To be honest, I wouldn't be expecting to see any bodily weight changes at such an early stage of pregnancy in a Lab, and would be concerned if I was doing so.

My last bitch I took a litter from is VERY lean - and it was only at 5 weeks we started to see any noticeable weight changes.

This is why unseen accidental matings often don't come to light until it is too late to do anything about them.

If you think her ribcage is expanding, are you sure you are not subconsciously giving her more food, or just willing it to be bigger?

A bitch putting on weight too early in a pregnancy could mean she's not in tip-top condition when she comes to whelping, which could cause her problems.

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I always take measurements of chest and abdomen as this can be more acurate than a waiting eye

well scan is booked for the 18th so il see then, i havnt upped her food or anything xx

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By the time my bitch was 3 weeks it was quite obvious she was pregnant but she is a whippet. She did have a big litter though 10 pups and is only a small bitch. She went on to have 10 pups and yes that was from 1 mating.

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just had a quick search and found another lab at 3 weeks lookin just like ellie she went onto having 11 pups!!...dunno if i should be worried lol xx

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Hi There,

I have only just read through your thread, My black labrador bitch tess was mated on the 6th of September which made her 4 weeks on tuesday and her nipples look exactly the same as your girls. she does not visually look any larger at the moment. for the past few days she has gone through a phase of not eating a great deal and has been sick a few times in the morning and has been very affectionate. but im still unsure as to whether she is pregnant. I was advised by a experienced breeder to not scan until 5 weeks as some scans before this time have come back negative when the bitch is genuinely pregnant. I will try to upload a pic of my little one on here once i have sussed out how.

Rich

My yellow lab is 37 days pregnant and looks pregnant, we only had one tie also on the 30 Aug.....Lots of Lab puppies coming soon...Jill

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good luck canuckjill!! excitement, keep me updated, did you get a scan iv booked both a scan and blood test because im unsure what to have lol so il cancel one of them when iv decided xx

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Scans aren't that common in my area, there are a couple of sheep people around so I have word out i would like to scan my dog. The vets they do x rays and I don't want an x ray. At 30 days her nipples definetly looked more erect . Figure I'll be 100 % sure soon enough right now I'm 95 % sure. Jill

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an experienced sheep scanner will be able to tell you around 30-32 days if she's in whelp and also what day she took. i.e. Ella was mated over 4 days she took on the last mating.

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