Due date accuracy question?

Sorry to completely rack ur brains with all this math but I am sure my due date is wrong! For example, with my first child I had my period 18th July 04 and know I conceived roughly around 1st Aug.My period due date was the 24th April 05 and my scan due date was the 5th May 05. That to me is correct because its a week and bit after my period due date, roughly when I must have conceived %26amp; I went into labour on the 6th. Now with this baby, my period was the 20th May 07, making my period due date 24th Feb 08. However my scan due date was the 21st Feb 08! Countin back 40 weeks, I would have conveived around the 17th May 07! BEFORE my period! I will be 42 weeks tomo %26amp; I have an appointment to be induced. Im scared because there is a higher risk of a c-section %26amp; I want to give birth naturaly (i didnt with my first child). If my dates are wrong, surely my baby wouldn't be due until around the 9th March!!? Help?? I'm confused!

Due date accuracy question?
The ultrasound determines your due date based on the size of the baby - you may just have a smaller than average baby this time around. With my second the ultrasound said my due date was 2 weeks later than the date determined by my LMP (which I had no doubt about the date of)....he was just big!





They use 40weeks from LMP as a standard rather than trying to determine actual date of conception, so full term is then considered anywhere from 37-42 weeks. I've never heard of any doctor allowing a pregnancy to go beyond 42 weeks after the LMP.





I was induced at 36w6d with my first and everything went fine - try not to worry %26amp; enjoy your little one when he or she arrives!
Reply:no matter what the doctors always say give or take two weeks your previous due dates may have just been coincedence that they all happened so accurately so please don't stress remember give or take 2 weeks hope this helps good luck
Reply:Due dates are useless, since hardly anyones baby is born on it anyway. Dont worry

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