Need answers, getting told a million different things

[MamaD6]

Does 'gestation' mean the period of time FROM conception to birth and does an ultrasound measure your baby's measurements from conception e.g if your babys measurements measure 10weeks +5, you can count 10weeks +5 back from that date of the scan and what works out when they were conceived?

TIA x

[Kitcat12]

Hi lovely, as I understand it your dates don't actually relate to conception. For example, I am 9+4 weeks pregnant but I know that I conceived baby 6 weeks and 6 days ago (IVF pregnancy so I can date it exactly) and at the date of transfer my embryos were 5 days old, so that makes my actual time since conception 7+4 weeks, so I'm 2 weeks more pregnant than the actual date of conception, I really hope this makes sense 😂

[MamaD6 in reply to Kitcat12]

Thanks doll! Yes this was my understanding too, but they havent even taken my LMP into account! My LMP was 6/11/18 and +40w falls on 13/8/19 but they have dated me from exactly 14 days later 20/11/18 +40w which falls on 27/11/18 and as that is the ultrasound date they have stuck with it! I do know it is possible for me to have conceived then and as I said, it says gestation:32w 0days on my notes which falls on day 14 and pretty precise period of 28 days monthly so it all adds up! the only thing that doesn't, is my due date😅

[Kitcat12 in reply to MamaD6]

Bizarre!! Maybe just ask your midwife straight up why the dates are as they are? x

[MamaD6 in reply to Kitcat12]

I have tried asking the midwife a million and 1 time and tbh I feel like I keep getting brushed off🙈 I will give it 1 last shot at my next appointment in 2 weeks and if I dont get results I think I'm going to have to take its higher up as not just myself, but no one should be subjected to all this stress when I am SO confident on this and really they should all know this kind of simple infor😅 also I'm measuring at 32 weeks and been dated 32 weeks when I'm sure I should be measuring 32 weeks and actually be 34 weeks with LMP.. just seems so simple, I don't understand why no 'professional' has picked up on it themselves! X

[MamaD6 in reply to Kitcat12]

And congrats on the pregnancy, you must be over the moon x

[Kitcat12 in reply to MamaD6]

Thank you ❤️

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This gives a clear explanation

healthline.com/health/pregn...

[MamaD6 in reply to Hidden]

Yes this is the last one I read, thank you! X

Gestation is defined as the time between conception and birth. Though we’re focusing on human gestation, this term applies more broadly to all mammals. A fetus grows and develops in the womb during gestation.👌👌

So where I tried to explain to the sonographer that where it says on my scan notes next to my due date, gestation:32w 0days (not gestational age) that is actually from conception and I have infact been dated 40 weeks from then, not from 2 weeks exactly previous from my LMP.. he tried to tell me that 32weeks 0days actually means when I had my first scan, when actually I didn't even know I was or was going to be pregnant! he actually tried to make me feel quite silly! almost feel like putting in a complaint😅

[Hidden in reply to MamaD6]

Maybe he misunderstood you, or maybe he’s just a fool. So many professionals try to act superior 🙄