For those pregnant with a luteal phase defect....

[southernbound]

Hello ladies sorry for crashing first tri but I figured this was a good place to ask. Ever since my son was born my formerly textbook cycles have turned into cycles with an 8 or 9 day luteal phase and only 36 hour periods. Did any of you have this? If so what helped? I have an appointment with my doctor in June to talk about what to do before we start TTC in Sept and wanted some insight. Thanks!

 

[southernbound]

Bump

 

[meemee]

My friend has this and she's now pregnant with her 3rd baby so it's definitely possible! I think she was taking some supplements so try and help lengthen it or something, can't remember what they were though!

 

[southernbound]

Thanks meemee!

 

[justplay91]

Look into Vitex. It's an herbal supplement some women use to help regulate their cycles.

 

[aPharmD]

I had a 9 day luteal phase defect after my miscarriage in August. I got pregnant my 7th cycle and only Bc my dr put me on clomid to help. I know ppl who get pregnant with them though.

 

[k4th]

I had a 7/8 day lp. I took a 50mg vitamin b complex and that extended my lp over a few months to 9/10 days. Periods were still around 5 days though. This bubba is a clomid baby, but clomid alone didn't help my lp.

Good luck

 

[FeedMe]

Get natural progesterone cream. It's the best treatment for luteal phase defect. It can only help sustain a pregnancy. Make sure it's natural and not synthetic. Good luck! I am on oral progesterone supplements, but the cream works fine and you don't need a Rx for it.

 

[FeedMe]

Sorry, I just reread get you are ttc...ask your dr for supplements. I take 200 mg x 2. I also have luteal phase defect.

 

[mum140381]

i took b6 and got preg with a 9 day lp now 22 weeks

 

[iiTTCii]

Mine wasn't really short.. But not great. 10 sometimes 11 days. I took Vitamin B6 and vitex and got my BFP on the first cycle taking them.

 

[southernbound]

Awww thanks ladies! You all rock my doc mentioned clomid and progesterone awhile back if things didn't improve but ill definitely try b vitamins before I go see her. Unfortunately vitex wreaks havoc on my body otherwise I would definitely be on it.

 

[aPharmD]

I also tried vit b for 5 cycles. And my dr said progrsterone doesn't actually fix the problem which is typically "weak ovulation". I was ovulating but it wasn't strong enough so the eggs werent "good" essentially. Sure my 7dpo progrsterone level would be higher but not because I ovulated a more mature egg. Good luck to you!

 

[southernbound]

Pharm, what did you end up doing? Did the vit b alone fix it?