TTC/Breastfeeding 35 mo. old/short luteal phase

[mftmama]

I am 35 years old and TTC while breastfeeding my 35 month old daughter. I have been charting for the last 4 months and it appears that I might have a short luteal phase. This last cycle, I am positive I conceived (had spotting and sore breasts 4 days after intercourse, and was peeing much more often), only to begin heavily bleeding (with a sharp temp drop) a couple days before I expected AF...an early miscarriage. I did take a HPT but it came back negative, so my guess is that HCG didn't get high enough. I am wondering if anyone out there has had similar experiences and what worked for you to conceive. Also wondering if I need to wean my daughter. She only nurses one time a day for about a minute or two. Can that impact my prolactin/progesterone levels that much? Any thoughts/experiences you can share are welcome!

[swimming-duck]

I'm nursing my 39 month old. I conceived with my PPAF when DS was 18 months old. I miscarried. Since then I've noticed a consistent lp problem where I start spotting in my luteal phase. I've been working with a nurse practitioner and she has me on progesterone during my lp. In my specific case, I also had an underlying thyroid issue. So I'm getting that taken care of too. It may be that all you need is some progesterone to get you through. A lot of women do conceive while nursing. I think some of us are more affected by nursing and have a harder time with it.

[MountainMamaGC]

Vitamin B6 and vitamin C both can increase your LP. Taking a herb like vitex may also help.

[Vegan Princess]

I'm nursing and having LP issues too. Had my progesterone tested this month and it was super low. Low enough that my midwife thinks maybe I didn't O. But I am convinced I did. Anyway, I think I am going to try progesterone this month. My OB and midwife both mentioned maybe needing clomid - if you make the ovulation stronger, the luteal phase should be stronger as well. I tried vitex and B6 and didn't get enough help from them, but they do the trick for many! BTW, I'm not convinced the LP issues for me are from nursing - they may be from the mirena iud I had taken out 6 months ago as well.

Cindy