I just found out I'm pregnant and I'm so excited! I'm trying to figure out how far along I am. Can anyone explain how to correctly calculate pregnancy weeks from my last period date?
Don't worry, it can be a bit confusing at first. Always count from the first day of your last period, not the day you missed or conceived. If you feel stuck, just wait for your dating scan, the doctor will tell you the exact week.
Dekho, dhyan se suno. Jis din tumhara last period shuru hua tha, wahan se ginti shuru karo. Har week ko ek block ki tarah count karo. Jyada ghuma-fira ke mat socho, yehi sahi tarika hai.
I don't know the medical reasoning behind it, but in my case, my doctor counted from my LMP (last menstrual period). I just followed whatever week was written on my ultrasound reports to keep track of my baby's growth.
Calculating those weeks was my favorite thing to do! It starts from the first day of your last period. Watching those weeks tick by from 4 to 40 is such an emotional ride, enjoy every single week of it.
Behan, jis din tumhara pichla mahina shuru hua tha na, usi din se ginti karte hain. Jaise agar use char hafte ho gaye hain, toh tum char hafte ki pregnant ho. Bhagwan tumhara dhyan rakhe.
Count from your LMP to find your exact week. I tracked my weeks carefully so I could adjust my light yoga and daily walks as the trimesters changed, of course only after my gynac gave me the permission.
Just use any standard online pregnancy calculator. You put in the first day of your last period and it gives you the exact week and due date. No need to sit and do manual math, apps do it in a second.
It's very simple. You start counting from the first day of your last period (LMP), even though you weren't pregnant those first two weeks. That is the standard way doctors and hospitals calculate your gestational age.
Listen, don't confuse weeks with months. Pregnancy is 40 weeks, counted right from your last period's start date. So if your last period started 5 weeks ago, you are considered 5 weeks pregnant today, simple as that.
Yes, I count from my LMP too! But sometimes my ultrasound weeks show 3-4 days ahead of my period weeks. Does anyone else also have this slight difference between LMP date and ultrasound date?
