Unless she did an ultrasound, yes, its very possible that she is off. Especially if your girlfriend has an irregular period or something like that. Your girlfriend should be able to guess pretty close by the dates of her last period. If she has a normal 28 day cycle, conception should have occured about 2 weeks after her last cycle. If she is irregular, there is no telling. When she has her first ultrasound, they will be able to measure the baby on the screen and come up with a very accurate age of the fetus, telling you exactly how far along she is. The earlier in the pregnancy, the more accurate this measuring method is. So chances are they will be able to tell you exactly when it was conceived at her first appointment.

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That's good to know. Ah, I hope you don't mind if I bring up annother question.
Due to many variables in my life:
we're both only 20. I still haven't had a chance to move out of my mother's attic. The only health insurance I have is from my father's military insurance. And we're both inbetween jobs.

My mother is suggesting addoption. I don't really like the idea, but what other options do we have? Abortion is out of the question.
I support choice, but I don't think we're under the right circumstances to do something so drastic. Besides, I want the baby.

Well it could definitely be off .... With me when I went to the doctor when I found out I was preg. She calculated me by my lmp which I was irregular and she calculated me to be 13 weeks and 3 days .... Three weeks later I went to the doctor and they did an ultrasound and I was only 6 weeks and 1 day so when I found out and she told me I was 13 weeks I was really only 3 so they were 10 weeks off for me but that is bc of my irregular period I didnt have one for three months and they just went by the day that I last had my period.... But ull just have to wait til she has an ultrasound and see how far along she says she is by that good luck hope everything turns out the way u want it.

Thanks. That makes me feel good. It makes ashleigh (that's her name) feel better too. Still, i'm scared as hell.

well, not scared that the baby isn't mine, but scared of what i'm going to do about actually having one. I think my mother is going out of her mind. I haven't told my father. Her mother is incredibly excited and i'm just sitting in the middle worried about how I can afford this new gift.

She could get on medicaid. That is what im on and it covers me thru my whole pregnancy and the baby afterwards til she is 18

medicaid? That sounds familiar. Could I bother you for some more information on it?

Do you have yahoo?

Sure thing ill email ya sum info about it

Just wanted to say welcome! Sounds like you and your girlfriend are getting the info you want! Let us know if there is anything else we can help with and encourage your girlfriend to post also! Good luck with everything!
Lauren

Before I go to bed, I just want to thank everyone for their support and information.
I'll have a lot more questions before this is over. I just hope that i'll still be able to have internet access when its all said and done. chances are i'll have to ask my father for help and move out on my own.

Ashleigh lives in a house for girls and isn't allowed to stay in the home if she is pregnant. Now, to make the situation harder, my kid brother doesn't approve of my girlfriend. He, being 16, still lives in the house as well and isn't too keen on ash moving into the house. So, my mother is torn and doesn't want to have ash move in if my brother wont like it. Ugh, is this normal?
Oh well, I need sleep... I have to call my father in jersey and break the news. My mother, the lutheran minister, took it well. I just hope my father, the lt. Colonel, will take it just as well. Who knows, maybe he'll be proud of me.
Thankyou, everyone, for listening.
--wyatt

Hey wyatt, you sound like a really good guy, and I hope everything goes well with your father. Also, I hope you and ashleigh are able to have a happy life. You just stay supportive of her and keep her spirits up. And you are more than welcome to ask any questions here. We are all good listeners and give good, honest advice.

Love,
megan

When I first found out I was pregnant, according to my last period, when I went to the doctor I would have been around 13 weeks, the doctor did some external and internal palpation (he pressed on my tummy and felt around and stuff) and he told me I only "felt" like I was only 6 weeks... That would have made my due date jump from august 28th to october 12th, which is a big dif! But then when I went to my second appt they gave me an ultrasound and told me my due date was september 18th, and its been that ever since. So they can be very off, and with the ultrasound, it will make it much more accurate, but can still be around 2 weeks off.

Well, everyone, I come with good news.
First off, my father wasn't able to throttle me through the phone. Infact, he laughed and ended up welcoming ashleigh to the family. I think my mother is pissed, deep down inside, though. Ah well.
Annother great moment in today is that ash and I found the greatest place in the world for unexpected pregnancies. Tender care. Has anyone ever heard of it?
Oh! If I can get a job within the next day or two, I mignt actually qualify for this low income housing apartment complex where they only charge a percentage of anual income. Phew.
Tension is heavy in the air. I feel like someone is going to bash me with a lead pipe if I stray even the slightest bit off the line. What or where that line is, I have no idea, but aparently its there.
I know, I know, annother stressed expecting father , but eh, I can't help it .
Thanks though. :p
--wyatt

Congrats on the good news! Are you and ashleigh planning on staying together? Is this tender care close by to where ya'll live? I hope everything works out for you!!

Love,
megan

Congrats! Ashleigh sounds like a lucky girl... If you are curious about getting on medicaid I would suggest calling your local hospital or going by the local health department, they can get your girlfriend all set up!
best of luck with the apartment, and remember, your mom may be upset now.. But you just wait until she sees that baby... Her life is going to be flipped upside down and your son/daughter will be number one on her list.

My mom wanted me to give my first child up for adoption and now... Well lets just say she loves him more than me! Lol so better start realizing your going to be second best once babies here!

Actually this tender care place is very close. Its all free too. Ash and I walked in and the woman who runs the place sat us down immediately ( without an appointment) and she started calling all of the places we could stay. Unfortunately all but one of the places she called were out of room. That's where we found this apartment. But anyway, the way this tender care works is- ash and I swing by once a week, take a few lessons, watch videos, read books, etc. And we gain points. When we get enough points, we can trade them in for a free crib or free clothes or diapers or changing tables. I'm so psyched. I don't know how ash feels about the baby though. Sometimes I think i'm more excited than she is.

About my mother. She, herself, was adopted and so she thinks the world of the adoption idea, saying that its not as bad as we think. Well, pshaw on that idea. Phew, its just gonna suck when I move out. No more cable internet any time I want, no more cable tv, no more food at convenience.

I'm scared. I really am. Not about moving out. Not about having a baby. But for ash. Is she happy about this? She's the one who begged me to uh, not use protection. (not to say protection works all the time..Heh i'm here, thats proof enough) but now I don't think she's as happy about it as she thought she would. I look through magazines and books about pregnant women and even though I know, for the sake of photography, the radient excitement that screams on their faces are fake. Idunno.

Tell me something.. Are my ever-so-currious and paranoid ..Feelings normal? Am I just overreacting? Or am I just a weirdo?

Welcome wyatt! Ash is lucky to have such a great boyfriend! That tender care place sounds amazing!! You could get a lot of good stuff! Where is t? Ive never heard of it. =/. Im happy youre excited, and im sure ash will be too!

<3
gaby

Hey wyatt, you sound like a really great guy, ash is lucky to have you. Dont worry, if shes not that excited right now, its probably because shes got alot on her mind, and her hormones are getting ready to just start going crazy... Trust me, pregnancy isnt as easy as you think. but when she starts feeling that baby moving, and once everything starts coming together, shes is more than likely gonna be beyond excited, I mean so excited I cant even think of a word for it lol... Shes got just as much on her mind as you do, if not more. Just be patient with her, and be very supportive. Everything will come together in time.

Wyatt why isnt there more guys like you. Shes a lucky girl to have you looking out for her. You seem like you have your head screwed on the right way.