I feel stupid..
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Topic: I feel stupid..
Posted By: MelanieAndBree
Subject: I feel stupid..
Date Posted: 14 June 2007 at 7:25pm
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but i dont get this.
So, im 28weeks which is 7 months right? And im meant to be pregnant for 9 months which would give me 2 months to go.. and pregnancy is 40 weeks.. which is 10 months. but my ticker says 84 days left.. which comes to 3 months.. so that means i have 3 months left not 2.. Maybe its me, maybe its the baby brain but Im so confused  ------------- Melanie. Mum to Briahna Robyn, 3yrs |
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 14 June 2007 at 7:31pm
| Most people say a "month" is 4 weeks but it is actually a lil longer than 4 weeks which is why you end up with the leftover |
Posted By: MonicaMouse
Date Posted: 14 June 2007 at 7:35pm
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I work totally in weeks, as the months don't quite evenly space themselves out. (It's like 52 weeks in a year at 4 weeks a month would actually be 13 months)
If I have to refer to months for any reason (like time left at work) I call them 'calendar months' so I don't confuse any one else. But yeah it can be confusing |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 14 June 2007 at 7:36pm
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Months are really 30ish days right, but 4 weeks is 28 days and 5 weeks is 35 days. So each month actually is 4 1/2 weeks. When calculating how many months along I am, I work back from the due date, ie I was last due on 14 January so 14 December would equal 9 months for me. -------------  |
Posted By: miss
Date Posted: 14 June 2007 at 7:37pm
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We are pregnant for 10 months pretty much - especially if we go over, but 10 months sounds so much worse than 9! -------------  
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Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 14 June 2007 at 7:54pm
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yeah its confusing, i jsut go by weeks then I dont get confused lol ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MelanieAndBree
Date Posted: 14 June 2007 at 7:58pm
Oh riight. hehe thanks everyone. 
Im easily confused lol ------------- Melanie. Mum to Briahna Robyn, 3yrs |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 14 June 2007 at 10:10pm
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I'm with you on the confusion. Before I got pregnant it used to frustrate me that pregnant women talked in weeks. But now I understand it is the ONLY way it makes sense. I'm neary 32 weeks which means 8 months but if you count back I have 2 months to go so I'd be 7 months. I now tell people i am 7-8 months and hope they dont ask anymore.
Its one of life's cons!!!
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