6 1/2 week ultrasound question? Please read on....?

Question

I got a vaginal ultrasound at my doctors appointment and he measured my baby and said the baby was 6 weeks 5 days.

Now...Does this mean that it is literallly 6 weeks 5 days or would it be counting from my last period and make my baby actually 4 weeks 5 days?

The way they figure your due date is so confusing to me. Thanks Girls :)

Answer 1

Due dates are figured out by the date of your last menstrual period.  Day 1 of your last period is technically day 1 of your pregnancy.

This does not mean of course that your baby is the same age as your pregnancy.  It's usually 14-20 days younger.

An easy way to get your due date is to subtract 3 months from the first day of your last period and then add a week.  But due dates are just really bad estimations that can be off by days or even weeks.  Your body will let you know when the baby is due to come.

Answer 2

That date is actually measuring from your LMP. Most everything uses this date to figure everything. Your baby is actually 4w5d, but you get the first two weeks as a "freebie" kind of because it is actually when your cycle began and since it's so hard to figure exactly what day so many woman ovulate (because it could be any time) they use the first day of your last period. Hope this helps and Congrats to you mommy!

Answer 3

The time that the doctor told u is an estimated time based on the baby's measurements.  We use the last period to estimate a date but it could be 2 weeks after or 2 weeks before.  Hope I could help you. Your baby is 6 weeks and 5 days.

Answer 4

they figure the due date by:

take the first day of ur last normal/full period and subtract 3mths

then add seven days to that and thats ur due date

Answer 5

they go by measuring the baby..when i found out they told me i was 6 weeks and 5 days also..haha..

as your baby gets bigger and the heart beat gets stronger they will be able to get your DUE date exact..or pretty close..

they told me my due date was November 16th..but then as i got bigger they said november 18th..and november 18th she popped out!!

congrats on the baby to come.....

Answer 6

you are 6 weeks 5 days pregnant and 4 weeks five days gestation.  The baby is only 4w5d.  The first two weeks of pregnancy..you are not even pregnant.  You will love this website:

www.i-am-pregnant.com

Congrats!!