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Different doctors have different views about Metformin during pregnancy. Some have women take it for first trimester only, some have women take it for the whole pregnancy, my RE had me stop taking it as soon as the heartbeat was seen on ultrasound. I would check with your doctor. Congratulations! Smiles, T

B I was on Metformin for about a year for PCOS, I think its a wonder drug... I found it impossible to loose weight before Metformin even with a super healthy lifestyle and lots of exercise... The only side effect I found is that you have to slowly introduce it otherwise it makes you nauseaous (and then u get excited that your pregnant)... your dr will probably start you on a low dose then bring it up over time... I found having it in the middle of my meals helped to stop the nausea, but it went away after a few months... I did fall pregnant thanks to Metformin and stayed on a low dose for first 12 weeks and safely made it into second trimester... am now 15 weeks... best of luck!

hi all!! i'm so glad that i found this site! these success stories always gives me hope! i am 26 years old and have ovarian cysts. i guess you can say i have pcos. but my husband and i are ttc baby#2. we already have a 4 year old who was conceived naturally. i do not get my period on a regular basis since after i had my first child. but my doc gave me metformin and i've been on it for a month now and i haven't gotten my period. i'm wondering, how long does it take to get your period for those of you with irregular periods?? my doc started me off on 500mg for 2 weeks and then 1000mg afterwards. please respond since i am hoping to get pregnant soon!!!

how soon should i test to see if i'm pregnant using metformin?? i've only been on metformin for a little over 1 month and have irregular periods. someone please advise!!! thanks.

does any one know how to take metformin.

i have been taking metformin for 6 months and the other day i was giving my self a breast exam and saw discharge coming from my breasts i went to the hospital and they gave me a urine pregnancy test and it was negative i have been trying to get pregnant for 6 years in march i was diagnosed with PCOS and type II diabetes i have lost 30 pounds in five months i don't know what is going on also my stomach is hard and i keep feeling light headed all the time and the discharge from my breast was a cloudy thin liquid and when i wiped it had a tainted green color to it can anyone tell me whats going on

I have been on metformin for a while and still no pregnancy but it did help me lose about 20 lbs.

hi i have been on metformin for 6 months and i haven't become preggp yet but they said it was working but they are to start me on clomid next month they have already started me on folic acid

I actually just delivered a "Metformin Baby" who is 11 weeks old! I have PCOS and have for my entire adult life, my hubby and I have been married 18 years, I went on Met because I wanted to conceive and thought it might help, and Im getting closer to 40 so I thought I would give it one more shot. I started Met in March and found out I was preg in Nov. I did have some tuff side effects at first - nausea and sick feeling, but I started taking it at night and it subsided. I did have diarrhea but that to got better- I reccomend it, it was work having my daughter after 18 years of marriage and Im back on it now to try again. I also went on a diet and lost 57 pounds while on it. I loved it!!!

I have PCO and am Insulin Resistant and started taking Met last March. I was 38 and wanted to ttc once more before I hit 40. I managed with diet and exercise to loose almost 60 pounds and in September I started having cramps which really scared me. I took Fertility drugs in the 90's and know that they can increase one's risk of ovarian CA. To make a really long story short, I continued to cramp once a month and since I hadn't ever My OB decided to check it out. She scheduled an ultrasound and I finally got to go in November. After the ultrasound, I sat in disbelief after My doc told me I was 5 weeks pregnant. The cramps were ovulation. I have never ovulated before so I didn't know what I was feeling. I took the Met my entire pregnancy, My Kinsley is 3 months old and the joy of our lives!!!

Hi Everyone!

I was dignosed with pco at 16, i have always had very inregular peirods, im now trying for my first baby with my husband we have been trying for 2 years now and my doctor has just give me metformin 500g i take 3 tablets a day. At first i felt vey sick but that has warn off now. All of your sucess stroies have made me belive this could work thank you so much and good luck to everyone xxx

Hi there wonder if anyone can help or advis me on this, im 23 and i was 15 wen i found out i had psoc and been taking metformin for around 3 months now i had only 1 period that lasted 2 days and nothin since the preg test was negative and im geting last night sickness and alot of heartburn. I have been taking 2 500g of metformin aday. if i am pregnant y isit is showing up on the preg test? can anyone give me advise?

hello,

I recently went on MET taking 500mgx4 so 2 in the morning and 2 in the evening. My blood sugars were high is the reason why i was prescribed. well i was doing little research on this and was kinda surprised that this would help in concieving. We have been trying for maybe 6-7 years no success went to fertility drs and put me on clomid in the previous yrs...and no success so quit seeing them and moved on.... So now i am thinkin perhaps this high blood sugar has put the block on possible pregnancies. i dont know too much about this met but happy to find out this could help. I know every1 is different but hoping this would help us out. I hv 2 children already which were naturally concieved but this time around we find it much harder. I do want at least one more child since i am now 33 soon to 34. Hope this works like reading some of the success stories...also i didnt have any side affects...takin the dosage i am on...any advice is fine with me...thanks

