according to fertility friend I am ovulating on day 11, my luteal phase is really long does this mean it will be more difficult to get pregnant?

[lolalotta]

Hi, I'm breastfeeding an 18 month old and would like another but didn't want to wean just yet. Am temping and checking CM, according to fertility friend I ovulate on day 11 but my cycle lasts for about 38 days!!!! Will it be possible to get preggers with that long a luteal phase? Thanks!

[Karbea]

It's really unlikely that your mutual phase is much longer than 14days, are you sure you're ov on day 11?

[RightUpMyRue]

All those ovulation calculators are an estimate and you can get very different results from using more than one so I reckon they're pretty inaccurate.

Sorry for the TMI but checking out what's in your knickers is a better way of judging when you're ovulating. Your CM is the best indicator of what's actually happening to your body in that particualr cycle rather than fretting over, what's basically a calcualtor, has estimated for you.

I'm no expert but I think a short luteal phase is more likely to negatively affect your chances of successfully conceiving so a long one is OK.

Normal luteal phases can range from 10 to 16 days.

[havealittlefaithbaby]

Could you put a link to your FF charts so we can see them? I agree your luteal phase shouldn't/wouldn't be that long. Do you keep temping after it says you.ovulated?