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I had PPD/PPA and was treated for it. However, I suffered from depression and anxiety most of my adult life so it wasn't shocking. I also struggled greatly with producing milk but I think that was because I wasn't super into it or passionate about it. I never tried to breastfeed I was going to pump only and I hated it. My breasts are also not real so that may have had something to do with it.

I went in BCP at 6 weeks so my periods were regular. My PCOS symptoms were worse after my LO. The acne, hair growth and other issues were horrible. I started seeing an endocrinologist and I went on metformin. I got pregnant without trying my first cycle on it.

I don't think PCOS affected my recovery at all. I had what I consider typical anxiety postpartum, never had issues producing milk, and got pregnant the first cycle we TTC baby #2. I'm not sure when I would have gotten my period back because I got a mirena 12 weeks post-partum.

I did not have PPD/PPA, or much issues breastfeeding. My milk came in late-ish (7 days) but I also had a c-section, which can delay it.

I found that having a child did nothing to help with the condition. It probably also didn't help that my eating went to crap - I was STARVING from breastfeeding and ate so much convenience food (mostly carbs). I didn't get my period back for 16 months and when I did it was almost constant for 2 months (a problem I had years ago, pre-birth control). It only stopped when I went back on BC.

I have thin type PCOS and two kids.

Emotional recovery: No impact. No signs of depression or anxiety either time.

Breastfeeding: I had issues at the start with DD but they were related more to her latch than my supply. We went on to EBF for 16 months. With DS it's early days but so far BFing is going brilliantly.

TTC #2: When I got to a year pp with no period I started acupuncture again, which is how I had managed to start ovulating and conceive DD. A few months later my period returned (15 months pp) and we TTC the next month and got pregnant. The month my period came back I also got a work up at the fertility clinic to check my tubes, ovaries and hormones. I still had PCOS and they found thyroid issues too. We did cycle monitoring plus acupuncture to achieve my pregnancy. I lost that pregnancy at 8 weeks, which was unrelated to the PCOS. It took four cycles after my loss to conceive DS, who was born 11 days ago.

Birth control: family doctor advised on IUD and pill but we didn't use anything. Knowing about my PCOS, we took a chance on an oops, knowing it probably wouldn't happen that way.