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just wondering..........
since pregnancy is on my mind constantly now I was just thinking about a few things and wondered if anyone had the answers!!
1 - if you are having pregnancy symptoms like sickness etc why wouldn't your hormones be strong enough for a test to work before your period is due?
2 - if you were having twins or more would that make the hormone in your wee stronger as you would be pregnant with 2 babies?
1 - if you are having pregnancy symptoms like sickness etc why wouldn't your hormones be strong enough for a test to work before your period is due?
2 - if you were having twins or more would that make the hormone in your wee stronger as you would be pregnant with 2 babies?
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oh yes and just remembered something else!!
when looking at the weekly pregnancy guide on NHS direct I noticed that they class being 1 week pregnant as your period, 2 weeks as ovulation and the egg being fertilised and week 3 as implantation. I am confused about this because I do not have periods at all and theoretically speaking lets say one of my eggs was fertilised when I first started trying which was w/c 23rd June. That would make me now 3 weeks according to the guide when really it would be 9 days since I conceived. How does that work?
when looking at the weekly pregnancy guide on NHS direct I noticed that they class being 1 week pregnant as your period, 2 weeks as ovulation and the egg being fertilised and week 3 as implantation. I am confused about this because I do not have periods at all and theoretically speaking lets say one of my eggs was fertilised when I first started trying which was w/c 23rd June. That would make me now 3 weeks according to the guide when really it would be 9 days since I conceived. How does that work?
all Estimated due dates are taken from first day of last period until a 12 week scan determines the date from size of baby. They are always calculated with the 2 week point being the ovulation and so can change slightly depending on the length of your cycle
Sickness often doesnt start until about 4-7 weeks after the first day of last period either so there is little hormone to detect.
Some tests claim to be able to pick up the hormone 4 days before your period is due but they are only 50% accurate. The longer you leave it before testing the better as the hormone amounts double each day i think.
Twins can effect the amount of hormone and also morning sickness so yes it is possible to have a higher hormone but in early days i would think the difference would be very slight.
Sickness often doesnt start until about 4-7 weeks after the first day of last period either so there is little hormone to detect.
Some tests claim to be able to pick up the hormone 4 days before your period is due but they are only 50% accurate. The longer you leave it before testing the better as the hormone amounts double each day i think.
Twins can effect the amount of hormone and also morning sickness so yes it is possible to have a higher hormone but in early days i would think the difference would be very slight.
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