Is it possible to get prenant two days before your period is due?

[mama2cntrykids]

I know the saying "anything" is possible BUT is the above possible? I'm hoping (and praying) to think no...:tongue_smilie:. I mean, you can't get pregnant unless you're ovulating, right? Please no snickering ;)!!

Edited October 26, 2009 by mama2cntrykids
word usage!

[elizabeth]

True, one must be ovulating. However, it is entirely possible to do so more than once a month...in fact many women do ovulate more than once a month and hence little blessings.

[Tam101]

You would have to be ovulating, so as long as your dates are right you should be fine! ;)

[TKDmom]

Supposedly, no. The egg is only viable for 48 hours and sperm for 24 (or maybe it's other way around). But anyway, you really only have a 3-day window. The trouble is, what if your system somehow gets off, and for whatever reason, you ovulate 2 weeks later than usual...? That's why the rhythm method isn't all that effective.

[Wendi]

It's possible, but rather unlikely. You have to have a viable egg ready to be fertilized. An egg, when released, is viable for a short period (a day or so?). Normally this happens mid-cycle, but ovulation can be unpredictable, so I suppose if you have really wonky cycles or just this one time you ovulated much later than usual, you could therefore get pregnant. But for most people, during a typical cycle, no, there's no egg there at that time of the month.

 

That's my non-expert info. There is, however, likely someone on this board who got pregnant two days before their period was due, or knows someone who did. It's not impossible for it to happen.

 

Wendi

[mama2cntrykids]

You would have to be ovulating, so as long as your dates are right you should be fine! ;)

 

ME?? Oh no, not me! I was ummm, ahhh, asking for a "friend". Yea, that's it my "friend":lol:.

[Starr]

Years in medicine, yes it could happen, but not likely. Tell your "friend" to relax for a few days. lol

[mama2cntrykids]

Years in medicine, yes it could happen, but not likely. Tell your "friend" to relax for a few days. lol

;)Will do! I was pretty sure it was "possible" but didn't think it was likely. Maybe it's from my "friend's" stress lately:001_smile:. :chillpill:ing...

[GESTEP]

Alot of medications delay my cycle. I have had a few scares as a result.

[Sara R]

Possible if you ovulated later than usual.

[BMW]

This just doesn't seem fair!! I tried paying attention to cycles... I know that child #1 was conceived in between cycles... mid-way. I thought that I could enjoy relations 1 day after cycle completed and child #2 was conceived. So... then I thought... surely I wont conceive if it's 3 weeks after a cycle... and child #3 was conceived... sheesh... that's my body!!

[emeraldjoy]

Gosh, I hear ya.

What I have learned.

Sperm can stay alive for 3-5 days, unless you are my husbands sperm then you stay alive for 7 days (they do say 3-5 days max).

The egg is only viable for 24 hours.

Every woman's cycle is different. Roughly 14 days after the first day of your cycle is ovulation time if you ovulate once a month and your are regular.

Some woman do ovulate more than once a month and many are not regular.

To be as safe as possible you need to be careful on day 6 after you period wether you are still bleeding or not until after you have "dried up" for 3days after ovulation.

Not to be too gross but if you start observing your mucous a few time a day and charting what you see you can start to tell by the mucous where you are in your cycle.

If you want more info, I would love to give it.

If this is just a vent believe me I understand. We have been pregnany 7 times in less than six years of marriage and most of them were oopsies.

I am becoming very educated on this!!

e

[Melissa in Australia]

I would say yes you could probably get pregnant.

 

 

my mother got pregnant while pregnant. she had twins, one was 2 weeks prem, and one 2 weeks overdue.

[Miss Sherry]

I would say yes you could probably get pregnant.

 

 

my mother got pregnant while pregnant. she had twins, one was 2 weeks prem, and one 2 weeks overdue.

 

That is amazing. I wanted twins but never had any and am not planning on any more children. Now it'ts time for grand babies. :001_smile:

 

I've heard it's possible for someone to get pregnant again while already pregnant, but I've never actually heard of anyone that it's happened to.

[Amber in AUS]

I would say yes you could probably get pregnant.

 

 

my mother got pregnant while pregnant. she had twins, one was 2 weeks prem, and one 2 weeks overdue.

