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How Pregnancy Calendars Work

Marcie Jones 1 Comment

Even though conception usually happens about two weeks after the first day of your last period, pregnancies are dated from the first day of your last period. This can get confusing when, say, your doctor tells you that the ultrasound shows your baby is nine weeks and two days old, which makes you 11 … [Read more…]

Filed Under: 1st Trimester Tagged With: calendars

Is a First Baby Usually Early or Late?

Marcie Jones 1 Comment

Is a first baby usually early or late?” A due date based on a 280-day pregnancy is pretty much an educated guess, and a lot of factors can affect it. One factor a mom’s genetic heritage:a study of 14,000 Danish pregnancies found that the average spontaneous labor was 282 days from the first day of … [Read more…]

Filed Under: 3rd Trimester, Labor and Delivery Tagged With: calendars, due date

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