It might seem like a very stupid question but i find it very confusing. Could someone please explain it to me.
2007-10-23 23:33:42 · 10 answers · asked by aoife b 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I'm 23weeks and 4days pregannt and my baby is due on the 22nd february...confuses me too lol..1st day of last period was 22nd may 07 and one midwife said my due date was 1st march (as feb a funny month) but when I went for my 1st scan on 10th september at 16weeks the measurements and scan said I was 16weeks and 2days...and that the expected date of delivery is the 22nd february 2008 and that the scan is the most accurate way of telling...so I'm 24weeks on saturday and have looekd at calendar and worked out that 40weeks comes to 16th feb but they're sayin 22nd feb and everytime I go they always tell me that I'm the same amount of weeks that I have worked out! also remember that there isn't the same amount of days in each month!! x
2007-10-23 23:54:17 · answer #1 · answered by MacyB07 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is calculated at 40wks from the FIRST day of your last period even though technically you weren't actually with child for the first 2 wks or so.
Or a pregnancy is 280 days long which translates into 40wks.
Really a pregnancy is about 9 1/2 mths long and can go longer if you are over due (I really hope that doesn't happen to you!)
best of luck and I hope that explains it!
2007-10-23 23:42:51 · answer #2 · answered by Cindy; mum to 3 monkeys! 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your due date is worked out from the first day of your last menstrual period and 9 months and 1 week are added. Gestation itself is usually around 38 weeks based on when ovulation and then conception took place. There is no exact certainty of the time of this last event. Hope this helped.
2007-10-23 23:45:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's 10 months from ovulation time. Of course, I am sure you are aware, due dates aren't always spot on either, they are educated guesses sort of... They are generally close though, within the day before or the day after... Basically, they are prolly right about a third of the time, I would imagine.
2007-10-23 23:43:35 · answer #4 · answered by centexdance 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-07 12:29:22 · answer #5 · answered by merkl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure...I am 25 weeks, 6 days and I am due January 31, 2008. According to the calculators on baby2see.com, you are 25 weeks, 4 days...you are just off by one day.
2007-10-24 02:58:13 · answer #6 · answered by edmistonlee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friend told me it is cause us lucky women are pregnant for 10 months not 9 which is 40 weeks!
2007-10-23 23:43:36 · answer #7 · answered by AngelWoman 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is because you are actually infact pregnant for 40 weeks and 40 weeks is ten months not nine. They work it out from the first day of your last period not actually conception. Its very confusing, I just go by weeks I am 23 weeks and have 17 weeks left to my due date :)
2007-10-23 23:37:34 · answer #8 · answered by Hayley 5 · 6⤊ 3⤋
Pregnancy is 40 weeks wich is 10months not 9 dont ask me why it was a shock to us as well
Thumbs down? ....its bloody true!
2007-10-23 23:37:25 · answer #9 · answered by Bulldog 4 · 4⤊ 3⤋
no worries! february babies are the best -- i'm one of em :P
2007-10-23 23:52:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