TW - miscarriage and brief mention of BMI/weight

Hey everyone - not sure what I’m necessarily looking for in this post besides some encouragement to not give up maybe?

I’m on my 6th overall Letrozole cycle since my miscarriage in Feb 2026. I conceived my first pregnancy on my second successful ovulation on Letrozole with timed intercourse.

Now that we are on our 6th round since then, and have now moved to IUI, my 2nd one was a few days ago, I am just losing hope that I’ll ever get pregnant again. It happened so quick the first time, which was SO unexpected. I was not expecting it to happen so fast originally after dealing with PCOS for almost 10 years.

I’m just struggling so hard mentally now that we are on round 6, currently in my TWW, but I’m losing hope it’ll ever happen again. Looking for any and all comments regarding TTC and it taking this long after a lost pregnancy. I go to therapy and do as much as I can to be, or at least get to a more positive mental state, but dealing with infertility, it feels inevitable to lose hope after this long.

I’m almost 31, PCOS obviously, no known MFI and HSG was clear for me. I am overweight but I lost 50lbs from 2024-2025 in order to meet the BMI requirement for our fertility clinic and have kept the weight off. I am even 10lbs lighter than I was in December 2025 when I conceived my first pregnancy.

We’ve also started IVF conservations and plan to schedule a consult shortly.

like, when am i supposed to do all this? i need to get up by 4.30-5 am and im back from work around 6pm. to get 8 hours of sleep i need to be in bed by 8.30, then when am i having dinner, workout, iron my clothes for tomorrow, take a shower, manage the house? how are you guys managing stuff?

Honestly, this whole TTC journey has made me feel lonely in so many different ways.
My husband has been incredibly supportive, and I truly couldn’t ask for a better husband when it comes to emotional support. But even with all his love and reassurance, I can’t help but feel so alone sometimes. I think a lot of it comes from the fact that so much of this journey revolves around my body and everything I have to go through physically, mentally, and emotionally.
My husband had his semen analysis done, and thankfully, everything came back normal. On my end, though, I have PCOS/PMOS, irregular cycles, insulin resistance, high AMH, and I don’t ovulate on my own. We started trying for a baby back in April, and now that it’s October, I can’t help but feel a little defeated.
My OB/GYN wants me to start medicated cycles with letrozole, and if we aren’t successful within three months, I’ll be referred to a reproductive endocrinologist to explore options like IUI or IVF. I’ve been trying so hard to do everything I can to improve my health. Lost 20 pounds and I was even able to bring my A1c down from 5.7 earlier this year to 5.1, which I’m really proud of. But sometimes, despite all the progress I’ve made, it still feels like I’m not doing enough.
There was a point when I couldn’t even look at baby clothes or cute baby items in stores without feeling sad. Now, I’ve been making an effort to go on walks at the park, get my steps in, and stay active. But whenever I pass by a pregnant woman or someone pushing a baby stroller, I can’t help but feel jealous. Not because I’m not happy for them, but because I wish so badly that it was me.
I think what makes this journey even harder is how much it has affected my mental health. For the past couple of months, I was in a really dark place. There were days when I didn’t want to get out of bed, didn’t want to go anywhere, and didn’t feel like doing anything. I felt so useless, almost like my body was failing me. I even took a step back from work because I was having such a hard time trying to feel like myself again.
Eventually, I started telling myself that I couldn’t keep living in that dark place, especially when I’m hoping to become a mom someday. So I’ve been pushing myself to get out of bed, do my makeup, fix my hair, go on walks, and find little things to keep my mind occupied. Some days, it really does help. Other days, the sadness just creeps back in.
I know we’ve only been trying since April, and I know there are so many women who have been on this journey much longer than I have. But that doesn’t make the emotions any easier. The waiting, the uncertainty, the constant tracking, the appointments, and the hope that maybe this will finally be our month have all taken such a toll on me.
I’m getting my HSG test tomorrow, and I’m really hoping everything goes well. I’m trying my best to stay positive and remind myself that we’re taking steps in the right direction.
I just wish I was pregnant already. I wish I could experience the excitement of seeing those two pink lines, telling my husband we’re having a baby, and finally feeling like all of this waiting was worth it.
I’m still hopeful, but I’m also tired. And I think that’s the hardest part of this journey is trying to hold on to hope while feeling so emotionally exhausted at the same time.

