Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Ontario, Canada
Almost 4 Weeks Pregnant - Nervous Posted: 06-03-06 11:54am
Hi there, i'm new to this whole forum
thing but im managing to get around.
About a week ago I found out im pregnant
(almost a month!) and my boyfriend, the
father, decided we're going to keep it.
One of the things i'm most scared of is
the stretch marks and the pain of the
birth. Noooo its not cause i'm stuck
up, im just underknowledged for both.
Any advice?
P.S you can add me to msn anytime!
The14wordsforsarie [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Kia
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Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
Posted: 06-06-06 03:28am
I'm guessing you really mean almost 4
weeks gestation.
I'll explain why. Pregnancy is counted
from the first day of your last period.
At two weeks you (typically) ovulate.
That's right you're two weeks into your
pregnancy and haven't even ovulated yet
lol
it take about 10 days from ovulation to
implantation (some women may
notice a small amount of bleeding at this
time.
Once the developing embryo (actually it's
a blastocyst at that point but hey) has
implanted into the lining of the uterus
then you begin making hcg (the pregnancy
hormone).
First response is the only home preg test
that can pick up a pregnancy upto 4 days
before your period is due (and with a
normal cycle ie 28 days you actually won't
be physically pregnant before that)
gestation is counted from conception
(approximately the time of ovulation give
or take a few hours)
so at 2 weeks gestation you are 4 weeks
pregnant. (ie you are only just skipping
your period).
At 4 weeks gestation (6 weeks pregnancy)
your period is 2 weeks late.
Incidentally, if someone is trying for a
baby and / or tracking their cycle
carefully and they test 4 days before
their period is due and get a positive
(first response) then yes they can find
out they are pregnant - just before they
are 4 weeks.
