11 day luteal phase??

nina711 · #1 May 3rd, 2008, 07:29 PM

it seems that i have a 25 day cycle with only an 11 day luteal phase. is this short enough to cause me problems ttc?? thanks in advance for any help.

#2 May 3rd, 2008, 11:18 PM

How long have you been charting? it takes at least a couple cycles to be sure you know how long your LP is. 11 days isn't too short, but 12 and up is preferable.

bethsbabydream · #3 May 4th, 2008, 06:28 AM

My doctor told me to take 100mg of B6 to help increase my luteal phase. I was having 9 day luteal phases. This is my first month taking it and right now I am at 10 days. I have heard other women say that they had to take it for a few month to see the increase but it does work.

nina711 · #4 May 4th, 2008, 10:34 AM

thanks! i will get some b6 today. i just started charting, befor i was on bc about 10 years ago i had a 22 day cycle. bc kept me on a 28 day nows and now im seeing a 25 day cycle.

#5 May 4th, 2008, 10:45 AM

How long are you post BC? I wouldn't suggest adding anything until you are at least 3 cycles off of BCP, you want to see what your body will do on its own.

WNK · #6 May 4th, 2008, 07:59 PM

Was that your first cycle charting? Sometimes you'll have a weird shorter one thrown in there, even if you normally have longer LPs. Just last cycle, I had a 10 day LP, though my average is about 12.5 days... 11 days is probably nothing to worry about, and I'd wait another few cycles to see for sure if that's actually a "normal" length for you.

nina711 · #7 May 5th, 2008, 07:09 AM

thanks ladies, yes it was my first month charting, i will see how this month goes. hopefully it goes well.

sjkduke · #8 May 6th, 2008, 04:27 PM

Good luck to you hon! I would definitely hold out and see how your body does coming off of the pill...sometimes it takes a couple of months to "work" the hormones out of your system.

Hope you stick around and keep us posted!!!

nina711 · #9 May 7th, 2008, 04:59 PM

thanks

i think it may take a bit to be totally sure about my cycle as AF was shorter and lighter than normal in my current cycle so im curious to see how this cycle turns out ....really would be nice if it turns out a BFP !!

shauburg · #10 May 11th, 2008, 06:41 PM

I got PG with mine varying from 8-12 days. I did start taking Vitex and that helped get it consistently over 10 days.

nina711 · #11 May 16th, 2008, 04:15 PM

fingers are crossed my dh hubby 5/25 and that is the day i am predicted to get af and also the day we are leaving to jamaica i soooo wnat to get a bfp !