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when to start counting my pregnancy

when should i start counting  to know the days or weeks that im pregnant. my last period was on the 28th of January and it lasted 2 days ( i always lasted 2 days)
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Chantal is correct. Doctors date your pregnancy based on the first day of your last period (doesn't matter how long it lasted).
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You would start counting from the first day of your last period. So if it was on the 28th of Jan., you would be 8w 5d.
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