Any Pregnant ladies who suffer PCOS, long cycles but got their BFP :)

[1moretime]

Okay so is there anyone who has PCOS, and long cycles who finally got their BFP....looking for a happy ending :)
I was diagnosed with PCOS after having my DS 4 years ago, i also suffer with underactive thyroid too.
I see my consultant every 6 months and was put on Metformin i am meant to take 500mg 4x a day but ca only manage 2 or 3 at a push as i get stomach cramps & feel sickly.
My cycles are really irregular 32-45 days but this months was even longer!! 55 days really thought i was pregnant..had all the symptoms but af turned up on Wed!!
Anyhow is there any success storys?
How long were your cycles?
Did metformin help you & regulate your periods?
How long did it take to get preg & how did you know when you were ovulating with such long cycles?
Sorry for long post & all the questions...just needing some help. Xx

[nearlyreadytopop]

I have pcos and for me metformin and low carb (weightloss) did the trick. It really reduced my cycles from 4 months to 5/6 weeks. It was hard on my tummy to begin with but I gradually built up to 3 x500mg per day over three weeks.

[starrynight123]

I have PCOS but decided against taking any medication for it. In the end, I went with exercise and healthy diet (I went to see a dietician) and slowly, slowly made changes to my lifestyle to lose weight and become healthier. This worked for me and I became pregnant after about a year. I did use little sticks to pee on that told me when I was ovulating and that was the month I became pregnant. Wish my GP had told me about them sooner!!!

My cycles were completely unpredictable and very, very long. I would have maybe 3 periods per year, and then when I managed to lose some weight and get healthier and less stressed too, they started to become every other month or so. Honestly, I had no idea whether or not I would ever become pregnant, but thankfully I did and now really looking forward to welcoming my daughter :-)

[AnnaBanana25]

Hiya. I was TTC 2 years and diagnosed with PCOS the month we conceived! I didn't realise that my long cycles were down to that, mine were more 29-38 days. The best improvements I saw were when I had acupuncture and greatly cut down on sugar. I was trying everything even though I didn't know what was wrong, but it made sense. I did try to figure out when I ovulated but it made me more stressed than anything, I had a great gp who advised me not to worry too much about it. Just DTD as much as possible through the month... And listen to your body... I swear what actually made it 'work' when it did, is because I was just really horny!!! :-D

[NerdyBird]

I have PCOS but wasn't having any treatment. My cycles weren't that long at 35 days, but I got my bfp on a random double length cycle! My body seemed to just keep going until it managed to ovulate and happily we dtd at the right time. It took 10 months, and I had one MC in that time.
I did have some acupuncture but don't know how much difference it made.

[iwouldgoouttonight]

I've no idea how I conceived my two DCs, I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 20, and told it'd be unlikely I'd conceive naturally. We actually started TTC earlier than we would've, because we thought it would take a long time. I have about three periods per year. Must have just been incredible luck because we conceived both DCs within a month. I didn't take metformin, just hadrather a lot of sex

[Orchidlens]

Hello, I have pcos and very irregular periods, many occasions I had a 40 - 55 day cycle, but I did ovulate and that was the the key thing for me to establish at first.

Before we started trying I exercised, ate less unhealthy food, drank less alcohol, did the low gi diet (ish) had 3 sessions of acupuncture and took Angus castus. I charted temps for a year before we started trying and did ov strips so I knew when / if I was ovulating and got good at reading my fertility signs. I read a book by zita west about getting pregnant, which was also helpful.

I fell pregnant by artificial insemination at home first time. Very lucky... There's no doubt about that. It was a massive shock as I felt v prepared that we would have to go for medical treatment in the end. I was devastated when I found out I had Pcos, but it's not always a barrier to fertility for everyone. I'm now 33 weeks and have had a pretty textbook pregnancy so far.

Really wish you all the best, it's a nerve wracking time, and even though there are no guarantees, there's lots of things you can do to prepare to make you feel more in control if it xxx

[Bumpforme2014]

I don't have PCOS but went from 28 day cycles to 40 day ones oddly and then conceived on a 40 day cycle, I think as long as you do ovulate no matter how long it takes in a cycle and you DTD at the right time to catch it you have as much chance as anyone else.

[MrsMonkeyBear]

I'm another who had incredibly long/irregular cycles. My GP thinks it may have had something to with the contraceptive injection. I stopped getting it in March 2012 and didn't have a period for 15 months and the AF would visit every 35-45 days. When I found out I was pregnant back in February, I was totally stunned. It was OH who made me take the HPT as he said my body looked weird and I was sleeping more.

I didn't use any ovulation kits, it was all luck. I'm now 16 weeks and enjoying every minute.

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Awww wow. Thanks so much for your replys. So glad to hear that Metformin has helped alot of you & that it is still possible to get pregnant with irregular cycles :)
nearlyreadytopop low carb diets is the only thing that works for me too hun. Gonna av to get my ass into gear & get some weight off as iv gained a stone since last year!!! Im also gonna gradually up the dose if i can.

starry wow just goes to show that a healthy lifestyle does make such a difference. Well done you managing to get preg without any medication. Congratulations :)

hannahbanana or should i say Hornylady ;) hahaaa made me chuckle. Yeh i need to cut the sugar down as consultant explained that i am insulin resistant and any sugar i eat automatically storesas fat!! Congrats on your pregnancy hun.

Congrats nerdybird gosh you got preg on a double cycle...how bizarre...your body wasnt giving in until you got preg hun :)

iwouldgouttonight how lucky were you hun...only 3 periods a year & managed to concieve your D Children :)

orchidlens thanks so much i too have been reading alot & trying to work out if i am ovulating or not....& when!! I do notice some months the ewcm which is a good sign. Do you always ovulate when you get this?
I am too starting a diet & gona start excercising more as i have been lazy lately. What is angas castas?? Congratulations on your pregnancy not long to go now :)
bumpforme gosh how strange going from a 28 day cycle to 40 & congratulations on getting your bfp on that cycle. Do you know when you ovulated on the 40 day cycle?

mrsmonkeybear awww so chuft for you esp after not having a period for so long. Its weird you say about your OH noticing first my mam says it was my dad who knew she was preg before she did :) xxx

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Soz for the loooonnngggg post!!! Haha
I really do appriciate the replys. Thank you all so much xx

[TestingTestingWonTooFree]

I think I conceived before the metformin had a chance to do anything. I temperature charted (although not very strictly) to give me an idea about ovulation and then used opk sticks from eBay to double check.

[Tryingtobegood10]

hi I've got pcos and I was put on metformin for my other symptoms, so wasn't trying for a baby but when I came back from a summer in Greece (so lots of healthy eating and weight loss) I fell pregnant unexpectedly :)

[Baileystruffle]

I have never been diagnosed, but my cycles were always months apart. Closest they ever came was 3 months apart, many a time thay were 9 months apart. Got pregnant as soon as I started trying though, both times so caused no issues. Hopefully will happen for you soon.

[c4bbage]

I suffer PCOS and I'm currently 32 weeks pregnant 😊 periods were irregular, sometimes could go 6 months without and had been trying TC for over 2 years. I put me finally getting pregnant down to switching to a healthy diet and quitting smoking

[SomehowSomewhere1]

PCOS and 5-6wk cycles, I charted my temperature and fell pregnant on the third cycle now 23wks.

[DaisyLand]

Another pcos here , I was 14 months without the period in the last year. Second round on clomid and today is my 17w !