Help Me With Metformin!

[honeybee]

While TTC myfirst, the RE said I was borderline PCOS. We were able to conceive DD naturally after a year. We are now ttc #2, and instead of ovulating on cd 17 of a 28 day cycle, I'm ovulating cd 21 of a 28 day cycle! Not good. I'm 17 months postpartum, and my midwife prescribed 1500mg metformin for weak ovulation. Here's the thing, I took it for three days, and it made me so so so sick!! I even try to limit my carbs, and eat a big meal. I have a three month supply, and would love to regulate my ovulation, and try naturally the rest of this year before we go back to the specialist. Any tips on how to take it? Does it sway pink or blue? We were swaying blue last time, and this time as well. Also, does anyone have any success stories getting pregnant while only taking metformin?

[GirlieCat]

Your body will adjust to the metformin, don't stop taking it if it makes you sick. Best to get the extended release version and take all at night. You should also ease into it by doing 500 for a week, then go to 1000 for a week then go to the 1500 week three. Each time you increase you will feel sick for a day or two but it goes away. I had absolutely no sickness after a week at my full dose. I loved the met and what it did for my cycle...went from a 40+ day cycle to a 30 day cycle in a few months. I got pregnant 4.5 months after starting metformin. I am still on it now through my first trimester as it is said to reduce miscarriage odds. I think it sways slightly pink. Good luck.

[skillet04]

My sister conceived twin girls while on metformin.

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[atomic sagebrush]

It sways slightly pink, but the PCOS will also sway slightly blue for you so it all evens out.

I would suggest starting at a lower dose (you may have to call for a scrip for that) and the extended release version is better tolerated. Over time you will adjust and gradually may be able to increase dose.

I think you have this already HB but I do have my alternate version of HE diet here for PCOSers. http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gend...rt-3-pcos.html

If at all possible, one of the best things for you is exercise. It will really help with regulating your cycles.

[honeybee]

Sigh. Still not pregnant lol. And last month, I took 21 fitness classes in the month of March burning 400-600 calories each class! I've lost 21lbs too (not all in one month obviously lol.) 8 day luetal phase last month. I ended up dropping the met as it made me so sick. I did a monitored 50mg clomid cycle with progesterone in January, and that was unsuccessful too. Sometimes, I just don't get it!

[atomic sagebrush]

What's your weight now (if you don't mind my asking)?

It's time for hubby to have an SA.

[honeybee]

Not at all! I'm down to 190. He had his less than 2 years ago, and the doctor said he was fine. He had perfect everything. I think it's me in that I'm not ovulating. I'm getting all these false positives, but just don't actually ovulate! Even with 50mg of clomid, i only had 1 egg that got to 15mm. And at my last ultrasound, I still hadn't ovulated yet. But, we will repeat his SA in June when we pick treatment back up.

[atomic sagebrush]

Not at all! I'm down to 190. He had his less than 2 years ago, and the doctor said he was fine. He had perfect everything. I think it's me in that I'm not ovulating. I'm getting all these false positives, but just don't actually ovulate! Even with 50mg of clomid, i only had 1 egg that got to 15mm. And at my last ultrasound, I still hadn't ovulated yet. But, we will repeat his SA in June when we pick treatment back up.

Let's have you start with Pregnitude. It's kind of a poor man's Metformin and it may really help get you ovulating again. It's widely available, if you Google it you'll probably be able to pick it up at Walgreens or someplace close.

Are you getting AF??

Keep doing what you're doing. Lower carb, full fat dairy ONLY (do NOT do any skim milk, it's terrible for blood sugar) keep exercising, and yes keep taking that weight off. TTC in the meantime. What we are hoping for is that we're turning that radio dial back from too far to the blue side (giving you PCOS) and back towards the middle of the road, and that eventually your body will release an egg hopefully before we turn too far back to pink!

[honeybee]

Let's have you start with Pregnitude. It's kind of a poor man's Metformin and it may really help get you ovulating again. It's widely available, if you Google it you'll probably be able to pick it up at Walgreens or someplace close.

Are you getting AF??

Keep doing what you're doing. Lower carb, full fat dairy ONLY (do NOT do any skim milk, it's terrible for blood sugar) keep exercising, and yes keep taking that weight off. TTC in the meantime. What we are hoping for is that we're turning that radio dial back from too far to the blue side (giving you PCOS) and back towards the middle of the road, and that eventually your body will release an egg hopefully before we turn too far back to pink!

Thank you, I will order it today! Yes, I get AF every 28 days without fail. I'm super regular. And I get a positive opk between cd 17-19.

[atomic sagebrush]

If you're getting AF then the odds are pretty high that you're ovulating.

Are you starting BD every 2-4 days or so, BEFORE you expect O?? That is something you could possibly tweak if you aren't doing this already. Start BD every 2-4 after AF ends, and keep rolling with it even after you think you've Oed. This way you're covered in case you ovulate sooner or later than you expect to. Also, if your hubby can do it while still leaving enough gas in the tank for the pos OPK attempts, you may want to step this up to every other day for a couple days coming into your pos OPK and also after the pos opk. Just don't have him go so much that he can't perform when it counts though. I just want to be sure you're covered in case you're really Oing CD 14 or something like that, or O is delayed again and doesn't come till CD 21 or whatever.