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I don't get it! Please help me understand!
Ok... so my last period was 9/21/12 which was exactly 6 weeks ago. Today... I had my first ultrasound and she put me at 6.4 weeks AND we saw a little heart beat flickering and she was able to measure beats per minute and everything! How is that possible!!!!??????? There's no way I'm 6 weeks along! It would have to be 4 weeks right? I had to have time to ovulate and such right? I don't get it. I'm completely confused!
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Re: I don't get it! Please help me understand!
DS1 2-26-07
#4 Due May 2015
IT'S A BOY
I'm so confused why you are still confused! Didn't several posters cover this with you in the past 48 hours? (And seriously, you've already had kids, right?)
OK, so let's break it down ... Again.
Week one: 09/21/12
Week two: 09/28/12
Week three: 10/05/12
Week four: 10/12/12
Week five: 10/19/12
Week six: 10/26/12
And now, you're at 10/30/12, so you're measuring at 6w4d, right on track.
Seriously, chill now and just be thankful you saw a heartbeat.
We lost our first (EDD 07/23/12) after finding out at 12 weeks there was no longer a heartbeat. Our rainbow was born 05/22/13 and was worth all we went through.
“So can you understand? Why I want a daughter while I’m still young? I wanna hold her hand and show her some beauty before all this damage is done. But if it’s too much to ask, it’s too much to ask … Then send me a son.” – Arcade Fire
DS1 2-26-07
#4 Due May 2015
IT'S A BOY
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Your pretty much asking the same thing!!
DS1 2-26-07
#4 Due May 2015
IT'S A BOY
No... you must have me confused with someone else. I just posted for the first time today. My period was 6 weeks ago.... but I did not concieve on that day for goodness sake! Hence the confusion.
PS - Please don't take such a mean tone... I'm only asking
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You posted this two days ago:
https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/69629211.aspx
BFP#2 09/11/12 beta1=72 @13dpo beta2=160 @14dpo beta3=over 6000 @24dpo U/S @7w2dd hb=146bpm U/S @8w5d hb=159bpm U/S @12w hb=164bpm
EDD 05/20/13
My Ovulation Chart
DS1 2-26-07
#4 Due May 2015
IT'S A BOY
Oh... yah.... forgot about that post.
But the reason I'm more confused now is because it's one thing to think you know what day you concieved and go by that.... and it's quite another to actually have an ultrasound tech tell you for sure exactly how far along you are.... and have that timeframe coincide with your period. Know what I mean?
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I'm sure the thought process to both these questions were different...but you did pretty much ask the same thing just worded it differently...
lol... chillax. They count 2 weeks BEFORE you're ever even pregnant. It can be confusing at first...but this is standard. I had to re-think it when I first found out how many weeks I was too.
Listen to the other ladies, they know what they are talking about and remember that they aren't being rude... you're just reading it that way. They are being informative
H&H 9 months to you!
No, I don't know what you mean. I want to ask why you are over-thinking this, but obviously, you're really not thinking. You freaking measured 6w4d today, exactly on track. It means if you ovulated two weeks after your period on 09/21/12 then you got pregnant 10/05/12.
Now ... Just STOP. Freaking celebrate being pregnant and stop with the "I don't get it!" posts. It's annoying, and quite frankly, a tad bit frightening.
ETA: You called your miscarriage "divine intervention" ... How did I miss that ridiculousness? I'm starting to think this is just MUD, if not you may want to rethink your bio and the posts you make on this board.
We lost our first (EDD 07/23/12) after finding out at 12 weeks there was no longer a heartbeat. Our rainbow was born 05/22/13 and was worth all we went through.
“So can you understand? Why I want a daughter while I’m still young? I wanna hold her hand and show her some beauty before all this damage is done. But if it’s too much to ask, it’s too much to ask … Then send me a son.” – Arcade Fire
I lost my angels 07/2010, 04/2017, 10/2017
Meimsx no more
There are two ways to measure pregnancy (well the two most common). One is fetal age and one is gestational age. Fetal age is how long the embryo/fetus has been developed, so for you 4 weeks. Gestational age is what most of the medical community uses and adds two weeks to the date you conceived because your body was preparing for pregnancy. Most people do not know the exact date they conceived, so that is why we use this method. Yes, it can be confusing if you have irregular cycles or know exactly when you ovulated and then the probable day you conceived, but it's just the way things are done.
