just wondering..........

[tigwig]

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?

[tigwig]

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?

[redcrx]

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.

[tigwig]

thank you for this answer red, and all your others! You almost always answer my questions no matter how silly they are and I do appreciate it. Thanks again.

[redcrx]

your questions are far from silly and if we never ask we never find out do we?? :)

so youre playing the waiting game to do a test then are you?

are you plotting temps or anything to try and work out when you ovulate?

[tigwig]

not yet but I think I may as well get some ovulation sticks. At least then I don't have to bother having sex when there's no point!!!!

[Fairie]

what about for fun though!!?? lol