How To Use A Pregnancy Calculator Properly |
A pregnancy calculator helps to give you an approximate date of conception and determines your due date, based on the information you are required to give it.
The date of conception and childbirth can never be predicted exactly – such is the beauty and mystique of Mother Nature! Unless the woman has had sexual intercourse very rarely, it would become impossible for the doctor to give an exact date of childbirth. This notwithstanding, your pregnancy calculator can give a close estimate of your expected due date.
In order for the pregnancy calculator to work properly, you have to enter the date of your previous menstrual period, counting right from day one of the period. In case you are already aware of your due date, you can enter the same and then calculate backwards to arrive at the approximate date of conception.
Not only that, your pregnancy calculator will tell you how many weeks you are pregnant as of the present day and in what stage of pregnancy you will be at a future date you enter.
Things to keep in mind while using a pregnancy calculator:
Pregnancy calculators are based on the regular 28-day menstrual cycle. If you experience irregular periods or do not conform to the 28-day cycle, this may not work accurately for you.
Even for women who have a regular menstrual cycle as mentioned above, the pregnancy calculator can only give an estimated, and not the exact, due date.
Your due date is arrived at by adding about 40 weeks or 280 days from the first day of your menstrual period. You should remember here, that only 5% of expectant women deliver on the exact expected due date. Conclusion
Though pregnancy calculators are useful tools for you to determine an approximate date of conception and due date for child birth, this might not be perfectly accurate. Nature has her own way of working. Some children come out into this world as much as 7-10 days after the projected due date, while those in a tearing hurry, could come out as early 4-6 weeks prior to the due date!
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