r/PCOSandPregnant

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I’m 19 weeks and I am craving a big Ol’ Italian cold cut with shredded lettuce, onion, tomato, mayo, oil, & vinegar….
Just needed to vent that one out.

Hey everyone!

I am trying to conceive and desperately seeking any and all advice you’re able to give me. Background info; I am 28F and was diagnosed with PCOS/PMOS when I was only 13 years old. I was on birth control for 14 years and only really had a few months here and there where I would stop taking it for a while to see how my body would react and it never lasted too long because I simply do not have a period naturally. I have been off my birth control since beginning of May and so far my symptoms aren’t too bad, but I still have not had a period naturally. My OB started me on Provera to force a period, then 5.0mg of Letrozole. That stared off promising because my ovulation test strips were coming back as positive for ovulation, but I never saw a surge in LH so my OB did a blood test on CD 23 and my progesterone level came back at only 0.6 ng/mL. Naturally, this was very discouraging for me since that it absolutely no where near the level needed for a confirmed ovulation. I took pregnancy test a few days ago and it was negative. I figured it would be, but a part of me still had hope 😔

So, here I am asking for all the help I can possible get to get! What worked for you? What didn’t? Did your progesterone finally spike?

My husband and I cannot afford IVF and my OB said if I’m not pregnant after 6 months from just Letrozole that I will need to seek other treatment options. But like I said, we just can’t afford that so this is really our only shot.

What I’ve already tried/going to try:
• 5mg letrozole
• Myo-inositol and D-chiro-inositol
• Inito fertility tracker
• Prenatal vitamins

Hi all- I recently found out I’m pregnant - hooray! My endocrinologist said that because I have PCOS/PMOS I am at higher risk of developing gestational diabetes. She wants me to complete a glucose test sooner rather than later and also sent me an at-home glucose monitoring device. I now have to check my blood glucose 4x a day for two weeks. I’ve never had to do this before as I don’t have diabetes. Curious if anyone else was asked to do this? I have a number of friends who developed GD during their pregnancies but ultimately it didn’t cause any issues and none of them became diabetic post-pregnancy.
How seriously should I be taking my doctor’s concern? What will happen if they determine I do have GD?
Thanks!

Yep you read that right. I had a HSG and saline ultrasound on August 12 and today I took ovulation tests to see where I was at and it was bright positive. Mind you August 6th was a blood test and it was 1.19. And I had a urine test at the dr before the HSG and ultrasound and it was negative (did they even check, should I have just done one at home?) anyways in soooo nervous and my lining was only 5.38mm think that day as well so I’m unsure how this will turn out? Has anyone ever had this happen 😅

My period is supposed to start today. My bbt hasn’t dropped yet. I took an ovulation test this morning for fun and it was blazing positive. I’m going to go get a pregnancy test later today. I’m so nervous and excited at the same time😭

Hello everyone,

I have been trying to conceive since 2024 and have been diagnosed with PCOS. I have never had regular periods; when they started, they came about every three months and then stopped altogether. I took birth control for two years to manage my periods but stopped due to high blood pressure issues. My gynecologist prescribed progesterone 200 mg to induce periods.

I completed three rounds of 2.5 mg Letrozole. The first round was successful—I was able to detect my ovulation surge on the LH strip and had a period without any medication. Unfortunately, I did not get pregnant. The second and third cycles did not work, and I had to take progesterone to induce periods again.

I am now preparing to start 5 mg Letrozole for the next cycle. I’m feeling really nervous and disheartened.

Has anyone else experienced similar challenges and then successfully conceived? I am unsure why 2.5 mg Letrozole didn’t work in the second and third cycles. Any advice or shared experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Hi ,this is my first cycle taking Letrozole. I took it from cycle day 3 through cycle day 7 (5 days total).
For those who have done Letrozole with follicular monitoring, when did you go for your first ultrasound/follicular scan? Is cycle day 10–12 usually a good time, or should it be earlier/later?
I’d really appreciate hearing what timing worked for you!

