Thoughts on which scan to believe

[Izzywhizz16]

So I had a private scan at 10 weeks which put my due date as the 5th August and I had a private scan at 16 weeks which put my due date as the 6th August which is actually what I thought too with my dates. However my NHS dating scan through a spanner in the works and put me as the due date on 1st August which is a whole week earlier to what I had worked out and the two private scans. So my question is which date would you go with and can they date a scan 7 days out. I’ve been going with the 1st since as all my documents are saying the 1st but deep down and recently I’ve been thinking I need to also bare in mind that it prob isn’t the 1st.
Thanks guys

I would go with the Nhs scan and then wait till your 20 week scan.

1st to the 6th is only 5 days out isn’t it?
Having had 1 that was 6 days overdue, 1 that was 2 days overdue and my 3rd being 14 days overdue I’d just assume it will be sometime over a 3/4 week period to be honest!

Yes sorry your right it is only 5 days out. Not a week.
My 20 week scan didn’t date me, but he did come up a little small which I said is it due to my dates being slightly out.

The only time this will become an issue is when they think you are overdue but really you aren’t, they then start pushing for induction (which they always seem to do these days, which irritates me). Just be prepared for this if I were you.
They dated me 4 days later than I know I am (using ovulation tests)

I was 1st, then went to 6th, then 2nd then 3rd

'Go with' for what? Officially for maternity leave it has to be nhs date.
Unofficially to friends and family just say early August.
Hardly any babies are born on their due date so it honestly doesn't matter.

@TwinkleStars15 would it not be the opposite with op though as nhs have dated her as earlier?

I'm obviously tired ....

With my ds I worked out my DD as 28th July, had a private scan that agreed. Nhs dated me 23rd July. He was born 31st July.
It didn't matter.
You can refuse induction if that's an issue

The difference between my 2 early private scans and my nhs dating scan was (is) 6 days.

I officially go with the dating scan EDD as it's more common for dates/measurements to be out when the baby is smaller.

I'm aware though that a baby is classed as term between 37 and 42 weeks anyway though and only about 5% come on their due date so it's just a guide anyway.

Thankyou for your replies I know 5 days isn’t that much and I’m not bothered if he comes on the 1st or the 5th really as he will come when he is ready, lol but I was just interested in what your thoughts were too. Thanks gang. my ovulation tests puts me at the 5/6th August too but the lady doing my ultrasound understandably had to take the measurements as fact.

@peopleherearerightcunts sorry I think I worded mine incorrectly, I calculated my due date as the 6th Sept but they dated me at 3rd Sept - I’m not bothered in the slightest as I will be declining any indications just because I’m ‘overdue’ (as long as baby is healthy of course). I guess officially they’ll have my as overdue from 3rd September but I know I won’t be. Same happened with my daughter, wasn’t an issue though as she came a week early.