Short Luteal Phase Gang!

[Beau20]

I started a thread a while ago asking for success stories but now I would love to get all the girls together who are struggling to conceive with their short Luteal Phase!

Here's a little bit about me -

TTC #1
Cycle 7
28 years old
Luteal phase average 9-10 days longest being 11 days.
Ovulation CD17-18 cycles 26-28 days long

I have had 2 pregnancies before (both termination please no flaming) both conceived without even trying, one with my current partner of 6 years. I also had a chemical in January. My last contraception was Nexplanon for 1 year and before that I was on the pill for 10 years or so (which was when I conceived previous). I have been taking 50mg sertraline for 6 months then 100mg sertraline for 6 months after that and have just stopped completely today. This is the only thing I have been doing differently since I conceived last time so part of me thinks this may affect fertility.

I'd love to hear about everyone else's journey! x

@Beau20 very likely that your body tried to ov then didn't so tried again, good news with that is your progesterone bloods next time should be much higher, fingers crossed for you!

Im im gran canaria. We just made it before they stopped flights. Everything is closed. Its a bit shit. Due to ovulate Thursday but not tracking this month. Least we have had plenty of time to DTD. Then work say i have to isolate for 14 days so will be longest two week wait ever.

@Beau20 sounds like u might have had it done on the wrong day but as she says as least it wasnt one. Can u retest in 5 or 6 days incase u were 1 DPO. A break sounds a good idea. This is such a toll on your mental health xx

@Trying2019 what? There'll be more cases here than in gran canaria. 😂 The rules are mad. Agree the wait will be painful!

@paintfairy i know 😂the rules are so stringent everyone will be stuck at home before long. I really hope it calms down soon xx

Hi all 👋🏻 just checking in. AF arrived today, so another LP of 8 days. So frustrating. Hope everyone else is having more luck? @Beau20 I think we are cycle buddies, how's it going?

No luck here. 12 dpo and AF due Thursday. But been bleeding since yesterday (wouldn't call it spotting as it's more than that) despite my supplements and progesterone cream. 🙄

Argh@paintfairy sooooo frustrating 🤬 how long have you been trying the progesterone cream?

@paintfairy oops

@Wearenotyourkind only this month. Started using it just after ovulation twice a day every day. And the spotting started on time, like usual? So either its not the issue or the cream just doesn't work. No idea? I'm still using it.

Just checking in to see how everyone is getting on. Im 8 DPO no signs really. Hoping i last a couple more days before any spotting x

I'm now CD4. Nothing seems to make any bloody difference, no matter what I do. 🙄

CD7 here. Am continuing with Agnus Castus but not sure it's having any effect.

Im out again. Just started spotting 10 DPO was really hoping to get to 11 days at least. I don't know what to do now. Still think it will just never happen for us naturally. I dont think anything makes a difference either. I might just go back to what i tried the first couple of cycles when i had a 12 day luteal phase but starting to think i didnt even ovulate them months 😫

@Trying2019 AF came for me this week also... I started spotting on 11DPO and instead of period 12DPO I had another day of spotting. So still only 10DPO before spotting starts...

I had my progesterone levels taken again 6 DPO and it was only 19 and Gp said needs to be at least 30 to sustain a pregnancy.

I genuinely give up on TTC - I hate it! Plus coronavirus has put me off too 😫

@Beau20 its shit isnt it. Never thought it would be so bad. We DTD loads this time as well. I know his sperm is fine. I know im ovulating. I just dont know why its not bloody happening. 😡 and now bloody Corona. We will keep trying and just see what happens. Shame everything is now on hold so no more tests until the madness ends x

@Trying2019 it's horrible, I'm sick of it. I have 'nightmares' almost every night about not having a baby/not ever been able to/close family members being pregnant and me not.

Weird question but has anyone on here had their day 2-4 bloods done? FSH, TSH and LH? Or has anyone got a thyroid problem?

@beau20 i have had them done all came back normal. FSH they said satisfactory but doctor said that was fine. I just think we will have a baby eventually just need to think more long term and not waste time being depressed about it. Its shit though. I just want to make some exciting plans but cant even do that with corona xx

Are you taking the Soya Isoflavones again this cycle @Beau20 ?

