When someone asks me how many months I am, I never know quite how to answer. I am not looking for a "right" or "wrong" way...I know everyone does it differently... I am curious:
How do YOU calculate how many months you are?
The options are:
1. Every 4 weeks you advance to another month (I just turned 24 weeks, therefore I am 6 months)?
2. Count back from your due date (i.e. I'm due April 12, therefore I will be 6 months on Jan 12th)?
3. Count forward from LMP (i.e. My LMP was July 6, 2007, therefore I will be six months on January 6th, 2008)?
In addition, do you count by how many months you have completed or by what month you are in (i.e. I have completed 6 months, therefore I am 6 months...or...I am in my 6th month, therefore I am 6 months)?
I think each method of calculation has some merit, I am just curious how YOU calculate it!!
Thanks for your contribution!
2007-12-23 07:37:23 · 8 answers · asked by ♥ ♥ ♥ Three Girls ♥ ♥ ♥ 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I just go by the 4 weeks in a month rule. It always seems simpler when answering someone. And I round down or up if I'm just a few days shy of a new month marker. So, for instance, right now I am 27 weeks pregnant. When someone asks how far along I am, I just say "oh, almost 7 months".
I know my exact dates, so it really doesn't matter. Most people don't really need to know down to the day how pregnant you are. I've found that saying, "I'm 24 weeks and 4 days!" generally gets an odd look.
I also have to remind people that pregnancy is actually a TEN month process, not nine. There are 40 weeks in a pregnancy. When I say 7 months, and then tell people I'm due in March, most of them think either they or I are confused. The majority of people still don't count the month you concieved in as part of the pregnancy...which of course it is.
2007-12-23 08:00:30 · answer #1 · answered by Mama2Fussy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you are confused, you're not alone. While most people talk about pregnancy being 9 months long (divided into three trimesters), most health care providers refer to a pregnancy as being 40 weeks long, starting with your last known menstrual period. You might like to know that this is also equal to 280 days, or 10 Lunar Months. Phew! The traditional way to calculate a due date is to add 9 months from the first day of the LNMP (last normal menstrual period) and then add seven days. For example: 1.Your LNMP was Feb 1 2.Add nine months, bringing you to November 1. 3.Add seven days, bringing you to your due date of November 8 4.Thus, your due date becomes November 8! Some people prefer to do it this way: 1. Your LNMP was Feb 1 2. Add 1 day 3. On your calendar, count forward 40 weeks to determine your due date. Making matters even worse, many women do not have typical 28-day cycles. Practitioners may adjust the EDD to reflect the shorter or longer cycle length. Remember, calculation of your due date is certainly not precise (after all, women get pregnant in all the months of the calendar, some of which have 28, 29, 30 and 31 days!). Also, all women do not have a 'typical' 28 day cycle! This is why your due date is usually referred to as your EDD or Estimated Due Date!
2016-05-26 01:18:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are 6 months. I always counted the weeks. If i was 24 weeks obviously thats 6 months. 28 weeks is still six months, its 6 months and 2 weeks.
All of it is calculated the same, from the same point in time, your LMP.
2007-12-23 07:41:22 · answer #3 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well technically 40 weeks if 10 months (going by the 4 week rule)
however there are 4.3 weelks in a month which turns it to 9 months so this is what i did if my lmp was march 13 then on the 13 of december i would be 9 months that is what the doctor schedules the appointments by so thats how i calculate
2007-12-23 07:41:33 · answer #4 · answered by christina d 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If somebody asks me how many months I am I go by the weeks. I'm 22 weeks pregnant today so that would make me 5 and a half months. 4 weeks = 1 month.
2007-12-23 11:03:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I go by weeks and estimate every 4 weeks to be a month. From experience I would say the exact weeks only matter to you, your immediate family and your doctor. Most other people are just making small talk when they ask how far along you are.
2007-12-23 11:26:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I go by the weeks. I am 10 weeks pregnant and i know every four weeks equals a month. So i count in fours. Example: 4,8,12,etc. And i know i am 2 1/2 months pregnant. Congrats!!
2007-12-23 07:51:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I go by weeks, I'm 31 weeks so I'm 7 months 3 weeks pregnant.
2007-12-23 07:40:49 · answer #8 · answered by Lovemykids 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