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Pregnancy week 1

Pregnancy calendar: week 1 of being pregnant - Not there yet!

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Week 1 is actually the week of your last menstrual period.

When you work out your estimated due date, your pregnancy is calculated from the first day of your last period. This means that although the first two weeks are counted as part of your 40 week pregnancy your baby won't actually have been conceived yet. So effectively when you are eight weeks pregnant your developing baby is only six weeks old!

At this time it is advisable to eat a health well balanced diet, stop drinking alcohol and smoking and take folic acid supplements to help prevent spina bifida.

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In two weeks you will be at your most fertile and your partner's sperm will be able to reach your egg. As the nuclei fuse, a single cell is created. This is the start of your baby's conception.

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Ok My Last Sexually Intercourse Was Januray 19th. And My Camed In Me On That Day. And Ive Been Eating More, Sleeping More, And Having Cramps Alot,. I Dont Come On My Period Until Around The Fourth Of Every Month. So Today My Boyfriend Asked Me To Take A Pregnancy Test And I Did. It Camed Up Negative. So Once Again I Went To Adagio Healthcare Center And They Took A Pregnancy Test Which Camed Up Negative Again.! But He Came In Me So Im Wondering Is It To Early For A Pregnancy Test Should I Wait Another Week Or Im Not Pregnant.? Someone Please Help Me Im So Confused
added by Jaimee14 [Wed 3rd Feb 2010 @ 09:51:01]
Hi my last period was 19th aug 09 ive done a pregnancy test and its negative, the time before was 16th july just dont know what is happening
added by kazzy385 [Tue 29th Sep 2009 @ 13:03:26]
Hello,

I have been on the depo for 7 years. I got married in April and decided to not renew my last injection 1st July so I'be been off the depo for 2 months.
I've been sick 2 mornings this week and have a continuous feeling of nausea and gagging at the back of my throat. My breats are very sore and heavy. I've had cramps in my lower abdomen and I've been more sleepy than normal. I'm bloated and slightly heavier than normal - although I've been eating very healthyly. I haven't had a period since coming off the depo. I took a pregnancy test on Monday and the result came up negative. I'm currently in South East Asia (got here a week ago) so it could just be jetlag but my body does feel different. My doctor told me that it is possible to get pregnant when you come off the depo without actually having a period. Very difficult to tell when I may have concieved if I am pregnant as there isn't a period to go by.
Anyone got any advice or tips?

Any advice anyone?
added by masseyj42 [Thu 27th Aug 2009 @ 08:41:54]
hi all ,
please i need help ive been having pregancy syptoms :feeling sick all day bloated stomach ,eating alot ,weeing more for 2 weeks now im due to come on my period in 5 days i have taken 2 pregancy tests which came back negative i really think im pregant but just now i went to the toilet and i had the most terrible pain in the side of my stomach and then a little bit of blood and now im having period pains but the bleeding has stop it was just a little bit im really confused could i be pregant please please help : )
added by bella91 [Wed 22nd Jul 2009 @ 09:33:07]
i would say you got pregnant on or around the twelth. only reason being is that for the first two weeks of pregnancy you are not actually pregnant. i read that in one of my pregnancy books. they add the other weeks on because you ovulate on the 14th day after your period and this is the best time to get pregnant. so they round it up to forteen weeks because there is no telling when it was you got pregnant. if your scan has given you that due date it is most likley you got pregnant on the 14th good luck.
added by jobo21 [Fri 8th May 2009 @ 09:52:12]
hello everyone!!!
my last period was on the 29th aug 2008, and i had unpretected sex on the 03rd sep with my ex partner, and on the 14th sep with my current partner also unpretected. i have a 28 day cycle, so when i had sex with my ex i was still bleedin abit, as it was my last day of my period. my due date is on the 5th june 2009.
can you please help or give me advise on what date i actualy got pregnant, or more likely to of got pregnant.
added by Trisha05 [Wed 1st Apr 2009 @ 09:40:28]
how can you work out a due date if you have no length of each period is due i am irregular and have period after 45 days or so
added by life7860 [Mon 24th Nov 2008 @ 09:35:40]

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