I'm still breastfeeding and started taking vitex to lengthen my 9 day luteal phase (LP was normal before LO). It didn't change my LP the first two months and actually shortened it to 8 days this month :(. I was actually nauseous during my LP and period this month, which I read can be a hormone imbalance. I just stopped taking it, and I guess I'm going to try b6 after ovulation this month.
Did this happen to anyone else?
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I had no adverse affects from chaste tree (vitex) but I'm not sure I would take it while nursing? I'd ask a doctor...
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I had a bad experience with it. It caused me to have breakthrough bleeding, almost equivalent to a 2nd period. It happened 2 months in a row and I was done! Around CD 10 each time.
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I didn't have a bed experience with it, but I am taking B6, and so far every month I have taken it I have had a 12 day LP.
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I took vitex and B6 hoping to lengthen my LP, but it didn't make any difference for me. I quit taking both after about 3.5 months.
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@travellingbee: thanks. It's a common herb to take when breastfeeding. It can lower supply though, but I wasn't concerned since LO is 28 mo.
@CocoLoco523: sorry it didn't work for you either! I had my hopes up!
@auggiefrog: do you take b6 all cycle or after ovulation? I was taking it last cycle, but I didn't ovulate until cd25. I read that it can delay or prevent O, so I stopped taking it. I think I will try waiting until O this cycle.
@ms.line: sorry it didn't work for you either. Did you try anything else? -
@Zbug: I am in the TWW on my first Clomid cycle - waiting to see if it lengthens my LP!
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I am convinced it's what helped me get pregnant both times, but I waited until I was almost done breastfeeding as well. No adverse side effects here.
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@Zbug: I have stopped taking it during O each cycle I was TTC. I think I took it my whole cycle for a month or two that we were 'resting', but I didn't notice any changes in my cycle.
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@ms.line: good luck!
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I took Vitex to help regulate my cycle. It didn't help with that, but it did clear up the acne I would get during certain phases.
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