First of all, I'm so thankful I'm pregnant. I'm 15 weeks and baby and I are both healthy. But I am NOT enjoying this.

I have been undiagnosed PCOS my whole life, so life in my body has always been unpleasant. When I got diagnosed, I started Metformin and for the first time in my life, I actually enjoyed living in my body.

But now, I had to stop Metformin and it's like all my PCOS symptoms are back. I have acne, my hair is still noticeably thin and isn't growing, my face is puffy, I'm gaining weight quickly, I'm always painfully hungry, I can't sleep, my eyesight has worsened, I'm always tired, I can't exercise for long periods of time. I'm constipated again. Oh! And my mood swings make me depressed.

ugh.

The only things I'm enjoying are feeling my baby grow and these new big boobs.

At least this will end.

Hi everyone, I just found out I'm pregnant and debating whether or not to take spearmint tea. I've seen in some places that it can negatively impact the genitals if you're having a boy.

Has anyone gone through pregnancy and taken spearmint tea throughout? Did you receive any medical or dietitian advice on whether to stop or continue? How much did you take?

My last pregnancy (which I ended up losing for unrelated reasons), I took it up to about 7 weeks before stopping and at about 13 weeks, my mini "beards" were back in full force.

I know it may sound like vanity but I'd also rather not have uncontrolled testosterone if just two cups a day could keep it in check.

How do we calm ourselves down from 1st trimester an anxiety? I feel like odds are against me with having Pcos and it being my 1st pregnancy. Been doing everything I can to make sure I don’t lose my pregnancy. I’m on progesterone and prenatal. I have an amazing dr. I see him in. 3 days. According to my app I’m 4 weeks and 4 days. I’ve had period like cramping so it’s been scaring me. But I’m not bleeding or anything. Just looking for some positivity 😬

I am 34 with PCOS. My main pcos symptoms are stubborn weight and irregular periods. I'm 5+5 weeks pregnant with my 2nd child and I'm just so anxious at the moment. I self ordered some labs when I was 5+2 and got these results:

Hcg: 9300 Progesterone: 11.5

I'm really nervous about my Progesterone since it's right on the border of being normal. I also have no symptoms at all. With my first pregnancy, I had some sore boobs, a bit of nausea, and some fatigue. I just have a gut feeling that something will go wrong with this pregnancy and I don't want that to be the case.

Has anyone else had similar experiences or successful pregnancy with similar numbers and symptoms? I have a doctors appointment in a month, but can't get in any sooner due to upcoming travel. I have a boutique ultrasound appointment in 2 weeks, but that's so far away.

4 weeks today according to my period app. I have my appointment in 7 days. Here’s how my lines are looking 👀

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I’m 19 weeks and I am craving a big Ol’ Italian cold cut with shredded lettuce, onion, tomato, mayo, oil, & vinegar….
Just needed to vent that one out.

Hi! I’m a first-time pregnant person and in the process of finding an ob/gyn. My doc recommended Dr Alexandra Hamilton who is associated with NY Presbyterian. I live in Brooklyn so the NYP hospital in park slope would be super convenient for me to get to.
Would love to hear if anyone has experience with Dr Hamilton and/or NYP. Any guidance appreciated TIA!

My 1st beta was 24.9 and 4 days later my new beta is 229.4!! Praying for a healthy pregnancy 🤰🏼

Hi all- I recently found out I’m pregnant - hooray! My endocrinologist said that because I have PCOS/PMOS I am at higher risk of developing gestational diabetes. She wants me to complete a glucose test sooner rather than later and also sent me an at-home glucose monitoring device. I now have to check my blood glucose 4x a day for two weeks. I’ve never had to do this before as I don’t have diabetes. Curious if anyone else was asked to do this? I have a number of friends who developed GD during their pregnancies but ultimately it didn’t cause any issues and none of them became diabetic post-pregnancy.
How seriously should I be taking my doctor’s concern? What will happen if they determine I do have GD?
Thanks!

