I am 18 weeks pregnant and everything I read says I am 5 months along, is this accurate or just a rough estimate because all months are different? Looking at a calendar I put myself in the 4 month range. Can anyone make this more clear to me?
2006-11-08 08:30:38 · 13 answers · asked by dragonfly6758 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
The months and weeks only roughly correspond. I don't even bother trying to correlate them. Let's say your last period was July 5. You're one month pregnant on August 5, two months on September 5, three months on October 5, four months on November 5. If it is past your four month mark, you can either say you're four months or in your fifth month (first month is 0-1 month, second month is 1 month 1 day to 2 months, third months is 2 months 1 day to 3 months, etc.).
Some people like to say every four weeks is a month but it's not. If you do that your pregnancy is ten months long, which it isn't. Plus if someone asks you how far along you are when you're 36 weeks and you say nine months, they're going to be mighty surprised when you don't have the baby for another month.
2006-11-08 08:35:03 · answer #1 · answered by AerynneC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two ways of looking at pregnancy: months and weeks. Going by weeks, you're 18. Going by months, you are 4 and a half months. A normal pregnancy is 40 weeks. That divided by 4 is ten. You actually have the baby at the END of the ninth month, if you carry the baby for the full 40 weeks.
2006-11-08 08:37:34 · answer #2 · answered by tinkerbell24 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Full tem is 40 weeks how does that add up to nine months? it doesn't just go by the weeks months are on average 4 weeks so 20 weeks would be 5 months. You are right you are in the 4 month range almost in the five month range. good luck with the baby
2006-11-08 08:49:11 · answer #3 · answered by shontell 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. At 20 weeks you are 5 months along. Every 4 weeks you go into the next month of pregnancy. My son was born at 29 weeks and my doctor told me I was 7 months 1 week.
2006-11-08 08:32:45 · answer #4 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably says that because there are more than 28 days in a month except for February so technically you are closer to 5 months but I just go by the 4 weeks in a month so it is easier.
2006-11-08 08:36:19 · answer #5 · answered by Sakora 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because they use the lunar calander which consits of 28 day months versus our 30-31 day months. So thats why you are getting different times. If you pick up a pregnancy book, I liked what to expect when you are expecting, it will let you know month by month and how many weeks put you at certain months.
2006-11-08 08:44:36 · answer #6 · answered by Melanie F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is hard... see in actualality you are pregnant for almost 10 months ... count the weeks and divide by 4 because there are 4 wks in a month and go by that if you go by the calendar you will be off... remember theres not always the same amount of days in a month and so on... remember you count the weeks.. he he i know its hard to keep track
2006-11-08 08:37:17 · answer #7 · answered by Mikentab R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First- do you have any idea when conception was?
A doctor might be able to give you a better indication since they can do blood tests and find out how much of the hormones are in your system.
Try www.webmd.com, they have a good site on pregnancy and remember that, though pregnancies follow a timeline, everyone's is going to be different. You might get morning sickness, you might not. It all depends on body make-up.
2006-11-08 08:38:34 · answer #8 · answered by irishgypsy88 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's really simple. You count by weeks not actual calendar months. Four weeks is one month.
2006-11-08 08:46:02 · answer #9 · answered by Ndpndnt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A month is 4 weeks, therefore you are 4 1'2 months along.
2006-11-08 08:32:53 · answer #10 · answered by RearFace@18mo. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