This woman doesn't have a reason to lie, but she told me that's what her doctor told her. Why all of a sudden is it 10 months, when all these years I've been told 9 months.
2007-01-21 12:32:56 · 17 answers · asked by JBWPLGCSE 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Yes, you are technically pregnant for 10 months.. thats what the drs have told all my friends.
2007-01-21 12:36:42 · answer #1 · answered by PenguinsWife 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ten months is actually the time of gestation, because you are pregnant for 40 weeks, so technically it is ten months. With the calendar system we use, the months tend to be 4 to almost 5 weeks long, so using a calendar it usually ends up being nine months. That's where the difference comes in anyways :)
2007-01-21 12:39:38 · answer #2 · answered by heartlostangel 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, in a way it's true. Pregnancy is measured in lunar months, which equates to 10. 4 weeks equals one lunar month. (28 days) so the total is 10 months.
My pregnancy was actually 9 months 3 weeks by a calendar.
2007-01-21 12:36:27 · answer #3 · answered by Kiss My Shaz 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's actually about 9 1/2 months but it's okay for a baby to stay in there around 2 extra weeks if there are no problems.
2007-01-21 12:36:32 · answer #4 · answered by sassydontpm 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's actually 40 weeks. Everything in pregnancy is based on how many weeks, I have no idea why anyone started saying 9 months. Once you get pregnant, you count back to the 1st day of your last period. 40 weeks from that date is your due date.
2007-01-21 12:38:37 · answer #5 · answered by mystery_me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is because in some mths there are 5 weeks and a pregnancy is counted on weeks. meaning 40 weeks right so that equalls the 10 mths that your friend has told you becuse at 20 weeks you are 5 mths so you still have 20 weeks to go 10 mths :)
hope that helps :)
2007-01-21 12:48:29 · answer #6 · answered by tully 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really is 40 weeks-which means that you carry for the full 9th month so your due date is set as the beginning of the 10th month/end of the 9th month.
I find it to be very confusing to type out so other people can understand so hopefully this makes sense.
2007-01-21 16:06:42 · answer #7 · answered by kenziesmommy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was told nine months to. I just did the search the web. 10 month to be pregnant. and I found one woman who had hers at exactly 10 months. so i guess its true.
2007-01-21 12:39:13 · answer #8 · answered by misty blue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a pregnancy is 40 weeks/10 months anyone who says different has obviously never had a pregnancy
2007-01-25 10:15:59 · answer #9 · answered by heather c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's 40 weeks. There are 4.3 weeks in a month meaning pregnancy lasts 9.3 months- or into the "10th month"
2007-01-21 12:36:56 · answer #10 · answered by iampatsajak 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