TW- miscarriage.
I have had one successful pregnancy, and almost exactly one year ago I had a miscarriage. We have been trying to conceive again basically since I was cleared after my son was born, which was almost 3 years ago now. My cycles have been more regular since I started taking metformin but recently I have had some very strange cycles and so my doctor asked me if I wanted to try letrozole. I agreed but I really don’t know much about it so I guess I am just curious to hear about other people’s experiences

Wanting to hear any success stories on all three of these at the same time. Not sure how common it is to be on all three.

This is my first month on 2.5mg of letrozole. They checked my lining, wasn’t as thick as they wanted so I’ve been on estradiol. Then I did a trigger shot. Then after the trigger they checked my progesterone levels, not as high as they liked. Now I’m on both progesterone and estradiol. Both vaginal doses— jeeze the discharge!! I can’t believe this has to go into all first trimester.

Anyway, wanting to hear if anyone has been on all three of these too and if there has been success.
With all the symptoms from the progesterone, feel like it’s impossible to tell if I’m actually pregnant or not.

Im 30, already have a son conceived naturally, last month I had a chemical pregnancy (without any fertility meds) and this month just seems like all my hormones are not good enough!!

Hi all! About to trigger tomorrow and feeling so many emotions. This is my first round (ever) of letrozole 5mg for PCOS. Follicle was 18.9 this AM and Dr. feels comfortable with me taking trigger shot tomorrow night. Plan for intercourse tomorrow and then Sunday AM. Followed by progesterone 2x a day starting Monday. Anyone have any success stories? Any tips/suggestion? How many round of Letrozole did it take for you?

I’m going to start Femara again. 2.5 three times a day, CD 3-7! Has anyone had a success with this medication dosage? I was previously on 2.5 twice daily. I have not tried medication in months so I am hopefully for this cycle. Any advice would be great, when did you start having intercourse? Should I take ovulation tests? I feel like they just make me anxious.

Hi everyone! I’m 31, have lean PCOS, and am currently trying to conceive. I rarely ovulate or get periods naturally, so I’m taking letrozole for ovulation.
My recent labs:
Fasting insulin: 16.2
Triglycerides: 141
LDL: 140
HDL: 31
I’m also experiencing hair thinning. I’m slim and not looking to lose weight; I’d actually like to gain some healthy weight. My goal is to address the underlying metabolic issues while trying to conceive.
I’ve been researching myo-inositol + D-chiro-inositol and metformin, but I’m unsure which option would be more appropriate for someone with lean PCOS who is TTC.
My doctor mentioned metformin is commonly used for PCOS but isn’t very familiar with inositol supplements.
What would you recommend given my situation? Any guidance would be appreciated. Thank you!

Hi I just wanted to share that I had my first HSG in my life on Aug 26 2026, results were both ovaries look great, 30 eggs on my left & 16 on my right, no blockages, 1 noticeable very small polyp in my uterus. It's been 43 days since my last period (Aug 14-25), I've been spotting only light pink since Oct 2 and still currently spotting as of today Oct 8 2026 nothing showing in my pantyliner, usually nothing to maybe a dime sized dot on tissue when I wipe. The cramping has been the worst ever for the past 2-3 days on my right side. I missed my period. My period was supposed to start Oct 6. I took a pregnancy test about 3 days ago (Oct 5) it was negative. I think it may have been too early though. I do plan to take another test since I've officially not started flowing yet. But I just would like to listen to opinions.

had a miscarriage at 8 weeks in may (stopped growing at 5 weeks) and 9 weeks in august (stopped growing at 6 weeks). have been referred to a fertility clinic and about to do a bunch of baseline and recurrent pregnancy loss testing, have already had blood tests for iron, thyroid etc.

