Bit confused honestly. Doc said im 9 weeks but I counted from a different date and the numbers dont match. How exactly do they calculate this, from which day matlab?
Just download an app like Flo or BabyCenter, put in your LMP (Last Menstrual Period) date, and it does all the math for you! It calculates by weeks and days from that first day of your last cycle. It makes tracking so much easier.
They count from the very first day of your last period. The dating scan at your clinic will help clear any doubts about the weeks. Take care and enjoy this phase.
My mother used to count by Tamil calendar months, but the doctor calculates from the first day of your last period. The dating scan around 8 weeks will confirm the exact gestational age anyway. Trust the doctor's calculation, it is the most accurate.
Haha, pregnancy math is wild! They actually start counting from the first day of your last period, meaning you are technically 'pregnant' even before the baby is actually there. Don't break your head too much, the doctor will give you the official date anyway!
I was so confused by this during my first scan! They count from the first day of your last period, which adds about two weeks to your actual conception date. My doctor explained it beautifully, and my delivery date was almost exactly what the scan predicted.
Honestly, I still don't get the math, I just counted the days until I could sleep on my stomach again! But yeah, doctors count from your LMP (Last Menstrual Period), not the day you conceived. It's confusing but that's how they do it.
