i got a sonogram that said i was 7 weeks pregnant. i was wondering if that is from my last period or when the baby was concieved. am i really 7 since that was around the time of my last period too.
2006-08-22 05:11:28 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Sonogram measurements for pregnancies are based on the LMP (first day of last mentrual period). Actual conception time would be approx. 2 weeks less than that-although not all females ovulate at mid-cycle. So it would be a 7 week pregnancy based on the LMP . This is what medical professionals would use when they refer to the age of the pregnancy and arriving at the due date.
2006-08-25 13:39:23 · answer #1 · answered by KEITH G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most medical professionals will use the gestational age instead of the fetal age. Gestational age includes the 2 weeks from your period to your ovulation. Fetal age is just from conception/ovulation. So, if the doctor says your are 7 weeks then the baby has probably been growing for 5 weeks. Most of the time when people are talking about how far along you are they are talking about the gestational age. They say that a pregnancy is 40 weeks long, but the baby is only growing for 38 of those weeks. Hope this helps and congratulations!
2006-08-22 05:38:08 · answer #2 · answered by JordanB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's from your last period. The first 2 weeks of a pregnancy you arent really pregnant, so the baby has only been in there 5 weeks. Still, you would say that you are 7 weeks along.
2006-08-22 05:20:34 · answer #3 · answered by Melissa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your due date is figured by taking the first day of your last period and adding on 40 weeks.
So, if you're 7 weeks pregnant, that means that you're actually 5 weeks because they probably assumed that you ovulated 2 weeks after your last period.
2006-08-22 05:18:59 · answer #4 · answered by braks_gurl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The work it out from the first day of your last period and add 40 weeks.
2006-08-22 05:22:45 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know how you feel. My mom died soon before I found out I was pregnant with my second little girl and my periods were so abnormal I didnt have a clue how far along I was. The only thing I found to ease my mind was websites like this one http://health.discovery.com/tools/calculators/pregnancy/pregnancy.html where you can use your due date the doctor gave you and it estimates what day you got prenant on when you click "calculate backwards"
2006-08-22 05:39:11 · answer #6 · answered by SAMANTHA M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They always measure from the first day of you last period, not from the point of conception, since there is never anyway of knowing when they is.
2006-08-22 05:43:22 · answer #7 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my period started on the 16th of january but the docs said i conceived on the 23rd so its about the first 3 days your eggs are fertile. so its 7 weeks from the time you conceived.
2006-08-22 05:22:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They count it from your last period. But check out that website and you can check.
2006-08-22 05:19:17 · answer #9 · answered by Oh Boy!! 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You weren't pregnant when your period ended so it would HAVE to be since you conceived.
2006-08-22 05:19:39 · answer #10 · answered by deltaxray7 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