This is my first pregnancy and I have an anterior placenta. Im 15&5 today and so curious when people felt their first baby. Especially if you have an anterior placenta.

My husband and I have been trying to conceive for 8 years and right before getting to schedule yhe first fertility appointment I found out Im pregnant, got my first vvfl positive test 5/24. Ive been getting beta tests done and hcg is following

5/27 144.6

5/29 446.9

6/1 2,649

And my progesterone is 16.12

Do these all look good? Im worried about the progesterone and Im terrified of losing the baby because weve been trying for so long. 😭

I don't know if I missed the memo or it's just not well shared info? But I just had my baby on 1/2 and have been struggling with milk production. Come to find out, insulin resistance can delay/impact milk production, so I thought I'd share that in case others like me didn't know. Among all the other guilt and frustration we have with conceiving, pregnancy, and such with PCOS, just another complication to add to the list 🙄 But, it's not your fault and see the lactation specialists if that's something important to you postpartum!

Edit to add: I had no colostrum during the final trimester and I kept wondering if something was wrong since I saw all the posts here and on Instagram about collecting it in syringes for baby. While it's normal not to have colostrum before delivery, it could've also been the IR/PCOS that stopped it 🤷🏼‍♀️.

It's my first pregnancy and honestly I feel so nervous to tell people. It took a while to get here and honestly if I could keep it secret until it actually arrives then I would 😅

It’s been five days since I ovulated. I was out of town for four days. Since I been home my cat has been all over me (more than usual). The last time this happened, I had a chemical pregnancy. I’m sure she just misses me but it’s nice to think she knows something. Has anyone else experienced this?

I was diagnosed at age 12 with PCOS and it’s been a long long decade of managing symptoms, trying to lose weight, trying meds and supplements, but the hardest part has been the mental struggle. PCOS is so difficult physically but I think mentally it’s even worse, and some days something so simple as some hair on my face can send me into just depression and anxiety and feelings of worthlessness, etc. So now that I’m pregnant, I’m thinking about potentially passing this on to a daughter and it breaks my heart because I wouldn’t wish PCOS on anyone. That’s why I’m hoping for a boy. And maybe even if I do have a girl, there’s probably a chance she won’t get PCOS but still, it would be so devastating seeing my daughter feeling the same as I feel sometimes. Does anyone know the data on passing PCOS to a future child? I’d love to know this.

My high risk team is wanting me to stop metformin at 12 weeks due to concerns the baby will have hypoglycemia and growth restriction.

I was overwhelmed at my appointment so didn’t remember to ask about my concerns about how much it can reduce miscarriage rate (including possibly in second trimester) in the studies I’ve seen or the fact that all of the studies found no reduction in birth weight with metformin.

Additionally, it has helped me feel so much better overall and I’m concerned about removing it. I can eat foods I never used to tolerate and I don’t feel sick after eating (I did bring this up - they didn’t feel that was a reason to continue).

I’m going to bring up my concerns, but I am just curious if people have experience either stopping metformin after first trimester or continuing it to birth and what sort of outcomes there were.

Hey! I just remembered that this sub is here and would be the perfect place to talk about how pregnancy is affecting my PCOS symptoms.

To make a long story short, I’m 10 weeks pregnant with my second child. After three failed IUIs, I got pregnant when I took a break from treatments before planning to start injectables. It was a happy surprise, but since I got pregnant with my first naturally, it wasn’t completely impossible.

Anyway, with my first pregnancy I felt like my hirsutism got slightly better, and wondered if that meant I was having a girl. I did have a girl, but of course that was a 50/50 chance and I have no idea if there’s any true correlation. This time around I feel like the facial hair is growing in faster. I had my blood taken for the NIPT a few days ago, so in another week or two I’ll find out if my theory that I’m pregnant with a boy is accurate. Just a rare moment when I’m actually having fun with what normally feels like a curse.

Hi! I was hoping to hear from some people who stopped metformin during the first trimester and had successful pregnancies.

My husband and I have been TTC for 2+ years with one chemical pregnancy. We did 7 IUI’s with no success and took a break before starting IVF, well turns out that break was just what we needed because we got pregnant, YAY!

Our fertility clinic checked my progesterone once but said that they only check it once because if it’s good the first time it will most likely stay that way and it’s going to fluctuate so no need to have me worry if it changes a little. I had my first ultrasound Wednesday and my RE said I could stop taking my metformin (1500 mg) and inositol powder as the only reason I was on them was to ovulate and it’s now done it’s job.

I just have some anxiety around stopping especially because my appetite has changed because of morning sickness and I’m not eating as healthy as I was. Plus I’m FINALLY pregnant and just don’t want to screw it up lol. I told my RE about my anxieties but he assured me it was fine.

I’ve seen a lot of people who stopped it at 12 weeks and people that’s stayed on it all pregnancy so I was just hoping to see some people say they quit around the same time as me and everything was okay to ease my mind please!

I am so frustrated. Currently 14w2d

I have several health conditions (Sjögren’s affecting nearly entire body, small fiber neuropathy) in addition to PCOS.

Prior to metformin, I had to keep an extremely limited diet in order for my health conditions stable and also to not have constipation. I literally lived off of vegetables, legumes, and corn products 3X/week. No fruit. No other grains. No meat. No added sugar beyond 20 grams per day.

With metformin, I could eat a balanced diet. It felt like a miracle to be able to eat gluten free breads, fruit, meat, etc.

This entire pregnancy, I had no issues with constipation. Two days after stopping metformin at 12 weeks, my bowels came to a screeching halt. I gained 5 pounds in a few days due to it. It took a TON of meds to get things going, and even though I went slow, eventually it resulted in diarrhea. The diarrhea resulted in dehydration which exasperates my already disablingly low blood pressure.