Hey, Im taking metformin for bout a month know and I have a doctors apt on the 21st of the month now.. And I have three more days left on it. What Do you think that doc going to do for me.. I am pcos So i been trying to get preg for couple years now with my husband. And have not have my period for bout 2 months now, I took test and it say im not.. It gets frustioned that i have no clue whats going on.. This happen to me onces b4 but it was bout a year ago. So if anyone have any ideas I will take ppls options or if this happen to you.. Thank you very much:)

Hello all,

I have been taking metformin since january 2010,3 a day the doctor prescribed..in may i got discouraged and stopped taking it and ended up not having a period till august when i resumed using it. I vowed to keep on taking it as to not have such a painful period again. By september I started waiting for my period but did not really bother when it wasn't on time. You see its never on time, so I thought nothing of it. The whole of september went and no period so I assumed I just missed having jus started back on the metformin. October began and it was nearing mid October I start feeling sick...my stomach was sick and I was always hungry and throwing up. Yet still I thought nothing of it because in the past I had rushed to do pregnancy tests and I was sadly disappointed by the results. I did not want to take the test when my husband brought it home but i mustered up the courage and took it. Let me tell you all this, after seeing a negative line all the time...I was completely stunned to see 2 lines appearing. I had to take 3 more tests to believe it. I'm Pregnant!! My husband and I have only been married a year now and we have been trying since then, but I have had PCOS since I was 19 and i'm now 25. Going to the doctor was nerve wrecking, but seeing the baby was the most joyous feeling ever. The doctor advised me to keep taking the metformin atleast for the next month. I am now 9 weeks pregnant and very healthy. Thank God. This is my first pregnancy so i;m very excited. What can I say to all you folks out there on metformin, it works differently for everyone and I think patience is needed. I know there are time you will feel like it will never happen but trust me it will. Keep saying your prayers and having faith that is important. I wish everyone the best of luck XOXO

Hi everyone :)
HERE IS MY STORY WEN I WAS 16 YRS OLD WITCH IT WAS 2 YEARS AGO.. I WAS HAVING IRREGULAR PERIOD ... THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY PERIOD STOPPED. :o
I THOUGHT I WAS PREGGO . OR IT WAS JUST A NORMAL THING BUT I WAS NOT PREGNANT .. SO I IGNORED ME PMS :/ LATER WEN I GOT MARRIED I WAS TRYING TO GET PREGNANT THIS WAS IN 2008.. HAD STILL NO PERIODS.. I WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND TOLD HIM ABOUT HE SAID HE NEED IT TO DO SOME BLOOD TEST SO HE DID .. THE RESULTS CAME IN . HE SAID I HAD HI MALE HORMONE LEVELS I WAS what!!!!!!! I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HE MENT I GOT SO SCARED .. HE SAID "IM GONNA REFFER YOU TO A SPECIAL DOCTOR to help you get pregnant and explain to u " ok so i went with the specialist she send me to get viginal ultra sound they said everything seem normal they were checking for cyst in my ovaries i still had no idea what they where.... :( went back to my specialist she told me . i had PCOS !!!!!! she said it was an insulin resistant etc..... that can couse weight gain hair like on male body part . omg she scared me to dead.. i told her i wanted to get preggo.. she ok then i will prescribe you METFORMIN hunny this will take time but u gotta but efford into it avoid sugar or carbohydrate foods.. i tryed :) in less then two weeks i started spotting i was so happy .. then i stopped the medication and i completely dont watch what i ate.. then i was seeing facial hair on my chin stomach thighs omg !!! i said i had to do something bout it ... plus i really wanted a baby .. :( so i did know this is my first week back to the medication ... im taking same dosage as i was before this is my first week ive been having some cramping????? i hope this might be a good sign ;) am extremely watching what i eat .. drink lots of water and replaces anything for WATER!!! i but LOW GL food .. and also get fiber . soymilk . wheat all the good stuff....... SO I WILL KEEP U GUYS UPDATED ON HOW IT GOES THIS TIME I WONT BE STUPID ENOUGHT TO GO OFF OF IT .. I REALLY WANNA BE A MOTHER :) THIS YEAR AND I DO HAVE HOPE :) SO IM FIGHTING PCOS !!!! period.............. i have a doctor apointment on march the 8th i will let u guys know how it went please keep me in your prayers please please ............... :/
AND ONE QUESTION???????????? CAN U STILL OVULATE WITHOUT HAVING A PERIOD AT ALL?????? I HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP ME WITH THIS QUESTION :/
PLEASE RESPONSE .. I DID SUPPORT AND I WILL GIVE U SUPPORT :) WE GOTTA DO THIS AND WE CAN DO THIS.... WISH U ALL BEST OF LUCK ....
AND SORRY FOR THE LONG MESSAGE I JUST HOPE IT HELPS SOME OF YOU :)