Pregnancy

Congratulations to you on being pregnant. Just after you conceive the first and foremost question of important is when you are due. All the near and dear ones start to inquire about the D-day.

Unfortunately, babies do not follow an exact calendar but you can get an estimated due date (EDD) through a pregnancy due date calculator.

The good news, you don't have to bother about locating a pregnancy due date calculator. Now a day this pregnancy due date calculators can be found on innumerable websites. So once your pregnancy is confirmed you can use this pregnancy due date calculator to know the biggest day of your life, the day when you will become a mother.

All these pregnancy due date calculators are based on "Nagele's rule" named after a German gynecologist or obstetrician who also formulated this theory. The pregnancy due date calculation considers the fact that normal gestation period of humans is 40 weeks from the first day of last menstrual cycle.

These pregnancy due date calculators work best when you do have a regular monthly period. If your monthly cycles are irregular then it is advisable to consult with your doctor regarding the due date.

Apart from having regular monthly cycles, you need to be very precise with your information regarding the periods. Accuracy of your pregnancy due date calculator is in direct proportion to your accuracy about your periods.

Even after all this only 1 out of 20 (5%) women deliver a baby exactly on the due date provided by pregnancy due date calculators. Rest 95% women are expected to deliver a baby within a margin of 2 weeks from the due date.

If you want you can always calculate your pregnancy due date manually. Just remember the first day of your last period and add 7 days to it. Then add another nine months to get your estimated due date.

So to conclude, pregnancy due date calculator only gives you and idea when you expect to deliver your baby. Gestation period may vary from 38-42 weeks under normal conditions.

Even if you have figured out you D-day through a pregnancy due date calculator, remain in constant touch with your gyno for the proper care of the baby and your own health.