Prior to charting...

EEachen

Prior to charting I had been keeping track of my cycle length I always write down what day I started, and what days I spotted on. My cycles have been pretty regular with 30-34 day cycles, and 32 most frequently.

On FF it says that a LP should be 10-16 days. As many of you have seen, my chart this month has been 'iffy' at best and today's temp makes me think more than ever that I did not O.Currently I am on CD 24 and if I have a 34 day cycle which is my longest cycle I have had, that leaves me with a 10 day LP. I did take some b6 for 2.5 weeks this month, but then I read in a post that it can cause nerve damage so i stopped taking it, till I knew more about it.

How many of you have a shorter LP?  And is it a consistent thing for you or do you O at different times every month giving you a different LP length from month to month?

sbuxsweetie

I wouldn't worry about this until you come to the end of this cycle. If you O late, you will likely start AF (or get a BFP) late as well.

Jewlz018

I don't have any advice to offer, but am interested to see what the other ladies have to say.

I feel your pain though!  FF moved my CHs 4 times before removing them completely this a.m.  Hopefully we will both O very soon!  Keeping my fingers crossed.  :-)

ermaderma

I'm sure some of the more experienced ladies can tell better, but I believe that your LP is about the same each month. If you O at different times each month, then your cycle will be shorter or longer, depending on if you o'd earlier or later than your norm, but your LP should be the same.

ECUGirl2004

I have "always" had short LPs (and by that I mean that as long as I have charted, my LPs have been short).  I started charting in 2007 to avoid pregnancy and my LPs ranged from 8-10 days.  I usually O'd around CD17-20 and then I still had about 28 day cycles.

I did take some B vitamins (b6 and b complex) before we started TTC, and the cycle we TTC my O was on CD13 and I got a BFP at 11dpo. 

I charted off and on after DS was born and discovered that my LPs were super short- about 6-8 days.  I even took B6 and Bcomplex again for a couple of months and saw no improvement, so I discontinued it.  I was never convinced that the B vitamins were responsible for my earlier O & BFP... it had felt like a fluke to me.  I also had a Paragard IUD in after DS was born, and I always suspected that it was making my LPs shorter, but I don't know that for sure yet.

So... this is my first cycle charting again to TTC and I'm on 7dpo.  Of course I want a BFP, but if not, I'm hoping for at least a 9-10 day LP.  I feel confident that a 9/10 day LP is long enough for implantation to occur for me, because I was able to conceive my son.

Hope that helps some!  I do agree with PP that said that you'll just have to wait and see what happens with the rest of this cycle.  As you know, your O can occur any time in  your cycle, but the LP will normally stay about the same.

PinkLove-S

::points to siggy:: my LP and O dates seem to be all over the place. I am holding out hope for my OPKs this month because i have no idea when i am going to O.

Sorry about your aggravation!! I attribute mine to still adjusting from getting off the pill in July. Hopefully it evens out some time soon!

SugarShack824

I'm also interested in seeing responses to this.  I really only scribbled down periods on my calendar in the past, sort of like you.  Now that I'm into charting, I was alarmed to see a 7 day LP last month.  (I'm not sure if that's what will be typical for me yet because I'm still learning my cycle.)  In your case though I think your LP will be the same length no matter how "late" into your cycle you O -- at least from what I understand.  Good question, and as always, GL!

sbuxsweetie

Also, I have always had 29-31 day cycles, and I am fully expecting this one to be short (26-27 days) because I O'd early, on CD12.