TTC with PCOS (Lucky Thread 5)

[Shellbell0403]

Hey everyone,
If you would to chat, rant or discuss TTC with PCOS with a lovely group of people going through the same thing and with some wonderful knowledge and experience then please join us ☺

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Oh and i am up for healthy eating!
Had all bran for breakfast. Lunch was greek yogurt, low gi bread with cheese (cos eating protein helps with carbs to lower the gi even more) an apple, sliced carrot and radish and a few pretzels. Dinner is already planned, we are having sticky gammon with wholegrain noodles. So I'm very much low carb not no carb
Interestingly, everything I have read about pcos says low/no dairy. A friend of a friend was recommended an all milk diet (pretty tough to stick out i think!) and had to stop cos it made her sick. Only it was morning sickness not sickness from the milk. Obviously it could be completely coincidental but after all I had resd up about it I was shocked by the all milk aspect! Don't think I'll be giving it a go though!

Dairy is full of lactose which is a sugar, so can spike your GI. I get migraines and drowsiness with milk, so only drink soya. I have cheese and yogurt though as they're not as bad.

I've taken to using unsweetened almond milk and find it very tasty! Mostly because I don't like the taste of normal milk!

Oh Drew Its so hard isn't it?

I am surrounded by pregnant people (6 altogether) at the moment and it's hurting me. It's so so hard. I completely avoided a baby shower this weekend because I just couldn't face it.

I have no news. Me and DH are plodding on with the healthy eating although I had a Chinese on the weekend but it's so hard going.
I'm trying to follow slimming world but my blood sugars wobble and whenever they're low I get a migraine, so I basically behave all day then at about 4:30 I have an awful sugar craving, and I know if I ignore it the migraine will get me. So I eat chocolate

On the baby front, it's all on hold while we get ourselves slimmer. I am about to embark on adding supplements though - I take seven seas trying for a baby, and I'm adding evening primrose oil and magnesium. Has anyone else done this / have any others I should be considering?

drew just seen your other post! Of course it's not, just means that when that miracle comes along it will be the most wanted and special gift ever!! It will happen, I know it will. I know how you feel honey, it's just so much pressure and so draining! But please remember you have all of us! Your not alone xxxx

isit i take pregnacare because it's got inositol in it. I also took epo this cycle to and will stop that once ovulated.

Well ladies I have been trying to be good all day, felt pure pissed off so just came in and had a packet of monster munch! So healthy dinner and try with no more snacks 😕

Scan results were follicle at 2.3 and lining at 7. So dtd tonight etc.
Can I ask when it's near/at ovulation, how often do you dtd? And when is best time etc?

Another question... does anyone feel really peed off with their friends for no reason etc? Xxx

Hi everyone,

I have been reading mumsnet for ages, even before becoming a member and just love the true sense of community it offers. I am in search of some success stories as am feeling very sad at the mo regarding my PCOS.

• In autumn 2015, I was told I have PCOS and began taking 1500mg Metformin daily. I only ovulated once (according to an OPK) since then (only to find out that they aren't reliable for PCOS!)

• Forked out loads of money to have reflexology done (which felt nice but am not sure if it actually works...) Have now stopped it because it was getting to expensive to go weekly.

• My husband and I had all other tests done including HSG and sperm, all of which came back fine.

• Just started my first round of clomid and am hoping that this works for us. I am on 50mg for CD 2-6. I just had my first monitored scan and the nurse said that it might be too early to see if the follicles are growing. And of course, luck would have it, that I need to go away for a week during the middle of my clomid cycle. So I won't be able to be monitored from days 15 - 22. My husband is going to come and meet me for a few days while I'm away because we that desperate not to miss the window.

Does anyone here with PCOS who did Clomid have any advice? When did you ovulate? I've heard everything from 5 - 9 days after the end of taking the clomid tablets to ovulating (if at all) quite late due to PCOS. As the scans can only be done Mon-Fri on the NHS, I was wondering how people checked over the weekends if they were ovulating? Can OPK's be trusted? Did you check you temperature? Again, how reliable is that?

Sorry for all of the questions, I am just feeling very overwhelmed and found that the guidance which I've received to be pretty wishy-washy from my doctor and nurse. Any success stories would be very much welcomed!

Pops xx

Shell I get waves of wanting to be social because I can, to enjoy the time when there are no babies at home, and then it crashes and I want to be left alone because everyone's life is just bobbing along and mine is in limbo

I was massively pissed off on the weekend when one friend announced her pregnancy and another pregnant friend (the one who went through almost 5 years of trying and treatment) turned and asked me when I was going to have one because it must be my turn next
Ok so she doesn't know my problems but she has been through this and I've comforted her when she's been crying because someone had said something similar!!

Oh and I have followed usual eating plan. I'm in work until 10pm today. I've had a healthy breakfast and lunch. And now I'm at my desk eating my way through a chocolate orange. Just want to magically be thin please!