I’m 28 years old and have been trying to conceive for almost a year. This is my first time taking Letrozole, and I just finished my Letrozole today.
My fertility clinic mentioned that they would do follicular monitoring after Letrozole, but my OB-GYN told me that they don’t routinely do monitoring and that they will schedule it if needed.
I’m trying to understand whether follicular monitoring is important or necessary, and if I should do it, what cycle day should I go for it? Since today is my last day of Letrozole, when should I start the monitoring?
As a first-time Letrozole user, I’m honestly so confused about a lot of things. I’m really hoping this cycle works and that I can get pregnant this time. My OB-GYN mentioned putting me on Letrozole for three months and seeing how it goes, but hearing that made me feel a little discouraged because I’m hoping this first cycle could work.
For anyone who has been through this before, what should I concentrate on or follow during my first Letrozole cycle? Any advice would really help.
Thanks in advance!

Has anyone stayed on Zepbound while TTC until you get a positive test? It’s the only thing that helps my IR PCOS. I’ve been off of it for 5 months now and I’ve gained 20 lbs back and I feel like garbage every day. The brain fog and food noise is insane. I have read so many studies and lots of people’s stories on Reddit that they stopped as soon as they got a positive and baby was happy and healthy. My cycle has started to get wonky being off zep and I just am desperate to get back on as this makes it harder to track ovulation.I know you should be off it 2 months prior to TTC, and please no one yell at me for this post! I’m just looking for real life experience of getting pregnant on a GLP and stopping as soon as you get a positive. Benefits and risks and what not.

UPDATE: Talked to my OB and she is pro me staying on it until a get a positive pregnancy test yayyyy

First time TTC and the waiting is already driving me insane 😂

Hi! I’m Bee, I’m 34 and from the UK. My husband and I are currently trying for our first baby, which still feels slightly mad to actually say.

For a long time, we genuinely thought having a baby might not be possible for us because of a few different circumstances and health concerns. However, over the last little while we've had everything checked and, one by one, every barrier we thought was there has basically come down.

So… we're actually trying.

This is our first attempt, and I'm currently in the waiting game to find out whether it's worked.

Quite frankly, I'm not very hopeful. Nothing has ever been easy for me.

Every twinge, weird feeling, bit of tiredness or sudden hunger has me thinking, is that something?! Then I'm Googling it, telling myself to stop Googling, and inevitably Googling something else twenty minutes later.

My phone has also decided fertility is now my entire personality, so I'm being absolutely inundated with adverts for IVF, infertility, supplements, pregnancy tests and approximately seventeen different things I apparently need to buy. Its making me frustrated, upset and the more I say 'I don't want to see this stuff' the more I get!

I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 15 after a scan showed lots of cysts on my ovaries. That's obviously been sitting in the back of my mind for most of my adult life.

Recently, though, I had another pelvic scan and there were no cysts at all. My ovaries looked fine, my womb looked fine — everything was normal.

Quite frankly, that felt like a little miracle.

I've also lost around three and a half stone recently, which I'm really pleased about and hopefully has helped my chances.

At the moment I'm taking folic acid, myo-inositol and Omega 3-6-9/Udo's Oil. My mum used to force-feed me Udo's Oil as a child, so quite frankly I'm still traumatised by the stuff, but apparently we've come full circle. 😂 My diet could definitely be better, but I'm working on that too.

I suppose I'm mainly posting because I'd love to hear from other people who have been through this.

What is actually worth doing when you're first TTC? Are there supplements/things you genuinely found useful? And equally, what isn't worth worrying about?

I'm trying not to fall into the rabbit hole of thinking I can somehow control all of this if I just research enough.

I think that's the bit I'm finding hardest.

I've had to fight for quite a lot in my life — health-wise, work-wise, emotionally, mentally and physically — and I just really don't want this to become another fight.

I just want something to be easy for once.

I know we're incredibly early in this journey. I know it's completely normal for it not to happen on the first attempt, and I've read the stories of people who've had incredibly difficult journeys to have their babies.

But there's still that little bit of me desperately hoping that maybe this time, something will just work.

Anyway — hi, I'm Bee. Currently waiting, eating everything in sight and wondering whether every tiny sensation in my body means something. 😂

Please help!