 

This happened to my cousin. Her twins were dated and conceived 2 weeks apart.

[Osmosis Mom]

That is amazing. I wanted twins but never had any and am not planning on any more children. Now it'ts time for grand babies. :001_smile:

 

I've heard it's possible for someone to get pregnant again while already pregnant, but I've never actually heard of anyone that it's happened to.

 

I once met a twin who was the product of such an ovulation. Many think it's a lie, but I definitely believed her. It sounds totally plausible to me.

[brehon]

I would say yes you could probably get pregnant.

 

 

my mother got pregnant while pregnant. she had twins, one was 2 weeks prem, and one 2 weeks overdue.

 

WOW! You learn something new everyday. I had absolutely no idea this could happen!! Interesting....and a wee bit, umm, scary (?) [Not the right word, but I'm caffeine deficient right now.]

[jplain]

If you ovulated on schedule, it is extremely unlikely that you ovulated again and conceived 2 days before your period was due. Yes, it can happen, in very rare instances, but I've only heard of it happening when there's already a new pregnancy in progress. Natural Family Planning wouldn't work so well if double ovulations were common, and when practiced correctly, the failure rate for NFP is very low.

 

The egg can only survive 24 hours or less. So if you get pregnant 2 days before your period was due, you almost certainly had a delayed ovulation. Delayaed ovulation is not at all uncommon. Do you know (roughly) when you ovluated?

 

If avoiding pregnancy is important to you, you may want to learn about natural ways of predicting and confirming ovulation. That way you'll be able to identify periods of higher and lower fertility. Toni Weschler's book Taking Charge of Your Fertility is an excellent resource. I find it to be much more accessible than most of the NFP materials I've reviewed.

[mama2cntrykids]

I would say yes you could probably get pregnant.

 

 

my mother got pregnant while pregnant. she had twins, one was 2 weeks prem, and one 2 weeks overdue.

 

I never have heard of that!! Trying amazing though.

 

 

If you ovulated on schedule, it is extremely unlikely that you ovulated again and conceived 2 days before your period was due. Yes, it can happen, in very rare instances, but I've only heard of it happening when there's already a new pregnancy in progress. Natural Family Planning wouldn't work so well if double ovulations were common, and when practiced correctly, the failure rate for NFP is very low.

 

The egg can only survive 24 hours or less. So if you get pregnant 2 days before your period was due, you almost certainly had a delayed ovulation. Delayaed ovulation is not at all uncommon. Do you know (roughly) when you ovluated?

 

If avoiding pregnancy is important to you, you may want to learn about natural ways of predicting and confirming ovulation. That way you'll be able to identify periods of higher and lower fertility. Toni Weschler's book Taking Charge of Your Fertility is an excellent resource. I find it to be much more accessible than most of the NFP materials I've reviewed.

 

To answer your question, I ovulated about two weeks after my last period. My body is pretty regular with my cycles. I'm thinking either: A. I'm late because of stress or B. I could have possibly gotten pregnant around ovulation time. I won't go into the details of it though, TMI! I'm not very late either but I'm never late. I've been on-time for about a year and before that I was occasionally early. I'm trying not to stress about it. If I am, I am. Then we'll just count it as a blessing. If I'm not then I truly hate stress:001_huh:.

[amy g.]

I would say that it is possible depending on when you ovulated.

 

I conceived my oldest on day 30 of that cycle, so 2 days after my period was due. I was under a specialist's care, and having weekly ultrasounds, so we were certain of the timing.

[LizzyBee]

Most women don't have perfect 28 day cycles, so yes, it's possible.

 

A friend of mine got pregnant while on the pill. She was devastated and it took her months to get used to the idea of having another baby. Meanwhile, her dh was supposed to get a v to insure no more accidents. He didn't get it done by the time J. was born, so they were using condoms. Except the day after her period, since she was certain she couldn't be ovulating then. Meet baby #4. :lol:

[MeanestMomInMidwest]

Natural Family Planning wouldn't work so well if double ovulations were common, and when practiced correctly, the failure rate for NFP is very low.

 

 

snipped by me because I thought this was an amusing quote.

 

2-25% of women will become pregnant the first year using NFP. Not exactly low. "perfect" use of NFP relies on a variety of factors, ability to abstain, ability to keep perfect records, etc. and can be thrown off by irregular temperatures, irregular cycles, medications, etc. The failure rate for perfect usage is 2%, typical usage 25%.

