Most of the time, providers prefer to let nature take its course and your baby will be born when he or she is ready. Often, your provider will order an ultrasound in your first trimester to help establish your due date.įirst time mothers can go past their due date to 41 or 42 weeks. However, many factors can influence a woman’s estimate of that date. A due date is calculated as 40 weeks from the first day of your last menstrual period. Only 5 percent of women deliver on their estimated due dates. Some women choose to announce their pregnancy around 12 weeks, after their first OB visit at 7 weeks. This is an important thing to consider when announcing your exciting news about the pregnancy. Around 80 percent of these occur in the first 12 weeks. Studies show that about 8 to 20 percent of women who know they are pregnant have a miscarriage, some time before 20 weeks of pregnancy. One important issue in the first trimester is the concern for miscarriage. If you are unsure of when your last period was or your cycles are irregular, you should contact your provider early to see if an ultrasound is needed to calculate your due date. This is an important date for your provider to know to have an accurate due date. Remember your due date is calculated from the first day of your last period. Due dates are exactly that – an estimate. More precisely, the medical world often refers to it as EDD, the estimated date of delivery. As soon as you announce you are pregnant, you’re likely to hear, “When is your due date?” The truth is, you are very unlikely to have your baby on your due date.
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