Hi all, PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) is a disorder that is so varied. Hence it being a syndrome (group of symptoms) and not a disease. Everyone is different. Many mothers do struggle with low milk supply, but some have an oversupply. I induced lactation for my adopted babies and had a full milk supply for my youngest. I feel that I could have also done that for my first, but didn't know enough. We all seem to get better at breastfeeding as time goes on! I feel, though, that trying to correct the endocrine issues as much as possible has a positive influence on milk supply. I take metformin, and had lost about 60 pounds when Cole was placed with us. My body was more balanced than it had been in the previous few years. When Adam came along, I had 6 months' notice and followed Dr. Newman's protocol. I lost more weight, and it seemed that breastfeeding really helped my hormones balance more. For the year and a half he was nursing regularly, my other symptoms (mood swings, amenorrhea, fatigue, male pattern hair growth, acne, etc.), don't they sounds glamorous?, were noticeable reduced, if not gone. I continued to take Metformin, 500mg TID, throughout the time I was pumping and then nursing. I had stopped taking it with my first son, not knowing as much about drug transfer and just figured that taking medicine was bad for the baby. I am sure this made a difference in my supply for each of them too. Cutting down on starches and eliminating sugar was/is also very helpful in treating or managing my condition. Mothers I have seen with weight issues, or other visible androgenic symptoms, seem to struggle with low milk supply more often. I have heard this from various nurses aswell, including my youngest son's birthmother. For some reason, I have severe PCOS where I don't ovulate, even with fertility drugs, and don't get my period, but I have managed to have great successs with breastfeeding (which most infertile women would never know about themselves). And it seems that some women have no or few fertility problems, but their other health problems preclude successful breastfeeding. With 10% of women being affected by PCOS, hopefully more research or patterns will emerge. It's an interesting and frustrating disorder, as we haven't been able to pin down what causes it or what the best treatment is yet. Kerri Mama to Cole (3 1/2) and Adam (20 months) Breastfeeding Counsellor and Birth Companion British Columbia, Canada *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html