Pcos management after baby

cpt430 · April 2013

I was diagnosed with pcos last summer after two miscarriages. I went on 1000 mg of metformin to get pregnant. Ironically I had no problem getting pregnant or sustaining the pregnancies with my two older children. I was wondering how anyone else on here who had pcos plans on managing their pcos once they have the baby. We are finished after this one and my husband is getting snipped. I know birth control is supposed to help manage pcos but I do not want to go back on it at all!!! I have been on it for so many years and gave tried do many different types that I have come to the conclusion my busy was not made for it. I get terribly depressed on it and my migraines are ten times worse on it. I don't know if there are any long term side effects to taking metformin for an extended period if time if you are not a diabetic??? How are any if you who have pcos planning on managing it after baby?

Medmess · April 2013

My understanding is that I am allowed to go back on Metformin after preg. I am not sure if that is immediate or after I finish breast feeding. If that will help me prevent the diabetic side I am all for it, although I am not looking forward to

Aurora317 · April 2013

My PCOS was completely unchanged by Metformin, and because of some blood clotting disorders I have I'm forbidden from taking hormonal birth control of any kind.

The only way I was able to regulate my weight and cycles was by rigorous diet and

bleusimp · April 2013

I was diagnosed with pcos 13 years ago. All of the women in my family have it. I was on metformin 12 years ago, but couldn't tolerate it because it kept crashing my blood sugar into the 40's. I changed my diet, do low sodium, low sugar, low glycemic index

klyann · April 2013

I have been taking 2000 mg Metformin (HCL for about a year) continuously since Oct '09. It helped me get pregnant with DD and I had no problems staying on it throughout my pregnancy and BF for 14 months. I am not overweight, considered

jkerher · April 2013

U was on meteor min for many years but in the last 2 or 3 I was having stomach issues. I was told to take a break from meteor min and go back on when we wanted to try to get preg. I worked out 56 days a week and changed my eating habits in that time. Las

BE2008 · April 2013

No metformin while breastfeeding you have to choose.

sophie206 · April 2013

I took Met for a year and I really don't like the way it makes me feel. My cycles were no more regular and I didn't lose weight.

I also don't like hormonal birth control.

My plan is to eat a lower GI diet (once BFing is well established) a

Xles10 · April 2013

If metformin works for you, then you should also try a low carb diet. It does the same thing as metform. If the diet is successful it should increase your insulin sensitivity and therefore improve the resulting hormonal imbalance.

Britnpat · April 2013

Metformin failed me as well and I will never go back on hormones, I was able to regulate my cycles and get get pregers within 6 months after not having a cycle in two years with acupuncture and diet, I was supposed to be working out during that time but w

Abeille · April 2013

My PCOS symptoms decreased dramatically when I got pregnant and gave birth to my daughter. I was even able to eventually get pregnant on my own this time, albeit after 2 m/c. Our family will be complete after this and I won't be going on any type of hormo

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