WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 2001: Re: [Birth Control] Pregnancy

Re: [Birth Control] Pregnancy

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 29 Sep 2001 18:12:42 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 28 Sep 2001, Preetha Ram wrote: >
>My last period was on july 23rd and my periods are very irregular.
>sometimes 30 days sometmes got delayed by 35-42 days. As per the first
>day of my last period I thought I am 10 weeks pregnent, but after
>consultation with the doctor I understood (after ultra sound scan) that
>the baby is 6weeks and 3 days old. heart beat and everything else is
>normal. I am sure that conception must have been happened around 9th
>-11th of august.before that there was no chance.from the day of
>conception or from the first day of last period, how the growth of baby
>is claculated? I had 2 miscarriages before, so I want to know is it
>normal or not?Please enlighten me with an answer?

the ultraousnd is more accurate than relying on your very iregular periods. You conceived later than you thought you did

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG South Lake Tahoe, CA

author, Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide available in all major bookstores and on-line at amazon.com

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