Vitex to regulate long cycle - quick help please

[rainbowflower]

oh, no I didn't see that bit. When I was BF I had really really long cycles too. We night-weaned at 1 year and also started taking vitex and vit B6 (for luteal phase defect) and within 2 cycles both were sorted

[GeCon]

We weaned during the day rather than night as we are co-sleeping and it was more convenient for us not having him ask for a drink all day and knowing he could only have it at night. AF did return when we stopped the feeds during the day, so I guess it did sort of work although I realise that night-weaning is more effective for the return of fertility.

Did you have the luteal phase defect before or was that due to the breastfeeding? I am also interested to find out the length of my LP this cycle with the help of charting.

[rainbowflower]

night weaning is more beneficial to fertility than day weaning because that's when hormones are highest, but any long stretch would help. After we night-weaned we were only doing 3 feeds a day - first thing in the morning, afternoon, and evening right before bed. The afternoon one switched to a bottle of cows milk shortly after, and I kept up the other two feeds a day during most of my pregnancy.

I had a short luteal phase before pregnancy - 11 days. So not a defect length, but some doctors would say it was too short.
At my shortest when I was BF I think it was just 3 days, and that was with ovulation very late too (CD35ish). It was 5 days the cycle before we did the night weaning. And with Vit b6 and vitex too it was 12 days two cycles afterwards (longest ever!). I conceived the following cycle.

[mommymachine]

Is Vitex safe while breast feeding? I just had a miscarriage and I want to get my cycles back right as we want to TTC in May

[rainbowflower]

there's no evidence either way they haven't tested it... but many including myself and Atomic took it whilst BF and our LOs are fine (or seem to be anyway). I took the vitex immediately after a BF session to reduce the amount that would get into the milk

[mommymachine]

Thank you! How much did you take? Each one is 400mg did you take 1 or2 a day?

[GeCon]

Thank you! How much did you take? Each one is 400mg did you take 1 or2 a day?

Mine are 400mg each. I am taking 2 capsules twice daily, so 4 in total (as instructed on the pack). What does the dosage say on yours?

[rainbowflower]

I took one 400mg a day the first cycle and did see improvements even with that, and took two a day the second cycle

[GeCon]

I am pretty chuffed this morning as I woke up to a Peak. The 1st Peak I have ever seen on my monitor. Means that the Vitex has hopefully reduced my ovulation from CD42 to CD26. Woohoo!

Does that mean though when I take it again next month, it might bring ovulation day forward again?

[atomic sagebrush]

Hi thanks for your patience. I'm sorry but we just don't know. It may bring O forward, keep it the same, or return to normal. Vitex likes to be tricky.