Featured

How many weeks pregnant am I?

After finding out that you’re pregnant, the next question you (and everyone else) has is how many weeks pregnant am I?

Generally what you do is figure the baby’s due date. Then from there, you can easily work back to how pregnant you are now.

1. Think back to when you last period was. What was the first day? Say for instance it was August 20.
2. Go out 7 days from that date. OK, now you have August 27.
3. Then go back 3 months from the month you have. Don’t include the month of your last period. That gives us May 27 of next year.

No matter what method is used to estimate your baby’s due date, it is only an estimate! Add 2 weeks on either side of your estimated due date to give yourself a realistic range. About 96% of babies do not even arrive on the calculated due date no matter which method is used. In the end, it’s up to baby.

There are actually several ways to find out, with varying degrees of accuracy. The first thing is you have to know when your last period was. (If you are not sure, check Finding How Many Weeks Pregnant with Ultrasound.)

Technorati Tags: weeks pregnant

© 2008 The First Trimester.