TTC - Hints and Advice Welcome!

[cth1982]

Hi There,

Bit of background on me...

About 6/7 years ago I was sure I had PCOS as my periods were a bit over the place - I was kept being told it was stress but eventually got an ultrasound appointment and they confirmed it was what I thought! Doctor said I had mild PCOS (cysts were on the ovaries but everything else looked healthy). Only option I was given was to go on the pill to help regulate which I did but stopped taking it in September.

Since then I had my usual time of of the month (first after last packet of pills) then a 29 day cycle and this month a 46 day cycle.

As I had put on weight before coming off the pill I was dieting (lost 13kg but still someway to go!) to help offset the PCOS symptoms but would welcome any hints and tips to this conceiving lark!

I don't smoke and if I have a glass of wine a month that is a lot - is there anything else I can do to help my chances? Although this is only the third month of properly trying I can't help but think maybe I'm broken and it won't happen.

Sprinkling baby dust on all!

Try to eat brown bread rice pasta not white.
You could see if they would put you on metformin.
Loosing 5% weight can apparently help.
How old are you?

Thanks Naty!

my doctors won't put me on anything for at least six to eight months of charting but hope it won't get to that stage!

As I said I have lost 13kgs so far and hope to keep going for at least another 10 (hello weight watchers my old friend!)

I was 32 on Sunday

GPs are so different mine wasnt interested in my charts.
I would also bear in mind they although you have a known problem it is not necessarily that that is preventing you getting pregnant.
I have pcos but i may have been ovulating? We dont know as we found, quite a but later, we have severe male factor infertility
Hfea website is useful for info.
Certainly worth having a cd21 test to check for ovulation