Weeks vs. Months

Little embarressing but somehow I was off Month-wise. When I was going back to what to expect when expecting I noticed I was surprisingly 4 months 2wks last sat (I was 15wks at that point) I've been reading my week by week book, it doesn't state months. So I suddenly was telling people in months and I was off. LOL so embarressing.

Anyone else get confused with all the different breakdowns out there. Looks like 18 weeks starts Month 5.

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yea I get you I do this too. But lately I have been just going with the day in which my due date will be and say that's how many months I am. For example I am 22 weeks technically that's 5 months but I won't say im 5 months until April 7 because I am due August 7 oy too much lol

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Ohh man...I'm soo lost!! LOL

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Yeah.... I don't even bother with the month thing because it is too confusing. I just go by weeks!

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I subtract from how many months I have left. So I'm due Oct 18 which means I have about 6.5 months to go. So I'm about 2.5 months, even though I'm close to 12 weeks. But most times I just tell people the weeks and then say when I'm do and let them do the figuring

Weeks vs. Months

When people ask me how many months I usually say "they actually go by weeks...so I'm 28 weeks...so thats like I'm in my 7th month I think".

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Figured I wasn't alone one this! Thanks.

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I am 16 weeks, so I am 4 full months pregnant. I could also say that I'm IN my fifth month.


This has been the most helpful calendar for me. JustMommies

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Here's another link...different conversion though:
http://www.baby2see.com/pregnancylength.html

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When I was pregnant, I always said what month I was in instead of how many months I was.

It's confusing because of the way we usually count time - I'm 38 years old but this is my 39th year of life. Same with pregnancy months.

40 weeks divided by 4 = 10 months, which no one knows until they are pregnant, and most people forget immediately after.

Just tell people the week!

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I normally just say weeks as well. Its just easier for everyone.

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I just tell people the week. It's too confusing to use months!

Weeks vs. Months

When I tell people the weeks they usually follow up with "ok, so how many months is that?" LOL

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LOL..yes!

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yes, its very confusing..thank goodness for the "what to expect when you're expecting" app that reminds me of the week and month lol

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Posted by phoenix913

I subtract from how many months I have left. So I'm due Oct 18 which means I have about 6.5 months to go. So I'm about 2.5 months, even though I'm close to 12 weeks. But most times I just tell people the weeks and then say when I'm do and let them do the figuring

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I always used weeks because I feel like everyone thinks of months differently and many do so incorrectly, although I never come out and say that. Most people assume 4 weeks = a month but it's really more like 4.5 weeks. That's why a pregnancy is 40 weeks and 9 months, not 10 months.

So, while it doesn't work out perfectly, the months would be appx:
1 month = 4.5 weeks
2 months = 9 weeks
3 months = 13.5 weeks
4 months = 18 weeks
5 months = 22.5 weeks
6 months = 27 weeks
7 months = 31.5 weeks
8 months = 36 weeks
9 months = 40+ weeks

But, if you want to say you're in your X month... your first month would be up to the point where you are one month along, your second month would be up to the point where you are 2 months along...

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