Monday, January 12, 2009
How Many Weeks Pregnant is She?
The way this is calculated still baffles me. My wife and I know the conception date of our unborn son. It was September 20th, which equates to about 16 weeks. But her official term of pregnancy is 18 weeks. Why the discrepancy? They calculate how far along a woman is in her pregnancy according to the date of her last period before getting pregnant. I understand that not everyone knows the conception date -- especially those in their 20s or 30s -- but I would think that if you have a firm date of conception, they would throw out their calculation and accept ours. I guess that's not how it works. So, our due date of June 14 is more likely June 28 -- unless the little tike arrives early.
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Lest you sentence your wife to two whole more weeks of pregnancy, the 40 weeks of pregnancy starts from the last period not date of conception. So it would just be 38 weeks from the date of conception. Like you, we knew the date of conception with all 4 of ours but the due dates the doctors give you are right. The thing that is most confusing to me is how on earth 40 weeks equals 9 months! Good luck with the pregnancy--hope it is easy and fast!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info...I'm learning all kids of new things...
ReplyDelete16 weeks to 18 weeks...........hmmm when does the milkman come by? This is your brother by the way.
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