LMP date or scan date???????????????????

which date do you go by and which is the most accurate?





when the midwife goes by by LMP my due date is the 25th nov, but when i went for my scan the date next to EDD is the 19th nov.





which do i go by and why?





have only had the one scan and always thought that the scan dating was more accurate.





thanks.





ps





surley not all women concieve 14 days after LMP ??????

LMP date or scan date???????????????????
Go by scan. Im a midwife.
Reply:my last menstrual says i am due nov 23rd the scan said i am due nov 30......





i guess the baby will come when they are ready at least they are close enough to give you a pretty accurate guess.
Reply:I was informed that the scan date was more accurate. Exactly for the reason you said, not every women conceives on the day 14.





It's only a guide though, the baby could come before or after.
Reply:go by your scan good luck
Reply:Hey there!


The EDD gives you a more accurate date, the LMP is just an estimate and most babies are born within two weeks of that estimated date. So baby will arrive sometime between the 17th and the 25th november (give or take!) x
Reply:LMP coz some babies grow loads faster and bigger than others......look at the difference in size in new borns....:)
Reply:Always the scan date, by my LMP I should be 15 weeks pregnant but I am actually only 12, you are right not all women ovulate on day 14.
Reply:I think the EDD is more accurate. Mine are 5 days apart. But babies come on their own terms so just be ready somewhere in that time frame! Congrats!
Reply:go by your scan date as this is a more accurate by the size of your baby, and you are right not all women conceive 14 days after LMP some women take longer for the egg to be released!
Reply:Okay, if the ultrasound was done in the first 12 weeks, it is considered preferred over LMP, because the fetuses grow at the same rate, but once you get past 12 wks, the fetuses grow at their own rate, so it can vary. What's the big deal anyway? The due dates are 6 days apart. A due dates just a date, it just means the baby is due to come between 2 wks before or after that date.
Reply:How about just saying you're due Nov. 23 to be in the middle! :P That's not a big difference anyway... ya never know, you might have him/her on the 15th or the 30th... Remember it's just an estimate ;) My daughter was due at first on 15th of June by LMP, then 24th June by EDD.. she was born July 7th!


Good luck and congratulations!!!
Reply:lmp = what scan tells them





edd = what you thought
Reply:Ultrasound dates are more accurate. However, the ones done in the first trimester are the best ones to go by. But I wouldn't worry, there's not a big difference between the 19th and the 25th.
Reply:The scan date is what I would go by. I think most women do NOT conceive 14 days after LMP. Ovulation occurs at different times due to many reasons. Irregular periods, Stress, and even if never had irregular periods before you could have this time.