Has anyone else added a week onto their last period date in order to buy time at the other end?

[nuttysquirrel]

I know this sounds a bit mad but I am currently in the early stages of pregnancy no2. My DS was three weeks over and still had to be induced. I have 30-32 day cycles and know I conceived on day 16.

I have been to see the GP and decided to add 7 days onto my last period date as most people seem to assume we all have 28 day cycles and conceive on day 14.....sure enough she got the old spinny card thingumy out, didn't ask about my cycle length and told me my EDD....ta da

I guess I was thinking it might reduce the hassle from the medical profession, (they don't move EDD based on scans here) Or am I being a prat and it will come out in the end/be more stressful/ create a whole heap of other problems I haven't thought about??? Any other late layers out there done this??

Ah, thank you duchesse, that's a very good explanation.

Just wanted to recommend the AIMS (Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services) booklet 'Induction - Do I Really Need It?' here

I found it really useful, balanced and well researched. In fact I rate all their publications.

All the best

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I'll confess to making my LMP date 5 days later since I knew I'd ovulated on day 19 from temping. Scans both agreed exactly with my dates, and DS was born a day before his due date.

My 12 week ultra sound was out by a week or so, because I had a 10 pound baby, and my due date was wrong - I assumed this to be that case and added 2 week onto it - and thats when the baby came and she didn't have dry skin or she wasn't covered in too much white stuff.

Also my water bag stayed in tacked until I was pushing out the baby, and then it expolded all over the midwifes - I think because I took my time with the labour and didn't rush it - thats why the bag stayed in tacked.

Not an expert but surely LMP dates are all used as part of the calculations for Nuchal Scans & also go into the calculations that drive the stats for other blood test results.

Its pointless, in the end they will use the date that comes up on your dating scan.