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[SpongeCake23]

I just took a CBD and it says 1-2 weeks. My LMP was 5th Jan and the NHS online calculator says I should be 5 weeks.
What's going on? I'm worried there's something not right.

Yes, that's right. You are 1-2 weeks from conception, which depending on when you ovulated and how early or late baby implanted could mean you are anywhere from 3-5 weeks pregnant.

I thought I'd be 5 weeks and 6 days by now? Working it out from my LMP.

The test guestimates from the amount of hormone it detects which there can be a huge varience. Your pregnancy will be dated from your LMP until you have your 12 week scan, but your dates can be out as much as a week or more depending on if you ovulated early/late/on time and how long it took to implant which can be from a few days to 9-10 days after your ovulated. My current pregnancy was dated 9 days out at my 12 week scan.

Also LMP is pretty crappy. For example...I'd be due a whole week earlier than I am if I went by LMP. My cycles are always 5 weeks not 4 weeks.

Don't worry, those digital tests aren't very reliable. 1-2 weeks corresponds to 3-4 weeks of normal pregnancy counting, but it's very normal for the test to show earlier than you actually are because they don't pick up hormones very reliably and aren't very accurate in the windows they cover. If you read the leaflet carefully it will basically have a disclaimer in there somewhere which says it's intended to be for entertainment purposes, it's not medically sound.

At 5w6 it's a positive sign that you're getting a positive test! :) You just have to take things one day at a time from here until you get your first midwife appointment, which will probably be around 10 weeks.

Congratulations :)