never TTC ,planning on it,need ur advice cysters!

PrewrittenDestiny · 07-19-2007, 01:50 AM

im not new to this forum but i guess im pretty new to posting.me and my husband have been talking about ttc (lol please help me out with the abbreviations if you're responding i have no clue what any of them mean)we havent tried yet but we're thinking about it and i went to my obgyn and she said that we should try for a year and if we can't get pregnant to come back in a year.is this what your ob's told you?also she recommended buying an ovulation kit and i was going to purchase one thats around 190 dollars.now if i purchase that and im not ovulating at all.....am i supposed to go back to the doctor?also do i need a bbt therm if im planning on using an ovulation kit.im pretty scared ive been thinking about it for the past couple days and its kept me in a sour mood.mostly because im scared i guess to embark on this journey and go through emotional turmoil.alot of you seem alot stronger than i am.even my husband told me that i'm too weak when it comes to PCOS.i never come out in the open about it.well i guess i'd just like anyyyyyyyyyyyy advice possible on TTC #1 w/o any drugs.im praying from the deepest part of my heart that god will grant me a child .............but how often do PCOS women get pregnant naturally........say anything everything im so excited to hear from yall.

i get my period around every 40-45 days...........shed some light on me!

altabes · 07-19-2007, 04:37 AM

First off, I am sending some baby dust your way!!! As for getting pg (pregnant) naturally, it can absolutely be done but, it depends on your situation....

Whether thin or overweight, if you have inuslin resistance, a 5% reduction of body weight has been proven to increase your chances of conceiving with PCOS.

You may also consider some supplements that have worked well for women who have made the decision to treat PCOS naturally. I am not an expert on this but, there are things like cinnamon which quite a few have had success with for ovulation. But, I will need to defer to our natural cysters for more and better advice.

I was pg twice and conceived in two very different ways each time. Again, I know these are nto your first choice but, they are options should you decide to go this route, although different things work for different people.
My first time was using provera to hep me menstruate and then clomid to help me ovulate (so basically oral infertility treatments) on top of this I used progesterone because my levels were low, which can often be a problem with women with PCOS. In any case after about six months I became pg and had to be on progesterone my first trimester.

My second go round, was a complete surprise! I decided after my daughter was born to get healthy and started on the metformin and made healthy lifestyle changes. I lost about 40 pounds in three months and conceived again. While metformin was not natural, it felt very natural becaus emy hormones were in check and I did not need any additional assistance or testing for infertility.

Whatever you decide, keep hope and desire close to your heart and I wish you all the luck in the world!

All the Best,
Ashley

lil annie · 07-19-2007, 10:54 AM

It's been a long time since we were ttc, but if you are older than late 20's and have known PCOS, I would not wait a year to start fertility treatments. I'd get started sooner rather than later.

Almond · 07-19-2007, 11:49 AM

If you want to go the natural route then try taking your temp every morning before you get out of bed.When you see your temps rise and fall throughout your monthly cycle you can better gage when you ovulated.
Eat a very healthy diet,try to lose excess weight which will improve your chances and get plenty of exercise.Avoid stress and drink lots of fresh water.
You could try herbals such as vitex,cinnamon even zinc and licorice.
Check out the alternative remedies on SC.
Keeping positive also helps and make sure you and hubby are doing plenty of BDing!

PrewrittenDestiny · 07-19-2007, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by altabes

First off, I am sending some baby dust your way!!! As for getting pg (pregnant) naturally, it can absolutely be done but, it depends on your situation....

Whether thin or overweight, if you have inuslin resistance, a 5% reduction of body weight has been proven to increase your chances of conceiving with PCOS.

You may also consider some supplements that have worked well for women who have made the decision to treat PCOS naturally. I am not an expert on this but, there are things like cinnamon which quite a few have had success with for ovulation. But, I will need to defer to our natural cysters for more and better advice.

I was pg twice and conceived in two very different ways each time. Again, I know these are nto your first choice but, they are options should you decide to go this route, although different things work for different people.
My first time was using provera to hep me menstruate and then clomid to help me ovulate (so basically oral infertility treatments) on top of this I used progesterone because my levels were low, which can often be a problem with women with PCOS. In any case after about six months I became pg and had to be on progesterone my first trimester.

My second go round, was a complete surprise! I decided after my daughter was born to get healthy and started on the metformin and made healthy lifestyle changes. I lost about 40 pounds in three months and conceived again. While metformin was not natural, it felt very natural becaus emy hormones were in check and I did not need any additional assistance or testing for infertility.

Whatever you decide, keep hope and desire close to your heart and I wish you all the luck in the world!

All the Best,
Ashley

heyyy ashley thanks for responding i really appreciate it.i get so happy hearing about other PCOS women who have kids and hearing their stories.thanks for the baby dust hehe.yes me and my husband both decided we want me to try to lose weight first.i still have to check out the alternative remedies page im gonna get crackin on that!ur words truly make me feel better thanks again

hey almond thanks for ur response as well.as i said above im going to try the alternative remedies.i heard dong qui helps regulate menstrual cycles have u heard of it?its a chinese remedy.anyhow i bought a Basal body therm and im not sure exactly how this works.so after u ovulate u see the slight change in temp and thats when you Do the deed?haha sorry but im not familiar with this stuff at alll.............im so lost lol