gestational age

[tayshus]

hi ladies, can sum1 plz help me, wat is gestational age and is it any different to counting from ur lmp???

[Maxine77]

Yes somewhat right. I guess next time if  you plan to have another you should mark the dates you baby dance on your calendar so when you get pg you would know. I used to do that (mark BD dates) when trying for my no. 1.

[tayshus]

yeh ur rite it all adds up, it says i conceived between tha 17th and 22cnd nov, thats lyk 2 wks afta my period. so if i conceived b4 that my due date would b earlier rite? And if afta that my due date would b later??
Baby dancing lol

[Maxine77]

I would think so - I did remember baby dancing the week they said I did! LOL!

[tayshus]

sorry hun my previous post waz ment 2 say 20wks 2day, as in tha day 2day, abreviations, i am actually 20wks exactly 2moro, thats wat they said 2day, thanx i will chek out baby med, r they accurate on days of conception?? My period is like every 30days

[Maxine77]

I am puzzled,  tayshus -if you are 20 weeks 2 days as mentioned in your previous post , how can your due date be Aug 13th? For me I am due Aug 16th and I am only 19 weeks 3days. You should be 19 weeks 6 days if your due date is Aug 13th. Anyway - it doesnt really matter in the end cos as long as your doc is happy with the baby's size, thats good enough. As for conception date - you would need to use a pregnancy calculator found on some websites and key in your LMP and your cycle days to estimate when you conceive. A good source would be www.babymed.com

[tayshus]

i jus got hme and am having my 1st lil boy, i already have daughters......... Gestational age would b around tha time i conceived, is that rite??? My due date is aug 13, so wat do u rekon my conception day would put me at? I dnt no how to work it out lol. One thn im certain of is my otha pregnancies i craved sweets and all girls, ths 1 im craving savoury foods and its a boy, so i thnk foods play a part in it lol

[Maxine77]

No - I don know what I am having yet for sure. Not confirmed but my Ob thinks its a girl. Girls are sweet so I am happy with that either way.

[KarenDiane]

I'm confused too. And this is my 4th baby! At 10w 5d I had an u/s and they measured the baby at 11w 5d. So they changed my due date. Even though I know the exact date I got pregnant and my lmp. Anyway, my gestational age and weeks pregnant match.

[tayshus]

nope, ive only had 1 otha 1 done at 6wks, that waz 4 early pregnancy, do u no wat ur having yet?

[Maxine77]

Ah I see - no worries. Wow - 20 weeks 2 days already! have you found out gender of your baby in your previous scan yet?

[tayshus]

oh thanx heaps 4 that hun, i understand now, i have anotha scan 2moro, i am 20wks 2day, so i get 2 find out tha sex, on my 1st ultrasound sheet it had g/a written in certain places, so i waz curious

[Maxine77]

Yes correct. For me I am 19 weeks but my baby's gestational age is 17 weeks :O)

[tayshus]

oh ok.... I get it now, i think? So ur pregnancy isnt counted from gestational age, its counted from ur lmp, and gestational age is 2 wks afta that, is that rite?

[Maxine77]

Hi - gestational age means the actual age of your baby and yes its different from counting from your LMP. Some women don remember when their last period was so what docs do is they scan the baby and based on the size they will gauge the baby's gestational age. Then they add backwards 2 weeks to get your estimated LMP.  Hope this helps.