Short LP on Clomid

[Threelittlemen2013]

I typically have an 11-13 LP and on my first month of clomid it was only 8!
Is this normal for clomid? I thought it was supposed to help lengthen it?

[maidentomother]

No that is not normal, it should give you a nice long LP. However, in some women clomid thins the uterine lining and that can bring on AF early. Usually it takes a couple cycles for the thinning to happen but you may just be especially sensitive to that effect. I would switch to Femara which doesn't have this side effect.

Are you totally sure it's AF? Could it be implantation bleeding?

[Threelittlemen2013]

I am honestly confused. I had Brown spotting yesterday morning and when exercising (8dpo). Later that night I had pink spotting after intercourse. This morning (9dpo) I had Brown spotting while exercising but then it turned to red (and increased amounts) during dinner. This lead me to believe AF was starting tonight. But now it has slowed down and is only.there when wiping. Cramps and.backache still strong. I am expecting it tomorrow which would be a 9 day lp. My temp dipped over the last two days which is why I think it is AF over implantation bleeding. Plus I always thought ib wasn't typically red?

[1more]

I had 3 days of spotting before my proper AF arrived, after my first cycle. I didn't count the spotting as day 1 until it was heavy.

I also wondered if it was implantation bleeding, but nope, just a strange cycle and AF did start to arrive properly 3 days later.

I went for a scan on CD2 (of full flow) fully expecting that clomid had thinned my lining and that's what the spotting was, but it was 8.8 on day 2, before I had began taking my next lot of clomid, so it didn't seem to have had a negative effect.

[Threelittlemen2013]

Well AF arrived today as I thought. So I had 2 days of spotting (which is normal for me), but only a 9 day LP. Any suggestions on how to increase this?

I am concerned about my weight and that it is causing this. I am 5'4" and bounce between 105.5 & 106.5lbs these days. I am eating between 1800-1900 cal/50-60g fat/40-60protein daily, since I am working out. No supplements, but clomid.

[maidentomother]

Ugh I'm sorry! 9 days is normal for me but I'd be upset if it was that short on Clomid. I would ask about Femara.

[Threelittlemen2013]

I wonder if it would help if they supplemented clomid with progesterone? She mentioned femara wasn't the best choice when she started clomid for me. So I am guessing I cant get that without seeing a specialist.

[1more]

Ah sorry you got your AF.

Hopefully someone with a little more experience will chime in here, but I'm sure I remember reading something about vit B6 for lengthening luteal phase.

[maidentomother]

Femara is actually better than Clomid in pretty much every way so it sounds like this dr is misinformed.

[atomic sagebrush]

A few people have reported that to me and I honestly do not know why. Progesterone will make your AF come later, that's for sure. What may be happening is not a lack of P but a lack of Estrogen. YOur body releases a burst of estrogen about 7 DPO to help maintain the lining as the corpus luteum begins to break down and maybe the Clomid did its job a bit too well.

Most of the time, 9 days is just barely enough to get pg with. But you had the brown spotting the day before which really may not be quite enough. It may be that next month the C will have worked its magic.

Your diet intake on paper should be enough to get the job done. But on paper and in the real world are often two different things. If you're taking fiber, try dropping that. If you've already dropped it, make sure you're getting 60 g fat every day and increase the % of saturated and OMega 3 fats SLIGHTLY.