Short Luteal Phase

Thanks smells

Started TTC at new year so this is now 9th cycle although DH likes to say it's the 7th as one month I had thrush at ovulation so we couldn't DTD and the first month I had no idea about CM, BBT etc and we missed the window.

Have vaginal ultrasound scan tomorrow which was booked in after I ended up in A&E one month with a particularly painful AF and was referred to a gynaecologist. Which is why it feels odd for me to have AF but no pain.

On to next month! You still going to your reflexologist tomorrow?

Sorry you're out sunshine that really really sucks. What cycle is this for you?

Think AF has arrived...

Annoyingly woke up 2hrs before I usually take my temp to use the loo so took bbt then and it had dropped by 0.16C and is still above my cover line. I thought it was meant to drop by at least 0.2 for AF to arrive?

Had mild cramp and some blood when I wiped so thought I'd started.

Took a hpt and BFN.

Went back to sleep and when my alarm went off I took temp again even though it was only 2hrs later and it was higher than the first.

There's still some blood and it's red in colour but there's not much and I have only mild cramp.

For me it's unusual as I'm often heavy and get bad pain (GP prescribed me codeine) so I think AF's here. Could it be the EPO helped regulate my cycle? If I am on then I had an 11day LP which is my longest!

Anyway think I'm out for this month.

Might get some then! Yes POAS tomorrow if temp is still up. Fx!

Thanks ladies. I have temped in the past but I found to too stressful to do every month (anxiety disorder over here yaaaay), but also use OPKs and I O the second day of + OPKs (this happened when I was temping and also based on CM and CP). The past two months we have timed it for -4, -2, -1, day of ovulation and day after and still nothing. The months before that we managed to do it every other day until O. So, yes, I would assume we are catching the egg.

I'm going to try and get in to see my herbalist/reflexologist on Thursday and see what she says. Should I be making an appointment with my GP? I'm assuming they won't want to know for another 6 months?

Thanks so much for the welcome. Having a really down evening since I wasn't expecting my period until Saturday!

Hi smells!

Agree with Mascara about temping. You're not out yet. I had some spotting today (11dpo) and yesterday (10dpo) and my temps dropped for five days in a row before going up again this morning. Our bodies can do strange things.

Good luck!

Mascara where do you buy pre seed? I use conceive plus from lloyds pharmacy. I'd get some more as I feel like so long as I'm doing all I can my mind is more at ease x

And also, I tend to ovulate slightly late. On the Angus Castus it was around CD20, but this cycle it was CD17 and it felt stronger. I've always had good EWCM but this cycle seemed just seemed much more efficient.

Hi everyone, is it okay if I join here?

I'm currently on cycle 6 and started spotting today at 10DPO. I've been on herbs to help control my cystic acne, was on Angus Castus but changed my herbs this cycle since my Cd21 bloods came back as all fine last cycle. My LP was up to 15-16 days last cycle and I'm now thinking it was the Angus Castus, which I stopped taking at the beginning of this cycle, hence the spotting.

I'm really confused. My blood work was great, progesterone levels were 60 at 7DPO, so does my progesterone just drop suddenly? Spoke to a GP over the phone and she was so unhelpful and even asked me what pill I was on

I'm starting to get really worried even though it's only been 6 months, and I have zero faith in my GP, so I don't know what to do and I'm starting to feel quite hopeless

I really do have my fingers crossed for you. We can join the 10month thread together if we don't get BFPs

Going to see what temp does tomorrow morning. No cramps what so ever and no backache just feel tired but that's all. Although I often feel tired before AF so that doesn't nessecarily mean anything.

Got my smear test results today and all is fine. Scan at the end of the week still to come.

All I did differently this month was take evening primrose oil up until ovulation and I took robitussin cough syrup around ovulation to loosen CM. maybe the EPO lengthened my LP (off to google that now).

Mascara I'd be like you trying to find a private GP. You don't need that kind of worry and stress when your expecting.

I hope so. Just woke up from a three hour nap (day off today) I was so tired. Took my temp when I woke up as saw it had been three hours and it was higher than this morning but not sure if it counts. Fx otherwise I'll be joining the ttc for 10months thread.

Sorry Sandy I don't know much about Scottish health care but is there another doctor you can see at the surgery?

Hi Sharyn, first time they were 28, so not quite the magic 30, but the GP felt we were just a day or two out on measuring. Second time they were 14 :(. Too high to not have ovulated at all, but way off what I needed and I was sure on the timing WRT ovulation.

Has anyone been prescribed progesterone in Scotland? That's where I am. Although I got a GP referral, the consultant I saw was private (I couldn't bear to wait) and he still wouldn't even entertain the idea of progesterone supplements. So frustrating!

That's great news good luck Mrs - this could be the month. Fx x