Jasperstone Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Just wondering......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 You mean found out they were pregnant just before their period was due to start or conceived more than a day or two after ovulation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Are congratulations in order? ;) GO BUY A PREGNANCY TEST RIGHT NOW! Not that I'm nosy or anything. :D 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasperstone Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Are congratulations in order? ;) GO BUY A PREGNANCY TEST RIGHT NOW! Not that I'm nosy or anything. :D No way- I'd be freaked out. :-( Lol! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasperstone Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 You mean found out they were pregnant just before their period was due to start or conceived more than a day or two after ovulation?No, the sperm surviving from a day before your periods until ovulation. Is that possible? I wouldn't have thought so. Okay, I'm more than wondering.....starting to be a little concerned, more like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 No, the sperm surviving from a day before your periods until ovulation. Is that possible? I wouldn't have thought so. Okay, I'm more than wondering.....starting to be a little concerned, more like it! If someone has a very short cycle, it's possible. Sperm have been found to (rarely) be viable 3-7 days after TeA. So a 20 day cycle? It happens. I know my cycle well from years of charting and I can be pretty certain I won't be one of these instances. Though honestly most people I know who say they have gotten pregnant on their period don't really know when they are ovulating or anything much about their cycle. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiara.I Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 No, the sperm surviving from a day before your periods until ovulation. Is that possible? I wouldn't have thought so. Okay, I'm more than wondering.....starting to be a little concerned, more like it! Yes, it should be statistically possible--IF ovulation happens insanely early (ie, the cycle would be very short.) Sperm can survive for typically up to 5 days I think? So if ovulation were to happen on day 4 or 5 of a cycle, maybe... However, there's also the theory that sperm won't survive more than a couple of hours in the absence of cervical fluid. So...can we argue that there wouldn't be any just before a cycle starts? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasperstone Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 If someone has a very short cycle, it's possible. Sperm have been found to (rarely) be viable 3-7 days after TeA. So a 20 day cycle? It happens. I know my cycle well from years of charting and I can be pretty certain I won't be one of these instances. Though honestly most people I know who say they have gotten pregnant on their period don't really know when they are ovulating or anything much about their cycle. Oh dear... it's been a 21 day cycle for months now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasperstone Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Yes, it should be statistically possible--IF ovulation happens insanely early (ie, the cycle would be very short.) Sperm can survive for typically up to 5 days I think? So if ovulation were to happen on day 4 or 5 of a cycle, maybe... However, there's also the theory that sperm won't survive more than a couple of hours in the absence of cervical fluid. So...can we argue that there wouldn't be any just before a cycle starts? It's very unlikely then. And considering my age. Phew ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Well my mother got pregnant while pregnant. And I got pregnant after having my tubes clamped and having a dye test. ... so I think anything is possible 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasperstone Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Well my mother got pregnant while pregnant. And I got pregnant after having my tubes clamped and having a dye test. ... so I think anything is possible So, your mother had twins at different ages/ stages in the pregnancy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hkpiano Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Well my mother got pregnant while pregnant. What??? Please explain!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 There are supposedly cases of random ovulation but unless your cycle is about 10 days and the sperm particularly tough then other explanations are more likely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Babies!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Well my mother got pregnant while pregnant. And I got pregnant after having my tubes clamped and having a dye test. ... so I think anything is possible Wow, that's something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xixstar Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Also possible to have spotting around ovulation that could be mistaken for a period. Especially in an atypical cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmMusa Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 An acquaintance got pregnant from what she said was a 'second ovulation' that happened near the end of her cycle right before she was expecting to start. That's why they weren't using any protection. She was over 40. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Well my mother got pregnant while pregnant. And I got pregnant after having my tubes clamped and having a dye test. ... so I think anything is possible Please explain about your mom. That's so curious. As to yourself, a friend of mine had the same situation when she got pregnant with her third. I agree that anything's possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I think she meant pregnant while on her period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Superfetation...getting pregnant while pregnant http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superfetation 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Jasperstone...I know it's a figure of speech "has anyone fell pregnant" but it makes me LOL. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasperstone Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 An acquaintance got pregnant from what she said was a 'second ovulation' that happened near the end of her cycle right before she was expecting to start. That's why they weren't using any protection. She was over 40. I read this tonight, as well! Who would have known one can do that! Sigh! I wonder if it's a over forties thing? Like you body is dropping its remainder eggs like crazy. ;-) Just a thought. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmMusa Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 lol @ 'dropping its remainder eggs like crazy' 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasperstone Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Jasperstone...I know it's a figure of speech "has anyone fell pregnant" but it makes me LOL.Also, my title isn't correct either. As fertilization didn't happen then... just the act etc.... Yep, one justs falls into pregnancy. Didn't you know that? Watch ya steps! ;-) 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasperstone Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 I think she meant pregnant while on her period. Close- day before. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Also, my title isn't correct either. As fertilization didn't happen then... just the act etc.... Yep, one justs falls into pregnancy. Didn't you know that? Watch ya steps! ;-) Why, I just slipped on a banana peel, landed just right on his lap...and that's how I fell pregnant! 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 So, TeA, then period, then ovulation? I don't see how it would be possible. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 lol @ 'dropping its remainder eggs like crazy' Drop it like it's hot!