Finally We Seem to have help

I am usually IRL (in real life) very private about the fact that we are having trouble getting pregnant. But I feel like this is like a sisterhood of best friends. Where I can tell you guys everything on my heart and get support and encouragement. Where I can get so many comments that are like "yeah I have totally been there!" and that seems to make it okay for me to share with you guys.

I am not sure who IRL that I will share this with. So far only my sister (and not my mom) and my hubby know. I went to the lady doctor (it makes me feel better to call him that instead of OBGYN) yesterday. I have been having alot of pain in my left side and haven't had a period since Febuary. He talked with my hubby and I for a while and I told him of my fear that I have PCOS. He looked at my ovaries and confirmed it. I have an official diagnosis now. It's PCOS. (I have linked it to WebMD if you want to read about it.)

PCOS in a nutshell:

PCOS occurs when the ovaries don’t make enough hormones for the eggs to fully mature. Instead of releasing a mature egg during ovulation, some of the follicles in the ovaries turn into fluid-filled sacs called cysts. More than six out of every 10 women who have PCOS are also overweight

It basically means that I am not ovulating and I have many cysts in my ovaries. He gave me a round of fertility drugs to encourage me to ovulate. Then I come in for blood work to see if I did but if I didn't we go to stronger drugs.

The biggest worry with multiples. I already have a history of twins in my family. So I will pray very hard that God will help us get pregnant and will not put more on us than we can handle. Amen. :)

Here are a few links I found when I was doing some research:

PCOS Medications
PCOS and Weight Gain
PCOS Exams and Tests
PCOS Treatments
Tips for getting pregnant with PCOS
PCOS FAQs
SoulCysters
PCOSupport