Anon who said it 'wouldn't really work' here, just replying to everyone's replies. I apologize in advance if I come across as aggressive. I just want to make sure I cover everything.
First off, I never said it wouldn't work at all, or that the woman would without a doubt know that she was pregnant. Notice the word 'unless' in my first post. All I'm saying is that there would need to be a reason she doesn't know.
Yes, I'm perfectly aware that stress/excitement/whatever can temporarily postpone periods. But a woman would still notice unless the 'whatever' was so all-consuming that she didn't really stop to think about it. Because the 6 weeks isn't just a little longer than normal. It's twice as long as the longest estimate of the average days between periods. Notice I said 'longest of the average.' NOT 'longest of the possible.'
And yes, I am aware that not all women track their periods. I said that myself in my first post. But a woman still has a general idea when she should be expecting it. Even when I forget to track mine I still have a kind of 'sixth sense' about it, and when it gets close to time I'll be like 'I bet it's coming soon.'
I know not all women are like this. But some others also notice because their body undergoes certain changes. For example, breasts swell shortly before the period starts because of hormone changes. That is noticeable on it's own, but if a woman had harmless cysts in her breasts (and most women do) then they might feel discomfort when the breasts swell. There are also other physical ways to notice, but I'm not going to go into them. My post would get too long.
Again, I know not all women are the same, and I do know that there are many reasons a woman might not notice. I'm just providing information for reference. The OP and any potential writers can do with it what they will.
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First off, I never said it wouldn't work at all, or that the woman would without a doubt know that she was pregnant. Notice the word 'unless' in my first post. All I'm saying is that there would need to be a reason she doesn't know.
Yes, I'm perfectly aware that stress/excitement/whatever can temporarily postpone periods. But a woman would still notice unless the 'whatever' was so all-consuming that she didn't really stop to think about it. Because the 6 weeks isn't just a little longer than normal. It's twice as long as the longest estimate of the average days between periods. Notice I said 'longest of the average.' NOT 'longest of the possible.'
And yes, I am aware that not all women track their periods. I said that myself in my first post. But a woman still has a general idea when she should be expecting it. Even when I forget to track mine I still have a kind of 'sixth sense' about it, and when it gets close to time I'll be like 'I bet it's coming soon.'
I know not all women are like this. But some others also notice because their body undergoes certain changes. For example, breasts swell shortly before the period starts because of hormone changes. That is noticeable on it's own, but if a woman had harmless cysts in her breasts (and most women do) then they might feel discomfort when the breasts swell. There are also other physical ways to notice, but I'm not going to go into them. My post would get too long.
Again, I know not all women are the same, and I do know that there are many reasons a woman might not notice. I'm just providing information for reference. The OP and any potential writers can do with it what they will.