Read this:
https://www.parentsconnect.com/pregnancy/trying-to-conceive/Gestational_Fetal_Age.html
I don't know how else to make you understand.
You are considered 6 weeks pregnant. Doctors and US techs do measurements based on timing since your LMP. So even though technically your egg was fertilized 4 weeks ago, you will always be calculated from your LMP - thus 6 weeks
HAHAHAHA.
Mud. And not even good MUD.
Evelyn (3.24.10), Graham (5.30.13) & Miles (8.28.16)
This is not a mean tone, this is a tone of frustration:
So what you're saying is that all of us who posted on your other thread wasted our time because you didn't bother to go back and read the responses? Now that I look back at that post, I see that you never responded, so I guess I'm right. Actually, I'm SURE I'm right because you DEFINITELY would have called people mean on your original thread.
If you're not going to bother reading responses to your posts, and then post the same thing two days later, it is completely understandable (and justifiable) that ladies who took the time to respond to your original post would sound frustrated (or, as you interpret it, "mean").
You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have
For some reason, this made me nearly fall off the couch laughing!
BFP #2 - 7/5/14 (total surprise!) EDD - ????
Assuming this isn't MUD and you are really just that daft, you are considered 2 weeks pregnant when you ovulate. Assuming you have 28 day cycles:
You are one week pregnant=one week after your period.
Two weeks pregnant= two weeks after your period, which is when ovulation/conception takes place.
Three weeks pregnant=three weeks after your period= one week after conception
So on and so forth. This is not rocket science. You shouldn't have to be told more than once. Google it and educate yourself.
Others explained it well.
I'm not trying to be snarky, but how is this your 6th pregnancy and you don't understand the way the medical community dates pregnancy?
Anxiously awaiting baby #1! Baby BOY Due: May 30, 2013!
I had no idea that I would get such mean responses on here! I thought I would get some loving, caring and informative responses..... not be called 'daft" and be accused of "MUD" whatever that means.
The miscarriage that I had between my two sons was divine intervention because I truly believe that God knows exactly what he's doing and he had a plan for me at that time that did not include a baby. I am not trying to say that I'm glad.... I'm just saying that I can see what God's plan is now that it's so far in the past and I am ok with it. At the time.... I was not married and barely knew the father of that baby. I was a very precarious time in my life. I admit... all of that was my fault.... but definitely not a time for me to have a baby. The other 2 miscarriages I had were with my current husband and very much tried for and wanted. Those 2 miscarriages occured since my 2-year-old was born.
I forgot completely about that other post.... that's why I didn't check it... and even if I had..... I would still be confused..... and I can't believe I'm the one being called dumb here.... because it's very simple. I KNOW they "they" count your time from you LMP.... I get that...... but your LMP is NOT the day you concieved right? WE know that..... and we all agree to just go along with the extra two weeks because that's the way it is right? OK>>>>> YES...... I get that..... BUT....yesterday..... the ultrasound tech measured the size of my sac etc and put me at 6.4 weeks! Which means..... that if she is absolutely 100% right..... I conceived on my period! But that's not possible right? THAT'S why I'm confused. It brought the theory to fact when it makes no sense. If you guys can't understand what I mean then I don't know what else to say.
Since I got home from the ultrasound I HAVE been thankful.... VERY. I am over the moon that I saw that little flicker..... make no mistake! Especially since my last MC was a blighted ovum. This means that we definitely don't have that issue this time
As far as posting on here and checking the other post responses...... like I said...... I had forgotten about that post which is why I didn't check it. Now I'm glad I didn't because you guys are so mean. I really can't believe how mean and persnickety people got on here..... and called me names and everything. So.... this is my last post.... I will not be posting or reading any more responses in this thread or in "1st Trimester" anymore. You guys are mean over here. I will just stay in the "Pregnant after 35" area.... I guess with maturity comes tact and compassion?
