due dates

Well my doc worked out going from my LMP that I was due 23rd October and then at the scan it said due date was 31st October! The scan date is the one that my midwife has taken as correct. Guess all will be confirmed again next week at my 12 weeks scan!

Don't know if that helps you or not!

Oh god really Kazzle, I have this funny feeling that I am further along than what the scan says!

I don't even know why I think this, its just a "feeling" I have

Yeah, I'm a bit suss about mine too. My dates from my LMP were 5/8/07 and I was 100% sure of when I ovulated but then my 12 week scan put me back 9 days to 14/8/07. i brought this up with my MW who said you can ovulate twice so the dates might be right but also she said if they work on the later date and bubs is overdue, when they come to induce it will definately be cooked whereas if they work off the early date and then induce it could be too early.

i figure the dates are a joke anyway and bubs will come when he/she is good and ready. i just hope it is in August and my gut feeling is that bubs wont be much after 14th.

my scan dates both times have been ahead of cycle dates. with haleigh my dates went form 29 sept to the scan showing 26th and she arrived on the 29th.
this time my cycle is 29th june, first scan showed 23rd and 2nd scan showed 19th.
so its normal for the scan to change the dates.
the dates are only a guide anyway noone knows when a bubs is going to arrive

My 1st son was:
02/12/04 (LMP)
13/12/04 (scan dates)
24/12/04 (actual birthday)
This time my LMP and scan dates are the same lol.
27/06/07 (LMP)
27/06/07 (Scan)

Edited by Glow

My LMP due date was the 28th May but I ovulated later in my cycle (day 18) so I thought it would be the 1st of June. The Dr went by my LMP but then my scan dates showed the 1st June and then the 31st May 2 weeks later- after I talked with the midwife we decided to make it 1st of June and keep it there as both my earliest scan and O date pointed to it. I wanted to have it changed as I would like to avoid being induced and if I wind up being late then it gives me an extra 4 days to go into labour naturally.

its normal for due dates to vary. as Stacey said, once over the 7 - 8 week mark, genetics takes over so measurements of baby will dictate what your apparent due date would be during the scan. before the 7/8 wk mark most babies follow the same developmental path so those early scans are usually more accurate at picking the real due date going by what stage of development the baby is at.

Paris was due the 14th of August, and came on the 5th, i knew i wouldn't make it that long. Ayja was due in June, and came in May.. i had been telling everyone my due date was the last week in may. and it was. lol. she was smaller, but not "prem" like at all. behaved like a normal full term baby.

my first baby and my pregancy now my dates all matched up. but my middle baby dates were all out when i went for my scan thay said i was two weeks out on my dates so thay went on my scan dates emma ended up coming two weeks later than my scan dates and 4 weeks later than my lmp dates, so if i had gone on my lmp dates thay would have induced me for sure.

My LMP due date was 28/04. First scan showed 7/05 and the 4 since have shown between 28/04 - 02/05.
The m/w decided we would go with 02/05 as it is in the middle and the baby is already measuring est. 7 pounds and that was a week ago!

I don't think there is much of a hassle if your dates are only 3 days different. It's only a real concern if you are way out and an induction becomes an issue later on.

Hi there. The scans go by measurements of the size of your baby and can sometimes change.