Short luteal phase

[Niva]

14 dpo
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Getting darker...

Not feeling so unwell and think/hope my temperature is stabilising.

Still nervous about bleeding, still getting bits of brown discharge. Very little but even so, I'd rather it wasn't there. I have no idea if its left over from the other day or what's going on.

Yay! Yes, brown is definitely old. Brown just means it didn't all come out at once. If something was still bleeding in there, you'd have pink or red, not brown. So no worries there!

[Tree]

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[Niva]

I need to wean off aspirin once af arrives. Anyone know the fastest safest way? I want to give it up this month.

I think the fastest safe way is to add an extra day between doses at each dose. I read this on another thread, but haven't checked it out IRL.

[Tree]

Yay! Yes, brown is definitely old. Brown just means it didn't all come out at once. If something was still bleeding in there, you'd have pink or red, not brown. So no worries there!

Thank you! I hope so. It's so hard not to worry. This early stage is a very strange sort of limbo land...

[meeks32]

Glad you have plan for next month, and lots of hugs, hon, for this month. You are probably right that easing up on the LE diet will help. I don't think that is actually swaying blue, as long as you aren't improving your condition drastically.

I know just how you feel, Meeks, about not telling your mom about your diet. My mom is also into nutrition big-time and she would lecture me to no end about optimal health. She already tells me to eat more protein and I just say okay and then ignore her advice. But it's not that unhealthy to be a vegetarian; maybe you could tell her you are trying that out? If you want to stay veg, that is... Maybe you do need a break from it. Like tree says, you know your body best.

Do you know if DHA is allowed with clomid? That might help you stay even-keeled and get healthier without going the whole way back to a normal diet. It helps with mood and brain, it does a whole bunch of good things that I don't remember now (shouldn't have ignored my mom, haha) and has no possible bad effects at all if you get the purified form (regular fish oil can have contaminants). I know that is the first thing I will take when I get my bfp, and maybe even one of the first I'll add back in if I need to loosen my sway. Your body needs some fat to make everything work, and I'm not convinced that the type of fat even sways at all, so why not use the best...

So glad your LP has lengthened, at least. Go, Clomid! I forget, do you normally get spotting before your AF starts? I normally get 3-5 days of spotting before AF, and I always feel like the start of spotting is the true end of my LP. I can sense a definite hormone shift -- skin clears, cm dries up, etc.

Thanks hon

I think i'll wait for a BFP before adding in DHA, I know fish oil sways quite heavily blue as it boosts fertility and condition drastically and atomic is always saying how its preferable to loosen diet and add some things back in through eating, rather than adding vast quantities through supplements for TTC girl.

I spot from af to o, never o to af. I have never been able to find any info on what that means, most people spot from o to af, or directly before or after af (say 3 days either side). Mine is like bang in the middle of af to o and also close to o. I o late so that means I spot a fair way into each cycle which I worry is stopping proper implantation. Maybe the lining is weak? I NEVER, EVER spotted with ds 1 or 2. The spotting started before I even came off birth control this time, so its not swaying or le thats causing it, as I wasnt swaying back then... I am concerned but gp and fertility doc arent so I guess I have to finish these 3 cycles on clomid then go do my HSG before exploring that further.

[meeks32]

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That just looks perfect hon, try to relax (easier said than done).

The way I think of it, say you relax totally and accept its a sticky one and the pregnancy will be healthy... Wouldn't that help it be? And if something did happen, would you really feel worse for believing it was going to be ok? Or would it hurt the same weather you were worried and protecting yourself or not?

Does that make sense? Basically I think embrace it, think yourself safe and healthy and it can only help bubs.

Brown is def old blood so I think its not a worry that you are still getting that.

[meeks32]

oh and telling mum about the vego thing wouldn't work out, its a running joke in our house how much I love meat, and DH was a butcher when we met (now a carpenter) so that fuelled the teasing even more! She would never believe me.

I might tell her about TTC though. Will wait and see. She wants me to have a 3-4 year gap where i'm going for under 3 years (planned 2 but of course have been trying a year now) so I can't really be bothered telling her if she is going to bring any more pressure or negativity to it, you know?

Hey Tree and Mrs Blake there is a Due in Dec/Jan/Feb thread now for preggie ladies, check it out, lots of familiar names there. http://www.genderdreaming.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28174

[Tree]

Ah Meeks, you are so right!! Thank you! X

[black&gold]

Still here ladies! I'm so sorry meeks to hear about another Chemical for you. I'm really happy to hear about your LP though! At least there was some goodness to the Clomid, but I'm really sorry to hear you've had to go through this again!

Tree - your BFP's look great! I'm not going to tell you not to worry because I'd be a total hypocrite.. but really, we shouldn't worry. I keep trying to tell myself exactly was Meeks said and to just enjoy it while it lasts.. whether that's another week or 37 weeks! The hardest part for me was having this cold because it made me feel so run down. At the time I thought a lot of it was preggo symptoms and one of the reason I actually tested early because of how exhausted I was. Now that the cold has cleared up I feel pretty good compared to how I did - so of course that has me worried! It's still so early though and I usually don't get hit hard with nausea until week 6 so I just keep telling myself that. I think I've probably brushed over my chest a million times in the last 2 days just to make sure things were still a little sensitive!!! I am crazy!

Thanks meeks for the due date club! and please keep us updated on your next cycle! I'm so interested to follow your journey and see how your next cycle on Clomid does.

For what it's worth, I had to completely stop the LE because I lost way to much weight and I almost lost O (still unsure if LE is actually what messed my LP up to begin with) so anyways, definitely don't feel bad if you have to ease up a bit. The fact your on Clomid is a huge win, I feel like that's one of the major sway factors. Even if you did nothing else, clomid is a super good sway!

[Tree]

I've not got any chest sensitivity but I didn't with ds2 either... Don't worry about not feeling horrendously ill, I am really hoping for a healthy pregnancy and no morning sickness, you can hope right!! :-)

Thanks Meeks for due date thread, will prob wait until I'm really sure to join!