About 20% of women can feel when they ovulate from a dull pain on one side (depending on which ovary is producing the egg) called mittelschmerz which literally translates to middle pain.

Leave it to the German’s to figure out the best way to label pain.

Ah, schadenfreude mein hausfrau.

2 Weeks Pregnant Cheat Sheet:

  • You’re still not pregnant but should be conceiving at some point next week.
  • You have around 259 days before you give birth and you’re haven’t even conceived yet. Magic!
Diagram of fetal development in the first trimester. A pointer marks week 2 of the 13-week timeline.

Amy Morrison is the founder of Pregnant Chicken, a no-BS pregnancy and parenting site she started in 2010 after getting fed up with patronizing baby advice. A former ad agency creative director and mom of two boys, she's been serving up honest, funny guidance to parents-to-be ever since.

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