Short Luteal Phase

Day 13 and a slightly unexpected but very welcome flashing smiley this morning. DH instructed to wake me up for dtd when he gets in from working late tonight!

I almost peed on my bbt thermometer this morning I was so tired #ttcproblems

Whoah past my usual 9/10 day luteal phase.

Currently on 11DPO and my temp went up this morning by 0.13C when I was expecting it to go down and for AF to arrive.

Have had no more spotting since last night either which was only when I wiped and was a very small amount of light pink.

No cramps (touch wood) but BFN this morning.

Not getting too hopeful yet but not sure what could've caused LP to lengthen.

If you have a few hundred quid in savings or on a credit card I would recommend anyone with this issue just going private and sorting it out then and there with no fuss! the difference in my treatment was just huge - private doctors actually want to help you, they aren't mentally prioritising you and working out how to fob you off so you don't impact on their budgets!

It's progesterone in a pessary. I'll be taking it for 2 weeks after ovulation to artificially extend my luteal phase, which was only averaging 7 days. And then continue for 12 weeks I get a bfp.

I get to poas after the two weeks of taking it - so I can relax for my tww now as I know for sure I'll get my answer one way or another on that day and no sooner!

Thanks Mascara for asking. She's kept away so far. 10DPO today but I think she may arrive tomorrow as temp has been dropping and tonight I have pink spotting. I don't usually get spotting have only had it once before and that was the time I ended up in A&E so have got the codeine the GP prescribed me by the bed. Until she shows though I'm still hopeful but BFN today. Usual luteal phase is 9/10days.

Would you buy a progesterone cream online? Seems silly they wouldn't prescribe something if it could help. Hopefully doctor is more helpful this time.

Fx for you mrs - what does cyclogest do?

Let us know about Gp. I have my vaginal ultrasound scan in a few days and then appointment to to get the results the week after so will let you know how I get on.

Oh mascara, so sore to hear of your mc :(

I've been prescribed progesterone for the first 12 weeks of any pregnancy, it's a huge relief to me!

Hi ladies - been on holiday and my phone app has stopped working so I've not posted for ages!

I picked up my private prescription of cyclogest today. It's cd12 and a circle in the opk (of course, who am I kidding?!) and I also started temping today in the run up to ov which should be around the weekend.

Hope everyone is well, I'll read back and catch up when I can.

still lurking, so sorry to hear your story kitty... hoping that this is the start of something positive for you. Am determined to be chilled this month, managed to stay away from google/mn for a week or so while I rode out af, now I'm back in the saddle it's difficult not to try to seek solace from the charting/mn-ing/googling, but my friend keeps telling me that nothing is going to give me a bfp except the right time! frustrated that we are on cycle four, but aware it could be a much longer journey and trying to remember it's a marathon not a sprint! we are past the time it took us to conceive dd1...

Thanks Mascara just had a moment feel better today no cramps. AF due tomorrow or Tuesday. Today is 9dpo and bfn and I know it's too early to test but couldn't resist. I've turned in to a crazy woman!

How are you feeling? Hope everyone has had a good weekend x

Thanks mascara. I don't think I'll restart using it. I prefer fertility friend but I do need the data from it to prove my LP has never been longer than 11 days since my tfmr excepting the month I had my CP.

Have AF type lower back ache and light dull cramps.

Just burst into tears on sofa DH thinks I'm crazy but is very supportive.

Just feel like AF is coming and I'm 8DPO. DH bless him keeps saying being emotional is a good sign but I think it's just because I feel all PMS like that I feel down. Time will tell and if I do get a BFP then I'm sure I'll feel like a fool for crying. And I'm symptom spotting googling everything trying to stay hopeful.

For example I've had lots of creamy mucus the last few days and I'm sure my cervix is mid way not low and I have had headaches on off today when I never get headaches and have been having hot flashes mostly in my cheeks for the past few days too. Argh silly body.

Ok feel better for getting that out there.

Just realised I can access the data online. Off to the docs for me then

I think I will. Annoyingly I was using ovia then moved over to fertility friend. I had a temper tantrum a few months ago and deleted all my ovia and th data so I've only got 3 cycles of fertility friend data. How annoying!

Thanks for the advice mascara and sorry to hear of your MC. Fingers crossed for your next cycle. I've been using cheap opks, but this month have CB tests with dual hormone - so we'll see what happens with that.

Thanks mascara.

I have been using opk, the cb duel hormone ones, and temping too so I can pinpoint ovulation to within a day. I've done those both for 4 cycles, the first cycle I just used opk.

I know I'm definitely ovulating as I'm getting 2-4 days of flashing smilies followed by a static then a temp rise which stays up. I've found my temp starts dipping 2 days before af then drops below cover line the day af arrives.

It does make me wonder if the early end to my pregnancy has caused my hormones to go a bit mad. It look a good while for them to settle and now it seems I have a fairly short LP. I wonder if the doc will offer me 21 day bloods if I've only been trying 5 cycles (short cycles making it around 4 months) but like I say, time is not on our side. I think I would need to stop ttc after 35 as the risk of a life limiting/lethal trisomy goes up to 1:hundreds rather than thousands. It's not a risk I think I'm willing to take after loosing dd2

AF has arrived today. This is my 3rd cycle since starting TTC (after coming off the implant) - ovia tracking shows I've got LP of 9 days.

I had no idea until reading this thread that a short LP may be problematic... I know I've only started TTC, but wondered if you lovely people could advise me on whether this is something to raise with a GP or whether I should be worried?

Hi all,

Sorry to gate crash! I haven't rtft I'm afraid but I've got a few questions that I wonder some of you might be able to answer.

I have dd1 who took a few months to conceive, not hard at all. We lost dd2 in jan. she was conceived very easily. She had T18 and I had a termination for medical reasons at 22+2.

We have now been ttc number 3 for 5 cycles. I know this is not long at all. I've always had shortish cycles, however, I have noticed that my luteal phase is around 11 days. This months was only 9! I had a chemical pregnancy a few months ago and my luteal phase was 14 days but I think that was because I was 'late' before loosing the pregnancy iyswim.

I guess my question is does this sound like a short LP? Could it have been caused by my dd2s induced stillbirth? If it is a short LP what on earth do I do next? I know doc generally won't be interested until you've been trying for a year, however, I am now at a much higher risk of having another baby with a trisomy, this risk goes up with age and will rocket at 35. I will be 34 in a few months.

I guess I'm looking for some advice from people who are clued up on short LP.

Fingers crossed Sunshine, my temp dropping was the first sign that it wasn't my month so everything crossed that it stays up for you and you get your BFP :)

Mascara is your fertility appointment to address your luteal phase/progesterone? x