[emeraldjoy]

iIt is true though that NFP can be as effective as other forms.

The problem is it takes some time in the beginning to figure things out. They say, at least, six monthes. That is a long time to be in limbo, you know.

However, if you practice certain types of NFP and have given yourself that window to figure things out then you can used it for an up to 98% percent success rate.

Even woman than are irregular usually are irregularly regular if that makes sense. It is rare that someone is truly, truly irregular. There is usually a method to the madness. usually.

It is frustrating because although NfP is eventually super effective the statistics like below may be true and giveit sort of a bad name.

I personally think the leg work is worth the benefits of it.

Another intersting statistic is that it is very, very rare for couples practicing NFP to divorce. This is not just religious couples either, all sorts with the common thread of NFP.

e

snipped by me because I thought this was an amusing quote.

 

2-25% of women will become pregnant the first year using NFP. Not exactly low. "perfect" use of NFP relies on a variety of factors, ability to abstain, ability to keep perfect records, etc. and can be thrown off by irregular temperatures, irregular cycles, medications, etc. The failure rate for perfect usage is 2%, typical usage 25%.

Edited October 26, 2009 by emeraldjoy
grammar stuff

[jplain]

Originally Posted by MeanestMomInMidwest

 

snipped by me because I thought this was an amusing quote.

 

2-25% of women will become pregnant the first year using NFP. Not exactly low. "perfect" use of NFP relies on a variety of factors, ability to abstain, ability to keep perfect records, etc. and can be thrown off by irregular temperatures, irregular cycles, medications, etc. The failure rate for perfect usage is 2%, typical usage 25%.

Italics added by me. Glad to have provided amusement, but I stand by my statement 100%. ;)

 

Note that I said when practiced correctly. By that I do mean perfect usage. Put another way, if practiced incorrectly, it is like saying "Our method of contraception is condoms, but sometimes we leave them on the bedside table." Intentional violation of the rules of NFP, even if it is out of ignorance, is not use of the method at all. In the book I mentioned, the author even gives supplementary rules for those who really want to avoid pregnancy, which should decrease method failure to even below 2%.

 

There are no barrier methods with lower method (perfect use) failure rates than NFP. Only hormonal, surgical, and intrauterine methods of birth control have lower method failure rates.

 

NFP/FAM requires self-control, clear communication with your partner, meticulous attention to detail, and brutal honesty with yourself. It isn't for everyone. Follow the rules to the letter, and if ever in doubt, abstain or use a barrier. But if you can do these things, it does indeed have a very low failure rate. :thumbup1:

 

For what it is worth, my parents had more than one oops pregnancy while "using" NFP. They realize now that it was user failure, not method failure. More personally, I've always conceived within 2 cycles of trying (staying pregnant is harder for me), and yet I've never had an oops in several years of using NFP/FAM to avoid pregnancy.

 

Again, I've personally found NFP materials to be unnecessarily complicated, making them easy to misinterpret, so I'd refer anyone interested to Toni Weschler's version instead.

Edited October 26, 2009 by jplain

[Melissa in Australia]

Most women don't have perfect 28 day cycles, so yes, it's possible.

 

A friend of mine got pregnant while on the pill. She was devastated and it took her months to get used to the idea of having another baby. Meanwhile, her dh was supposed to get a v to insure no more accidents. He didn't get it done by the time J. was born, so they were using condoms. Except the day after her period, since she was certain she couldn't be ovulating then. Meet baby #4. :lol:

 

I got pregnant twice on the pill, and I also got pregnant after having my tubes clamped. what can I say! I come from very fertile stock.

[AnnetteB]

There was a news report just a few days ago of a family expecting two babies with different due dates. They hope to have the first close to the EDD and the second will be a couple of weeks "early."

 

I used all the NFP rules to help us conceive. I give my girls their own copy of the book and discuss it with them after they begin mens. so that they have an opportunity to know their cycles before they have to worry about the consequences. I also didn't need a pregnancy test to tell me what a high basal temperature could so we saved $$.

 

The ladies in our family have wild cycles and could conceive anywhere from 14 days to 28 of a cycle. Body awareness is very helpful.