# I'm pregnant! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 13, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208 "2013-12-13T00:15:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208/41 "2013-12-13T18:02:20Z")
Congratulations! Enjoy the adventure! ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208/42 "2013-12-13T19:48:33Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > So, perhaps you could settle something for us. I mean, this is the SDMB; we’re fighting ignorance here. > > Tell us, for once and for all: how is babby formed? how is babby formed? how girl get pragnent? > > (Seriously: Congrats!) I don’t know about other people; we got an app. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208/43 "2013-12-13T21:49:41Z")
**Zsofia** , you seem like such a nice person. I’m sure you will be an awesome parent. Good luck! We expect to hear all sorts of interesting pregnancy stories here. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208/44 "2013-12-13T22:03:19Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > I don’t know about other people; we got an app. There’s an app for that? And we went doing it twice the hard way like a sucker! ---
**Author:** ![Kyrie\_Eleison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kyrie_eleison/32/7682_2.png) [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208/45 "2013-12-14T01:16:49Z")
Congratulations! I’m sending a virtual slightly creepy baby bump rub to you! ---
**Author:** ![Chief\_Pedant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@Chief\_Pedant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Pedant)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208/46 "2013-12-14T02:05:18Z")
So…best to you. Temper too much enthusiasm with an understanding that something like half of all fertilizations don’t progress to a baby. Nothing wrong with getting totally caught up in the moment. I’m just sayin… ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208/47 "2013-12-14T03:40:44Z")
Is it that many? I thought it was more like one in four (and I assumed that was skewed in one way or another.) ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208/48 "2013-12-14T04:00:04Z")
Well, with modern technology we learn that babby has been formed before even missing a period: without that tech, those that don’t progress beyond a few days don’t get noticed and therefore don’t get counted. ETA: Sticky! ---
**Author:** ![Hokkaido\_Brit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d26b3c/32.png) [@Hokkaido\_Brit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hokkaido_Brit)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208/49 "2013-12-14T04:01:09Z")
Hey hey hey!!! Congratulations!!! ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208/50 "2013-12-14T04:22:12Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > I don’t want to tell too many people IRL because it’s super early and, you know, anything can happen and I don’t want to have to untell a bazillion people. I mean super-super early, Tuesday was the first day suggested to test by the pregnancy test, but that was definitely a second line! > > (And I already feel kinda bloated and my running bra is NOT performing up to scratch anymore.) > > So, you know, woot! Congratulations, best wishes, etc. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208/51 "2013-12-14T14:45:58Z")
Here’s hoping everything goes perfectly, and many congratulations to you! ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208/52 "2013-12-14T15:33:15Z")
I mean, any stat you see you figure there’s gotta be some crackheads in there throwing the curve, right? At any rate, today’s my actual missed period and symptoms are still going strong. ---
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208/53 "2013-12-14T15:35:46Z")
Congratulations and best wishes for a sticky bean! Is this your first pregnancy? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208/54 "2013-12-14T15:47:04Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > I mean, any stat you see you figure there’s gotta be some crackheads in there throwing the curve, right? > > At any rate, today’s my actual missed period and symptoms are still going strong. The numbers I was told by doctors is more like one in five (after a positive pregnancy test.) Anyhow, here’s to a smooth and uneventful pregnancy. Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208/55 "2013-12-14T15:52:39Z")
Just to provide a [cite](http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001488.htm): Half of very early pregnancies are lost, 15% to 20% are lost between (what I’m assuming is) the missed period and seven weeks. This is all supported by the anecdotal evidence I have from my six years as a member of a trying to conceive website. Chances for a successful pregnancy improve more once the heartbeat is detected (around 6 - 7 weeks) and then are very slim after the first tri. Either way, in the majority of cases, all is well and I don’t think discussing the potential for pregnancy loss in a thread where someone is excited and announcing their pregnancy is very comforting. So let’s just be happy for **Zsofia** and stop stressing her out. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208/56 "2013-12-14T22:53:35Z")
Agreed. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208/57 "2013-12-14T23:11:05Z")
May you have a boring but enjoyable 8 months ahead of you! If someone asked you to name your price to let them pick your baby’s middle name, what figure would you come up with? ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208/58 "2013-12-15T03:13:04Z")
Depends on who that person was, I suppose! I’d let 'em have it for a million, I never was a good negotiator. Hell, I’d let em have it for college tuition. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208/59 "2013-12-15T03:27:12Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > I mean, any stat you see you figure there’s gotta be some crackheads in there throwing the curve, right? More like, those of us who tend to lose pregnancies early, tend to lose a lot of them early and skew the statistics. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208/60 "2013-12-15T03:35:03Z")
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