I am going to start taking a B-complex vitamin this cycle in the hopes that it helps with the spotting pre-AF I was having over the last few cycles pre m/c. If you took it, did you start at the beginning of your cycle or after O? I have heard it can delay O, but that's not a concern for me (later O would be better actually since DH and I are traveling separately for several days this month). What issues did you take it for, and did it help with them? Did you notice that it helped right away or did it take time?
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I take it after O to lengthen my LP. My LP usually ranges from 8-10 days but with the b-complex it gets to 12 days. It worked the first time I took it. I've taken it probably 5-6 months and only once (3rd month I think) did it not work for me.
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I had bad side effects. My forehead got all tingly. I don't even remember what it did to my cycle exactly. I feel like it messed it up though. I stopped taking it and don't recommend supplements like that to others.
ETA - I was also told to take it post-O otherwise it can mess up your cycle.
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@LindsayInNY: yikes, that doesn't sound good! my OB approved it, which made me feel better...
@Bea: had you had any spotting that it helped with?
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B complex helped me a lot in my cycles. I had to wean fully to actually get knocked up but it did help lengthen my LP. Good luck doll!
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@MrsMccarthy: did you use it the whole cycle or just post o?
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@hilsy85: whole cycle. I used rainbow lite brand.
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I started taking it after one very short LP (post-mc) and I got knocked up first cycle taking it. That was after 9 cycles and one mc. I can't say for sure that it's what made the difference, but I kept taking the rest of the pills to help with morning sickness, and I actually still have the empty bottle since it feels a little bit like a lucky charm to me.
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@PawPrints: did you take it post o or whole cycle?
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I took it post o!
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@Ash: what reasons did you have for taking it and did it help with that?
I am actually feeling more positive--AF started today but I only spotted yesterday, rather than several days before, so maybe this m/c helped "Reset" things? either way, I still think I will take the b complex just in case.
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I tKe it whole cycle to lengthen my LP.
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@hilsy85: forgot to answer that part! I took it to lengthen my lp and it worked. It definitely will delay o if you take it the whole cycle.
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@Ash: ok thanks!
I am actually okay with that, because a delayed O (from when I had been O'ing in my cycles pre m/c) would make it a sure thing that DH and I are together in the few days before I O this month. So I guess I will start taking it pre O. How long did it delay O? LIke a couple of days or a week?
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@travellingbee: did it delay O for you?
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@hilsy85: I think it was a few days/close to a week. If I remember correctly, I think that month I o'd on cd20.
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@hilsy85: Nope.
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@hilsy85: No, I have brief spotting. As in...I noticed it at 7 pm and the next morning with full on AF coming by 10 am. The vitamins did nothing to change that.
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@hilsy85: I started taking it on CD1 (maybe CD2?), so whole cycle. It did not delay ovulation at all for me.
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I took b12 and b6 rather than b complex my whole cycle to lengthen LP. It did not delay O.
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I took B complex my entire cycle. Took 4 months to conceive. Didn't affect O timing.
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@Mrs. J: what's the difference between taking a complex and the two separate?
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@hilsy85: B-complex has 7 different B vitamins, versus just taking B-6 and B-12. I don't know that there is a reason that one way is more beneficial than the other--I just know it worked for me.
EDIT: here's the thread I started when I decided to take them. I also took Vitex to help regulate my cycle when I got pregnant with LO and this current pregnancy.
http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lengthening-your-luteal-phase -
I am taking B complex along with Vitex and I actually have seen some change in my spotting! I spotted around day 8-9 for almost 4 days sometimes! Now I spot for a day, maybe less. so that's good. I almost always ovulate around day 16-17 so it hasn't changed that I don't think. Looking at an 11 day luteal phase.
It took 3-4 months to affect me.Has it helped me conceive? No. Going on 9 months.
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I took it for my 9-10 day luetal phase. It had no effect on my cycle. It didn't delay O, and I took it all cycle. I dropped it after a while since I wasn't seeing any improvement.
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Post -o for both successful pregnancies.
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I took it the Whole cycle for two conceptions/pregnancies. I took it specifically to lengthen LP though- I hadn't had spotting.
It worked quickly - I went from really wonky cycles where it was pretty impossible to detect ovulation or the cycle would go on forever to being super regular and pregnant within 1-2 cycles...so I'm a big advocate if B complex!
I am actually okay with that, because a delayed O (from when I had been O'ing in my cycles pre m/c) would make it a sure thing that DH and I are together in the few days before I O this month. So I guess I will start taking it pre O. How long did it delay O? LIke a couple of days or a week?
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