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Q: Im a Lil Confused

asked by: sexymomma on December 4th, 2006

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Ok tomorrow ill be 30 weeks that means that ill be 7 1/2 months preggo right? Then at 32 weeks ill be eight months ?? Im sorry im just getting so confused with this weeks by week thing Embarassed

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Bridget

replied on December 4th, 2006

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Just count backwards from your due date.

Say you're due on february 1st. That means on january 1st you'd be 8 months, december 1st would be 7 months, november 1st would be 6 months, etc...

You can't really go by weeks because there are 4 weeks plus 2-3 days in a month.

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