I saw online calculator to determine exactly how far you are and it says im 6 weeks and its counting down from my last period? so are you pregnant before you have sex? and the sperm just puts the icing on the cake? Or do you get pregnant when you have sex? Im so confused! And before anyone asks no I didnt pay attention in health class I was always the real independant girl who despised boys! Help? i feel so confused!
2006-10-13 08:16:15 · 12 answers · asked by LexieLynn 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Thank you everyone! I get it now! I wish I knew for sure if I was or not it would help! I will find out the 20th which is forever!
2006-10-13 08:29:39 · update #1
they use your last menstrual period because its really the only way they can get in a ballpark of when you ovulated.....the normal cyle of a woman is 28 days.....they calculate that you ovulate 2 weeks after you started you last period......and considering that your egg is only good for about 24 hours after being released, this is when you become pregnant
2006-10-14 19:02:24 · answer #1 · answered by cbs1angel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alright, technically, you are not pregnant until sperm meets egg, and conception occurs. That is the actual beginning of pregnancy. However, it takes up to a week after conception for the embryo (the few cells that will become your baby), to implant in the uterine wall. It takes more time, after this, for hormone levels to reach a tracable point, and a positive pregnancy test to be available.
Pregnancy, the 40 weeks of it, are calculated from the first day of your last period before conception. I am not sure why this is, except that it is the easiest way to keep track. If you'd like to know a more approximate date of conception, it is important to know, before becoming pregnant, when you ovulate. Since you are already pregnant, the best information I can give is that most women ovulate around the 14th day of their cycle. So, for an estimated conception date, add 2 weeks to the first day of your last period, and that is probably the best idea of conception you can get for now. However, remember (in case you didn't have sex that day) sperm can survive for up to 5 days in the human body, and eggs for up to 48 hours, and some women ovulate on different days.
Example:The first day of your last period was May 1. You probably ovulated around May 13-15. Sexual intercourse anywhere from May 8 to May 17 may have resulted in pregnancy.
However, just to discover how far along a doctor would consider you, and to answer the questions of friends and family when they ask, you should time it from the first day of your last period. This is also how you find your EDD(Estimated Due Date).
2006-10-13 08:24:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's the simple version. You have a period, then the next cycle begins. Lets say it's Sept 1st. After 2 weeks, that's when you ovulate and that's when you get pregnant. Doctors just use the Sept 1st date because it is a positive. You know when that date was. You don't REALLY know when you ovulated. They just guess on that one.
If you had a period after that, you aren't pregnant (in most cases) although some people do have periods during pregnancy (but that's another matter).
Hope it helps.
2006-10-13 08:23:33 · answer #3 · answered by stocks4allseasons 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm gonna answer you this by steps so you understand
- time of pregnancy is calculated from the first day of your last menstrual period.
- yes, it means all of us are "pg" to weeks before it actually happening, it's just a medical reading, the drs count 40 weeks from the first period of your lmp, but it doesn't mean you don't need sperm to get pregnant. You get pg when you have sex.
Hope I helped.
2006-10-13 08:21:59 · answer #4 · answered by Baby Ruth habla español 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pregnancy is considered 40 weeks... but 2 of those weeks you are not pregnant (those two weeks are the time from the first day of your last period to the time you have sex and conceive the baby... but not everyone ovulates two weeks after their period... thats just an estimate)... so actually you are technically only pregnant 38 weeks... but they consider it 40 (dont ask why... cuz I dont know...)
2006-10-13 08:21:46 · answer #5 · answered by Ashley P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is an estimate no your not pregnant until you have sex and the egg is fertilized. But youcould get pregnant anytime after your period. It all depends upon you rbody that is why they do that. I hope this helps. Try the book "What to expect when your expecting" It is the pregnancy bible. Good luck!
2006-10-13 08:20:24 · answer #6 · answered by mommy of two 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are six weeks along according to the calculator. some women spot in the first trimester of pregnancy, so it may not have been a real period. have you been to an ob yet? if not, i suggest you go now. he/she will be able to answer any questions you have about your pregnancy and how it will progress. and no, you were not pregnant before you had sex
2006-10-13 08:20:44 · answer #7 · answered by helenmnorth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your technically not pregnant until sperm meets ur eggs but you do get fertile before that because during your fertile week your letting eggs out and once it meets the sperm and stays alive you start being pregnant. Do you know what i mean...If you don't write me at ahicks5424@yahoo.com
2006-10-13 08:26:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gestational age is calculated based on you lmp (last menstrual period) but conception requires sex. Good luck.
2006-10-13 08:19:22 · answer #9 · answered by Miriam Z 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pay attention in class or read up on it...
no you can't get pg if you do not have sex.
the only way you can get pg if the sperm fertilizes the egg. and then implants itself in the uterus correctly.
2006-10-13 08:24:05 · answer #10 · answered by DO IT! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