Luteal Phase Defect

[stacergirl]

I count it from the day after ovulation which is lp1 and then the day I see spotting is cd1. This is what my doc told me to do. I don't spot but up to 12 hours max before Af.

Your welcome for posting spockette. I really hope this is a simple fix for you-as it seems if that is the problem that it would be. I think I might have some other factors on my dh SA. His numbers and volume are great but morph and motility aren't the best. So The next steps are to get a consult and maybe look into IUi with meds and the prog cream. The doc will check my lining though which is good and then provide a recommendation, so I'll keep you posted. I hope to have that appt within the next week or so.

On a side note I've noticed Ewcm on cd 12, which means of my cycle goes to 27 days and I o by cd 14 then I could potentially have a longer lp?! I'll keep you posted on that as I would contribute it to the b6. My dh is out of town this week though so no bding for me.

Good luck ladies!! Keep us posted!

 

[Spockette]

So sorry to hear about hubby Stacer. I'm really hoping that something can be done for the both of you. Please let me know how the appointment goes next week too...

Fingers crossed for the longer luteal phase too. I'm on B6 so I hope it works for me too.

I'll have my fingers and toes crossed for you hon during this journey xxxx

 

[stacergirl]

Spockette-did you just find out you're pregnant????? Your avatar says you're expecting. That would be super exciting!

 

[Spockette]

Spockette-did you just find out you're pregnant????? Your avatar says you're expecting. That would be super exciting!

Oh my god. I hadn't even noticed that hon. No I am not expecting unfortunately
I'll try and change it...
Thanks for pointing it out though
Xxxxx

 

[Spockette]

<<<<<<< That's better.

 

[stacergirl]

Awe bummer! I was about to be super exciting! I think the original was better, I guess this ones just more honest! Lol

 

[xxshellsxx]

Just a quick update: Follicle scan went really well! She used the phrase "Text Book" when describing my uterus, my lining and my lovely juicy 20mm follicle ready to pop

she was booking me in with the FS for the next available appointment and said she hoped i wouldn't need it with great results like todays! I still have all the niggles that if everything is as perfect as she says why have still never had a BFP? So hopefully now i've lost the weight i needed to i can have the lap and dye or hsg done to rule other problems out.

I'm sick with the Flu, but will muster enough energy for a BD to try and catch this eggy!

Hope your doing ok ladies x

 

[lmm100]

Hi hope you don't mind me jumping in im begging to think i have a luteal phase defect my spotting starts between 9dpo and 12dpo my af starts 13dpo I've had my progesterone checked all ok i was thinking of taking b6 but im at a loss as to how much to take and when to take it? Any ideas would be great.

 

[xxshellsxx]

I took 100mg of vitamin B complex x

 

[stacergirl]

Hi shells, thanks for the update! That's great that everything went well and looked good. But totally understand you would be thinking why haven't we gotten a BFP if everything looks this good? Did you ask about your lp and if there were any concerns there? Or maybe it's just the HSG that you need to clear them out so the speems can get in there? Eith way good luck. I see you're about a week away from Af so I hope she doesn't come!! Let us know! I'm about a week away too but dh hasn't been here so haven't been bding.

Welcome lmm-of course you can join. Ive been taking vitamin b6 100mg but some people say you should start lower to see how it could affect you. Some people say it turns your urine neon yellow which is weird because mine didn't, so maybe I needed it? I work with ob docs and they give b6 to pregnant women for nausea and it's a category a drug meaning there aren't any risks so it definitely shouldn't hurt. Where are you at with your ttc journey?

 

[lmm100]

Thanks ladies will probably start off low see what happens.

We haven't used bc for 3years just after i had my son but we haven't been trying that long around 18 months we had a mc last July which im thinking was down to the lpd but can't be sure gp says everything is fine had bloods and scans everything ok im going for another scan next week just to see if all ok since my mc. I've Started taking vit c and vit e am going to start b6 on sunday cd1.

 

[xxshellsxx]

O should be tonight/tomorrow for me meaning AF should be here in 9/10 days so around the 16th/17th.

My chart is wonky because i have the flu with a fever, so FF is discarding temps. but having the scan i know exactly where i'm at now lol

When i took vitamin b complex my urine was neon yellow lol It does give you a warning but nothing prepares you for just how bright it really is. Your body will only absorb what it needs and you will pee out the rest

 

[Spockette]

Hi Shells. Great news about the follicle scan and glad all is ok in that area, but I do know what you mean about having those niggles. Hopefully, you won't get your AF this month. I will have all my fingers and toes crossed for you hon
Hope you feel better soon. Please keep us posted xxxx

Hi Imm100 :wave:
Of course you can join hon. The more the merrier.... Your Luteal Phase Defect sounds like mine. I start spotting 8-9 days after Ov. I have also started taking Vitamin B6. Starting off with 50 mg first and see how I get on. On top of that I also take Pregnacare (which has the folic acid and other vitamins) and also Coq10 (200mg) which is a co-enzyme to improve egg quality over time. We'll see how it goes.... Good luck hon and keep us posted.

