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9 months

Don't mean to sound stupid but 36 weeks is considered 9 months right??
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Lunar months are 28 days. Calendar months vary from 28 days to 31 and average 30.4 days (365 days in a yr/12 months) pregnancy is 9 calendar months which is nearer to 40 weeks.
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36 weeks means your in your ninth month :-)
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That's how I count mine lol...and so does my midwife :)
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2177836 tn?1355173877
I was counting by 4's. So I just thought I was 9 months since 9 times 4 is 36, lol.
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Technically 37 weeks is 9 months
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Yes! Well some women Go by another calendar...I think its called the Chinese one
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