Losing weight with PCOS to get pregnant success?

alyxandreeea

I have PCOS and I've heard it can help to lose weight to get pregnant. Has anyone else had success with this???

mcgeeva

I think it depends on your specific situation. They had me on metformin and didn't need to lose weight since I was 130 and 5'9 but they had to take me off the metformin because it made me lose 10 pounds and sick as a dog. For some I have heard it helps. I was also insulin resistant.

TJ1979

I didn't necessarily lose weight, but I started eating a PCOS friendly diet. I chose paleo which is by nature lower carb and more natural. I think that might have helped me.

jesselayne8

Like TJ, I got pregnant without medical assistance with #2 eating the PCOS diet. I didn't try it while TTC #1. I think cutting out simple sugars and white carbs may be more important than just losing weight because sugars/carbs affect insulin levels. It definitely won't hurt to get healthier before getting pregnant. GL!