Does a longer menstrual cycle mean a longer pregnancy?

[RightUpMyRue]

40+2 today and usually have a 30-35 day cycle. Are they linked?

[DameFanny]

My cycle was anything between 18 and 35 days and ds born at 38 weeks. [unhelpful]

[marzipananimal]

A midwife told me that people with longer cycles have longer pregnancies. I have long cycles and DS was born at 40+13

[FrustratedSycamoresRocks]

Unrelated.
Always had a 28day cycle. Dc1 40+13, dc2 39+1.
They come when they're ready.

[DefiniteMaybe]

My cycles are anywhere from 31-180 days. Ds was born at 39+1, dd was born at 39+2.

[RightUpMyRue]

40+13?!! No no no

[GreatUncleEddie]

When I was having my babies I had a 31 day cycle. They were both 3 days over their due date. But I know the plural of anecdote is not data.

[marzipananimal]

Sorry Rightup, hopefully you'll have better luck than me!

[RightUpMyRue]

"But I know the plural of anecdote is not data."

Like it.

[BeanoGrigio]

35-45 day cycle, dd arrived 3 days early.

[CareerGirl01]

27 day cycle-regular as clockwork - DD1 was born at 42+1

[MrsBungle]

28 day cycle, regular as clock work. DC1 born 40+8. DC2 was induced at 40+4 and was showing no signs of coming before then!

I have never heard of this being related before. I think they just come when they are ready.

[sieglinde]

Alas, no. I have a 23-day cycle and both my dcs were induced at 43 weeks :(

[CheeseandGherkins]

5-6 weeks cyclea and all mine were early. 36 weeks, 38 weeks, 39 weeks, 37 weeks (induced stillbirth) and 34 weeks (semi induced due to GD (long story!))

[rrreow]

If your due date was calculated from 12w scan measurements (rather than date of last period), you shouldn't have a longer pregnancy than average (but keeping in mind of course that average still has plenty of people giving birth later than their EDD).

[RightUpMyRue]

Completely unrelated it seems.

Back to eating this pineapple and bouncing...