Short Cycles and Short LP

[maudie1979]

Greetings all. I'm looking for words of advice, people who will share their experiences, and trials, and maybe just words of encouragement...Here is my story. I have 4 living children, the oldest being identical twins. I had my tubes tied with baby #4. I regretting this terribly. So in January of 2013 I had surgery to have them reversed. Got pregnant in February. Turns out that there were two babies again. However one was in my left tube. I had surgery to remove the left tube and that same night I miscarried the one in the uterus. Doc said that likely happened due to the trauma of the internal bleeding from the ectopic. In April I became pregnant again and then miscarried in May. Since then, there has been no more unfortunate evens, but no baby either. My cycle is 25 days long. And I am ovulating around day 15 of my cycle (give or take a day or two). This leaves my LP at only 10 or 11 days. My cycle has had 5 months to normalize since the last miscarriage, so I am pretty sure this is normal for me now. I hear that short LP such as mine are going to make it very difficult to become and maintain a pregnancy.
Can anyone give me their experiences on this??? Please and thanks!

 

[Oakbay]

Thanks for sharing.... I have a short cycle as well, 26 days. I am interested in hearing what everyone has to say about it. I ovulate around day 14-15 so AF is only 11-12 days from that. I stupidly thought it might mean I get a positive test earlier. I am guessing not now

 

[tinadecember]

Hi ladies,

I have a 27-28 day cycle and a 11 day leutal phase. I have had 2 pregnancies and fell pregnant pretty quickly within 3 months with both.

good luck girls xxx

 

[lusterleaf]

I also have short cycles, averaging 23 days, sometimes I have a LP ranging somewhere around 7 days! Your doctor can correct this with progesterone suppositories. I am on crinone w/ all of my cycles while i TTC.

 

[mara16jade]

I believe I've read that B-vitamins and red raspberry leaf tea can help to lengthen your LP a little bit.

I have 25-26 day cycles and my LP is 12-13 days. Sometimes I get unlucky and get a short LP month, but usually its 12-13 days.

OP- do you temp or use opks to know exactly when you O?

 

[Electricat]

10 day LP is within norm, it's when it's continuously shorter than 10 days there can be something to look into.

 

[mara16jade]

Electricat - I love your statement in your signature:
"Relax and ignore it's not a sign of pregnancy - PMS has the exact same symptoms"

But its still so hard!