Round up your ghosties and ghoulies and long legged beasties, the BESH are going to scare out the BFPs!

That's the one sinky. There's a book called "PCOS for Dummies", it has some tasty recipes in it - sweet potatoe soup, a healthy carbonara, etc.

Good acronym draff

Sooo, fsr, low GI... That would be brown stuff and bananas, right? Slow releasing to stop those pesky sugar highs?

Can you tell I've never done diets?

Hello new giraffe person. I am another ex-BESH who likes to keep an eye on things here. I always feel a bit of a fraud as I ttc for a year with no sign of ovulation, then suddenly the ovulation started and my body worked out what it was meant to do. Baybee due to be induced in 3 weeks. Well, 2w 6d.

I like very much the fact that you formatted your questionnaire so beautifully with all bolding and that. I am a big fan of that sort of thing. I am slightly concerned about the absence of Plymouth Gin in your ratings, however I'm assuming that's because its perfection lifts it higher than the others can reach.

Welcome and enjoy the witchery.

I like it draf!

I luff having reflexology. Leaves you feeling all warm and floaty :)

Yes yes draf. And for this fred it can stand for Him On The Broom.

I got on fine with Clomid, bugsy. Hot flushes at night for a few of the five days you take the tablets, which made me a bit sleepless, but I think that was it. And it gave me normal predictable cycles. Bfp on third cycle of it, I think.

Oh oh oh! I have it. H shall henceforth be known as HOTB (Him On The Bike). This amuses me for a number of reasons

Lay them aside

I quite fancy reflexology. I have a great love for having my feet rubbed.

I did think about inventing some other weird crush, but figured I might as well be honest. I can't explain it rationally AT ALL.

Still haven't thought of a name for H.

After the weekend's vanishing line disaster I decided to lay of the leg of toad and eye of newt and also try to become more helfy, in an attempt to make my innards more hospitable. Result - caffeine withdrawal headache, IBS flare up leading to belly ironically looking like I am about 7 months diffed it's so swollen, and a row with Husband because he was being too flippant about the proposed dietary changes. Top results all round. Caffeine headache helped immensely by a trip to Mamas and Papas for a gift for insta-differ friend's baby shower this weekend.

Oh non-floating-hag, they say a low GI diet is best for us PCOSers. There's been some evidence to suggest that PCOS is linked to insulin resistance.

A curse on all Facebook diffage announcements [cackles]

I had acupuncture and found it helpful. Just go to someone who is registered with the British Acupuncture Council - hopefully at least they won't be complete cowboys then.

Jethro, she seems nice. I was ignoring the Clarkson aberration.

Hum. I'm also considering adopting a PCOS diet (Jesus wept. How have I come to this?), but have no idea where to start.

So, avoid white bread/pasta/rice? Do I have to stop eating cake? What about rice cakes? They constitute approximately 50% of my diet...

Dairy is bad it seems for PCOS. I considered buying some soy milk, but then realised I eat a yogurt for breakfast most days..

Help wise BESH witches.

I'm a big fan of the needles. Like Euro says they definitely do something. My woo woman got rid of my IBS & hay fever, sorted my cycle length out & generally makes me feel better.

Nice answers Evil but Clarkson???

I'm Jethro. Almost 36. Spread Sheet Geek / SSG has some weird chromosome thing going on & I have ovaries of an 80 year old. Didn't find this out for almost 3 years. Little chance of a natural conception so we are (hopefully) starting IVF either this cycle or next.

Pretty much, bugs. The less refined, the better. So generally white carbs=simple, brown carbs=complex.

Clomid gave me crazy dreams and a weird mood. And hot sweats. Not a fan, but stuck it out for 8 cycles, with prog > 120 several times, so a touch overstimulated I think (not scanned though, and bloods taken myself, so not really monitored at all)

Rie it depends, but typically points in the lower legs relate to your lady bits, apparently. I have also had needles stuck in the top of my head and my hands and over my ovaries and womble.

Bugs most of my friends kids will be out snogging if and when my eventual sprogs are in nappies.

Facebook announcement just now of another new baby. The new dad is a dear, dear friend, but it's hard to deal with.

Bugs/Witchy (what do we shorten you to now?) :(

Friends who've been on clomid have said it has quite intense side effects. One found she went quite stabby so her husband hid the kitchen knives... Another found she was compulsively nicking stuff, small things like pens from work etc. So my impression is it messes with your mind quite a bit.

Ooh I like it witchywoman.

Re acupuncture, I considered it but never got round to it but I found my local uni did it for about £20 an hour. Obviously they're students but supervised - worth a google?

bugs definitely maybe. Or might be like lp they treat to ensure things continue once you are diffed?