Pregnancy Due Date Calendar
Knowing your exact due date can be helpful for a number of reasons. It gives you a goal to work towards. It gives your doctor or midwife and idea of how you are progressing medically. And it helps you prepare finally and emotionally for such a radical change in your life.
Finding out your exact due date is not hard. It's all about math. Your due date is 266 days from when you conceived, or about 280 days from the first day of your last menstrual period.
Some people know the date that they ovulate, either because they are tracking their cycle using a fertility calculator or because they can distinctly feel the release of the egg.
Using the first day of your last menstrual period is not as exact, since women ovulate within a range of 10-16 days after the beginning of the cycle. The average day for ovulation is at day 14.
Either way, write down the date you want to use - ovulation or first day of your cycle - and start counting. Here is a quick reminder to help you do the math.
January - 31 days
February - 28 days (29 in 2012 for leap year)
March - 31 days
April - 30 days
May - 31 days
June - 30 days
July - 31 days
August - 31 days
September - 30 days
October - 31 days
November - 30 days
December - 31 days
Once you know your due date, you can start preparing your mind and your body for your new baby. They key is not to rush out and buy everything at once or get overwhelmed with information. Take it slow! Here are some places to start:
Your Daily Pregnancy To Do List
Pregnancy Day by Day
Your Best Birth
The Ultimate Pregnancy Tip
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