I recently had an IUI procedure and I'm so happy it worked! Now I'm a bit confused about how to count my pregnancy weeks. How do you usually calculate your gestational age after an IUI?
Honestly, trying to calculate pregnancy weeks after IUI made my sleep-deprived brain hurt! 😴 Basically, you just consider the day of your IUI as week 2 of pregnancy. So if it’s been 2 weeks since your IUI and you got a positive, you are officially 4 weeks pregnant. Don't stress, the first scan will calculate everything for you anyway!
I was so busy dealing with awful morning sickness that I forgot how to count! But practically, you just add two weeks to your IUI date to get your gestational age. So if your IUI was on the 1st, by the 15th you are considered 4 weeks pregnant. Keep some ginger candies handy in case the nausea kicks in soon!
I totally understand how confusing and exciting it is to count those weeks after waiting so long for your miracle. Just think of the IUI day as the beautiful start at 2 weeks along, and count forward from there. I am sending you so much love, every week is such a blessing.
For my pregnancy, my doctor told me that since the exact day of insemination is known, they treat that day as the 2-week mark. So when I tested positive 14 days after my IUI, I was officially 4 weeks pregnant. That's how we tracked it until my first ultrasound.
Here’s the simple practical way to count: the day of your IUI is considered the day of ovulation, which is medically counted as week 2 of your pregnancy. So, if you are 14 days past your IUI, you are exactly 4 weeks pregnant. Your gynecologist will confirm this during your dating scan around week 6 or 7.
