Luteal Phase Length

General Information

Luteal phases are sometimes referred as LP for short. According to Web MD.com, "The two week period of a Luteal Phase is known as the premenstrual period. It starts on ovulation day, the day the egg is released from the egg follicle on the ovary. It can happen anytime from cycle day 7-22 of a normal menstrual cycle" (Normal Menstrual Cycle).

Having a short luteal phase means your luteal phase is below a 10, so anything from 1-9 is considered short. The minimum you need to become pregnant is 10. However, some fertility literature agrees that women who have a luteal phase under 12 may have a harder time becoming pregnant. According to Natural Fertility Info.com, "Most experts agree that a luteal phase less than 12 days does not give the uterus sufficient time to establish a nourishing lining for a growing fetus and therefore will cause a miscarriage if fertilization has occurred" (Rodriguez).

After your teen years and before perimenopause in your 40's, your luteal phase should be very predictable and lasts normally between 13-15 days" (Normal Menstrual Cycle).

Some fertility literature says luteal phases last between 10-16 days. Depending on what literature you read, such as the article, Lengthen Your Luteal Phase on Nicole Jardim.com says, "Luteal Phases are 10-14 days and if its more than 14 days, you may not be ovulating regularly" (Jardim).

Some of the literature out there agrees that luteal phases usually lasts about two weeks (14 days), making 14 days the average for women. If a woman has a luteal phase of 17 days or more, a longer luteal phase might mean issues.

Breastfeeding

"Normal" often goes out the window with trying to conceive while breastfeeding. The following information above about normal cycles does not include a woman who is breastfeeding or have other fertility issues that may affect luteal phase length. It is a normal cycle for a woman who is not breastfeeding and probably does not have fertility issues.

Breastfeeding women tend to have irregular cycles that sometimes become regular. If you are breastfeeding this is just to be used as a rough guideline when you feel your cycles are becoming more regular. When cycles do become regular while breastfeeding, they can sometimes go back to this normal cycle described above for some women.

When I was trying to conceive my second, the cycle I became pregnant, I ovulated on cycle day 16. And by cycle day 28, I had a positive pregnancy test at 12 days past ovulation. I consider that cycle to be regular and similar to what has described above with what normal/regular cycles look like for nonbreastfeeding women, even though I was extended breastfeeding my first, who was a toddler at the time.

I've posted my fertility chart below. Take home point, (for breastfeeding mamas wondering) a healthy luteal phase length is required for getting pregnant at any stage - regardless if you're breastfeeding or not.

Bibliography

Jardim, Nicole. "Lengthen Your Luteal Phase." Nicole Jardim. Nicole Jardim Inc., 01 Nov. 2016. Web. 10 Mar. 2017. <http://nicolejardim.com/lengthen-your-luteal-phase/>.

"Normal Menstrual Cycle." WebMD. WebMD, LLC., 2017. Web. 10 Mar. 2017. <http://www.webmd.com/women/tc/normal-menstrual-cycle-normal-menstrual-cycle?page=2>.

Rodriguez, Heithr. "Luteal Phase Defect: Natural Treatment Options." Natural Fertility Infocom. The Natural Fertility Company, n.d. Web. 22 May 2015. <http://natural-fertility-info.com/luteal-phase-defect.html>.

Last Edited: March 10, 2017

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