# Poll: 9 Months or 10 Months in a Pregnancy??

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-9-months-or-10-months-in-a-pregnancy/225009>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 17, 2004, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-9-months-or-10-months-in-a-pregnancy/225009 "2004-01-17T22:54:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-9-months-or-10-months-in-a-pregnancy/225009/41 "2013-02-16T02:44:54Z")

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Wow if an actual pregnancy inspired the discussion between the OP and sister in law, the resulting kid would be like 9 now. Wonder if he/she has an opinion on the issue.

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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-9-months-or-10-months-in-a-pregnancy/225009/42 "2013-02-16T03:09:47Z")

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> [@Yllaria](#):
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> Disregading the Poll: “Zombie babies! Run!”

Tough to get at your brains without teeth.

I can just see a woman with a bunch of zombie babies clinging to her head. “They’re trying to nurse.”

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**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-9-months-or-10-months-in-a-pregnancy/225009/43 "2013-02-16T04:09:20Z")

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> [@TBG](#):
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> Wow if an actual pregnancy inspired the discussion between the OP and sister in law, the resulting kid would be like 9 now. Wonder if he/she has an opinion on the issue.

Nine…or ten??

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**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2013, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-9-months-or-10-months-in-a-pregnancy/225009/44 "2013-02-16T05:32:13Z")

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> [@Der\_Trihs](#):
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> Tough to get at your brains without teeth.
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> I can just see a woman with a bunch of zombie babies clinging to her head. “They’re trying to nurse.”

No need. You think that’s _milk_ the average newborn is snacking on? nuh-uh. Why d’you think lactating women get so spacey…? 😉

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