When is My Baby Due? Tips for Determining Your Due Date

If you just found out you're pregnant one of the very first things you're probably wondering is when your baby will be due. If you already know the date of conception Determining your due date will be a lot easier.

There is a specific formula that people have been using for years to figure out the estimated due date for their babies. Please remember that the date you come up with is only an estimate, and only your baby knows when he or she will be born.

Another thing to remember is that it is normal for baby to be born as early as two weeks before or as late as two weeks after your estimated due date. At your first pre-natal visit you and your doctor will try to determine your due date based off of your menstrual cycle.

This method involves adding seven days to the first day of your last period. After you add the seven days to that day, simply count back 3 months. A normaly pregnancy is approximately 280 days from the first day of your last period. Now, we know as women that our cycles may not always be like clockwork so take your due date with a grain of salt. If you factor in the time of ovulations, the average pregnancy is around 266 days. If your cycle is not always clockwork based off the old twenty-eight day cycle, you may add or subtract a day for each day you are off.

As time goes by, changes in your body as well as that of your unborn child, will help doctors determine a more accurate due date for you. If at all during the pregnancy you start showing significant developmental changes inconsistent with your doctor's original due date let him/her know so that they may reassess your condition and change the date to match your growth.