question about dating

[bonbon86]

Ok on 10/21 I took a positive pregnancy test. 10/26 I got an ultrasound and the Dr told me I'm 2 weeks along. My question is this: due I read pregnancy info based on being 2 weeks or 4? Because if you look most places at 2 weeks your just ovulating and my baby is already 2 weeks. Me and my husband argue about dating a pregnancy every time and I'm just curious which to tell ppl.

[MsKitty84]

4 weeks. :-) It's illogical, which is probably why your husband doesn't understand, but doctors still count you as being pregnant for two weeks longer than there's actually been a baby in your body. That's because before pregnancy tests were common, the only thing they had to go by was the last time the woman had a period.

[bonbon86]

I should also mention my pregnancies have always been almost exactly the same time of year and always 2 years apart. We don't try for it that way that's just how it happens. Ex: my first was born may 3, 2006 (girl) my second may 11, 2008 (boy) my 3rd April 26 2010 ( she was due may 9th and I was induced early) my fourth was a miscarriage in July (when I normally conceive) and now number 5 :)

[bonbon86]

We have to use ultrasound to date my pregnancies (this will be my 5 pregnancy) because I only have a period once a year actually thanks to the fact of having a miscarriage in July I had 3 this year.

[amy8702]

I mean Oct 31

[amy8702]

My LMP was Oct 21 and I'm 4w3d now. Go back to your first day of you last period and that's how far approx you are. If you were 2 weeks Oct 26 you technically were 4 weeks. So right now you're 7w2d

[Clysta]

You would be 4 weeks. As you said, at 2 weeks you would only just be ovulating.