https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:26:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pcos-and-caffeine-turns-out-the-dr-advice-might-be-right#post-1896965 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 14:28:04 +0000 lizzywiz 1896965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>just an update to say I ultimately went down 4 pounds and 1 inch on my abdomen. Things haven't changed for a week or so, and I am thinking I have stabilized weight wise- well, unless I actually try to lose it. I also had my first cycle that was under 40 days in a loooooong time.<br /> I know a million things could be happening internally that have nothing to do with my caffeine theory, but I am sticking to it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pcos-and-caffeine-turns-out-the-dr-advice-might-be-right#post-1875425 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 10:24:28 +0000 lizzywiz 1875425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: I generally have to work pretty hard to stay at a medium weight. I thought for sure I would struggle with gaining a lot of weight in my pregnancy because I'm an eater, but I didn't and I didn't really wonder why. I guess I just thought I was lucky that I could eat what I want and not get really huge. A pregnancy perk.<br /> And then I lost weight when I was nursing but I thought that was because I was nursing, even though I was eating a lot. So when I started gaining weight 1 1/2 year postpartum (still nursing), I assumed that my luck has run out. I never considered that I had quit caffeine for pregnancy and nursing and went back to it around that time.<br /> Another crazy thing I've never considered is that I started taking caffeine pills in middle school (that's also when I was diagnosed) and have had a long and interesting relationship with caffeine since then.<br /> I definitely don't think this will apply to everyone but I do think there might be some truth in there being a subset of women whose hormones are impacted by caffeine.... But I also have to be realistic and say its only been a couple weeks- here's to hoping! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pcos-and-caffeine-turns-out-the-dr-advice-might-be-right#post-1875413 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 10:13:25 +0000 ShootingStar 1875413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh man, I wonder if I should try this out. I have PCOS and haven't had a natural cycle in a very long time. While I was pregnant I ended up losing a good deal of weight, which I attributed to being on the GD diet (thanks PCOS for insulin resistance :-/). But I wonder if the caffeine thing played a role too. I only ever had one caffeinated drink a day while pregnant, but now I drink like 4 diet cokes a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pcos-and-caffeine-turns-out-the-dr-advice-might-be-right#post-1875412 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 10:13:18 +0000 lizzywiz 1875412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sunshine1810: and, congrats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pcos-and-caffeine-turns-out-the-dr-advice-might-be-right#post-1875402 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 10:07:58 +0000 lizzywiz 1875402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sunshine1810: @hotchildinthecity: Crazy, right? My boobs have hurt for 4/6 weeks for 6 months a now, and voila, gone! I always knew low sugar, no alcohol, no caffeine for PCOS but I really never researched the caffeine thing because I never really believed, I guess.<br /> But I've been looking into it now and it looks like some women are just way more sensitive to caffeine and it impacts your hormones.<br /> <a href="http://www.progressivehealth.com/a-link-between-pms-symptoms-and-caffeine.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.progressivehealth.com/a-link-between-pms-symptoms-and-caffeine.htm</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pcos-and-caffeine-turns-out-the-dr-advice-might-be-right#post-1875341 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 09:20:23 +0000 hotchildinthecity 1875341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you for sharing! I should try this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pcos-and-caffeine-turns-out-the-dr-advice-might-be-right#post-1875333 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 09:12:30 +0000 Sunshine1810 1875333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's great! I have PCOS too and cut caffeine out completely for my current IVF cycle (first cycle was a BFN). During my previous cycle, my doctor said I could have 1 cup of coffee per day, which I did, but I did not have a good cycle. None of my embryos made it past day 4 and I had a bfn. This time, no caffeine, 5 day transfer instead of 3, and I had 11 still growing on day 5, so I will have some to freeze! I know it's not completely the elimination of the caffeine that did it, but I really think it helped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pcos-and-caffeine-turns-out-the-dr-advice-might-be-right#post-1875315 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 08:55:51 +0000 lizzywiz 1875315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>so I've been struggling for the last 6 months with what I'm pretty sure is a big flare up of my PCOS. I think it started when I decreased nursing sessions with my daughter. Pretty chronic tender pelvic area, lower back pain, swollen achy breasts ,abdomen weight gain, 45+ day cycle, and moody as hell. If you have PCOS you know the drill.<br /> I've been stumped, because even though I've had diagnosed PCOS since I was 12, I've never had this many symptoms all at the same time. Well, I had the cysts, hair loss and elevated prolactin and whatnot, but not all of the PMS-y type things. and because I struggle with making a lot of changes at once I thought I would just find one thing to change. I tried to think of something that might have changed at the same time my symptoms came and I thought that maybe I started drinking more coffee when I started weaning the baby. Caffeine is on the no-no list if you are on a PCOS diet. So for the last 1 1\2 weeks I cut my caffeine down to one cup a day.<br /> Ladies, I lost 3 pounds and 1\2 an inch. And it is not due to calories because I drink it black. And my boobs hurt way less.And it has been 5 weeks since last AF, so I should be deep in PMS.<br /> I can hardly believe it but I think it might have been the caffeine! </p>