Thursday, March 5, 2009

Are You pregnant?..

How soon will I know?
Unless you have a test beforehand, the first indication that you may be pregnant is when your periods stop.

The first signs of pregnancy
Periods are sometimes late and just missing one doesn't necessarily mean you are pregnant. But if your breasts feel swollen and you feel nauseous particularly first thing in the morning, you would be advised to have a test.

When can I take a pregnancy test?
You can take the test any time you think you may be pregnant. However, you should know that conception takes place at the time of your ovulation - normally on the 14th day of your cycle (day one being the first day of your period). So if you take a pregnancy test on the day after sex, don't think a negative result means you're not pregnant; conception may take place a few days later!

When will baby be born?
The average pregnancy lasts 40 weeks and the starting point is day one of your last period - even though you hadn't conceived then! You'll find a calculator on another page which will give you a fairly accurate estimate when baby will arrive, and you will get another, probably more accurate, estimate when you have your ultrasound scan.

Chinese Pregnancy Chart..

The Chinese conception chart, also known as the Chinese pregnancy calendar and the Chinese conception calendar, is supposed to predict whether you will have a girl or boy.

The story goes that the original Chinese pregnancy chart was buried in a royal tomb nearly one thousand years ago, and you can now see it at the Beijing Institute of Science.

It's easy enough to use: just find the line on the pregnancy calendar that equates to your age and move along until you reach the month in which you conceived. If the square is pink, you'll have a girl, blue and expect a boy. If you're 21, according to the birth chart there's not much chance of a boy!

Of course it's just a bit of fun.... or is it?! The sex of both my kids was accurately predicted, and the Chinese pregnancy calendar scored considerably higher than the 50% correct you would expect with friends we have tried it on.

Clever people the ancient Chinese!



Month of Conception
Age Of Mother At Conception Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
18 F M F M M M M M M M M M
19 M F M F F M M F M M F F
20 F M F M M M M M M F M M
21 M F F F F F F F F F F F
22 F M M F M F F M F F F F
23 M M M F M M F F F M M F
24 M F F M M F M F M M F M
25 F M F M F M F M F M M M
26 M M M M M F M F F M F F
27 F F M M F M F F M F M M
28 M M M F F M F M F F M F
29 F M F F M F M M F M F F
30 M M F M F M M M M M M M
31 M M M M F F M F M F F F
32 M F F M F M M F M M F M
33 F M M F F M F M F M M F
34 M M F F M F M M F M F F
35 M F M F M F M F M M F M
36 M F M M M F M M F F F F
37 F F M F F F M F F M M M
38 M M F F M F F M F F M F
39 F F M F F F M F M M F M
40 M M M F M F M F M F F M
41 F F M F M M F F M F M F
42 M F F M M M M M F M F M
43 F M F F M M M F F F M M
44 M F F F M F M M F M F M
45 F M F M F F M F M F M F