1st trimester
first 2 weeks
meissieGuest ·
Hi there, just a quick question: I had an ultrasound today. I'm 9 weeks pregnant. Does that mean I got pregnant 9 weeks ago, or 2 weeks after that? Can anyone help me with this question?
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Esther #2
Hi Meissie, I had to decode what you wrote there for a bit, but I think I got it.
Simply put, if your doctor says you're 9 weeks pregnant, you're actually only 2 weeks pregnant. This is kind of an old-school thing because they couldn't measure as accurately back in the day, so they started counting from the beginning of your period. -
meissie started this #3
What I meant is, does the ultrasound go from the moment of conception? Or from the last day of my period? If I calculate it that way, I was still not pregnant then and hadn't been for the whole week
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Lexy #4
@Esther.. Probably meant 2 weeks shorter.. So Meissie was 'conceived' 7 weeks ago. The ultrasound doesn't base its calculations on your conception date, but rather on 2 weeks before that... -
Esther #5
Whoops, I meant 7 weeks. So indeed 2 weeks shorter.
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