the first two weeks of a pregnancy is when a women is truly not pregnant? I am so confused by this??
2007-10-19 04:01:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
yes. let's just say you sart your period on the first. if you get pregnant in your next ovulation cycle (which varies for different women, and many don't know exactly when they are ovulating) when you go to the doctor they ask when your last period was. that is a solid date for them to work from and they just "say" that was your conception date even tho technically the egg wasn't fertilized until two weeks later give or take. it's weird and it bothers me because i am a date obsesser and it's like saying your birthday is a few weeks before just because.
anyway, yes, when you are 6 weeks pregnant according to your doctor you are technically only 4 weeks pregnant.
2007-10-19 05:39:14 · answer #1 · answered by somebody's a mom!! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because pregnancy is calculated from the first day of your last period & ovulation happens 2 weeks after your period (this is about the time you will conceive), there is a 2 week period at the beginning of pregnancy where technically you're not yet pregnant.
But because it is harder to determine when conception actually occurred pregnancy is calculated from the first day of your period plus 9 months & 7 days. It's not perfect, but is the most widely used way of calculating gestation & due dates.
2007-10-19 11:14:20 · answer #2 · answered by Nik C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just a way of counting that's easiest for most people. Almost every woman can tell you when her last period was (with varying degrees of accuracy). Not that many can tell you exactly when they ovulated. So-- doctors use LMP to calculate, since it's more universally known. The two weeks extra part is the time between your last missed period and the AVERAGE ovulation time (2 weeks after LMP).
2007-10-19 11:07:11 · answer #3 · answered by mominsd 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is a standard procedure that Dr.s use to calculate the due date.
Since it is very unlikely to pinpoint the exact conception date, unless you only had sex once that entire month, Dr.'s calculate from the first day of your last period and count 40 weeks from them. This way they cover your fertile days.
Hope this answer your question.
2007-10-19 11:07:42 · answer #4 · answered by Annie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the first 2 weeks is between the time of your last period and the time that you got pregnant! Weird isn't it???
2007-10-19 11:08:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never heard of that be four, sure you wouldn't know you where pregnant at 2weeks anyway? maybe that why.. sorry i couldn't help you
2007-10-19 11:06:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