how long on metformin for pcos during pregnancy?

Re: how long on metformin for pcos during pregnancy?

• ohiostategal member

  January 2011

  Drs differ on this.  I stayed on mine until 12 ans then my OB took me off.  I have heard of others stay on it longer though.
  

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• ams8099 member

  January 2011

  My RE took me off at 10 weeks. Talk to your doctor and they will tell you when to come off it.

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• svp1537

  January 2011

  My RE took me off of it immediately, as soon as I had a positive beta.

  

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• legaleagles member

  January 2011

  I'll stop on Sunday at 12 weeks and then a GTT one week after due to an elevated BMI and the PCOS.
  

  
  

  
  

  

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• mdluv21

  January 2011

  My doctors feel it is unsafe after 1st tri.  I am taking my last dose of it tomorrow.  I have already been diagnosed with GD but they feel it is much safer to be on insulin than it is to be on met.  I am going to try and control it with diet for as long as possible but I will probably end up on insulin.  I was not insulin dependent (or overweight) before getting pregnant.
  

   I know others ladies whose doctors have had them stay on it the entire pregnancy.
  

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• RileyGrace member

  January 2011

  I was on until 12 weeks.  My OB said it was dangerous to be on Met past that, but there are other meds you can transition to if needed.

  Personally, I demanded an early GD test, at 16 weeks so I knew what was going on.  I ended up passing the 16 wk test so I took it again at 28 wks when everyone else does the test and flunked at that point.  But at least I knew it was under control for much of my pregnancy.

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• OrangeSmoke member

  January 2011

  svp1537:

  My RE took me off of it immediately, as soon as I had a positive beta.

  This!  My RE said it has shown to help you get pregnant but no impact on staying pregnant.

  I've never heard of anyone going past 12 weeks on met.

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• forkeeps5355

  January 2011

  My RE told me that I could stop the metformin at 9 weeks.  My OB said he wanted me to continue to take it throughout my entire pregnancy. I was diagnosed with GD at 16 weeks. I stopped taking it at 30 weeks (my choice) because it is not known if it is safe to breastfeed while taking it.  The OB made me start having appts weekly when I stopped taking it.

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