Trying to conceive mild pcos

Sorry to hear you're having such a hard time. I recently found out that I have PCOS as well. Losing weight can definately be a challenge! Good luck losing the weight and I hope you'll conceive very soon. Hold in there it'll be worth it!

In terms of losing weight I think it's just sticking to calories and doing what exercise you can manage. It might be a long slog but you've got a pretty massive reward waiting if it helps you conceive.

I also just found out I have PCOS a couple of weeks ago. I haven't made huge changes yet as I'm still navigating the diagnosis. Hoping to meet with a dietitian soon.

I lost 50 lbs (233-185), got my cycle back after years of not getting one naturally.

I ate low carb, low glycemic index and low glycemic load to keep my insulin levels very level to help with the hormone imbalance.

Because my cycle was so irregular I basically bought ovulation strips in bulk online and 10 days after my period started I would test myself every day to check if I was ovulating. I also took my temperature daily and charted it to check when I was ovulating to confirm if the test strips were effective for me (they may not be in all women with PCOS due to wacky hormones).

Once I started TTC it took 3 months to get pregnant doing this. It really worked for me. I don’t know that you have to lose that much weight necessarily, but anything around 5% or more can have a dramatic impact on your fertility. I mean, I maybe got my period 6 times since I was a teenager without it being caused by birth control, so I was not at all optimistic it would work for us, I was kind of just going through the motions of what I knew Drs would recommend before seeing a fertility specialist so I could skip a few steps of being told lose this much weight and try for a while first, and bam, it worked.

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I am in the same boat
I am 34, I have PCOS and TTC last few months.

If you are overweight with PCOS that is actually good because in that case losing weight usually helps a lot.

You don't have to go to any crazy diets, just eat a bit less than you would normally eat and choose more nutrition dense food.

Here are a few dietary tips that should increase fertility:
- increase folate-rich food - leafy greens (kale, spinach, collard greens, broccoli, Brussels sprouts..) and beans, (lentils, chickpeas, beans, fava beans..)
- eat fiber-rich food
- avoid low-fat dairy (it's questionable if we should eat dairy at all, but if we do, it's best to consume full-fat dairy)
- eat more plant protein/less animal protein - (beans and nuts)
- avoid highly processed high sugar food like cakes, cookies, candies, soda etc.
- move (walk, dance, hike, do gardening...)

Most important of all, believe that you can lose weight and you can conceive because stress is also a negative factor for fertility.
Try to accept this TTC time as a learning time how to make healthy choices and care for yourself and your future baby.

Most PCOS sufferers do much better with some weight loss and a low carb diet. My friend was put on Metformin after 15+ years of infertility and being over weight and she has a happy healthy 7 yr old.