How long did it take you to get pregnant on Metformin alone?

[ardnaxela]

Since I've been researching Metformin results, I have seen a lot of good ones. I don't think I have a very severe case of PCOS, but before I did not ovulate on my own. My doctor put me on 1,000 mg of Metformin a day and since then I believe I just ovulated the other day! But I've only been on it for 9 days. Is this too soon for it to work?

I've uploaded pictures of my chart and the 2 "positive" OPK's I got.. which I'm not too sure if they're positive because one half of the line was darker than the control but the other line wasn't.

 

[ardnaxela]

bump

 

[Spuddy]

I actually struggled many years to get pregnant with my son and couldn't do it without IVF and donor embryos. Then I started metformin and get pregnant with my daughter naturally after only 3 months! Good luck to you!

 

[Andeama2]

I'm on clomid and metformin. My doc says the metformin only increases chances by 1-2%. Of course that's better than nothing but I would be interested to hear some success stories. Maybe it helps more if you have PCOS? I ovulate regularly so I'm not much help when it comes to that. I'd be interested to know how it works to increase chances.
Good luck in your journey!

 

[frsttimemama]

I'm following! I have PCOS, and we are going to TTC. I have never done so with Metformin. I got one surprise BFP after about 6 weeks of low carb'ing and losing 20 lbs. I used clomid the second time. I now take Metformin ER 500 mg daily. I'm curious if I need more to make a difference.

 

[Spuddy]

I had a chemical with 500 mg and then a sticky bean with 1500 mg.

 

[frsttimemama]

Thanks! I will ask my OB/GYN when I see her next month to get the ok to TTC.

 

[ardnaxela]

I currently don't ovulate on my own... until this cycle. I was only on Metformin for 6 days until I got 2 positive OPK's! I didn't know that it could work that soon. I got up to 220 pounds last year and I read that PCOS can be "fixed" by only losing 5% of your body weight. I'm now at 200. Good luck to anyone that is TTC! With PCOS it makes it 10 times harder but I'm not losing hope

 

[frsttimemama]

I agree. It's so tough! Low carb'ing has worked great for weight loss for me.

 

[Spuddy]

Me too! Low carb is the only thing that works for me.

 

[frsttimemama]

Me too! It's about time to get creative though. FALL GOODIES are coming! Lol.