M&H start with a listener question addressing which breastfeeding-friendly birth control options are best for lactating parents struggling with PCOS. What exactly is PCOS and what does it look like? Could you have it and not even know it??? Join M&H for a complete discussion about breastfeeding with a PCOS diagnosis. Symptom management, levels of severity, risk factors, affects on milk supply, and the light at the end of the tunnel. Of course, this episode covers the most up-to-date research on breastfeeding with PCOS and highlights the research that needs to be done in the future.M&H close out the episode with an "Award in the Alcove," because they love you and think you are doing great!A note about future episodes: "We’ll get into obesity and breastfeeding in another episode; please send us your questions!"If you’d like to support our podcast, get sweet merch, and behind the scenes video footage, you can find us on Patreon at patreon.com/milkminutepodcast.To send us feedback, personal stories, or just to chat, email us at milkminutepodcast@gmail.comJOIN THE MILK MINUTE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/groups/breastfeedingforbusymomsFOLLOW MILK MINUTE ON  INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/milk_minute_podcast/MILK MINUTE SHOW NOTES:https://breastfeedingforbusymoms.com/podcast/breastfeeding-with-a-pcos-diagnosis-do-you-have-it-and-not-know-it/ THANK YOU TO THIS EPISODE’S SPONSORSUber Lube:  Click the link to order your (and end your dry streak), and use the promo code MILKMINUTE: https://www.uberlube.com/Maureen Farrell (our co-host): shop her creative birth art on Etsy at The Wandering Womb: etsy.com/shop/thewanderingwom6Get your breastfeeding journey BACK ON TRACK with a Lactation Consult with Heather! Telehealth available and some insurance accepted. Click the link below for the deets.Click here to Work with HeatherRESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODEOvusense, to track your cycle: https://www.ovusense.com/us/PCOS Diva podcast: https://pcosdiva.com/podcast/Milk Minute Ep38 - Looking back at breastfeeding 2020: we’ve made progress and we’re on the right track: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1459231/episodes/7083589Joham, A. E., Nanayakkara, N., Ranasinha, S., Zoungas, S., Boyle, J., Harrison, C. L., Forder, P., Loxton, D., Vanky, E., & Teede, H. J. (2016). Obesity, polycystic ovary syndrome and breastfeeding: an observational study. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 95(4), 458–466. https://doi-org.frontier.idm.oclc.org/10.1111/aogs.12850https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pcos/symptoms-causes/syc-20353439Vanky, E., Nordskar, J., Leithe, H., Hjorth-Hansen, A., Martinussen, M., & Carlsen, S. (2012). Breast size increment during pregnancy and breastfeeding in mothers withSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/milkminutepodcast)