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 So, TeA, then period, then ovulation? I don't see how it would be possible. That's how I read it too. Sperm can't survive more than about 5 days. It could be possible that you got pregnant and bled despite being pregnant, but the sperm from before your period would not be able to fertilize an egg released 2 weeks later. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I'm wondering if you're talking about a normal period? It would be beyond odd. Normal cycle: Tea Day 1 - period begins Say period through Day 5 Day 14 - ovulate If it was a real period and you ovulated on Day 7 there would still be only minimal lining for implantation not to mention not healthy cervical fluid to keep sperm alive for 7 days. Now I can attest that sperm can live for seven days. Her name is Catherine, but it was a very typical cycle. ;) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingiguana Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 It happens. Don't know how common it is. There are also people who continue to have periods while pregnant, which could also be confused for various things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Jasperstone...I know it's a figure of speech "has anyone fell pregnant" but it makes me LOL. I thought the same thing. It makes me think of something I heard once, "I got pregnant by accident" "Accident? Did you trip and fall on someone's p*nis?" :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: That's what I thought of when she said fell... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Jasperstone...I know it's a figure of speech "has anyone fell pregnant" but it makes me LOL. Me too. Walking along the street. Fell into pregnancy. Woo hoo, get up and get on my way. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Superfetation...getting pregnant while pregnant http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superfetation Fascinating! Thanks for the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyS Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 No, the sperm surviving from a day before your periods until ovulation. Is that possible? I wouldn't have thought so. Okay, I'm more than wondering.....starting to be a little concerned, more like it! Let me see if I'm getting this right sperm survive from BEFORE period, which I take to mean bleeding, through the bleeding week, then to the next ovulation? Even with a very short cycle, the next ovulation is at least a week away, so we are talking about a sperm surviving for at least 2 weeks? No, not possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Close- day before. ;-) I meant about the chick who got pregnant while pregnant. I assume she meant pregnant while on her period which "doesn't happen". I already knew that you could get pregnant while pregnant, but it's so rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Strawberry Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Luna is the result of sperm more than 14 days old. We were avoiding and I was charting. Ultrasound dating puts her conception even later, but I know what really happened. I was there ;) Unlikely, yes. Impossible? Probably not. Especially as we age, things get less predictable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 It's possible. ETA: a close friend swears every time she has sex at the end of her period she ends up pregnant. She swears she just ovulates early. I've gotten pregnant more than a week after a confirmed ovulation (with a test, then cramps, then a temperature change). Dh was out of town and came back a week afterwards. Must have ovulated twice. I saw some science of sex show late at night on one of the discovery channels several years ago that theorized that the older you get, the more likely you are to ovulate two or three times in your cycle. It's just that typically the pH of the reproductive tract is hostile to sperm except at certain times of the month, but the older you get, the more likely you are to have hormone fluctuations and surprises. Also, the younger you are, the more likely having sex is to trigger ovulation (early, late, whenever). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I meant about the chick who got pregnant while pregnant. I assume she meant pregnant while on her period which "doesn't happen". I already knew that you could get pregnant while pregnant, but it's so rare. I've heard that happens more often than you'd think... apparently a high percentage of fraternal twins have different conception dates, sometimes even a month or two apart. ETA: my source is hospital nurses' break room gossip though, so I can't link something for you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I've heard that happens more often than you'd think... apparently a high percentage of fraternal twins have different conception dates, sometimes even a month or two apart. ETA: my source is hospital nurses' break room gossip though, so I can't link something for you. I can totally buy that. Our bodies are so imperfect and the wrong thing happens all of the time. It would explain why one twin is frequently so much bigger, even in the beginning. And if your pregnant you're certainly not trying to prevent a pregnancy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I got pregnant with my son right before my period was supposed to start. I am very regular with my cycles and my period was supposed to begin about 4 days later so i thought it was all clear. Nope. :thumbup1: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 JUST GO BUY THE TEST ALREADY! :D I keep checking for updates. :) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 JUST GO BUY THE TEST ALREADY! :D I keep checking for updates. :) Me too! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasperstone Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 I got pregnant with my son right before my period was supposed to start. I am very regular with my cycles and my period was supposed to begin about 4 days later so i thought it was all clear. Nope. :thumbup1: :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasperstone Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 JUST GO BUY THE TEST ALREADY! :D I keep checking for updates. :) You know, I'm that freaked out the thought of it, that I can't even bring myslf to doing that. The last 2 years I've undergone surgery, and recovery was a nightmare. My body just won't cope.... so scared. :'( 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clementine Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Do you plan on taking a test today? Not that I'm continuing to check in for updates or anything...... :leaving: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 You know, I'm that freaked out the thought of it, that I can't even bring myslf to doing that. The last 2 years I've undergone surgery, and recovery was a nightmare. My body just won't cope.... so scared. :'( It's in His hands sweetie. He's got it covered. ;) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 The wording "fell pregnant" is cracking me up. I can't be the only one right?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I just found an article called Long Lived Sperm by Barb Chamberlain (can't link from my phone) that claims sperm can live up to 10 days in the Fallopian tubes (kind of throws a wrench in NFP). I know zero about Barb or even where the article came from so take it for what it is worth. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasperstone Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Sperm can survive for a long time, but it couldn't possibly "survive" menstruation, could it? It would be flushed out, unless possibly it had already reached the fallopian tubes, but then the cycle would have to be insanely short. Do you have really, really short cycles? I do have a short one, but even then the maths still doesn't add up. As, we had TeA on day before period, then 5 days of it. I actually even felt the ovulation day! And it was around day 12. So technically impossible. ... I'm mid forties too! You'd think my fertile years would be way over! Far ou,t my eldest turns 28 this month!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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