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I know a lot of us on this board have PCOS and are trying to get pregnant with medications, etc, but does anyone have a success story?  I'm feeling down about this whole process and I could use a story of success.  ANYONE?

Diet and excercise with PCOS is easier said than done.  I would just love to hear some bees who have been successful at achieving pregnancy.  Other sites I go to are few are far between with success, most are just peoples unsuccessful story.  Just wanting some hope and reaching out to the bees for it.

The thing is there are so many different degress of PCOS that it's hard to say what works for one will work for someone else. I was dx'd with it and both my sisters and we all have different problems. I was still ovulating although not until very late in my cycle. I would have anywhere from 40-70 day cycles just so erratic. But through charting I would get fertile signs and a clear temp shift. Eventually. My sister never ovulated and when not on the pill would just bleed for months. She only got pregnant from meds and trigger shots and multiple IUI's. She has had about 8 or 9 total and she has a 3 y/o and newborn twins. I actually feel that I owe my pregnancy to diet and exercise which I know is easier said than done for a lot of people but it's true. I started P90X and a low carb no sugar high protein diet and I dropped 25 pounds and I started to ovulate on CD 16. I got pg on my first try and I'm 12 weeks. I also took certain vitamins like D3 and mag citrate. I learned a lot from soulcysters and I didn't realize the site was down. I also have other autoimmune problems which I don't know if it's related or not but seems to be prevalent in PCOS'ers. I did have 3 miscarriages in the past but it's from a clotting disorder because I am on blood thinners for this pregnancy and things are progressing well past the point of any of my previous ones. I will say that not eating sugar and refined/processed carbs is really important especially if you're insulin resistent. It sucks nd it's hard but it is the only thing that makes me feel like a normal person. My doctor said not eating sugar is very important if you are taking metformin. I'm not on it now but I was. Anyway I doubt this was too helpful but I am sharing my success story and I hope you all can find the right solution. I think it's important to get all your hormone levels checked too. Certain meds or vitamins can benefit or not benefit certain hormone issues so it's important to know all your levels. I'm still watching my carbs and sugar for this pregnancy because I know I am prone to gestational diabetes. I don't want to have to do insulin injections since I'm already doing daily lovenox ones.

@MrsMaine: Thank you and you're welcome!

@Candy_Nee: You're welcome! Glad I could help!

 Also if this makes it any more helpful, I am 37 and I really felt like the odds were against me, but I'm doing just fine.  I got pg with no help from Clomid or anything. My doctor was pushing Clomid on me, and I was going to take it if I didn't get pg right away, because I thought it might give me a stronger O even though I knew I was O'ing. I figured it couldn't hurt, but luckily I didn't need it. Another thing that made me adamant to go natural was because I couldn't take the pill due to the clotting disorder. So I had to research and figure stuff out on my own. Definitely the 25 pounds has made some sort of crazy difference in my body. I read that weight bearing/weight lifting exercises are great for PCOS. I think the P90X being that way and the low carb made the difference. I used to run 3-4 miles a day and could not drop a pound! I started P90X and the weight fell off. WEIRD! I mean I know that building muscle increases metabolism but I didn't realize how much of a difference that it would really make. As soon as this baby comes, my love affair with Tony Horton is back on! lol

Thank you to all of you who shared stories.  I realize that PCOS can mean different things for different people, and that the way that you get pregnant isn't going to be the same as it can be for me.  It's just nice to know that at the end of the day, people have been successful and it's good to read the stories.  Please keep em coming! :)

I have PCOS and I have a daughter.  All I did was change my eating pattern to vegetarian stirfries for 2 months and I concieved - by accident.  Something to consider?

Were you ovulating before that?  WOW if all it took for you was 2 months I'm impressed, that's so awesome!  I've made some dietary changes and I'm already seeing results on the scale, so I'm hoping that will transfer to my ovaries and they will start to work properly again :)

@angela2011bride:  I wasn't.  I wasn't getting periods or anything.  Just that shock to my system to eat better really kickstarted me.  I got a period, got another one, then got pregnant :)  I can't say I lost any weight, but I felt better y'know?

It just takes some real dedication and drive.  Give it a go.  Fresh veges.  Cut back the carbs and fruit and eat those veges.  See how it makes you feel.

I'm entering this discussion late. I'm 37 with PCOS and TTC.  I haven't gotten pregnant, but I've seen impressive results through losing weight, acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine. The book, Making Babies really helped me get a grip on what is in my control.  My whole life I had been told that just about the only thing I can do is take the pill and not worry about it until I want to get pregnant.  And now I'm 37 and just really learning that there's a lot more that I can do to help this condition and build my fertility.  I frankly feel cheated.

I just came off the pill a month ago and sought an herbalist for help.  Going off the pill is awful for me normally.  With the help of herbs, it was smooth as I could imagine it.  I'm doing BBT charting and found that my cycle was near perfect: ovulation on day 15 and a 12-day luteal phase. After years of wondering if I could dare to dream of having children, I have hope.