Need advice, please help

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Registered: 08-10-2003
Need advice, please help
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Sun, 08-17-2003 - 5:19pm
Please help me to understand my cycle. My husband and I have been

trying to conceive. I stopped nursing my baby

in March and began periods 8 weeks later. In July we actively timed

sex during fertile time (using billings and ovulation predictor kit),

had spotting 5 days after ovulation and then got period 5 days after

that. This past cycle pretty much the same thing occured, we timed

sex prior to and during ovulation, then I noticed spotting 8 days

after, and then got period 2 days later. I am nervous about my luteal

phase....what is causing the spotting?? Help....need advice....

MeganJean

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Sun, 08-17-2003 - 8:43pm
Sounds like it could be a luteal phase defect, but its difficult to say without charting. Could you try charting your cycles this month? I knew I had a LP defect from charting and because I would spot a few days prior to AF. If I'm not mistaken, a short LP is common for a few months after weaning.

I posted below about B6. I tried 200mg per day for the length of my cycle last month and lengthened my 8 day LP to 13 days. I'm trying 1/2 that dose this month to see if that will be as effective. HTH. Good luck!

Becky

ttc #2 in 2 more cycles!

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Registered: 08-10-2003
Sun, 08-17-2003 - 11:46pm
Thanks for your reply. I actually started taking B6 and B complex three days ago.

I am hoping to have the results that you did. That sounds very positive-

your increase. Did you have luteal phase problems before your first pregnancy?

I didn't so this is new to me and I am still hoping that it may be a

by product of weaning and will work itself out.

I am going to start charting too.

Thanks and good luck with your baby making:)