Cycle Length

AmandaEliz · #1 September 8th, 2009, 06:28 PM

More questions to follow a short whine... I'm sitting at the computer wrapped in a blanket being cranky because the

showed tonight & did so with a VENGEANCE! Stupid Cramps.
AF showed up around 9pm. Do I count today as CD1 or tomorrow? If I count today as CD1, this month is 2 days shorter than my last two cycles. They were both 29 days. This time I O'ed on CD 14 (instead of 15) and my LP is 13 days (instead of 14). I'm just concerned that my cycles are going back to how they were pre-baby. My cycles were super-short (20-23 days) with AF for 7-10 of those days. I wasn't charting then, so I'm not sure if my LP was really short or if my follicular phase was short. Either way, it took us 2 years to get a pregnancy that stuck. I had 1 molar preg, an early m/c (7wks), an ectopic (ruptured at 7wks & lost a tube) & then a chemical pregnancy. I was thinking about trying B6, but then also thinking my LP is still good at 13 days & maybe I should wait another cycle or 2 before I go trying stuff. Advice? Any BTDT moms on cycles pre & post Baby?
Sorry for the long post, just sitting up alone & thinking of stuff to worry about.

Shalyn · #2 September 8th, 2009, 06:53 PM

You need to count today as CD 1. I had the same thing happen to me last month.

bev26 · #3 September 8th, 2009, 07:53 PM

Sorry I don't have any answers for you (except what has already been said - you need to count the first day of AF as CD1), but I just want to commiserate with you about worrying. I'm the same way in that when I have time to think, I just start to wonder about all the bad things that could be going wrong with my body to hurt my TTC chances. It can be really stressful! Anyways, I don't think I would worry about your LP length just yet. Even though it's fluctuating, it's still a nice, normal length.

ShawnaCAN · #4 September 8th, 2009, 08:12 PM

Today is CD1. Don't worry about slight fluctuations in your LP length (slight = a day or two). That's totally normal and not a sign of a problem. I also wouldn't recommend taking things to tinker with your cycle unless there's actually a problem. A 13 day LP is perfectly healthy and nothing to worry about. I'm sorry AF showed.