August '14 Sunflowers. 27 angels. 48 pink, 28 blue. 74 HERE!!

[HWPG]

squirrel - i am POSITIVE of when i ovulated. i believe i am 13+ 3. the dr keeps saying i'm 14 today (+4 days based on LMP). last week (when i thought i was 12+1 and dr thought i was 12+5), baby measured at 13. it only matters for scans (NT, gender, etc) - obviously the babies come when they want! my dr has my due date at july 31 but i refuse; i'm sticking with august 4! so i wouldnt think too much on if it's measuring big or whatever right now - it's just a round figure. beautiful picture!

 

[squirrel.]

I know what you mean about being sure when I ovulated. I've just looked at my chart again and there's no way it all happened three days earlier. For starters we hadn't dtd in five days at that point, so there's no way I could have conceived before then. Just a big baby I guess. I've had one already, so won't be surprised if this one is a 9 pounder. I will however, change my EDD as it's all in my medical notes for the 9th of August now and that's the date my midwives will be going with. This baby will probably go over like my last did anyway, so I'm actually going to be expecting a mid-late August baby. Latest it could be is August 23rd. I reckon I might even get that far if I'm not induced this time!

Clynn - Could you please change my due date to August 9th please? Thank you You're amazing at adminning this thread by the way! I wouldn't be able to!

x

 

[mrsswaffer]

I know exactly when I ovulated too, but doctors told me they go with your LMP regardless. Soooo, what if you ovulated on CD26 then?! It doesn't make sense to me either.

Ah well, the NT scan gives your official dates anyway. And I had mine today!! I am now officially due on 10th August.

 

[clynn11]

I go exactly by my ovulation date too! I've only had one scan at 8 weeks and babe was measuring 3 days behind, so the doctor only considers me 13+3 today, I say bullshit! I am 13+6 I know the exact day I ovulated! Lol. Doctors just aren't used to women being so in tune with their bodies and knowing the exact O date so they just go by LMP as a general consensus lol.

 

[HWPG]

exactly, cass. i wanted to be like "here's my chart". but whatever in the end!

 

[linz143]

At my dr's office they go off your LMP unless you are a week or more off your dates. So if you show up for your 8 week scan and are 6 weeks along, then they redate you as 6 weeks. If you show up for your 8 week scan and are 7w2d or 8w5d, then you keep the same due date.

First off, scans are only accurate +/- 5 days, so while they can show you close to how far along you are, they are not 100% correct due to the fact that human error can play a part in measuring and the scans themselves are just not clear enough to pin it to the day. Perfect example: at my 7w scan I was 7+3 and they did 3 measurements: 7+1, 7+1, 7+3. So just a slight movement of the hand and we had 2 different gestational ages.

Second, babies only grow at a predictable rate until 8ish weeks. After that, growth varies due to genetics. Just like not all babies will be 8 lbs and 20 inches at birth, by the time the 12 week scan rolls around, it's not that effective for dating anymore.

With DD I measured behind 2 days at my 7 week scan, and by the time I hit my 12 week scan, she measured 3 days ahead. So a change of 5 days total in only 5 weeks. By our 19 week scan she was measuring exactly perfect to the day.

So honestly, if you KNOW when you ovulated then use that date. If you don't then the scan is just as good a guess as LMP, unless you have long or short cycles.

 

[clynn11]

Also, my mom calculated her due date by her ovulation date with my little sister and was due December 3rd. My little sister was measuring way ahead the whole time and they gave her the due date of November 22nd. My mom had her December 3rd! Lol

 

[linz143]

She's a lucky woman, Cass. I am REALLY hoping for a due date baby this time... I know exactly when I ovulated last time and she STILL came out 8 days overcooked! Had I gone by LMP though, she would have been only 5 days late. I ovulated on CD11 that cycle.

 

[Arlandria]

OMG itchy tummy!!!!!!!!!!


Argh it won't stop

 

[KitteyKat2010]

I am so excited for my first midwife appointment, I am praying that they me a scan, just a little peek would be nice I don't think I am asking for too much.

 

[mirandaprice]

Had my NT scan today, first scan ever, so was pretty nervous! But it all went really well!

The ultrasound tech wrote me down as being 12 weeks, but my doctor is leaving EDD at Aug 11th, so by his standards I'm still 12+3

The u/s tech pointed out the heart beating when she was taking measurements and put down heartrate around 164 I believe. So happy all was good.

After I got bloods taken the doctor came in with a doppler and found the heartbeat for hubs and I to listen to!

Here's one of the scan pics:

 

[Ashley8806]

Had my NT scan today, first scan ever, so was pretty nervous! But it all went really well!

The ultrasound tech wrote me down as being 12 weeks, but my doctor is leaving EDD at Aug 11th, so by his standards I'm still 12+3

The u/s tech pointed out the heart beating when she was taking measurements and put down heartrate around 164 I believe. So happy all was good.

After I got bloods taken the doctor came in with a doppler and found the heartbeat for hubs and I to listen to!

Here's one of the scan pics:

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Aw he/she looks so cozy

 

[mirandaprice]

The little booger didn't wanna move. The u/s tech had me cough twice, drink some of hubs coke and cough again with her pushing and prodding at different places on my stomach with the u/s probe before s/he decided to budge, haha.

 

[Ashley8806]

Lol we did a 3d scan with dd1 and she had hands and arms covering her face so They gave me juoce, had me jump up and down, roll around really fast, poke, buzz...lol they can be stubborn

 

[xEmmaDx]

Got my 12 week scan in less than 5 hours. Soooo excited but also really nervous. Praying our baby is all ok.

 

[MummyJade]

Good luck Emma!! x

 

[Ichisan]

Ooo all these scans this week! So exciting
I'm just sticking with being due in August rather than a date, my first was 'late' my second was 'early' so I figure a whole month is the best bet. Plus it stops all the questions when you get closer!
Just found out my friend with PCOS is pregnant with her third I'm so happy for her and she is only 2 months behind me so it is lovely to have a real life friend on this journey

 

[DenyseGiguere]

After a week and a half, the ultrasound place finally got ink lol! They were nice enough to give me a free CD with pictures (which usually costs $20) and a printed photo, which I got yesterday

 

[LoveCakes]

Great pic, glad you finally got one . I bet the person who orders the ink got in big trouble!

 

[WanaBaba]

OMG itchy tummy!!!!!!!!!!


Argh it won't stop

Same! I hope it doesn't mean I'm going to get lots more stretch marks