if you have ur baby two week earilier or later than your due date.?

Question

does that mean that you may have concived the baby on a different day then they might have told you. should u go by that day or the day they gave you.

Answer 1

no one ever knows definatively....if you're not sure who the baby's daddy is, get everyone tested....don't let anyone sign the birth cert. until you know.........................

Answer 2

There are various reasons as to what stimulates spontaneous labor at the end of pregnancy. Just because your baby is born two weeks early or two weeks later than the due date you have been given, does not change the time or date that the child was conceived.

A normal pregnancy is 266 days from the date of conception, but unless you have had sex only once in the month that the child was conceived, it is virtually impossible to determine exactly when you conceived. Other factors also must be considered, that is the date of ovulation, and the length of time it may have taken the fertilized ovum to travel down the fallopian tubes and oviduct to the site of implantation in the uterus. This can be anywhere from a few hours to several days.

When you are given a due date for your baby to be born, estimates are made based on a 28 day cycle, with ovulation occuring on the tenth day of the cycle, using a "gestation wheel". The dates estimated are usually confirmed with sonogram sometime between 12 and 16 weeks of pregnancy.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

The EDD (estimated due date) they gave you was counted from the first day of your last period (about 2 weeks before you actually got pregnant) They assume that you ovulated on day 14 of your cycle. Many women do not ovulate on that day so the due date is called ESTIMATED due date because is it a rough estimate.

Also....pregnancies can go from 38 weeks to 40 weeks and be "full term" It doesn't matter when you conceived...some babies only need 38 weeks and some need 42.

So...lots of "estimates" going on. 40 weeks is an estimate and ovulating on day 14 is an estimate. So is your due date :-)

I know FOR SURE the day I conceived my 2nd dd. She was born at 39 weeks. It didn't change the date of conception.


I hope this helps answer your question.

Answer 4

Your due date is based on the first day of your last period. If the doctor gave you a due date... he also probably gave you the date you most likely conceived. It doesn't matter if the baby is early or late. That doesn't change the date you got pregnant. They also confirm your due date by constantly measuring the baby at different stages.

Answer 5

The due date is just an estimate. You would go by the date that your child was born in. For example, if the doctors said that the child might arrive on Aug. 4th, but you had the baby on Aug. 10, then Aug. 10 is his/her birth date. Make sense?

Answer 6

My first daughter was a month early and 2cd pregnancy twins 1 and a half mo. early. I would go by the original date. There's lots of reasons baby's come early not always because of wrong date. Talk to your dr. if you have concerns. They have to keep your conversations private. I wouldn't worry too much about it as long as the baby is healthy. Mine came early because I have a small body frame and couldn't carry full term. Twins usually come early too. More info than you asked for sorry. Good Luck.

Answer 7

Its just means that some babies are ready to come out sooner and some wait till later. My daughter was 2 weeks late. You should go by the due date they give you. Nothing is exact. Its up to your body and the baby.

Answer 8

The baby comes out when the baby's ready. Forget what anyone tells you about a due date, other then that it seems like it's getting close. Once you have that little miracle in your arms, the date of conception will not seem important.

Answer 9

No, it means your baby is either early or late. My daughter was born 7 weeks early at 32 weeks, premature weighing in at 3.9 lbs.. But usually its a few days off. The Doctors go by your last menstrual cycle, not by exact date and later its determined by the ultra sound. But nothing is exact.

Answer 10

It's guesswork, unless you have only had sex once per cycle.

Pregnancy typically lasts 40 weeks, but 38-42 week is considered no problem, and there's plus or minus 2 weeks on the due date anyway. Go with what your doctor says, and don't worry about it once you're past 36 weeks.

--a labor and delivery nurse--

Answer 11

I agree with barbaradjt - it is just an estimate anyway. Two weeks is not that much of a difference, so I would not worry! As long as the baby is considered full term and is healthy, don't worry.