How to Work out Your Due Date
Yay!! Welcome to the baby club, and congratulations on the
positive test result. Now you are probably wondering when the
baby is due? 9 months time huh... Well they say that
pregnancy is 40 weeks, and I remember counting down exactly and
hanging out for the 40th week to arrive. But the actual
gestation period is regarded as anything between 38 to 42 weeks -
so don't set your heart on week 40!!
To estimate when your baby is due, the EDD (Expected Date
of Delivery) its really only possible to get an estimate if you
have been recording your period cycles for a few months. Or
at the very least remember when you had your last period.
If you don't know the dates, or don't keep track of periods,
then don't worry they will be able to give you an estimate based on
baby's growth when you have your first scan.
The professionals say that your pregnancy is considered to start
from the first day of your last period, which means you'll be
considered to be four weeks pregnant when you miss your first
period. Your due date is not calculated from your fertile
times or from when you had sex, as there are several days around
ovulation when fertilisation could have taken place, and depending
on how much action you had!
This is confusing, as most people don't actually conceive
until 2 weeks after their period has finished, when they are
ovulating. Then another 2 weeks rolls around and your preiod
is expected.... if it doesnt arrive then you're pregnant. In
reality the baby seed has only been planted for 2 weeks, but in
text books they count back from the first day of your last period,
which makes you offically 4 weeks pregnant. You gained 2
weeks!
So recall the first day of your last period on your
calender, and then count 40 weeks from that. That day is your
expected due date.
Enjoy your pregnancy
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