Women with pcos or who had a hard time conceiving, or had irregular cycles???

Question

can anyone who suffers/ suffered from pcos tell me if the symptoms and cysts improved after getting pregnant and having a baby?

if you have had more than 1 child, was it easier getting pregnant with the 2nd, 3rd?

also, did your periods become more regular?

please share your experiences...thanks.

Answer 1

For me, yes the symptoms have improved after having kids.  I have 3 children.  My first live birth was spontaneous and happened when i was dieting and exercising.  I had an ectopic before this.  After my oldest I had several miscarriages and went to a RE for 3 years to get our second son.  Before him I also was hospitalized for ruptured cysts and almost had an appendectomy.  My periods have stopped all together for several years and I am not even 40.  My third was also spontaneous.  I did not have a period between giving birth to my second and falling pregnant.  My youngest two are 13 months apart.  

Answer 2

I had/have pcos and endometriosis and was told that getting pregnant would be very difficult and that I would more than likely need the aid of fertility drugs.

I had very irregular cycles, even with birth control. I would have a period every blue moon.

First pregnancy was completely unexpected, as I was on the pill and was not trying. During pregnancy, I had no symptoms of pcos at all. It was so nice! I nursed after pregnancy and still had no symptoms. After I finished nursing with my first child, (17 months) the irregularity wasn't so bad, it actually had cleared itself up.

PCOS was still there, and if I was on my feet too much, it was painful. (I've had 2 cysts rupture that ended in a trip to the ER b/c they thought I had appendicitis. These were before pregnancy.)

Second child, I again, was not trying and was on BC (I had just switched though, because different pills made the pcos and endometriosis unbearable and worse) So I really can't tell you if it was easier to get pregnant with my second, because I wasn't trying with either. My second is still nursing, as she is only 4 months old and I am not having any pain.

Hoping that the pcos is going to get better in the long run... but I have seen my ovaries on the ultra sound and they look like swiss cheese.... :(  hoping they will be normal one day.