Stacergirl, hope you're ok ? X x

 

[stacergirl]

I'm being super boring right now bc dh is gone. I'm on cd 17, think I O'd on cd 14 or 15 but my bbt therm broke so stopped temping-it would just shut off on me. Trying to get in eith the re earlier than march 6th bc I'm dying to know what he suggests!! Af should come next week, hoping feb 15 so that my lp would have been lengthened. We shall see.

I must needed the vitamin b6 then because I think absorbing it all!! No neon urine for me! Glad I started taking it!!

 

[Spockette]

I'm being super boring right now bc dh is gone. I'm on cd 17, think I O'd on cd 14 or 15 but my bbt therm broke so stopped temping-it would just shut off on me. Trying to get in eith the re earlier than march 6th bc I'm dying to know what he suggests!! Af should come next week, hoping feb 15 so that my lp would have been lengthened. We shall see.

I must needed the vitamin b6 then because I think absorbing it all!! No neon urine for me! Glad I started taking it!!

Fingers crossed you won't see AF!! I'm going to see howi get on with the B6 this month. If it hasn't made a difference, I'm going to up the dose. I also haven't got neon urine

Xx

 

[lmm100]

Thanks ladies just a quick question do you take b6 everyday?

Spockette do you spot every month? Some months i only start spotting at 12dpo i assume theses months my lpd is fine I've no idea what's different from one month to the next its so frustrating.

 

[stacergirl]

Lmm-Yes I take b6 everyday. If your sensitive to vitamins you could try the smallest dosage to see how you do?!

Shells-get your bd on!!!!

Spock-I actually know Af will show bc dh has been gone for two weeks so he pretty much missed my whole cycle! Lol at least I won't be shocked or disappointed this month when it does! And that's actually odd that yours isn't neon either-maybe that's our problem! We needed b6?! Would be awesome!

 

[Spockette]

Thanks ladies just a quick question do you take b6 everyday?

Spockette do you spot every month? Some months i only start spotting at 12dpo i assume theses months my lpd is fine I've no idea what's different from one month to the next its so frustrating.

Yeah hon,I take it everyday and I spot every month. Some months I spot for three days, other times 1 day. Once, I spotted for a whole week!!

It really is soooooo frustrating. I've read a lot about the luteal phase and I have heard that your ovulation day might change but your luteal phase usually stays the same. Do you temp and chart your cycle to know when you ovulate exactly??

Xx

 

[lmm100]

No i don't temp but i can tell when I've o plus from when i o till when i get full blown af is always 13days i really don't understand it. Im like you some months i spot for ages before af arrives. The funny thing is when i was pg with my son i got pg as soon as i came off bc but i didn't no i was pg till around 12wk as i bleed and spotted often. When i had my mc i did spot well there where 2 tiny spots of blood the wk af was due. Docs tell me all is fine but how can it be this can't be normal can it.

Im going to start b6 see what happens hopefully it will work.

Thanks ladies i no none of us should be going to through this but its nice to chat to others that understand hopefully we will all get our bfps.

 

[Spockette]

No i don't temp but i can tell when I've o plus from when i o till when i get full blown af is always 13days i really don't understand it. Im like you some months i spot for ages before af arrives. The funny thing is when i was pg with my son i got pg as soon as i came off bc but i didn't no i was pg till around 12wk as i bleed and spotted often. When i had my mc i did spot well there where 2 tiny spots of blood the wk af was due. Docs tell me all is fine but how can it be this can't be normal can it.

Im going to start b6 see what happens hopefully it will work.

Thanks ladies i no none of us should be going to through this but its nice to chat to others that understand hopefully we will all get our bfps.

Hon, 13 days is good for a luteal phase but the spotting before it is a pain. I just wish a professional such as a doctor or fertility specialist can say 'yes, the spotting and short luteal phase is a problem and here is how we are going to sort it'....
I'm really sorry about your miscarriage hon
I think spotting sometimes can be normal a day or two before AF or during ovulation but not when it's days on end. I do know what you're going through. Hopefully the B6 can help you.
I wish we weren't on this side of the forum but so glad I can talk about it with you guys.

Xxxxx