Short luteal phase

[Georgia2609]

Hi ladies! I don't know what to do really, we're trying for a baby so I've been tracking my cycles and I've found out I have a short luteal phase, it's 8 days consistently. I've read this isn't good when trying for a baby but I'm not sure how to fix it, are there any ways to naturally make correct it or increase my chances of getting pregnant with a short luteal phase? I don't know if it makes a difference but I have extremely heavy periods and have been taking LH tests to track ovulation, I'm considering trying pdg tests this month to confirm if I am ovulating, is that worth doing? Thank you for any advice anyone has.

Hello!!

I had an online consultation with an Irish nutritionist/naturopath. AOK nutrition is the company.

I've only been TTC for 2 months but I was starting to spot/have flow 10 DPO. So my lutheal phase was essentially 9 days.

The nutritionist said it was likely low progesterone especially because mine was paired with heavy painful periods and intense premenstrual tension symptoms such as sore boobs, low moods and spotting before flow arrived.

She was amazing and really empathetic. Recommended I took at home Randox (I'm in Ireland) female hormone test 7 DPO and cycle day 3, thyroid any day of cycle. Waiting on results for this now which I'll send on to her for interpretation. She said most of the normal ranges doctors use are not necessarily optimal for TTC.

Also recommended a herbal tonic through their clinic which I've started taking, eating a HUGE variety of fruits and veg, reducing stress (breathing, meditation, journalling, walking in nature), a new prenatal supplement, and other stuff.

I'm 9DPO today on my first cycle since seeing her and I already have less PMT symptoms. Because I'm only trying 2 months I didn't want to go a medical route. Once the hormone tests come back I'll have more info.

All the best x

Try vitamin B6. Have a google about it - it helps for lengthening the luteal phase.

I was taking 50mg of B6 to try to help and started getting numbness and tingling from it. It's best to see a nutritionist x

I know people with short luteal phases who’ve had success with taking progesterone after ovulation. But I think you need to go to a private fertility clinic for that; and have all the tests

Hi! I had a very short lutal phase of 6-8 days. Took vitamin b6 100mg and vitamin b complex as I read this helped with absorption on b6. Now 17 weeks and conceived on cycle 3 😊 I was very disheartened with the research I did but in general the consensus was that after 12 months of the normal time it can take couples to conceive it has little affect!