Losing weight, ttc, pcos...Too much on my plate...???
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ser51906
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Hello... hope you are all well! A little about me...I have pcos, was diagnosed at 16 (was 180-200lbs) and then again at 21(hit 300lbs by this time)... I am now 28. I have been married 9 years and we decided we want a baby. Sadly we have gone through several losses so at this point we are ttc but I am getting healthier by losing weight... when I started mfp I was 338lbs. I'm currently down to 290... even just typing that feels good... anyways... is there anyone else here who is on the ttc band wagon while losing weight with pcos???
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I'm not TTC, in fact the opposite, but you'll find many like souls here. There is a lot of information available in recent posts regarding how to lose weight with PCOS and those TTC at the same time, etc. Good luck to you. Having endured a loss myself, my heart breaks for those who've been through it. (hugs)0
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Hi @ser51906 . I'm 32 (almost 33), newly diagnosed with PCOS as of July, and TTC for 5.5 years. I started my weight loss journey mid-May at 280 pounds (down from 286 at the beginning of the year), and am currently 246.
Congratulations on your loss so far on this journey! I'm really proud of you!
I'm very sorry to hear about your losses.
[hugs] You'll get your "sticky baby" soon!
Feel free to add me if you would like!0 -
My husband and I have been TTC #2 for 13 months, with 2 losses this year. I'm trying to get a handle on my diet, but with the emotions of TTC and my losses, it hasn't been going that well. Fingers crossed with both get our rainbow babies very soon! You can add me if you'd like.
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Just out of curiosity, as I never went this route myself, as I was woefully ignorant back when, but have any of you ladies who have also suffered losses had your hormone levels checked pre and during pregnancy prior to loss? There are so many factors that affect pregnancy and infant loss, but I know hormone levels can be ridiculously critical, and sometimes supplements (particularly of progesterone, of which I spent a huge number of years ridiculous deficient in - like not even measurable amounts when testing, regardless of phase and supplementation - and this was a HUGE factor in my secondary infertility) can sometimes make the difference if there are no other indications for the loss...
I know there are so many things beyond our or anyone's control in this process. I am just wondering if any have gone down this particular "prevention" route, since all our female hormones take a whammy with PCOS just in general. Just thinking out loud...0 -
I had mine checked last month after my second loss, since we were also at the year mark TTC. I went to a reproductive endocrinologist for testing, but I don't think progesterone was one thing he checked (I was also not at a point in my cycle that it would have been beneficial to check it though). My hormones all fell within normal limits, but I was also diagnosed with another issue which was a very likely cause for my losses. My other problem was scar tissue caused by the D&C I had after I gave birth to my daughter, but hopefully that's all fixed now. I do plan on getting my progesterone checked as soon as I get pregnant next time, because that is also a concern of mine, since I really don't know for sure why I miscarried. Since my scar tissue has been fixed, we decided to try naturally until 2016 before we move forward with anything else.0
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Progesterone is also part of the ovulation process. I stopped ovulating when I didn't have any of it measurable in my system.
Congratulations on getting the scar tissue issue resolved, and on being still able to consider natural conception methods! I wish you all luck in your endeavors. No one knows loss as well as those who've been there.
HUGS and LUCK and BLESSINGS to all...0 -
Past the baby stage here, but I wanted to offer encouragement
I had two losses while TTC #2. After losing 30 lbs, which got me to a healthy weight, and going on metformin, I was able to successfully have baby #2. It took three years, but she was worth the wait! I used progesterone when I was pregnant with the second lost baby and the baby that stuck, so I don't know how much the progesterone affected anything, but I did it anyway because I was paranoid!!
It's so hard, and so few people understand what it's like to not be able to have a baby when it is your heart's desire. Best wishes to all of you TTC out there!!0 -
Oh a place to tell my story!