I’ve tried taking stool softeners and such, but it doesn’t work to keep me regular. Nothing happens for days, then suddenly I have diarrhea. Then I am on the couch for a full day due to the dehydration making my BP too unsafe to be up.

Combined with the nonstop sinus headache despite meds, I’m so incredibly miserable that I have cried off and on all day today. I’m back to my limited diet of legumes and veggies and it’s so hard since I have food aversions. Therefore I am eating more sugar than I used to.

At my 12 week scan I was measuring ahead. Since the concern my doctor cited is metformin causing growth restriction, I don’t feel like it makes sense to make me not take a med that improves my quality of life so much when the baby is fine and tons of women take it through their pregnancy.

TLDR: Anyone attempt to get their doctor to let them resume metformin during pregnancy? How did it go?

Hey all! Can anyone help me figure out ovulation and when to test for ovulation?

I didn’t have any periods but I went through a lifestyle change a few years ago and since then my periods have become ‘regular’ although I use that term loosely - my cycle ranges from 28-37 days so I’m not sure if that’s classified as regular. My husband and I are planning on starting to try for a baby at the end of this year so I want to make sure my body is in the best form as it can be to make it easier for us. I’m not taking any medication other than my supplements which include inositol. I want to know if I am ovulating but don’t know when to test, what to use, and so on. I’m a novice at this so help will be much appreciated!

Just curious!

For those who took progesterone throughout their pregnancy, how long did your doctor have you on it?

This is my first cycle on progesterone after 13 months TTC & 1 early MC. Started the prometrium after confirmed O and got pregnant. Shocked & thrilled is an understatement.

My doctor said she will keep me on it through week 10. Is that common? I’ve read that’s around the time the placenta takes over progesterone production, but I also keep reading about women taking it through week 13. Thoughts?

Hello!

I have a question for everyone. I recently took to glucose tests for gestational diabetes. The first one I did fail but the 3 hour test I passed. My glucose was 178 for the first testing and by the third hour it was at 130. My lab nurse said my body did exactly what it was supposed to but I get a call from my nurse with my midwife and they say I passed but because my fasting glucose was 102 that I have to test myself for a week. Has anyone experienced this? The 102 is still in the normal range (74-110) but my doctor said anything above 95 is abnormal so I'm confused and frustrated because my insurance doesn't cover a lot of this and it's all out of pocket. Especially when I was so happy that I passed for them to do this. I understand being thorough but I thought the point was to ensure my body breaks down the sugar like it's supposed to.

I’m CD7 with my first round of Letrozole and I’m hoping to hear some success stories.

I just completed a barrage of tests including bloodwork, ultrasound and a HSG x-ray. All these showed that my uterus and Fallopian tubes look great, but unsurprisingly, I have “polycystic ovaries”. I actually got to see the ultrasound this time and saw that my right ovary looks like a textbook PCOS ovary. My left one however, has so many cysts/follicles on it that it looks like a blackberry.

My doctor seems optimistic but I am both hopeful, and yet doubtful, that this will be successful. I’m hoping that some of you have some success stories to help me tip the scales towards “hopeful”. :)

This might be a strange post! My husband and I paid for IUI, but got pregnant just from one round of Letrozole. We bought the trigger shot ahead of time and my fertility clinic just contacted me about it. I decided to donate it to the clinic and let them “bless” someone with a free trigger shot. If you will, please send good vibes or prayers to the woman that will receive that trigger shot! I know so many of us that struggle with infertility and the cost of fertility treatments! I want to give someone else a glimmer of hope!

I have been taking Ovasitol for 6 months before becoming pregnant in June. My reproductive endocrinologist said it was fine to keep taking the supplement through pregnancy. When I got to the OB, he said to take it only through the first trimester. I stopped taking it this week at 15+1.

Just wanted to share the anecdote and see if others had been given advice about inositol supplements during pregnancy?

I posted last week about passing my glucose test and having to test my fasting sugar levels for a week at home. I turned in my levels today and they all stayed at 95 or below except for two days which turned out to be 98 and one was 76. I'm having to test for another week. My nurse said that one of the doctors that reviewed my results said that 76 was an ideal number range that they want. Does anyone have any resources or articles I could read about the ideal level for fasting glucose? All I can find mentions 95 and below but they're saying where I'm staying at 95 and below, it could mean I have gestational diabetes. I'm so confused because my fasting level in May when I was about 2-3 months was 95 and they said it was good then. I'm almost 27 weeks now, is it supposed to drop lower the further along in pregnancy?

So I think I'm pregnant. I got diagnosed with PCOS a few months ago and started on metformin. My period was regular for the first time ever... for two months. Then I had some pregnancy symptoms and missed my period. I took a pregnancy test this morning and it was a very faint line, but I'm pretty sure it was there.

My husband and I weren't trying to get pregnant right now. We have a wonderful 4.5yo and have had multiple miscarriages. I'm mainly worried about another miscarriage. I really don't want to go through that again. But we also don't quite feel ready for another child. We were content with one (I still want another, but at the same time don't). I mean it's still possible I'm not pregnant.

I just don't know what to do. I called the doctor, but she is booked out a bit. A nurse is supposed to call me about meds while being pregnant. I'm scared. I don't want to get off most of my meds because I can't function without them (depression and ADHD). But I don't want to hurt my baby if I am pregnant.

I want to tell people and get prayer, but I don't want to have a miscarriage and then have to tell everyone. I guess I'm just all over the place with this right now.

I don't know what I want from this, maybe just to get it out there. Thanks for listening.

I would just like to know if an extreme increase in heart rate and blood pressure could happen day of or days after implantation. I have tried google and I can’t find definitive info about it. So now I’m just looking for personal experience; or maybe someone has found info on it?

Thanks for any help!