Hey Shell,
Yes I get the moodswings too.
We've decided to stop trying for a while. I need a break from the stress and disappointment

isit can I please have a piece of your chocolate orange? 😯😂

Argh!! Started typing a message and it deleted 😠

Pops welcome aboard!! You have came to the right place, lots of knowledgeable and helpful women and we are all in the same situation!
I take Letrozole which is similar to clomid but less chance of multiples! I normally ovulate on day 17 but think it's going to be earlier this month as my scan showed faster results this month. I get scans every two days from day 10 until ovulation though. Do you take vitamins etc? Opks don't really work for us, give false readings. You can tell from your CM and your cervix position...

isit that's terrible about your friends! They should know that people have all different situations and not know what's going on etc! Does any of your friends know? What plan you following?

Drew sending hugs your way! Remember we are here for you! I think I might be following you soon though!

nurse hi How's you? Xx

Hmm drew is lactose the thing that people can't digest that is the reason they make that a2 milk do you know? I read it was a1 that causes the issue, but admit I couldn't really find much out about it.
Hi pops :) Ive not had any experience with it but wanted to say hi!

I'm really frustrated. I know i go on a lot here and people don't really seem to have much to say to my posts but it feels like this is the only place i can vent because nobody else i know has any idea what it's like. I just want to scream that my body is so utterly screwed up. No period for almost 14 months now. No ovulation at all (obvs). And when we do finally get to see someone, all we will get is metformin. Which I know is because I already have a dd (although my oh isn't her dad, he has no kids) and I am truly grateful that I have her. Honestly. And I completely understand why we don't get as much help as someone who has no kids would, on the nhs. I really do. But it doesn't make it feel any less shitty tbh. And I really don't mean that to offend anyone who hasn't got kids, cos I know it's completely different, but having one doesnt mean I don't want another. Or that it seems 'fair' that now I'm broken OH doesn't get a chance. I think we may go private, but that's going to take a while to save up for. i think I might leave you ladies to it. Good luck and bfp vibes to you all x

mysterious I'm so sorry you feel that way!! We are all in it together! I'm not letting you go!! I'm sure you will be offered more than just metformin! Even if you do have one of your own you should still be given treatment of some sort!! Have you spoken to your doctor to get tabs to bring on a bleed? BTW although you don't have an AF you can actually still ovulate!
Your allowed on here to rant and rave and anything! I have no children of my own yet but I have two gorgeous step daughters

Xx

Poptart my main advice would be to let yourself go with the flow as much as possible on your first clomid cycle because you just don't know how it's going to effect you.
Take it at night before bed so you sleep through some of the side effects (for me I had hot flushes and mad mood swings). And I was only monitored by having day 21 bloods taken so you should be fine.
I ov'd really late. Took clomid cd2-6 and ov'd between Cd 18 and 22 each time it worked

Mysterious please don't go. This thread is exactly the place to say those things. There is a post from me on one of the threads being an absolute cow about a lovely lady at work who has had 2 babies, 2 maternity leaves and is now back in work all in the time I've been ttc. I'm not a horrible person but the nasty thoughts were there so I used the thread to get them out.
Of course it hurts the same way even if you already have a child. Your body doesn't stop wanting one because you already have one, that isn't how it works.
Look through the threads - we have posters on here who are on month 2 of ttc and others who have been at it for years. Some posters have dc1, some have 2dc and others are ttc their first. Posters who thought they had pcos but have something else, ones on clomid, no treatment and IVF. And we have the all important BFPs too. That's what makes it so good - there are posters here who can tell you their experiences, their medications, what their doctors said and prepare you for what comes next.
If you need a sounding board, support, advice and cheerleaders please stay. We understand the frustrations very very clearly

Well said isit i have been ttc for nearly two years..

P.s still waiting patiently for my chocolate orange heehee

pop i take mine at night too

Shell I've saved this just for you

Shell I've saved this just for you

Oops sorry!!

Oh jeeso... when you average the urge to drive to the supermarket in your pjs for chocolate orange! Haha x

Hey,
Yes lactose is the stuff that makes most dairy intolerant sick.
I'm in a rancid mood today and I seem to have dumb brain, keep losing stuff and leaving hob on :(

Hey drew what you doing up at this time of the morning? Haha.. do you want to talk? I was in the type of mood yesterday.. sending massive squishy hugs xx

Drew I think sometimes you just have to give in to the vile moods - this ttc process is so stressful, no one can expect you to be relentlessly positive.

For me, I'm feeling very disconnected from the whole thing at the moment. I'm not thinking about how much I want it or what I need to do. It's like my brain has decided enough is enough and is forcing me to think about cocktails and chocolate other things

I'm traveling today, so early start and having to be extra upbeat.
Anyway, what are you all up to?

Thank you for all of the advice and support Shellbell0403 and IsItIorAreTheOthersCrazy I really appreciate it. I've got another scan today and will ask if I can have bloods done on cd21, as I'm away during a portion of my monitoring. xx