Worryingly short & light periods - anyone else?

[LifeOfRiley63]

Afternoon folks,

My cycles range from 28-32 days but each time my period is only 2 days long and very light, never need a tampon like I did pre-pill.

Would love to know if anyone else has experienced this? And if they have taken or done anything to improve them?

[Bit of background, TTC for 20 months. Referred to fertility clinic but due to BMI we can't have any treatment until BMI has dropped (which is a work in progress)]

Anyone??

I have very light periods and have done so since my mirena coil after my second child. They last a day and a half, some months the colour is very light. We did try for a third child but didnt really work, I reckon the light periods don't help. Good luck on dropping the BMI and then go back. You could try accupuncture and complete vitamin b complex in the mean time perhaps?

@LifeOfRiley63 I had this, they were very light but long cycles. Only lasted 2 days max and definitely didn't need tampon. I was starting to get really worried about it affecting my fertility as it was like this 8 months after coming off pill and 8 months TTC. Went to the doctor about it and turned out I was already pregnant. Now 12 weeks 😊 I took Agnus Castus but that was more to regulate periods. Hope that helps a bit. Good luck to you.

I also have a problem with short periods - 7/8 months off the pill and my periods are very short (2 days of medium flow).

My GP didn’t think it was a problem but I do acupuncture and my acupuncturist seemed to suggest it was not optimum at all and could be preventing from conceiving.

Not sure what to think really. What did your fertility clinic say? Have you had hormone tests and if so did they think there was anything sub-optimal?

My periods last 1 1/2 days 2 max. Very strange!

I had similar periods and I worried like you. But I got pregnant first month trying and I'm now 13 weeks.

Good luck!