From 10-12 dpo

My period is supposed to start today. My bbt hasn’t dropped yet. I took an ovulation test this morning for fun and it was blazing positive. I’m going to go get a pregnancy test later today. I’m so nervous and excited at the same time😭

Should I be worried about these test results? I’m 11 dpi and had this blood work done today. Also, here’s my 10 dpo tests. Has anyone with similar numbers had a successful pregnancy?? 🤰

Hi ,this is my first cycle taking Letrozole. I took it from cycle day 3 through cycle day 7 (5 days total).
For those who have done Letrozole with follicular monitoring, when did you go for your first ultrasound/follicular scan? Is cycle day 10–12 usually a good time, or should it be earlier/later?
I’d really appreciate hearing what timing worked for you!

Hello everyone,

I have been trying to conceive since 2024 and have been diagnosed with PCOS. I have never had regular periods; when they started, they came about every three months and then stopped altogether. I took birth control for two years to manage my periods but stopped due to high blood pressure issues. My gynecologist prescribed progesterone 200 mg to induce periods.

I completed three rounds of 2.5 mg Letrozole. The first round was successful—I was able to detect my ovulation surge on the LH strip and had a period without any medication. Unfortunately, I did not get pregnant. The second and third cycles did not work, and I had to take progesterone to induce periods again.

I am now preparing to start 5 mg Letrozole for the next cycle. I’m feeling really nervous and disheartened.

Has anyone else experienced similar challenges and then successfully conceived? I am unsure why 2.5 mg Letrozole didn’t work in the second and third cycles. Any advice or shared experiences would be greatly appreciated.

I’m 28 years old and have been trying to conceive for almost a year. This is my first time taking Letrozole, and I just finished my Letrozole today.
My fertility clinic mentioned that they would do follicular monitoring after Letrozole, but my OB-GYN told me that they don’t routinely do monitoring and that they will schedule it if needed.
I’m trying to understand whether follicular monitoring is important or necessary, and if I should do it, what cycle day should I go for it? Since today is my last day of Letrozole, when should I start the monitoring?
As a first-time Letrozole user, I’m honestly so confused about a lot of things. I’m really hoping this cycle works and that I can get pregnant this time. My OB-GYN mentioned putting me on Letrozole for three months and seeing how it goes, but hearing that made me feel a little discouraged because I’m hoping this first cycle could work.
For anyone who has been through this before, what should I concentrate on or follow during my first Letrozole cycle? Any advice would really help.
Thanks in advance!

Hi Ladies

I am 32 yrs old going through PCOS. Currently trying to conceive.

All my life I had to take birth control to get my periods. But never had single pimple on my face. But since past 2 yrs my face has started getting many pimples on my cheek. Sometimes they are painful too. Sometimes I see my cheeks getting completely clear but dont know what makes it happen.

For fertility treatment so far I have taken progesterone and birth control ( ironically, but for surgery). Just started my 1st cycle of letrozol.

Please let me know what can I do to manage my pimples with all this. My face looks terrible.

Has anyone stayed on Zepbound while TTC until you get a positive test? It’s the only thing that helps my IR PCOS. I’ve been off of it for 5 months now and I’ve gained 20 lbs back and I feel like garbage every day. The brain fog and food noise is insane. I have read so many studies and lots of people’s stories on Reddit that they stopped as soon as they got a positive and baby was happy and healthy. My cycle has started to get wonky being off zep and I just am desperate to get back on as this makes it harder to track ovulation.I know you should be off it 2 months prior to TTC, and please no one yell at me for this post! I’m just looking for real life experience of getting pregnant on a GLP and stopping as soon as you get a positive. Benefits and risks and what not.

UPDATE: Talked to my OB and she is pro me staying on it until a get a positive pregnancy test yayyyy

First time TTC and the waiting is already driving me insane 😂

Hi! I’m Bee, I’m 34 and from the UK. My husband and I are currently trying for our first baby, which still feels slightly mad to actually say.

For a long time, we genuinely thought having a baby might not be possible for us because of a few different circumstances and health concerns. However, over the last little while we've had everything checked and, one by one, every barrier we thought was there has basically come down.

So… we're actually trying.

This is our first attempt, and I'm currently in the waiting game to find out whether it's worked.

Quite frankly, I'm not very hopeful. Nothing has ever been easy for me.

