Question about EDD

[~Gee_Whizzy~]

Thank you so much. You have put my mind at ease a little bit there. I am so worried about keeping this baby that I freak out at anything.

No worries hun, yes the little aches and pains can be quite stressful especially for your first! - Good luck at the Docs, will be waiting to see how far along you are so exciting!

[JellyBean]

Congratulations!!

Do you know when you ovulated? 38 weeks from ovulation is the most accurate indicator - more so than the first day of your LMP (as cycle length varies) and scans- which have proven to be largely innacurate. The overwhelming amount of "overdue" babies attests to their inaccuracy! Your body doesn't get it wrong - the machine does!

Whilst having an EDD is useful to help you prepare for birth, I'd recommend not getting too caught up with your estimated due date. In the end, bubs will choose their own due date, and in a standard pregnancy this is anywhere between 38 to 42 weeks. So 4 weeks of potential variation! Like someone else said, go with the latest date you receive to avoid the pressure of artificial induction, as this can increase the risks.
So long as you have everything prepared well in advance of 38 weeks - you can just relax and enjoy the journey, and tune into to those little signs that may tell you that your babies arrival is around the corner.

I wish you the very best pregnancy and birth. Plenty of support in here!!

XX

[newmummy]

thanks everyone for your support, and responses.

The reason for wanting to know my EDD is so i can start calling OBs to get my prefered one. I do understand that they are not often accurate, but at least its a date to work towards.

Unfortunately I wasnt doing any charting, so I truly have no idea.

I went to the doctor yesterday, as I wasnt feeling 100%, they confirmed the pregnancy, then took blood and have sent me for the dating scan, which I am having today. Will they be able to tell me at the scan my dating? Or do I need to wait to find that out from my dr?

I also have PCOS. The dr said that I needed to cease using this straight away. I was abit confused about this as I was under the impression that this was provided to pregnant women who had GD.

[newmummy]

I had the dating scan today.

I am 5w1d pregnant. She said that she could see the sack, but was having issues seeing the baby. Apparently this is normal, and they have recommended I come back for another u/s in 2-3 weeks to confirm.