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seriously im confused

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sukue · 11/12/2013 07:39

Hello Everybody

im not sure how far along I am. At the clinic my mid wife says my due date is 27 dec 2013. When I went for a scan the doc said my due date is 1 January 2014 according to me my due date should be 6 January 2014 because I conceived on the 6th of April 2013, I remember that night very well coz it happened only once. so I had to change clinics coz I moved from were i stay and the mid wife there said she thinks im delivering anytime from the 13th of Dec 2013 so im really confused now, am i 36, 37 or 38 weeks or maybe 39, im not 100% sure of my last period but it was definitely around 20 t0 26 March not before that. is there any one who can please tell me how far along i am exactly?

Secondly im a single mum and my sister has been mocking my unborn son with this name "Oga" it describes were my baby daddy comes from, 1st it was a joke but wen i saw that she was growing it i decided to tell her that i don't like the name she should stop because she will end up getting used to it and i don't like it, it makes me feel like my child will get mocked by it wen he grows up being called that and yet there is a chance he will never know the dad it will always be a constant reminder to both of us that daddy left. she understood well and i almost felt guilty because clearly she meant no harm but then just this morning my mum calls me and calls my son 'Oga" too. im very angry with my sister now because my mum never knew of this name until after i told my sister i dnt like the name she then decides to spread it and my mum is taken by the name she laughs wen saying it she enjoys it now the name seems to be growing but i had told this one person i don't like it, then she spreads it amd you know sometimes the more you don't like a name the more people call it

im not sure if im just annoyed by the name coz im still pregnant and almost due or i have the right to be annoyed by it. i know they mean no harm they have been quite supportive but i really don't like the nickname they are giving my son. please tell me what you think of this. am i over reacting?

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lanbro · 11/12/2013 07:46

I'm thinking by this stage it doesn't really matter exactlyhow many wweeks you are as baby could make an appearance at any time! Good luck!

Julietee · 11/12/2013 07:58

In a week you'll be at term even by your latest estimate, so all well! The only time you'll have to get into this is if you go overdue and they start talking about inducing, in which case you'll want to make it clear you might not be as far along as they suspect.

I'm sorry your sister is upsetting you. Maybe she's jealous?

sukue · 11/12/2013 08:08

Ok thankyou its just tht im still working so i wanted to know how seriously almost due i am but thank you i guess im between 36 and 39 weeks. im not very heavy and these days i seem to be just easily annoyed especially when people go on about how tiny my belly is i look 6mnths when im actually almost due.

Julietee thanks she is really upsetting me and wen i tell her she makes me feel guilty coz she makes it look all innocent as if im over reacting but i wish she could respect me and stop. i dnt think she jealousy coz she has a 2mnth old of her own and married compared to me

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Rowboat · 11/12/2013 08:36

Tend to go with scan date as they're most accurate. You may have only done it the once but that doesn't mean conception was on that day - could be 3-5 days ish. But as others have said at this point it's just a waiting game anyway.
Sorry you're upset by your sister and now mum. My dd had a very firm nickname during pregnancy and after she was born and named it was never used again. Hopefully when he's born it'll be forgotten. If it's not then you'll have to be firm.
Good luck Smile

Shellywelly1973 · 11/12/2013 09:40

You use the scan date...im surprised yiur midwife hasn't clarified how many weeks you are!

sukue · 11/12/2013 10:14

Thankyou Rowboat i hope it will be forgotten soon after delivery and i will Take your advice on beinghave before it gets to cousins and neighbours etc.

Shellwelly im in Africa and down here we dnt get much one on one care coz a lot of people will be queuing for free check-ups so you are quickly checked up then next one in the que the only time u can get better care is when you do a scan with a doctor but that depends on were u went again to a cheap doctor or not, but then she did say how far along i am its just that im getting different due dates each time.

thanks everybody for your input

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