Hi!
OK, so I have been on and off of these forums since I got pregnant with my DD about 5 years ago, and stopped coming on probably about a year ago, as I was struggling!
Long story short, we started trying for number 2 when DD was 18 months old and it just didn't happen. We discovered I had PCOS and well, psychological trauma from the birth of my daughter (I'm actually getting a call next week from a therapist about addressing that.)
So next month would be 3 years since we started trying...and this morning I realised I was at least 3 days late for AF...took a test...and it came back positive.
So obviously I'm SO excited...but I'm terrified now of the risk of miscarriage...by my calculations, I would be 5 weeks pregnant (ie I ovulated between 18 and 21 days ago) but is the risk of miscarriage higher for me?
Also, I haven't taken my metformin in about 2 weeks as well...I kept forgetting and then thought since I had ovulated anyway, it's not a massive issue. That said, my hormone levels are only very slightly abnormal (to the point where 1 doctor wouldn't diagnose me as having PCOS, but a second did - but only because of the cysts on my ovaries)
Do I wait to see my GP before deciding anything? Or should I start taking metformin again? (I've heard it lowers the chance of miscarriage?) Of course I'll be going to buy folic acid this afternoon and I'll start taking that immediately, but please help!
Anyone who has any advice...I've been waiting for this for almost 3 years now...I don't know if I could bear losing this baby lol
TIA
OK, so I have been on and off of these forums since I got pregnant with my DD about 5 years ago, and stopped coming on probably about a year ago, as I was struggling!
Long story short, we started trying for number 2 when DD was 18 months old and it just didn't happen. We discovered I had PCOS and well, psychological trauma from the birth of my daughter (I'm actually getting a call next week from a therapist about addressing that.)
So next month would be 3 years since we started trying...and this morning I realised I was at least 3 days late for AF...took a test...and it came back positive.
So obviously I'm SO excited...but I'm terrified now of the risk of miscarriage...by my calculations, I would be 5 weeks pregnant (ie I ovulated between 18 and 21 days ago) but is the risk of miscarriage higher for me?
Also, I haven't taken my metformin in about 2 weeks as well...I kept forgetting and then thought since I had ovulated anyway, it's not a massive issue. That said, my hormone levels are only very slightly abnormal (to the point where 1 doctor wouldn't diagnose me as having PCOS, but a second did - but only because of the cysts on my ovaries)
Do I wait to see my GP before deciding anything? Or should I start taking metformin again? (I've heard it lowers the chance of miscarriage?) Of course I'll be going to buy folic acid this afternoon and I'll start taking that immediately, but please help!
Anyone who has any advice...I've been waiting for this for almost 3 years now...I don't know if I could bear losing this baby lol
TIA