What should you use, your estimation or the doctor's? I know I ovulated 6 days late based on OPKs, temps, and CM, but obviously my OB office goes by LMP. I know it's only 6 days difference, but I'm not sure whether we should use how far along I am based on my estimation or the due date given by the doctor (especially when we announce). For those of you who charted and know their O date was off from the normal, which date do you use?
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Re: Due date differences...
Our little lightbulb is on the way!
12 weeks 3 days
TTC since Oct 2011
Me: 33, hypothyroidism since 14, cleared all HSG, US, Pre-pregnancy panel tests.
Hubby: 36, testicular Ca, chemo April-May 2012.
Natural cycle IUI #1 with trigger and Progesterone Suppositories (Jun 2012) Neg
Natural Cycle IUI #2 with trigger and Progesterone Suppositories (Jul 2012) NEG
Aug 2012 - break due to needing a girls' weekend in Cape Cod
Natural Cycle IUI #3 with trigger and prednisone (Sep 2012) NEGATIVE
Switched fertility clinics - forced break Oct 2012
Natural Cycle IUI #4 (Nov 2012) no trigger, no progesterone, no prednisone (Nov 2012) - Neg
1st round Clomid Cycle IUI #5 (Dec 2012) - POS
We're one and done!
Each time you get an ultrasound, they will re-estimate your due date anyway. I knew I ovulated a few days early and they changed my due date from early Sept to late August. I asked my midwife to keep my original due date (based on my LMP) in my chart for the reason above and I tell everyone the baby is due in Sept.
Honestly I'm not sure that it matters. I did IVF with my first pregnancy and based on the exact dates in which everything went down my due date was Aug 23rd. When I was released from my RE to my OBGYN she did a dating u/s and moved my date based on the size of the baby to Aug 27th (which I thought was so dumb because I knew exaclty when I conceived because of IVF). Well the little turkey didn't arrive until Sept 1st after 14 hrs of an induced labor so who was right?
I did IVF iwth this pregnancy too and she did not do a dating u/s this time so my due date didn't change. She seems a lot more laid back about this one. Not sure why.
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