For purposes of universal agreement as far as along a pregnancy is: the rule is that THE LENGTH of pregnancy begins the first day of menses when the menses are regular and not abnormal.
Thusly, if I were to mention that a pregancy is 24 weeks along, generally the actual day of conception is about 2 weeks less.
When an ultrasound report returns indicating a pregancy is 12 weeks gestation and all is normal, the pregnancy itself is 10 weeks of REAL pregnancy.
Number one son was supposed to be born the first week of December. He didn’t cooperate. Doc finally did a C section on Dec 19th, about 2 weeks late. 8 lbs, 10 oz, IIRC.
Daughter was a scheduled C section, since Mrs Geek had already been unzipped the first time around. Daughter came out right on schedule. Despite being “on time” she was bigger (8 lbs 14 oz) than our son who was “late.”
Number two son was supposed to be born in the second week of February. After many complications he finally just decided he was coming out and that was that. The docs kept pushing it off as much as they could, but the end of January they finally gave in and out he came (again, C section), about 2 weeks early. Despite the due date calculations they did perform an ultrasound to determine the baby’s weight, which they very accurately and scientifically determined to be about 7 and a half lbs using all sorts of info like the circumference of his skull. Once he was out and on a scale he was closer to 6 lbs.
Both sons were troublesome pregnancies with periodic episodes of bleeding and bed rest. Our daughter was a textbook dream pregnancy. No trouble at all.
Mrs Geek’s bible for the first one was “What to expect when you are expecting.” She darn near wore the book out. I got to the point where I wanted to bury the book in the back yard and cringed every time she quoted something from it. She was borderline obsessive-compulsive concerning that darn book. I’d recommend getting a copy if you want your story to be accurate. It’s full of all kinds of info.
Mango: yes. Were there other children, were they also “early” and weigh that much? Do you all differ much now?
My son was born at 38 weeks (counting from LMP) but GESTATIONALLY he was 36 weeks, maybe 35 and a half. (I ovulated on cycle day ninteen, I was temping and testing to see when the egg dropped). He weighed 9 pounds 7 ounces. I did not have gestational diabetes.
Actually, I was the second child. I am the first son though. My parents were married about 5 and a half years before I was born so ‘‘premarital coverup’’ is out of the question. According to my Mother ( an infallible source by the way ), She thought she was pregnant 8 months before I was born but the doctor’s tests. came back negative.
I am currently pregnant and I am 36 weeks LMP. My child is due in 4 weeks or at 40 weeks LMP. But, babies are considered full term from 37 weeks onwards, so as long as it stays put for another week, all is good. If they go over 42 weeks they are considered post term although most doctors will induce before this time as a post term baby has almost as many problems as a pre-term baby. I am hoping this baby will be born at about 38 weeks as my doctor has said that if s/he goes to full term s/he’ll be between 9 and 10lbs…OW!
