How to count weeks?

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Lemondrop09 · 29/04/2017 15:14

Sorry if this is a silly question....!

My baby is measuring almost a full week ahead. By my LMP, I'm just over 17 weeks. But by the dating scan I'm 18 weeks.

When I had my midwife appointment, she said "oh you're 17+5" so must have been going by the dating scan.

Sooooo..... how many weeks pregnant do I say I am? 17 or 18? Do I just forget the LMP now and go on the dating scan? I'd prefer to e 18 weeks lol

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gruffalocake2 · 29/04/2017 15:26

I'd say once you have a 12week dating scan that's the date you go by. I have an early scan showing a slightly different date to lmp but early ones aren't as accurate so I consider myself x-y date and hedge my bets!

Spam88 · 29/04/2017 16:23

Healthcare professionals will all use the dates based on your scan now, so that's what I'd go with.

honeycheeerios · 29/04/2017 16:29

HCP will go off the scan as that is more reliable than LMP dates.

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Lemondrop09 · 30/04/2017 08:47

Thanks everyone, I'm going to stick with the further along date too as it makes me feel better! (Bet baby still arrives at 42 weeks )

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Hollyhop17 · 30/04/2017 09:36

Defo go with the dating scan Lemon. That will be whats on your matb1 form etc. Mine changed by a day so I tell everyone the 19 July but officially its the 20th. For reasons you understand I want to be closer to due date not further away!

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