Even though you guys were mean to me.... I wish you all the best.
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As PP stated in the original post, the tech is basing the measurements on the same system that includes the extra two weeks.
No one was mean to you ... I answered your question yesterday because I wanted to help, even though I could not understand how a grown woman with two living children was so upset and confused about where her pregnancy was dated. I typed out week by week where you were and you still don't get it. You're still confused, and that's unbelievable to me. Please, do some research on pregnancy, and don't go bad-mouth people on other boards, it's just tacky. (https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/69690422.aspx)
And your comment "I guess with maturity comes tact and compassion?" is really just rude. I'm a highly educated, compassionate 36-year-old, and quite frankly your questions and lack of comprehension about where you are in your pregnancy frighten me. (As does the fact you "forgot" about your other post on the same exact topic just days before.) I had a loss at 12 weeks, and have more compassion for people than you could even imagine. But you not liking what you're told and freaking out about it really shows a lack of maturity on your part.
I'm sorry for your losses. Even the one you call "divine intervention," which I'm not sure any of us who have gone through it will understand.
We lost our first (EDD 07/23/12) after finding out at 12 weeks there was no longer a heartbeat. Our rainbow was born 05/22/13 and was worth all we went through.
“So can you understand? Why I want a daughter while I’m still young? I wanna hold her hand and show her some beauty before all this damage is done. But if it’s too much to ask, it’s too much to ask … Then send me a son.” – Arcade Fire
FFS, this. At 6 weeks, virtually all sacs will measure "x." There isn't an actual measurement called "6 weeks." At 6 weeks gestation your baby measured just like everyone else's 6 week fetus, which is 2 free weeks plus 4 weeks of actual time to grow.
**lurking because this sh!t is hilarious**
Hahahahahahahaha
And how do you forget that you've already posted a question on a message board?
medically according to your ultrasound your baby has been growing for 4 weeks and 4 days. The two week or so before you conceived are counted so the tech measured your baby to be 6 weeks 4 days. That means the fetus is as big as any other womens at 6 weeks 4 days.
So lets say you dont want to count the two weeks before you conceived then you are 4 weeks 4 days great. Thats the SAME as being 6 weeks 4 days according to medical personnel and everyone else in the world. Your baby is what the consider being 6 weeks and 4 days. No you havent been pregnant and your baby hasnt been growing for that long but thats what they count anyways.
So YES you concieved 4 weeks and 4 days ago but your baby is considered to be 6 weeks and 4 days. Its just how they word things. At 4 weeks and 4 days after you conceived you got to hear the heartbeat. The baby is still 6 weeks and 4 days because of how they word it. Now if you went in 2 weeks after you concieved you would be considered 4 weeks pregnant and would not have heard the heart beat because they baby has only been growing for 2 weeks. Get it.
Im confused why this is so confusing to you.
So you don't get that the ultrasound also includes the two weeks when you weren't pregnant? That means you conceived 4w4d ago and I would assume you weren't on your period right?
Maybe with maturity comes tact and compassion but certainly not common sense and the ability to google. Or ask your freakin doctor if you are so confused.
Really? You still don't get it? When you ovulate, you are 2 weeks pregnant. Forget your period for now. Ovulate=2 weeks pregnant. It doesn't need to make sense. That is how it is calculated. Gestational age and fetal age have a two week difference. Doctors use gestational age. Gestational age=2 weeks greater than fetal age.
If you are 6w4d, it means the fetal age is 4w4d. If your period was 42 days ago, you conceived 32 days ago. If the gestational sac is what they measured, I'd bet you are a few days "less pregnant" than 6w4d, probably closer to 6 weeks even.
As far as the scan, was the baby measured, or was the sac? Those are two different measurements. The sac will usually measure a bit ahead than what you actually are. For example, with DS, I was 5w4d when I had my first scan. We couldn't see much, so the gestational sac was measured. It measured 6w1d, so five days ahead. I knew exactly how far along I was. At the next scan, DS measured exactly where he should.
My thoughts exactly.
Why would you post a question and not watch for the answer??
Me too! I do think people are sometimes mean and unfair on this website, but I can't get over this woman's inability to comprehend...