A pregnancy is 40 weeks, but that includes two weeks during your cycle *before* conception. So most women find out they're pregnant around five or six weeks. It goes like this: Weeks 1 to 2: Body gets ready to ovluate. Weeks 2 to 3: Ovulation, fertilization and Implantation. Week 4 or 5: Period is late.
The Rev. Dr. William H. Willimon is Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry at The Divinity School, Duke University. He retired after serving eight years as Bishop of the North Alabama Conference of The United Methodist Church.
Dr. William Burnett is a cardiologist in Tulsa, Oklahoma and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including St. John Medical Center and St. John Sapulpa. He received his medical degree from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.