@Trying2019 you are totally right. We fell pregnant within 3 months last time and I think I expected the same so now I'm just like wtf?? It absolutely will happen for us both I am 10000% sure!

@Wearenotyourkind yes I took them 2-5 this cycle. I'm not doing OPKs or anything this cycle (other than temps) so noooo idea where I am!

Interesting! Keep us posted @Beau20 as I might give them a go next cycle. I'm still taking AC, but no luck lengthening my LP as yet. On cycle #9 now and turning 35 in 6 months so feeling a bit disheartened.

@Beau20 can I ask, when gp noted low progesterone did they offer to prescribe anything for it? I was due to have my day 21 bloods done but stupid fucking corona put a hault to that!

I am having issue that I get af dpo 8/9 and then a few days later I am gettimg a stromg positive pregnancy test which then fades. Its happened twice and the only reason I tested was because of high temps...!

I have progesterone cream on shelf which I was temped to use... But progesterone may not be the issue, although I suspect it is as I have an underactive thyroid (which is medicated and apparently stable) and I k ow low p and underactive thyroid are partners in crime 😞

Sorry for essay. Like all of you guys I feel stuck as corona virus has stopped all tests and possible means to discover what issue is. I'm 33 which I know is not very old but I still don't want to be hamging around for months and months.

Hope you are all doing OK in lock down xx

@Proseccoprincess33 no she said because I've not been trying for 12 months they will do nothing for my low progesterone for another 4 months... I've had 2 chemicals as well which is the only reason I managed to get the bloods in the first place. She didn't even seem to think progesterone was a big deal...

I have however heard of progesterone suppositories being prescribed for women who have recurrent miscarriages but not for actual low progesterone if that makes sense? I have been using progesterone cream but no difference. I was using it when I had my bloods done. I don't actually even think it makes a difference

Yeah same. Its so ridiculous that your progesterone is so low and they are saying to keep trying for another 4 months. I mean talk about wasting time. I can't remember of you said before but do you have an underactive thyroid? Because I do I've read it can lead to low progesterone etc.

I actually think once this corona pandemic is over and hopefully I'm still alive 😳 that I'm going to go private for bloods and advice etc expensive but NHS don't seem to take anything seriously 😒

@Proseccoprincess33 yep I know! She said it's likely just hormones regulating still... yeah a whole year to regulate really?? I mean fine but I've never once had this issue before and I'm only 28 so there's clearly something not right.

Yeah I had my FSH and TSH levels done at the same time. I'm not sure on the actual results as they were being awkward about telling me but she said 'doctors has reviewed they are normal no further action'. It's annoying because each gp has a different idea of 'normal'.

I am considering going private for a 2nd opinion too... if I was a few years younger I would wait but I really really don't want to be having kids past 30 (not saying there is anything wrong with it but for my own personal reasons I don't want to) and I am coming up to 29 now.

I have had my day 2 bloods done last year, and they were apparently normal. Never saw them though.

Do all you guys have normal length cycles, just a short LP?

I thought my progesterone was low. My LP isn't short but I bleed through it from 10 dpo. Sometimes a lot. Obviously progesterone comes actually from the egg/corpus luteum. This made me think that it could be this stage you need to tackle, as opposed to after. Not that I know really. Lol.

So I've been taking all sorts over time. Some stuff has made no change. I actually usually ovulate days 11-13 looking back over 2 years. With the last several cycles being day 11. Which is quite early and not necessarily good. So I wonder if things aren't ideal in that sense?

Anyway - this month I'm now on CD 14. With no sign of ovulation? I got a slight increase day 9 but it went. Then another yesterday but it was tiny. Temp remains at 36.30 today. I'm hoping this is good. But I'm not sure on the reasons. I can only guess. CM is increasing among with sex drive, so its coming at some point - I hope. 😂

I started taking vitex before the beginning of my last cycle. Maybe that's finally working. I was taking high level b12 which I've now started alternating with b50s (they didn't agree with me last time, when I was trying them daily). I started taking ubiquinol on CD 2 this month.

I already take vitamins too and shatavari, but I've been taking that a few months now. So these haven't altered.

Also- I tried progesterone cream last month. Made zero difference to my LP. I even seemed to start AF a day early. So whether that had some weird knock on effect? I don't know.

Failing that- its coronavirus stress and the change of not going to work. 😂 I'm working from home.