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Calculator for pregnancy due dates

How to find out when your baby is due

Congratulations on the good news! You recently found out from your doctor that you're pregnant, and you're probably curious as to when exactly the bundle of joy will be entering you and your spouse's life, right? Several websites use a calculator for pregnancy due dates, and it works something like this: add 40 weeks (280 days) to the approximate date of conception. The date of conception is around 2 weeks or 14 days after the first day of your last period. But keep in mind this calculator for pregnancy due dates isn't 100 percent accurate. In fact, only about 5 percent of pregnant women deliver
their babies on their expected due date, so take this estimate with a grain of salt; it is by no means exact.

If you've forgotten the specifics regarding the first day of your last period or menstrual cycle, there is an even simpler, hassle-free way to calculate your baby's entrance into the world. Find a calculator for pregnancy due dates online and just plug in the dates it requests. Voila, the calculator will instantly reveal an approximate due date!

Now it's time to take the 7-8 months you've got left to learn all there is to know about pregnancy. Read up on health tips and tricks, non-strenuous exercises you can do, and fashionable maternity clothing stores. (They do exist!) Make sure to cut out cigarettes, coffee and alcohol. Ask your doctor for help if you have any questions, and make sure to keep your regularly scheduled check up appointments. Best of luck!

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