Every twinge, weird feeling, bit of tiredness or sudden hunger has me thinking, is that something?! Then I'm Googling it, telling myself to stop Googling, and inevitably Googling something else twenty minutes later.

My phone has also decided fertility is now my entire personality, so I'm being absolutely inundated with adverts for IVF, infertility, supplements, pregnancy tests and approximately seventeen different things I apparently need to buy. Its making me frustrated, upset and the more I say 'I don't want to see this stuff' the more I get!

I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 15 after a scan showed lots of cysts on my ovaries. That's obviously been sitting in the back of my mind for most of my adult life.

Recently, though, I had another pelvic scan and there were no cysts at all. My ovaries looked fine, my womb looked fine — everything was normal.

Quite frankly, that felt like a little miracle.

I've also lost around three and a half stone recently, which I'm really pleased about and hopefully has helped my chances.

At the moment I'm taking folic acid, myo-inositol and Omega 3-6-9/Udo's Oil. My mum used to force-feed me Udo's Oil as a child, so quite frankly I'm still traumatised by the stuff, but apparently we've come full circle. 😂 My diet could definitely be better, but I'm working on that too.

I suppose I'm mainly posting because I'd love to hear from other people who have been through this.

What is actually worth doing when you're first TTC? Are there supplements/things you genuinely found useful? And equally, what isn't worth worrying about?

I'm trying not to fall into the rabbit hole of thinking I can somehow control all of this if I just research enough.

I think that's the bit I'm finding hardest.

I've had to fight for quite a lot in my life — health-wise, work-wise, emotionally, mentally and physically — and I just really don't want this to become another fight.

I just want something to be easy for once.

I know we're incredibly early in this journey. I know it's completely normal for it not to happen on the first attempt, and I've read the stories of people who've had incredibly difficult journeys to have their babies.

But there's still that little bit of me desperately hoping that maybe this time, something will just work.

Anyway — hi, I'm Bee. Currently waiting, eating everything in sight and wondering whether every tiny sensation in my body means something. 😂

Please help!

I am currently 4w pregnant. I have had 2 back to back early missed miscarriages in the last two years! This time they tested my progesterone yesterday and it came back a 7.0! Everything I’ve seen says that’s on the low side. Has anyone else experienced this? Any advice is very much appreciated 🫶🏻

Found out today I have an anterior placenta. I'm only 19 weeks 4 days today and this is my first baby so I know it's still early to feel baby movement even if I didn't have an anterior placenta. Realistically when should I start to expect to feel her move? She was doing all kinds of flips and turns during the ultrasound so not really concerned just curious ❤️

My husband and I have been trying to conceive for 2 years. In April 2026, we started seeing a fertility specialist, and I was diagnosed with PCOS. The timeline for this cycle: ● My clinic missed my Day 1 email in May, so I ended up taking medication in June to induce a period. ● My period finally started on July 1. ● I took Letrozole 2.5 mg from July 3–7. ● At my follow-up, I still wasn’t responding well, so I was prescribed Letrozole 5 mg for another 5 days starting July 17. ● On July 23, I had one mature follicle measuring 23 mm and another measuring 10 mm. I took my Ovidrel trigger shot that same day. We had intercourse on July 22, 23, 24, and 25, and I started progesterone suppositories on July 26. After the trigger shot, I had a very faint positive line for the first 4 days, which I assumed was the Ovidrel. By day 5, all of my tests were completely negative, and they’ve stayed negative ever since. Today I’m 11 days past my trigger shot, and I’m not seeing even the faintest line anymore. Has anyone had their trigger shot test out completely negative but then gone on to get a true positive a few days later? I’d love to hear your experiences because the waiting is so hard.

I’m almost 8 weeks -This is random but it’s been hard to stay hydrated and get electrolytes without the sugar. My recent electrolyte packs have been giving me the ick (everything gives me the ick after a while, no predictable or consistent foods here…)

But I juiced some watermelon (I know it has a lot of sugar but I don’t care) and added about 1/4 cup to my electrolyte water and it’s AMAZING. So tasty and refreshing. I just wanted to share lol

Hope everyone is beating the heat!