Trying to get pregnant with pcos for months

Trust me when i say never give up!

I was diagnosed with PCOS two years ago after trying to get pregnant with my boyfriend for 4 years.

Since then i have been in and out of hospital and had a laparoscopy operation to check my womb and had treatment on my ovaries.

I completely understand how you feel, i have watched my older sister and youngest sister be pregnant at the same time and i still have had no luck.

All i have dreamed about is being a mum and as a woman i should have the same chance as anyone else.

I have done a lot of research since i found out and its best to take folic acid, multivitamins and vitamin c and zinc every single day. and for your partner to take mutlivitamins and vitaminc c and zinc this increases your chances.

Also start doing ovualation tests to make sure you know when your best chance is as there is only a 3 day window each month before your period when you can get pregnant.

Another thing i have done is try and lose weight if you are overweight this will hopefully make your periods more regular. (It has started to work for me)

Good luck for the future i hope you get what you deserve just never give up!

Becky xxxxx

1) If you are overweight try to reduce ur weight. By any means reduce it. Reduce atleast 5 kgs. Ur periods will become normal.

2) Eat healthy foods. Avoid fast foods/canned foods/softdrinks/fried foods/Butter/oily food etc. Include 5 types of fruits in ur diet(orange/citrus fruits for vitaminc, Apple and others of ur choice)

3) Include green leafy veggies in your diet. If you dont like spinach make a spinach omlette for breakfast ,Make soups out of it etc. Search for cycle diets ie at each phase of your cycle what foods to eat.

4) Take control of your body. Know when you ovulate. As you have pcos it will be difficult to know when you ovulate. So consult a good gynaecologist. They will not say to try because with a person with pcos its difficult to get pregnant as it is difficult to pinpoint ovulation. Unless you are really lucky. So they will give you medicines to correct ur pcos. During that time you change ur lifestyle and eating habits.

5) When you change ur diet and include more healthy options give a share to your partner too. Because its very important that he is healthy too.

Be calm. Dont be stressed. Take time and take charge of your fertility. 

I know exactly how you feel. We have been trying for a baby for the last 6 months with no luck. I was diagnosed with PCOS last month and have a gynocologist appointment on Monday to talk more about my fertility. I haven't had periods for years but thought it was due to me being on the pill and also being very underweight. I came off the pill in July and gained some weight hoping that would help bring on my period. After 4 months I went to the doctor and they sent me for tests which showed I had PCOS. I have since had a period which I am hoping is a good sign, but the more I read the less hopeful I feel.

I have been taking folic acid since I started trying and have also been taking multi vitamins. My husband has been taking zinc supplements. I have also been reading a book by Dawn Combs called 'Concieving healthy babies' and have been drinking some of the tea blends she recommends.

Everyone around me seems to be pregnant or falling pregnant without even trying. I feel consumed with jealousy and it's really getting me down. My husband thinks I am being overly negative and thinks it will just happen.

I would recommend going to the doctors and getting checked out. I am glad I did because at least now I know I have PCOS and I am going to see a gynocolgist. I am just worried that the gynocologist will tell me that I have to just keep trying.

Good luck and try to stay positive xxx

Hi Alyssa (and everyone else)

I wanted to write to you to reassure you. As someone who was diagnosed at the age of 17 with pcos, I've battled with the dark cloud hanging over me since then. For as long as I can remember, I've known I've wanted children, but the 'cloud' was there, whispering to me that it would never happen.

My periods were very irregular..to non-existant. The doctor recommended going on the pill to give me 'regular' periods (even though obviously they're not real periods) but this at least made me feel a normal woman with periods. I tried coming off the pill a couple of times to see how my periods were, but it would take ages to come and be irregular, which disheartened me, so I just stayed on the pill for years and burried my head in the sand.

I got married last summer. I'd always been very open with my husband about my pcos and the fact it would probably take us ages to conceive. I'd been on the pill for a run of around 6 months, when we decided I should stop taking it and see if I could conceive - or at least if my periods would appear. Lo and behold, I fell pregnant within 6 weeks. I honestly couldn't believe it when the test showed a plus sign. The moment I had dreamed of for years.. my body had done it. 

So what did I do to help my chances? I made sure I was very active and did regular exercise. I tried to follow a low GI diet as much as I could (but I have a terrible sweet tooth so this was hard). But I honestly think that, for me, being on the pill and then coming off it helped 'kick start' my ovulation. So this might be worth a try: a few months of being on the pill and then come off it and have LOADS of sex!

Our baby is due next week and I couldn't be happier. I'm living proof that you CAN conceive naturally with pcos. Don't give up hope and try to manage your diet and exercise to feel like you're taking some control of the condition.

I wish you all the best.

Zoe xxx