Which Due Date Should I Go By? Posted: 05-25-06 21:35pm
According to my lmp i'm due on 25th
november. My ob worked out that i'm due
on the 24th november and I had a scan 3
days ago and that worked out that i'm due
on the 20th november. Which date should I
go by? I have an appointment with my ob
on wednesday so i'm going to ask him then,
but I just wanted to ask your opinions and
if you got different dates too.....Ta!
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Malinda2006
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2006 Posts: 34
Posted: 05-25-06 22:16pm
The change those all the time. Based on
my lmp my due date was may 22nd .. Then
when I had my first u/s it was changed to
june 5th. Since I haven't had my baby yet
I guess they was right, so i'd say go by
the date they gave you on your scan...
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jillie81
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Joined: 07 Nov 2004 Posts: 485 Location: ,
Posted: 05-25-06 23:23pm
Ok, thanks for that! I'll have to change
my dates around then!
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Ingi
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Posted: 05-26-06 11:17am
Always go by the later date ~ unless your
doctor changes it. My scan said I
was due a week earlier than my .L.M.P.
But my doctor never changed anything. I
got my hopes up that I was, in fact, a
week further along than I thought and I
set my sights on that date. Imagine how
utterly devastated I was when I went
overdue from my .L.M.P by a week. So, 2
weeks after the scan's estimated due date,
I finally had her.
They are called estimated due dates for a
reason. It is only an estimate.
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linuxChique
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 4535
Posted: 05-26-06 12:43pm
Scans are extremely accurate during the
first couple of weeks. Lmp is not very
accurate because not all women ovluate on
the 14th of the month every month. I
ovulate on the 18th, so if they gave me a
due date by lmp, it would be 4 days too
early.
