Hi,
I was just wondering... when I found out I
was pregnant, I didn't know when my last
period was so my doctor did an ultrasound
and said that my due date was June 27. 10
weeks later she did another and it said
June 24. Then on my third it said June 20.
So did my fourth. Which due date is
correct? and when would I be considered
"overdue"?
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Lilly Ivy
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Posted: 06-18-08 00:07am
Your doctor will go by whatever date they
set last. Remember, it's an ESTIMATED due
date, and unless you or the baby is
unhealthy, there really is no such thing
as 'overdue'. But since doctors like to
rush nature, they will likely say you are
'overdue' June 21. My advice, stay
pregnant until that baby wants to come out
(or if you or it gets sick of course)
I told my doctor PLENTY of times I gave
them the wrong date of my LMP (it was the
9th, I told them 17th) and they still went
with what I told them first. If they would
have listened to me, I would have had my
baby a week sooner. They induced me, but
wanted to wait until I was 38wks. So I was
actually 39wks when I delivered. They even
confirmed it by saying she looked like a
39wker.
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megums1211
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Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 883 Location: Ohio
Posted: 06-18-08 00:14am
So, that being said... how do they
calculate what week you are? Since the
last due date they gave me was the 20th,
am I 39 weeks or 40?
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Mabel
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Posted: 06-18-08 12:46pm
Due dates are estimates. The earlier
ultrasounds will give better dating, since
as a pregnancy progresses babies grow at
different rates.
That said, an estimated due date is + or -
up to two weeks. No one can predict when
the baby will come with a lot of accuracy.
That is why some women just say, "The end
of June." and don't focus on a specific
date. Most first time pregnancies go over
their EDD. A lot of people are upset by
this when it happens. Focus on having a
healthy child and not a date. Women do not
remain pregnant forever. The end always
comes. But the end is really up to the
baby.
You are 39 weeks if your due date is the
20th. You will be 40 weeks ON the 20th.
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megums1211
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 883 Location: Ohio
Posted: 06-18-08 21:46pm
Thanks. I know that it's just an estimate.
This is not my first child. But my doctor
explained things better last time. Now,
when people ask when I'm due I don't know
what to say! lol. I just say "soon" or
"any day now". This is all new since I was
induced my last pregnancy at 37 1/2 weeks
because of PIH and I ended up having a
c-section because I wasn't "ripe". But
thanks again for the quick replies!
