How do you answer the question...

Laura_Lee

...of how far along are you?

 My ticker says 5 weeks and 3 days.  So when people ask how far along I am, do I say 5 weeks or do I say 6 weeks?  I've been going with the week that I'm currently in (like this week I'd say I'm 6 weeks, since 5 weeks has been completed).  Is there a rule of thumb for this?  Obviously, I think it'd be a little weird if I tell my friends "I'm 5 weeks and 3 days." 

Thoughts?

KatelynRae

I've just been saying the last week I completed.  Like if I was 9w 5d, I would say 9 weeks.  Maybe I doing it wrong though.

Dreamsicle23

Most non-PG people usually expect to hear months...weeks seem to confuse people, even my aunt who had 4 kids!!!

Bandia12

Lol I told my fam how many weeks and days I am. But I would go with the week you are currently in. Say you are 5, or that you are almost 6?

noah-bear

I would either say, 5 1/2 weeks or almost six. You could really eff with their head and say 4 months. Lol

juietbride

I tell them that I'm in my 13th week, I have completed twelve weeks.  HTH

KatelynRae

noah-bear:

I would either say, 5 1/2 weeks or almost six. You could really eff with their head and say 4 months. Lol

LOL!

BabyLove987

You're 5 weeks.  You are whatever week that your ticker starts with.  Think of it like a birthday - the day you change to a new week is your "birthday".  If you are 25 and 7 months, you still would just tell people you are 25.  You don't tell people you are 26 until you actually turn 26 on your birthday. 

(Most people want to know in months anyway, because unless they are or have been pregnant, weeks don't really mean anything to them  This website converts weeks to months, since a month is really a little more than 4 weeks.)

amiamish

I just say "I'm about 8wks" or like today I told one of the nurses, "I'll be 9wks on Wednesday" Once I am in the 2nd tri I start saying months. (that's what I did with DS)

Laura_Lee

noah-bear:

I would either say, 5 1/2 weeks or almost six. You could really eff with their head and say 4 months. Lol

 Lol... that would at least explain my baby bloat. :-) (how is it possible that I've not gained any weight and yet NONE of my pants fit?!)

Bandia12

BabyLove987:

This website converts weeks to months, since a month is really a little more than 4 weeks.)

That site is pretty cool! Ty for posting it

rlscheck

I heard that you give your weeks like how you would give your age.  If you are 25 and 6 months you tell people you are 25 y.o.  Some people round up in weeks, but I stick with the weeks that I have completed.  So right now I tell people 12 weeks, tomorrow I will tell them 13 weeks.

synchrosally

I say 12 weeks because that's how many I've completed.  It's the same reason I say I'm 28 and not 29.