pregnancy months confusion .... help?

MummyMandi · Feb 28th, 2012, 14:18 PM

Im so confused girls im 25 weeks 1 day an im so confused all of a sudden to how i calculate months like what week did you class as your 5th month and 6th month and 7th an so on am so confused its annoying me lol how do you calculate yours . Plus if im 25 weeks how many months am i . I thought 24 weeks was 6 months arghhhhh this is annoying me . Help girlies haha x

magnolius · Feb 28th, 2012, 14:51 PM

Glad you asked that cuz I don't understand how that is calculated either.

maysiemoo · Feb 28th, 2012, 15:00 PM

I was wondering as well i cannot remember

AC1987 · Feb 28th, 2012, 15:14 PM

I usually just count backwards from my due date by month instead of weeks. Months isn't as accurate cause you can be further or earlier, I think thats why docs and midwives don't caculate by month.

Kato2 · Feb 28th, 2012, 15:49 PM

Because there are sometimes almost 5 weeks in a month you will never get it quite right... Plus we are pregnant for 9 months (but that does not include the 2 weeks we count from period to conception). I got myself so confused by this too and now just stick to weeks!

Happyveggie · Feb 28th, 2012, 15:51 PM

5 months is 23 weeks, 6 months is 27 weeks when you move to 3rd trimester. It's because most months aren't exactly 28 days, so they have to round them up to make sense. If months were exactly 4 weeks long, you'd be pregnant 10 months rather than 9. Hope that makes sense!!

ladyV84 · Feb 28th, 2012, 17:54 PM

Thanks for this post, I have been thinking I have serious baby brain as just couldnt work it out other than counting back from due date! All clear now though

xx

bees · Feb 28th, 2012, 18:00 PM

Months are confusing. Some say women are pregnant 10 months, but that would only be if every month only had 4 weeks, which they don't. 10x4=40. 40/9=4.45 weeks in a month

And there's a difference between being 6 months and being in your 6th month. Just like a baby's age....A 6 month old would be in their first year, but they're not quite 1 year yet. My son - he's in his 3rd year of life but he's 2.5. Make sense? So if you're 6 months you're in your 7th month.

I tell people weeks...It's a whole lot easier. And if it's a women who has had a baby they will know.

CaliGinger · Feb 28th, 2012, 18:02 PM

You're pregnant for 9 complete months. This site explains it better than any other I've seen.pregnancy length?

ms.hope · Feb 28th, 2012, 18:50 PM

I use a personal preganacy calendar provided on a website that calculates it and has everything to a t for instance in you want to know how many months or weeks you will be on MArch 5 or etc it will tell you check it out . It helped me alot.

the calendar you will see is my personal one but u can sign uo and create your own, I am gonna print mine out too.

http://www.justmommies.com/get_pregn...nancy+calendar

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MummyMandi Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: merseyside Posts: 983	pregnancy months confusion .... help? Im so confused girls im 25 weeks 1 day an im so confused all of a sudden to how i calculate months like what week did you class as your 5th month and 6th month and 7th an so on am so confused its annoying me lol how do you calculate yours . Plus if im 25 weeks how many months am i . I thought 24 weeks was 6 months arghhhhh this is annoying me . Help girlies haha x

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magnolius Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 188	Glad you asked that cuz I don't understand how that is calculated either.

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maysiemoo Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: oxfordshire uk Posts: 1,338	I was wondering as well i cannot remember

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AC1987 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: USA Posts: 5,293	I usually just count backwards from my due date by month instead of weeks. Months isn't as accurate cause you can be further or earlier, I think thats why docs and midwives don't caculate by month.

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Kato2 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: UK Posts: 1,408	Because there are sometimes almost 5 weeks in a month you will never get it quite right... Plus we are pregnant for 9 months (but that does not include the 2 weeks we count from period to conception). I got myself so confused by this too and now just stick to weeks!

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Happyveggie Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 125	5 months is 23 weeks, 6 months is 27 weeks when you move to 3rd trimester. It's because most months aren't exactly 28 days, so they have to round them up to make sense. If months were exactly 4 weeks long, you'd be pregnant 10 months rather than 9. Hope that makes sense!!

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ladyV84 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 464	Thanks for this post, I have been thinking I have serious baby brain as just couldnt work it out other than counting back from due date! All clear now though xx

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Feb 28th, 2012, 18:00 PM	#8
bees Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: United States Posts: 296	Months are confusing. Some say women are pregnant 10 months, but that would only be if every month only had 4 weeks, which they don't. 10x4=40. 40/9=4.45 weeks in a month And there's a difference between being 6 months and being in your 6th month. Just like a baby's age....A 6 month old would be in their first year, but they're not quite 1 year yet. My son - he's in his 3rd year of life but he's 2.5. Make sense? So if you're 6 months you're in your 7th month. I tell people weeks...It's a whole lot easier. And if it's a women who has had a baby they will know.

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CaliGinger Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 425	You're pregnant for 9 complete months. This site explains it better than any other I've seen.pregnancy length?

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ms.hope Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: toronto, Canada Posts: 1,164	I use a personal preganacy calendar provided on a website that calculates it and has everything to a t for instance in you want to know how many months or weeks you will be on MArch 5 or etc it will tell you check it out . It helped me alot. the calendar you will see is my personal one but u can sign uo and create your own, I am gonna print mine out too. http://www.justmommies.com/get_pregn...nancy+calendar

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