How Long Has Someone Been Pregnant? Posted: 09-05-06 07:11am
At what day do you count the length of
time one has been pregnant. Eg. When
they last had sex or when they last had
their period?
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Emma2
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Re: How Long Has Someone Been Pregnant? Posted: 09-05-06 08:06am
leo78
wrote:
at what day do you count the
length of time one has been pregnant.
Eg. When they last had sex or when they
last had their
period?
from the 1st day of their last period.
That is called "gestational age" . We are
actually pregnant for the 2 weeks before
we "really" are.
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leo78
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Posted: 09-06-06 05:59am
Apologies for my ignorance, but why 2
weeks?
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arcadia
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Posted: 09-06-06 07:23am
Because you count from the first day of
your last period. Having your period
&ovulating is part of the reproduction
process. It's just the way they count it.
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natzcee
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Posted: 09-06-06 07:51am
Well I mst b 2 weeks overdue then :)) coz
I didnt get a pierod as I was on the jag
and had just came off it and got prego, I
know the exact date in concived and the
dates count up and my midwife counts from
that date to see how far on I am
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Emma2
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Posted: 09-06-06 08:03am
When a woman starts a new cycle she is
considered pregnant .....So day 1 of her
cycle would be 1st day of her period. If
she engages in sex during her fertile time
usually mid cycle and concieves by the
time she is expected to get her next
period she is already 1 month pregnant.
That is the way all drs. Calculate it
.......Example...Im 29 weeks pregnant. My
last period was 29 weeks ago...My babys
actual fetal age is 27 weeks.
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arcadia
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Posted: 09-06-06 14:36pm
Lol, natzcee, .I didn't have a period
either.
I had just had a miscarriage &got
preggo again
not even 2 weeks after .I miscarried.
I haven't had a period since .April!
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Posted: 09-06-06 14:45pm
arcadia
wrote:
lol, natzcee, .I didn't have
a period either.
I had just had a miscarriage &got
preggo again
not even 2 weeks after .I miscarried.
I haven't had a period since
.April!
yeah ..Your case is a little more
difficult ..There are always exceptions
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