[STL_Beth]

I talked about this a little in Tina's post, but I don't want to hi-jack her thread, so I'll start one here for me. Noah is 10 months old today and we have been briefly discussing #2. I'm BF Noah about 6 times a day and we plan to continue until he is at least 1 years old. At that point, I plan to stop pumping and he'll get cow's milk during the day and hopefully continue to BF at night and on the weekends. I have NO signs of AF returning anytime soon. I am not on any meds other than prenatal vitamins. Technically, I just started a new job and would like to be here for a few months before I spring any pregnancy news on them, but I honestly don't think it will happen when I want it to so I want to start planning and figuring things out now.

A brief history (if you don't know me already):
After being diagnosed with PCOS while TTC #1, I was put on metformin which did nothing by itself. Then I was put on Clomid which also did nothing. I never ovulated, never got a period, never got a baby. So then I started doing monitored cycles and we realized that with clomid, my eggs get bigger but never release, so I started doing trigger shots. First cycle was BFN (but I actually ovulated), then I had a D&C for a polyp and the next cycle I had another trigger and it was BFP. I continued metformin and baby aspirin until my third trimester and haven't been back on them since.

Now that I know more about PCOS, I've been trying to watch my weight and exercise and I am down about 10-15 lb from my pre-pregnancy weight, but I'm starting to slowly gain it back (need to kick it down again).

Sorry so long, but what do you guys think I should be doing??? Should I be taking metformin again? Should I try harder to lose a lot more weight to help my chances of having a regular cycle? When can I start actually seeing medical help? Can I get trigger shots while still BF or will I have to completely wean first? TIA!

[starrsgirl]

Hey Beth! I remember you from when we were both on this board trying to get pregnant. In my opinion, I would work really hard to try and lose weight now while you are still breastfeeding. Not sure what your doctors say, but mine don't want me taking other meds while breastfeeding. I don't know much about trigger shots myself, but from a logical perspective, I would try to protect the breastfeeding for just a few months longer (seeing as you are pretty close to your year goal.) But, that said, many many PCOS ladies have good luck getting regular cycles back with as little as a 5-10% reduction in body weight. At least that would be something you could do now and feel proactive about. And, if it doesn't work, you don't really "lose" anything as you'll probably just be doing something good for your body if that makes sense.

Best of luck to you and keep us posted!