Dad76

My wife and I were blessed with a wonderful son almost 3 years ago. We've been through miscarriages and my wife has had to deal with multiple PCOS symptoms her whole life. While pg with our son she was on metformin, progesterone and had gest. diabetes as well as high BP which forced our doc to deliver our son a few weeks early. Thank god all went well and he is a hgue joy in our lives. Now we are strongly considering having another child. Are our chances for success any better now that we have one child? Is there a different course of action when ttc now because we have been able to have a child or are we back at the same starting point? My wife is very up to date and knowlegeable about her condition and up to this point I have kind of relied on her knowledge. I trust her 100% but realize that I have left way too much for her to worry about on her own. I just want to be able to discuss our options intelligently with her. Any help?

myenzoorka

I'm far from an expert, but I have heard/read that one successful pregnancy increases your chances for more with PCOS. I couldn't tell you by how much.

I tried for nearly two years to get pregnant (other than a 6-8 week m/c - no success). As soon as I decided I was too old to try to have that "one last baby" (I have two others from before my diagnosis), gave up, and started to lose weight for mere health's sake, I conceived. My risk of miscarriage was the same as anyone with PCOS, but I have successfully made it to 13+ weeks and am now at "normal" level of risk for m/c, according to my OB.

If you are prepared (or at least as prepared as one can be) for the risks, and everything else is in place, so to speak, I say go for it. But be prepared to be ready for bad news. Be ready for anger, frustration, pain, sadness and even, hopefully, elation. Be ready to be there 100% for your wife. But since you have one child already, you probably know this

Dad76

Thank you for your honesty and support. I guess it has been hard for me to get the kind of answers I would like to find and I'm seeing I have to take what I can get. Facts and figures only mean so much compared to actual experience.

maramayo

I haven't had my first yet, but I have heard a lot of people say that the second time is easier. So I can't say from experience, but I've read a lot of forums... and that seems to be the consensus.

aurorasky

I got PG w/ my first w/ weight loss alone. Now that we are trying for #2 I am taking Metformin, just started it 3 weeks ago, the jury is still out for me, but I am hopeful I won't need any additional "help" to have another child.