your not pregnant till......

By C
@ShyBear88 (59342)
Sterling, Virginia
February 14, 2012 4:09pm CST
I know my sister in law is still kind of on the young side but some times she says the silly things to me that sound a bit out of places. Last week announced on facebook to baby center that I was pregnant with my second baby and that we finally figured out this whole big mess that started 9 weeks back. Well she said on the post that I started that your not pregnant till your 2 weeks pregnant. I was thinking what? I told her I disagree the moment the egg and sperm meet your pregnant. Your body just sends a message to the brain say hey your pregnant start producing everything that is need to hold a pregnancy. You won't physically feel it for a good few weeks normally not till your about 4 to 6 weeks which is normally when a women will test that she is pregnant. But I believe that some women we just know before even 4 to 6 weeks and even some times before a home test. I know from looking at and reading about different home test that you can pretty much test at any time your pregnant and get a positive some test are more sensitive then others. Your hormones have to be at a certain level for a home test to pick it up. A blood test will pick up the smallest amount possible unlike a home test will. I feel once that magical moment of the egg and sperm meeting that your pregnant weather the pregnancy stays or falls throw.
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• United States
15 Feb 12
So that is why the clock is ticking. By the time to doctor tells you are pregnant... You have to maker you choice and quick! Thanks Now I totally understand. And this also explains how some women can go all the way up to their 9th month and not know they are pregnant.
@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
15 Feb 12
You have the first I think 3 months to terminate a pregnancy but most women don't find out they are pregnant till its kind of too late. Its an estimate of when you conceived so even when they tell you how far a long you are it's not that correct they are basing it off of several things, one your last period and when that was that is what they go off because each women ovulates at different times every month. So normally they assume that your about 4 weeks or more because of the fact that you might have bleeding before you find out which is why a lot of women don't know they are pregnant till they start feeling sick and stuff if they get sick, home test aren't always a 100% that is why on the box it says if you think your pregnant and don't believe the results then call your doctor. Some women get bleeding through out there whole pregnant and if you've never been pregnant you don't know what to look out for and even women that have been they still don't know all of the time if they are and are not pregnant.
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• United States
15 Feb 12
Can you imagine being pregnant and not knowing it? My worse nightmare, your greatest wish? Wow.
@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
15 Feb 12
I would imagine just like I see on tv when I watch I didn't know I was pregnant. I would totally freak out. But most all of those women on there haven't been pregnant or over weight and some are told they can never have kids. So for those types of women I can see it harder for them knowing that they are pregnant and especially if they are carrying in away there is no movement. Even skinny girls some times don't feel it or don't really gain anything. Also a lot of those women have irregular periods so for them its normal to go months with out having a period. Me I start freaking out when I don't get my period after a few days.
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@deodavid (4147)
• Philippines
15 Feb 12
Hi there Shybear88, Well i guess better keep it a secret until you and your hubby would like to reveal it to the world, because sometimes people just cant hold it in, i know i can hold a secret to my grave but i guess not everybody can so be vigilant in choosing who you give out your beautiful news with anyway congrats and as a nurse yes you are correct you are already pregnant once the egg and sperm are united.
@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
15 Feb 12
I don't care who knows and doesn't know I wasn't asking if and when I should tell people when I'm having a baby or not. I told everyone and anyone with my daughter at 6 weeks. I told right away with my second pregnancy and then found out that I had a miscarriage that then turned out to be the same pregnancy in which I'm still pregnant the doctor made a mistake and we both miscalculated and thought I was further a long then I. I can agree if she said that a pregnancy might not keep till your about 6 to 8 weeks which is true a lot of women lose a babies before that time frame. I know been pregnant once did all the school on how that part of the body works that the moment those two things get together your pregnant. I wouldn't keep a pregnancy a secret I think its rude and mean to do to people because its a happy thing and it should be enjoyed. If someone doesn't like that I'm pregnant then they don't need to be in our lives. They can either be happy about it or they can be grumpy about it. I can't control who they feel but I don't let that affect that fact that I'm having another baby in my life. I wouldn't wait ever I don't care if I had a miscarriage or not I'm going to say it and shout it out.
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
14 Feb 12
Hi shybear, maybe you need to pick and choose who you reveal confidential issues to...You did say that she was young...she may not be the right one to confide in... I do want to say congrats to you on your second additional to your family...and as long as you know whats going on with you there is book that says every woman will feel or act the exact same way while with child...we women(well most) know our own body...
@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
14 Feb 12
I didn't want to fight with her so I pretty much left it after I said that your pregnant from the second it happens which I knew she would understand that since we both believe in pro life. She is 19 and pregnant with her first so she still has the tendency to think she knows it all since she still is in college. I don't think she is wrong with her thought its her though and so I can see where she thinks that. Out of personal experiences with both of my pregnancy I know some times home test can be a bit on the unreliable side. Depending on the women's body I think it'll affect a home test differently and some are some times. I've had in the past where a home test didn't work at all. With my daughter it took almost 2 months to get a home test to pick up on I was pregnant. So with this one I new extremely early which is a good thing because then I started on my health sooner with is better for me and the baby. Thanks for the congratulation not a planned baby just like his or her big sister but that's okay I still love my little mystery baby. I agree everyone women knows at different time and some one just know the second it happens which for me is hard to get my head around but we all know our own bodies and how they act and if something doesn't seem right you should always check it out. I know what implantation looks like so that is why I tested earlier then some women. I was a few day's pregnant and then I had some heavy bleeding after I got confirmed I was pregnant by a blood test. The doctor thought I had a miscarriage and with an ultra sound not picking up on anything it had us all believing that till I kept feeling pregnant. I'm thankful I want back more then once for ultra sound and blood test they finally figured out that I wasn't as far along as I thought and that I didn't lose my pregnancy. Which was a relief after going through being all broken up about losing a baby. I definitely won't be forgetting this pregnancy.