Newbie Introduction
Hi Ladies,
My name is Sarah. I'm 33 years old, DH is 30. We have a 19 month old daughter called Jana. She's awesome, we love her so much. I look forward to getting to know you all, and wish everyone here GL with their journey towards their next baby!
Sigh. I find myself on this board because I've been using FF while TTC #2 since Oct. 2009. (I also asked about this in the FF community, and I was told I should talk to my doctor, that was the ONE reply I had. That's nice, I get it, but I'd still like to hear from other women.) Through charting, I've discovered that I have short luteal phases, about 5-7 days only. At first I didn't even understand what the LP was all about or why it mattered since we had no trouble getting pregnant with Jana. But then I got busy learning about the cycle, including the LP, and realized, I may have a problem.
Jana still nurses in the mornings and before bedtime, and randomly during the day too. Having said that, she hardly drinks any milk when she nurses, mainly it is for the comfort and closeness. I guess I hoped her nursing would have something to do with the short LP, but I'll be honest, with as little milk as she actually drinks, I doubt that is the case. And my period has been "regular" since before we started TTC, so, yeah.
It would be awesome to hear from other women who had/have similar experiences, and to get some feedback for what worked for them. I will talk to my doctor, but I'd like to see about natural treatment first, see if we can work this out on our end before we make an appointment.
Thank you for any help/advice, or just sharing your story. Right now I can't get anyone in my family to listen to what I'm sharing and understand. They keep saying I'm thinking about it too much. Really? So if I just stop thinking about it, my LP will lengthen? Fabulous! Too bad that isn't true. 
Re: Newbie Introduction
Hi and welcome!
I don't personally have a LPD but I think there are ways to lengthen it. Hopefully the other ladies on the board will know more.
Good luck!
I did acupuncture for ~6 months and found that it really helped to make my cycle normal, so maybe you could try that for your LPD.
Also my RE said that if you have been ttc for 6+months and are 33 you can consider yourself 2IF. I know that sounds scary, but I take it as good news that you shouldn't have to fail for a year before a dr will see you to begin treatments. GL!
Welcome! I have a shortened luteal phase too. I've had several early m/cs and an ectopic. I initially thought it was related to my progesterone being off from bfing. I weaned my son in December 2009 and things are still off. I got tested for a number of things. I have low progesterone and my thyroid is under-performing.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding can change your body. I'd recommend talking to your doctor. Progesterone and Vitamin B6 can help lengthen the luteal phase too.
I didn't chart while I was BFing, but I started shortly after I stopped and my LP did seem to get longer the further from BFing I got. It also took a while for my milk to totally dry up even after I quit BFing (it was almost 6 months). If you Google "breast feeding and short luteal phase" it looks like it's not a totally uncommon occurance. You're probably not producing much at this point, but even some is enough to have an impact on your body.
At any rate, I'm sure it's frustrating!
Thank you ladies for the input. It is actually helpful to talk about it. I will print out my last six cycles on FF and take it with me when I go in to see the doctor. I might wait to see her until I've given the BF a break for a while to see if the LP length gets better.
Thanks again!