Please be very careful with counting and check your ultrasound reports closely. The scan shows gestational age which is the most accurate. Praying for your safe and healthy journey ahead.
I am also trying to understand all this slowly. Generally people count from the first day of your last period, like 'pichle mahine ki date'. Hope we both get our good news soon.
In our house, my saas always counts in 'mahine' like teesra mahina, chautha mahina. But doctors always calculate in weeks starting from LMP. I just followed the doctor's chart to avoid confusion at home!
When I was staying with my mummy, she explained it so sweetly. She said to count from the first day of your last period (LMP) and add 4 weeks for each month. It's much simpler when family is there to guide.
Please ask your gynac to explain the exact week and EDD (delivery date) on your file. Sometimes our manual counting is different from scan reports, so doctor's calculation is the safest to follow.
Uff, counting weeks is a full-time job and my brain is too tired at 34 weeks! Simply put, doctor counts from your LMP, so when they say 8 weeks, it means do mahine complete ho gaye. Don't stress too much over the math.
Just use a free online pregnancy calculator app, it is the easiest way. Put your last period date (LMP) and it instantly tells you your current week. No need to do confusing mental math.
