Help calculating due date?

I was wondering if anyone could help me calculate my due date. I've only had one appointment at Planned Parenthood. My bf and I went for an abortion but both found it too unpleasant so we left in the middle of it all. We're happily planning for our baby now, but I won't be able to have another appointment with a doc until I can get medicaid. Hopefully I'll get it in the next few weeks. Anyway, my last period started on about January 1 and lasted maybe 4 or 5 days. My appointment at planned parenthood on Feb.16 put the embryo at 6 weeks. The lady said they could be off a week in either direction. I'm thinking then the baby would be due the end of Sept. or beginning of Oct. but really, I have no clue. Can anyone help? Thanks alot!

Jazz

 

My guess would be about the middle/end of October.


If your 6 wks on the 16th of feburary that means you will be 40 wks on the 23rd of October? Thats my guess.

 

October 7th

 

Hey Brighid you read my mind. October 7. The way we used to calculate it is to take the first day or your last period, count back 3 months and add 7 days.
January 1, go back to October 1, and add 7 days to get October 7.

Hope you have a wonderful pregnancy and a beautiful baby.

I also wanted to share with you. I had an appointment set once many many years ago to have an abortion. I woke up that morning and thought "What if this is my only chance to have the little girl I've always wanted." My beautiful daughter was born 7 months later. She's now 26 and has two children of her own. And yes, she is my only daughter. I have five boys.

Kathi

 

Congratulations


No idea about due dates really, but I was conceived around Christmas and born on the 8th October. So that sounds about right.

Good luck and many blessings.

 

I believe Brighid has one of those EDD spin calendars in her head!

Congrats on your baby!

 

and one on my desk!

Thought I should add, the dates are based on a 28 day cycle, if you have a longer or shorter cycle, it may be a week earlier or later.

AND, your due date is no guarantee you will actually have your baby on that day. A very small percentage of babies are born on their due date. Average length of gestation can be anywhere from 37 to 42 weeks.

 

hahaha I was way off! wwoooo lets hope I never have to calculate this for someone for real someday.

 

Thank's all of you for your help! My boyfriend and I have only been dating since this past Thanksgiving but it's been serious from the beginning. We knew we wanted to get married but this pregnancy was very unplanned and scared us both. Once we realized that abortion would totally tear us apart and scar me forever we decided to keep it. I have never been happier in my entire life! I'm also lucky that Steve makes more than enough money to care for the three of us so I can be an at home Mama. This could have been a tragedy, but it's not! I love my baby and it's Daddy!

Peace

Jazz

 

I am so happy fo ryou, Jazz. Having a good man to help take care of the finaces for a while can really take a lot of stress off of you. A lot of mamas aren't so fortunate.

Congrats. Read a lot and take care of yourself. It's never too early to take care of yourself. Try to stay away from Horror Story telling people, (you know what I mean, people who tell you horrible labor tales without being asked ect.) and those who are not supportive of your decisions. Ariel Gore said, in The Hip Mama's Survival Guide, "Don't hang around with people who make you feel like shit." Truer words were never spoken. I ended a destrutive relationship with a "freind" when I was pregnant with my last baby, because those words rang so true. (Check out Ariel's book, too, it is great!)

Blessings

 

Oh, Brighid. I got the new Childbirth Graphics catalogue yesterday. Most of their stuff is pretty expensive, but they had some nice EDD spin caculators with NO ads on them. I hate the ones from the formula and prenate vitamin companies.

Did you get the new catalogue recently, too? The Epidural "practice" mannikins scared me.

 

I always get Childbirth Graphics, never bought anythng from them, though! They're too expensive. But I haven't got the new one, I moved recently, it's probably lost in limbo. I should notify them.....I get the Health EDCO catalogue, too, their stuff is a little cheaper. I did get my wheel for free from a cord blood bank promo kit. :&

I make most of my visual aids and handouts, so I know it contains the information I want, without the adverts, although Pampers gives away some really good stuff, like flip charts and wall charts, and the logo is so small, you can't really see it.............. I do need the baby and pelvis models, to replace the ones that got stolen.

Have you hooked up with lunabar? They send you tons of samples every 4 months to give clients. Nice to have in your office, in a big candy bowl. If you want, I'll PM you their contact info. Actually, I have lots of hook ups for freebies for professionals. When you give stuff away, the costs add up. Most mamas love to get a little pack of samples at a visit. When I teach a CBE class, I like to give them little goodies.

