Re: Glucophage Worked - Baby Is Here!
From: Lori (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 8 Nov 2001 06:22:53 -0800 (PST)
Stacie-
The baby aspirin helps thin out the blood a little and
can improve the nutrition flow to the fetus. Also -
how much folic acid do you take? Make sure you take
more than what is typically recommended since
glucophage can inhibit its absorption. I also take a
baby aspirin a day and when TTC or pregnant I take 4mg
folic acid.
Lori
--- stacie coppinger <anonymous@obgyn.net> wrote:
> Congratulations on the birth of your baby, and
> thanks for offering some
> positive news to the rest of us still trying to
> conceive. I was diagnosed
> with pcos in May of 2000. I got pregnant for the
> second time this past June,
> but miscarried the twins in August. It was then that
> my doctor decided to
> put me on Glucophage 1500 mg a day. He also has me
> taking 81 mg of baby
> aspirin a day (not sure what that is for), I am also
> still taking my
> prenatal vitamins as my doctor told me to. And I am
> taking folic acid.
> So we are hopeful that we will get pregnant again
> soon and everything
> will work out ok this time. If anyone has any other
> suggestions I sure could
> use the help and support.
> Thanks,
> Stacie
>
> And Congratulations again Ruth!
>
> >From: ruth.phillips@gte.net (Ruth)
> >Reply-To: pcos-medication@obgyn.net
> >To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION
> ><pcos-medication@mail.medispecialty.com>
> >Subject: Glucophage Worked - Baby Is Here!
> >Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 04:34:11 -0600
> >
> >Hello -
> >
> >I posted several months ago that I was finally
> pregnant (and stayed
> >pregnant) using the Glucophage along with the FSH
> shots and IUI. On
> >Oct. 24, I had an 8lb 6oz baby girl that is
> healthy. I wanted you all
> >to know that all the side effects of the Glucophage
> and infertility
> >medications were worth it - I have a beautiful baby
> girl now.
> >
> >We have been trying for over five years intensively
> and I kept getting
> >pregnant and then miscarrying around 7 weeks. This
> time I stayed on the
> >Glucophage until week 13 and it all worked fine. I
> had an easy
> >pregnancy and it all worked this time.
> >
> >The Glucophage lowered my testosterone from 60
> (whatever units) to 24
> >units and that's when it worked. I was on 1700 mg
> for about a year to
> >do that. I took lots of extra folic acid to offset
> the reduced
> >absorption caused by the Glucophage.
> >
> >I am breastfeeding so I am not on the Glucophage
> now, but plan to go
> >back on it in a few months to try for lightning to
> strike again.
> >
> >In our childbirth class (in a small suburb of
> Dallas) there were two
> >other couples that also had PCOS and got pregnant
> with Glucophage.
> >Apparently, it does work and I wanted to give
> everyone hope that it can
> >work for you, too.
> >
> >Good luck to all,
> >Ruth
> >
>
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