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Name: Lisa
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When people ask how far along you are...
how do you answer?
in weeks? in calendar months? in lunar months? (#of weeks/4)
I'm due June 15th in weeks, I'm 31 weeks on Thursday in calendar months, I'm 7 months in lunar months, I'm almost 8 months
whats the right answer?
It gets confusing with pregnancy being 40 weeks, which is 10 lunar months but only 9 calendar months. I'm just curious how others normally anser the question. Lately I've been answering it by saying how much time I have left...ex: "I'm due in June", "2 months to go", etc...
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Posted 4/11/06 3:03 PM |
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Re: When people ask how far along you are...
I told people calendar months unless they specifically asked how many weeks I was.
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Posted 4/11/06 3:06 PM |
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CookiePuss
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Re: When people ask how far along you are...
I answer in weeks because I have no idea what month I'm in
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Posted 4/11/06 3:08 PM |
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tiki03
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Re: When people ask how far along you are...
I answer in weeks because it sounds better than months.
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Posted 4/11/06 3:12 PM |
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KittyCat
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Re: When people ask how far along you are...
I too, answer in weeks, I can't keep up with months with trimesters anymore !
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Posted 4/11/06 3:16 PM |
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Marcie
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Re: When people ask how far along you are...
I also answer in weeks. To me it seems like more time has past in weeks than months. Does that make sense? I mean - I say I am in my 34th week, it sounds better than saying I am in my 7th month. It just seems like the more the number the more time has gone by. I don't know maybe I am weird
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Posted 4/11/06 3:21 PM |
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anon
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Re: When people ask how far along you are...
Posted by shamrock12472
I answer in weeks because I have no idea what month I'm in same here
now i say "not even two months to go"
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Posted 4/11/06 3:22 PM |
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Kristen
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Re: When people ask how far along you are...
I also answer in weeks usually!
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Posted 4/11/06 3:23 PM |
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luvsun27
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Re: When people ask how far along you are...
I was just thinking this this morning...I don't know what to do. I feel like if I answer in weeks, people won't understand how far along I am. So...I figured I would say months...like right now I am almost 13 weeks, so I would say 3 months. But when I was 15 weeks, I would say almost 4 months and so on. This whole thing is way too confusing.
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Posted 4/11/06 3:29 PM |
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Diane
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Re: When people ask how far along you are...
weeks
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Posted 4/11/06 3:31 PM |
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-Lisa-
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Name: Lisa
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Re: When people ask how far along you are...
Posted by Marcie
To me it seems like more time has past in weeks than months. Does that make sense? I mean - I say I am in my 34th week, it sounds better than saying I am in my 7th month. It just seems like the more the number the more time has gone by. I don't know maybe I am weird
makes PERFECT sense. I never liked answering in months for that very reason
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Posted 4/11/06 3:56 PM |
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CunningOne
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Re: When people ask how far along you are...
I'll usually say "I am 35 weeks out of 40 and I am due May 16th". This way, people get a better sense and clarifies for some that don't know a pregnancy is 40 weeks long Right now I know I am due in about a month, so I tell them I am 9 months pregnant and I usually get this look:
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Posted 4/11/06 3:59 PM |
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november12003
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Re: When people ask how far along you are...
I use weeks now too, since I'm 32 and it's more confusing in terms of months now.
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Posted 4/11/06 4:19 PM |
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Shelly
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Re: When people ask how far along you are...
Even though women have been having babies since the beginning of time, there is no right answer. I usually told people in lunar months (4 weeks = a month). Its so confusing.
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Posted 4/11/06 4:29 PM |
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Lichi
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Re: When people ask how far along you are...
Either way I answer it, I always seem like a liar... especially because people keep asking Qs:
Them: How far along are you? Me: I'm 8 months. Them: Oh, so you're baby will be here in May? Me: No, early June. Them: So then you're 7 months? Me: No, exactly 32 weeks, women are technically pregnant for 10 months. Them: No.... Me: um... yea...
So now I just say how much time I have left... Them: How far along are you? Me: Only 7½ weeks to go!
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Posted 4/11/06 6:08 PM |
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Teri
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Re: When people ask how far along you are...
I remember telling a male waiter I was 22 wks along and he looked SO confused So from then on, I would translate it into months if it was a guy, or someone else who wasn't really aware of the week schedule
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Posted 4/11/06 7:03 PM |
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BaroqueMama
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Re: When people ask how far along you are...
Other women, I tell in weeks, men, I tell in months.
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Posted 4/11/06 7:08 PM |
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jersee3380
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Name: caroline
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Re: When people ask how far along you are...
i was answering in weeks ... now i say i've got 8 weeks to go!
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Posted 4/11/06 7:27 PM |
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