Tag Archives: due date

When Do You Think You’re Due?

When you become pregnant, one of the first things that you find out is your baby’s due date. Of course, everybody that you know (and many people that you don’t) wants to know this information as well. For some reason, people are fascinated with due dates. I can understand the fascination is if is your baby, or the baby of a close friend or family member. After all, having a baby is a big deal and you want to make sure that you are prepared. Your friends and family want to know when they should plan a baby shower, and … Continue reading →

How to Calculate Your Due Date

When you learn you are pregnant, the first thing you will wonder is when the baby will arrive. This will also be one of the first questions your family and friends will ask when you share the news. You may be anxious for that first visit with your health care provider, so you will know the due date. You don’t need to wait for your first prenatal visit. You can calculate your due date at home. You can find due date calculators on parenting and pregnancy websites on the internet. These calculators all work in about the same way. You … Continue reading →

Let’s Talk About the Week in Review

This week I touched on some intimate pregnancy issues, and some that may affect a woman in early stages of pregnancy. In Let’s Talk About Pregnancy Intuition 1, I suggested that we as women can sense pregnancy before we get that positive test result. This can be an amazing thing for a woman, especially if she has been trying to conceive. In Let’s Talk About Dreams During Pregnancy, I gave simple tips on how to use your dream journal as therapy. Sometimes our dreams can help us channel our feelings in a positive way. In Let’s Talk About Pregnancy Intuition … Continue reading →

Let’s Talk About Calculating Your Due Date

The concept of a due date was first established in the early 1800s. At that time, Franz Carl Naegele officially declared that pregnancy was full term at 10 lunar months past the first day of a last normal menstrual period. These days, due dates are determined in much the same way, with the exception that 40 weeks is considered full term. Unsurprisingly, a lot of stock seems to be put on the Due Date. However, the calculations that lead us to a date can often be deceiving. For instance, several factors seem to play into a finding a correct calculation. … Continue reading →