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Cycle days question.

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ShivWesker · 21/04/2021 23:44

Hey!

So this has been bugging me for a while. I got pregnant straight off the pill and every due date calendar tells me to put in my average cycle length but I don't know what that is now after getting pregnant straight away. Would I count it as 30 days like it was when I was on the pill? I'm 8 weeks today (we think) ♥️ Thanks ladies ♥️

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FeistySheep · 22/04/2021 09:12

To be honest you can't know for sure until you get a dating scan. What date did you come off the pill and what date did you get a positive pregnancy test? That may help us work it out for you :)

ShivWesker · 22/04/2021 10:08

Hey! I came off the pill on the 23rd February and I got my positive test on the 26th March 🥰

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FeistySheep · 22/04/2021 10:29

Okay, so a pretty small window then, that makes things easier! The earliest you likely ovulated was 10 days after coming off the pill, so 5th March. If you got a positive test on 26th March, you probably ovulated at least 10 days before that, so 16th March.
So 5th March to 16th March is your window for ovulation. You date the pregnancy by 14 days before ovulation, so 19th February to 2nd March, putting you at somewhere between 7+2 and 8+6. These two dates would be outliers so it's more likely you're in the middle of that range. 8 weeks more or less, as you said!
I'd experiment with the cycle length on the calculators until you get a result that gives you around 8 weeks. This should be accurate enough to get your dating scan in the correct window of time, and then you'll get a more accurate answer :)

Chelyanne · 22/04/2021 10:48

Yes you can just stick 30 days in for your average cycle length. You will get your official estimated due date at your dating scan and then you can use that for any apps etc.

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