Thanks girls! It is sooo good to vent about this with people in the same boat.
I had a rather short luteal phase with my first child but normal - average about 11 days so much better than now, no problems there. My second was a surprise BFP (I can´t believe that actually happened!) and I was still BF my son, with irregular periods so I have no idea.
Then I went on Mirena birth control for 2 years and I have not yet become "normal" again after I had it removed. It is actually one of the rare side affects of Mirena to get ovarian cysts and they can interfere with progesterone production leading to short luteal phase so maybe that happened..
I live in North Europe and Vitex is illegal here as well. I have no clue why!
I am taking 80 - 100 mgr of B6 as well as B12, Folic acid, c-vitamin, sink and magnesium every day. I am also focusing on getting a good rest and nurturing my mental health because I read that if you are very stressed your body prioritises making cortisol over progesterone. So I am meditating and relaaaaxing. It does not come to me naturally.
Now I am waiting to ovulate, getting very anxious (oh no cortisol! ) because it is my bad side - my cyst side - so I might not ovulate. Fingers crossed for a postitive Opk soon!
How is everyone else doing? Any news?
I had a rather short luteal phase with my first child but normal - average about 11 days so much better than now, no problems there. My second was a surprise BFP (I can´t believe that actually happened!) and I was still BF my son, with irregular periods so I have no idea.
Then I went on Mirena birth control for 2 years and I have not yet become "normal" again after I had it removed. It is actually one of the rare side affects of Mirena to get ovarian cysts and they can interfere with progesterone production leading to short luteal phase so maybe that happened..
I live in North Europe and Vitex is illegal here as well. I have no clue why!
I am taking 80 - 100 mgr of B6 as well as B12, Folic acid, c-vitamin, sink and magnesium every day. I am also focusing on getting a good rest and nurturing my mental health because I read that if you are very stressed your body prioritises making cortisol over progesterone. So I am meditating and relaaaaxing. It does not come to me naturally.
Now I am waiting to ovulate, getting very anxious (oh no cortisol! ) because it is my bad side - my cyst side - so I might not ovulate. Fingers crossed for a postitive Opk soon!
How is everyone else doing? Any news?