Replying to @Brandy The “40 weeks pregnant” system is based on the first day of your last menstrual period, not the day you actually conceived. Since most people ovulate and conceive about 2 weeks later, your baby has typically been developing for about 38 weeks, even though we call it a 40 week pregnancy. It sounds confusing because it is. The dating system wasn’t designed to count from conception, it was designed to use the one date most people actually know. So when I say you’re “really” preg
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Replying to @Brandy The “40 weeks pregnant” system is based on the first day of your last menstrual period, not the day you actually conceived. Since most people ovulate and conceive about 2 weeks later, your baby has typically been developing for about 38 weeks, even though we call it a 40 week pregnancy. It sounds confusing because it is. The dating system wasn’t designed to count from conception, it was designed to use the one date most people actually know. So when I say you’re “really” preg
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