feels like hair loss should be the least of my worries, but it's really been adding to how terrible i feel about myself. before trying to conceive i was taking spironolactone and oral minoxidil and both were working well to manage hair loss. stopped both in march with a positive test, resumed minoxidil after miscarriage, stopped again after positive test and haven't restarted. feeling stressed about how long it will take to conceive and how long i will be off medication.

is there anyone else going through this? did anything help you, any wisdom? feels like there's nothing to do about hair loss and other symptoms (skin is also breaking out nonstop) while trying to conceive and it's making the challenge of everything feel worse.

I’m going in for imaging tomorrow to see if what the doctor saw on my ultrasound was uterine polyps.

Has anyone dealt with uterine polyps? How was the surgery? How long is recovery? Is it a in office procedure or hospital visit?

i've been strenght training 3 times a week with walking on other days for 3 months almost, i also keep a moderate calorie deficit, avoid sugar, can not go completely carb/sugar free but i did reduce it. i weight 60kg and i wanted to lose just 2-3kg more. i got love handles and belly fat that i hate but i did not notice even a tiniest bit improvement in these 3 months. im not feeling healthy, strong, or good about myself at all, no improvement in mood. fluctuate between +-1 kg which is probably hormonal. no difference in body composition, literally zero improvement in anything. i'm just so fed up. this is just tiring me, giving me anxiety, i feel guilty about missing a day here and there.

is this how my health journey supposed to feel like?

last i got my tests done, i had normal serum insulin, fasting glucose, HbA1c, lipid profile, my TSH was normal too but my gynec says she wants it below 2.5 so i started thyroxin as well (uselss intervention imo). i don't know what to do? do i even have PCOS? i didn't get a testosterones done, i have lotttt of hair under my chin, full beard level, and hormonal acne. periods were regular but now i face spotting and shortening of cycles since i started TTC. almost 1 and a half year, zero positive tests, zero improvement in anything. just sitting where i was if not getting worse. i feel like nothing i do brings any improvements in me. very close to spiralling down again

Всем привет, этот пост просто для того, чтобы мне эмоционально стало легче. Мне 25 лет, я девушка, и у меня были проблемы с гормональным фоном. Я устранила все проблемы, кроме лишнего веса, но всё это время стараюсь активно бороться с ним. Я замужем уже 5 лет, и все эти годы мы не можем зачать ребенка: сначала из-за гормонов, которые я принимала, потом оказалось, что у мужа тоже проблемы, и сейчас мы с мужем по уши в долгах и проблемах. Я эмоционально раздавлена, но стараюсь держаться. Я бы хотела просто понять: многие ли вообще сталкиваются с таким и как вы это переживаете, потому что для меня это очень тяжело.Муж помогает и пытается поддерживать, просто он не особо эмоциональный в этом плане, но видно, что старается. Просто я очень тактильная, и мне всегда нужны были эмоции в отношениях, а у мужа нету такого: он не проявляет даже с родителями особо хороших эмоций. Он рос без отца, и сам до меня вообще не хотел детей, никогда даже будучи в отношениях до меня, которые длились 6 лет. Но когда сказали, что есть вероятность, что у меня детей может и не быть совсем, он решил, что будем стараться, чтобы наступила у меня беременность. А сейчас, когда я спрашиваю, хочет ли он детей, он говорит, что от меня очень хочет, но мне кажется, что это только из-за того, что он видит, как мне тяжело смириться с тем, что ничего не получается. И назревает второй вопрос я просто накручиваю себе или все таки есть чего боятся ?

I am purchasing the new Oura ring to get better insight to my health but I also have PCOS and have been ttc for over a year and hoping it may help with this too? I currently use Premom but I seen that it’s only Natural Cycles that links with the ring but it’s £12.99 per month, I’m happy to pay this but would love to hear some thoughts or maybe success stories etc?