Sorry for hijacking your thread, JazzMama!

 

Yeah, Brig, PM me (but please don't use the "return receipt" option, because it messes up my computer.) I would love to get some more stuff.

I made a breast model after seeing the prices CG wanted for one. I still use it. Just an old nylon, some cotton balls, an bath oil ball (for a plugged duct) and nail polish for the nipple. I also had a little pull string so I could simulate an inverted nipple, but it broke. (I guess the "baby" cured it.)

Somebody stole your pelvis models. ARGHGGHG. Those are SO expensive!!!! I wonder what they thought when they opened the case and saw a hot melt vinyl pelvis. Oh my. Sorry you lost your equipment. That sucks. Please PM me with the info about lunabar.


Thank you.


(Sorry for the hijack, also.)

 

Brighid! You have psychic powers don't you? I moved to this city about a year ago and made friends with a group of university students here. Pretty quickly they were as close a group of friends I've ever had. Then I met Steve, and we started dating. Right away they did everything they could to talk me out of him. They have a problem with his age, he's 35 and I'm 22. I was vegetarian and when Steve and I met I went vegan because he's vegan and I knew we were going to end up together, so why not? It was completely my choice, because I respect and love him, but they assumed he must be forcing me. Every time we hung out it became a Steve bashing session. They'd try to convince me to eat cheese pizza or ice cream (of which they commonly consume a pint or more of Ben and Jerry's a night! Per PERSON! ) They never made any effort to get to know him though. If they did they would have seen how happy we are together. He's my best friend! Then I got pregnant and they all tried their damndest to get me to abort. Couldn't do it. Then when I Steve and I, together as partners in a loving relationship, decided to keep the baby, they had an "intervention".
They invited me over for a girls night and completely ambushed me. Thye told me it was irresponsible and selfish to keep it. They said our relationship wasn't "viable" because we haven't been together that long and he's so much older. They told me I was harming my baby by being vegan, even though I am SO careful to get the right combinations of foods. A steady diet of pizza and ice cream is better than fruits and vegetables and whole grains? WTF? I went home and haven't heard from them since. Except that is, to find flyers stuffed under our door from the University they attend of parents looking to adopt a baby. Oh yes, I forgot, even though I was pregnant they still tried to pressure me into smoking pot!! Because, ahem, "Studies show it doesn't harm the baby at all!" Sucking large quantities of smoke into your lungs, inhibiting oxygen flow, and altering your state of mind in a negative way can't be GOOD for the baby. So now I have no friends. My mom and sister are in another state. It sucks. I'm glad that I didn't give in to pressure though. Just because they couldn't do it doesn't mean I can't! And do it well! It's such a comfort to have all you supportive ladies out there who care and are knowledgable. Thanks!

Jazz

 

Oops! I meant Maggie Sugar, sorry! Was referring to her "Don't hang around with people who make you feel like shit." comment.

Jazz

 

thats got to be the best news ive heard in my whole life. congratulations in creating a new soul. i wish you and yours nothing but the best of luck.

 

congrats Jazz and thats awesome that you stood up for yourself and didn't fall into the pressure.. i know the feeling... i wish you all the best

 

Oh, Jazz. I am so sorry you are having such a hard time. (People get Brig and I mixed up a lot, she's the Midwife, I'm the Lactation Consultant. We both have a lot of kids LOL.) Your "freinds" don't sound like very good friends. Do you have people around you you can trust. You and Steve are in LOVE, that is not their business. People can get jealous and act really stupid, especially when they see someone growing up, and they don't want to. Do any of them have children, that they are giving you all this "free advice?"

I would suggest looking into some Bradley Childbirth classes (it's a little early, but you can look) and start going to La Leche League meetings. You will meet good parents there, and learn from them.

Stay strong.

Maggie

 

I'm the before, Maggie's the after!

What always amazes me is how people suddenly become experts on YOUR life when there's a big change ahead. Crazy, isn't it?
I second the notion, stay away form people who won't contribute positive energy to your pregnancy.

(have you found a midwife yet? )

 

Hey, I need to get one of these for the doc who gave me an epidural last week. He needs to practice. He must have jabbed my back 5 times before he got the right place. I had more problems from the back pain than anything else after the surgery.

Kathi