Something is broken, is it my brain or my ticker?!

[{sarah}]

My ticker says 17% of my pregnancy has passed, but I think that's wrong.

I work it out to be 21% because I'm almost 9 weeks pregnant.

I work 17% out to be only just short of 7 weeks.

I've checked the dates are right on the site & everything is as it should be so I'm wondering is my calculation right or the ticker? My brain hurts

[delphmoon]

Sorry, can't even fathom helping- I'm confused already!!

[storm]

OOOO Nope, I can't help either. Thinking is no good these days sorry.

ETA I just went & made one & mine said I was 15% preggie????

[{sarah}]

Hahaha & it's just clicked over to 18% now too

Hey Storm, I just noticed I'm only a day ahead of you

[Indadhanu]

I worked it out and yours is definitely right, hmmmm odd!

[{sarah}]

Oh thank goodness, I thought I was going crazy!

To put it simply, 4 weeks is 10% of 40 weeks, so 8 weeks has to be 20% so I just don't know how they are calculating it

[Oorki Galoorki]

maybe they do 38 or 42 weeks as term?
or 100 days rather then weeks(or how ever many it is)

[{sarah}]

Nope, that would make it 23% and even 42 weeks would make it just on 20%

I've sent them an email as well to try & figure it out. This is driving me nuts trying to figure it out!

[Marlene]

Could they be presuming date of conception, which would make pregnancy 266 days instead of 280 days?
I am terrible at math, so I'll leave it up to you to work it out, LOL.

[{sarah}]

You have the option of doing LMP, conception date or due date and they all calculate to being the same.

[Marlene]

Hmmm, that's a bit odd. I think you just need a new ticker, LOL

[{sarah}]

But I like my ticker it's just a little confused, matches it's owner Maybe I should just fiddle with it & put in a dodgy date to get it to the right percent.

[sconeonamission]

it says 18% now... (perhaps it's just waiting for the 2nd baby to catch up... lol. I still only think there's one!)

[Antheia]

Well i just did one and it says im 19%. I was 9 weeks on Tuesday just gone.

[Hummingbird]

Your calculations are correct. Maybe they are basing it on months instead of weeks?

I would change tickers otherwise each time you look at it you'll get disheartened

[{sarah}]

Hmmm 10 weeks should be 25% & it comes up as 23% and then 11 weeks comes up as 26% so it seems to come good about there. WEIRD!

I think I'll stick with it, I know my weeks & days (have it on FB ). I just liked this one cos it's different to all the rest

[{sarah}]

I changed my due date to make it right! It was bothering me

[Linzy]

My midwife told me it's nine months and one day (a full term pregnancy) is that why maybe? I can't help you with the maths, not my strong point unfortunately