I was dx with pcos at 12 or so, put on BCP for years. Came off them due to some family issues I wont go into and got pregnant at 16. Lost the baby around 6 weeks. Didnt get my hormones checked because I was not familiar with pcos and the side effects back then. At 17, I moved to my Dad's and went to an Iridologist (a guy who dx stuff based on the discoloring of your iris) and he dx me with milk and wheat sensitivities and pcos, along with a couple other things like a major ulcer. Put me on Vitex and told me to keep my milk and wheat to a bare minimum. At 19 I got pregnant with my daughter. She is now a beautiful 18 year old woman. I also never had my hormones checked back then, but loved being a single mom!
Fast forward a few years, we move to Indiana and I meet my now husband. As of today, we've been married 7 1/2 years, got married when I was 31. We stopped my BCP right after we got married because 1) we wanted kids badly and 2) I had a cancerous breast lump. One of the lovely side effects of the estrogen based bcp when you already have high estrogen from pcos is breast lumps. Had 14 removed over my life span starting at age 15. So with a cancerous one, they take you off any form of hormonal bcp. We ttc for a year and got no where. Saved our pennies to go to a fertility specialist and hubby's got 'Homer Simpson' sperm and I've got pcos. They told us we'd have a better chance of being hit by lightening than by conceiving naturally.
Started taking better mulit vitamins, Metformin and 6g of Inositol a day and went Keto because I heard it was better for pcos. Less than 6 months after starting Keto, in July of 2014, we get a BFP! So excited and in disbelief! Didnt have insurance that would test my hormones and was having very bad cramps so went to the ER twice. They refused to test my progesterone even tho I begged them, because by then I'd read up on pcos and knew low progesterone is a HUGE issue with getting the baby to stick to the uterine wall. By the time I got a doctor to see me and test my levels, it was too late. At 7 weeks pregnant my progesterone was only 2.5 when it was supposed to be over 20. The baby never attached well as my slow to rise HCG showed. I miscarried naturally at almost 11 weeks.
Heartbroken, in deep depression and feeling like I'd let everyone including my husband down, i kept up keto, some weightloss and kept taking my vitamins even tho I thought that was our 'one lightening strike'. What are the chances of getting struck by lightening twice?? Looked more into pcos for my own health, figured starting menopause with decent hormones was good. I started taking Vitex at 1200mg a day, and EPO for the first half of my cycle. For the first 6 months after I miscarried, I took a bio-identical progesterone cream the second half of my cycle. Then i stopped because it seemed my ovaries got the memo and started producing progesterone on their own after years of not. Stayed on the vitex and epo tho. Keto seems to have helped hubby's sperm. When we retested a few months later, all his markers were quite improved.
Well July of this year, I got another BFP! Very faint as it was 4 days before I was supposed to even start my period. Called my reg doc who i'd talked to before and had agreed to test me as soon as I got my bfp. Went to the lab that afternoon and got tested. My hcg was 73 and my progesterone was already 20.2! My reg doc scrambled to find an OB to take me without pregnancy insurance while I applied for pregnancy Medicad. They found a doc who would work with me, got in the next day and she put me on progesterone pills, 100mg 3x a day as a precaution. She didnt think i needed them because my progesterone was already at a very good level but too much progesterone cant hurt. She felt better safe than sorry. Ive been to the ER twice for bleeding but that is because I have a subchorionic hematoma. The baby is growing fine, measuring 2 days ahead each ultrasound, but it is sticking! I am 11w1d right now and on bedrest because of the SCH but baby is doing fine.
I know what I went thru and what I did wont work for everyone. I am 38 and will be 39 when babe is born. I am about 250 lbs, have Rheumatoid Arthritis along with another auto immune disorder. There is hope! Ive seen quite a few ttc boards where women got pregnant and it stuck using Vitex, EPO and Progesterone cream, so I know my success is not unique. Ive also seen a lot of women on those boards work with a RE and go the clomid/femera route and have success. They've also used progesterone after a BFP until 12 weeks to help the baby stick. If you are TTC, keep up hope and dont give up!0
