Confused! Will I be 7 months on Monday (28 weeks) or on May 9th?

porkypig · Apr 13th, 2012, 05:56 AM

How do you work it out? Someone asked me how many months I was the other day and I have to say, I was a bit stumped! lol

ps. im due 9th July

notmommyyet · Apr 13th, 2012, 06:17 AM

monday. since most people say 1 month is 4 weeks when in fact it is usually a few days more. but going by 4 weeks in a month you would be 7 months at 28 weeks because your actually pregnant for 10 months (40 weeks)

bumpycat · Apr 13th, 2012, 06:25 AM

I'd say you are 7 months on 9th May, but you can count it either way and neither way is wrong. I agree it is confusing. I find that the easiest thing to do when someone asks is to say "I'm x weeks, due the xth week of month", which for me today is "I'm 32 weeks, due the 1st week of June". That seems to satisfy most people, they're only politely enquiring and don't really care that much most of the time.

Mrsctobe · Apr 13th, 2012, 06:29 AM

Well i was 7months last week at 31weeks so you still have a few weeks to go.
i dont count it every 4 weeks i count it the 7th every month (im due 7th june) im another month, as im due in 2 months now that makes me 7months.

so if you count it like me you would have juct turned 6months and be 7months on 9th may.

people see pregnancy lasting at 9months so if you were to say im 9months for example people would think you were due now and not in a months time.

if it confuses you just say how many weeks you are or have left.

beccad · Apr 13th, 2012, 06:46 AM

I think for calendar months the NHS classes pregnancy as 9 months and 7 days long. So if you count back two months (by date, not week) and 7 days, then that's roughly when you're 7 months. I think! So it's about 31 weeks.

If you're counting a 4 weekly month then pregnancy is much longer than you think

Mrsctobe · Apr 13th, 2012, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by beccad

I think for calendar months the NHS classes pregnancy as 9 months and 7 days long. So if you count back two months (by date, not week) and 7 days, then that's roughly when you're 7 months. I think! So it's about 31 weeks.

If you're counting a 4 weekly month then pregnancy is much longer than you think

But more accurate lol if you say im due july and im 7months peeps would get confused lol

toffee2010 · Apr 13th, 2012, 06:52 AM

Eh ? Everywhere I've read says 8 months is 31 weeks to 35 . Confused .com

megangrohl · Apr 13th, 2012, 06:56 AM

You are in your 7th month. You haven't finished the 7th month yet so you can't say you are 7 full months just yet. Just tell them you're in your 7th month.

Mrsctobe · Apr 13th, 2012, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by toffee2010

Eh ? Everywhere I've read says 8 months is 31 weeks to 35 . Confused .com

thats in your 8th month but not actually 8 months lol confusing eh. i wont be 8months till im 35weeks. which makes sence cos that would be a month till baby due x

toffee2010 · Apr 13th, 2012, 07:14 AM

Yeah true lol makes sense .

Apr 13th, 2012, 05:56 AM	#1
porkypig Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 4,645	Confused! Will I be 7 months on Monday (28 weeks) or on May 9th? How do you work it out? Someone asked me how many months I was the other day and I have to say, I was a bit stumped! lol ps. im due 9th July

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notmommyyet Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,396	monday. since most people say 1 month is 4 weeks when in fact it is usually a few days more. but going by 4 weeks in a month you would be 7 months at 28 weeks because your actually pregnant for 10 months (40 weeks)

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Apr 13th, 2012, 06:25 AM	#3
bumpycat Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 1,687	I'd say you are 7 months on 9th May, but you can count it either way and neither way is wrong. I agree it is confusing. I find that the easiest thing to do when someone asks is to say "I'm x weeks, due the xth week of month", which for me today is "I'm 32 weeks, due the 1st week of June". That seems to satisfy most people, they're only politely enquiring and don't really care that much most of the time.

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Apr 13th, 2012, 06:29 AM	#4
Mrsctobe Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Uk Posts: 6,554	Well i was 7months last week at 31weeks so you still have a few weeks to go. i dont count it every 4 weeks i count it the 7th every month (im due 7th june) im another month, as im due in 2 months now that makes me 7months. so if you count it like me you would have juct turned 6months and be 7months on 9th may. people see pregnancy lasting at 9months so if you were to say im 9months for example people would think you were due now and not in a months time. if it confuses you just say how many weeks you are or have left.

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beccad Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 3,264	I think for calendar months the NHS classes pregnancy as 9 months and 7 days long. So if you count back two months (by date, not week) and 7 days, then that's roughly when you're 7 months. I think! So it's about 31 weeks. If you're counting a 4 weekly month then pregnancy is much longer than you think

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toffee2010 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: bristol Posts: 535	Eh ? Everywhere I've read says 8 months is 31 weeks to 35 . Confused .com

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megangrohl Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,314	You are in your 7th month. You haven't finished the 7th month yet so you can't say you are 7 full months just yet. Just tell them you're in your 7th month.

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Apr 13th, 2012, 07:14 AM	#10
toffee2010 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: bristol Posts: 535	Yeah true lol makes sense .

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