ovulate. May be worth asking?