Joelni

I'm new here and have some questions about dealing with PCOS now that I've had a baby.

Here is my story: I have wondered about whether I had PCOS since I was about 18 years old. I had some doctors who said that it "probably" was PCOS, and others who did not think so at all. Now that I'm older, I have many more of the classic symptoms -- polycystic ovaries, excess body weight, a little bit of unusual hair (although most of my doctors have said that it is not to the level of their PCOS patients), adult acne and irregular periods (usually 5 or 6 a year). The kicker is when we started trying to have a baby, I just stopped ovulating all together! Clomid worked for me, but no pg. Dh and I did the RE thing and discovered he had sperm issues as well, so we went ahead and did IVF, to combat the MF as much as my PCOS. We now have a happy and healthy 8 month old girl. I'm still breastfeeding, so I don't know when I should expect AF again.

So, my questions to you all -- what, if anything, do you do to "control" your PCOS while not ttc? I obviously want to lose my baby weight and see if I can start o'ing on my own again. I won't take BCP -- my blood pressure tends to be a bit elevated and I just feel awful when taking the pill. Are there other options? Should I worry about it if I get AF at least 4 times a year? What about taking Provera every 4 months if no natural AF?

Basically I want to do this as "naturally" as possible, because I am fairly sensitive to extra hormones in my body.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts/opinions.

knoxnessa

a lot of women take metformin to help with it... im not sure about more vitamins and other natural options.... with you breast feeding though, it is very possible you wont get af until after you stop breast feeding

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Vanessa 22
husband mike 26
daugter jen 2
PCOS dx 16

Eva37

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PCOS, LOCAH, Endo, Lichen Planus, IBS, HS,alopecia - raised bp/ cholesteral. Wheat and dairy intollerance Meds: Spiro, Bendrofluazide, Amlodopine, Simvastatin, Met, Prednisolone, Colefac, multi vits,

Me - 42, hubby 37 son 12. Married 15 years

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