On 26 Jan 2005 at 11:37, Steve Simmons wrote Date sent: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:37:40 -0500 From: Steve Simmons <scs at lokkur.dexter.mi.us> To: Dragaera Mailing List <dragaera at dragaera.info> Subject: Re: duh! > On Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 11:18:01AM -0500, Rachel wrote: > > > I noticed mostly male voices were weighing in on this (unless I > > missed some not as obvious female handles). My opinion is that she > > would know at a minimum of three weeks after conception . . . > > I know at least one woman who was preparing for a long, stressful bit > of excercise (an ascent of Mt. Everest). As the ascent got closer, > she needed a recent physical certifying her good health. At that point > she was discovered to be pregnant; 4 months if I recall. This was an > intelligent woman, in her middle 30s, with one previous child. Are we all assuming a completely predictible cycle? Cawti may be somewhat eratic in this respect, so a few weeks or even months late may not clue her in right away. And what about birth control? She may have been using something before she and Vlad were married that persists in her system or threw her cycle off when she stopped taking it - and masked her awareness of the pregnancy. M Michele Riccio mr1 at rcosta.com