Which date would you go off of?

Question

The original due date the dr gave me was Jan 21st. 
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Then 4 weeks later (at an ER visit) they told me she's measuring with the due date of Jan 17th. 
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Then the last TWO visits, they told me she is measuring with a due date of Jan 14th, but decided to keep the original due date still. It's frustrating because that's a difference between being 20 weeks or 21 weeks along. And I don't know which date to sync my apps up to. 
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Which date would you go off of just for your own personal use?

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You go off by what your doctor uses in your OB appointments because that's when they'll decide when you should deliver.

My 1st was dated based of my last day of my period due Jan 24th by the health department.

Then I got to my high risk ob who immediately did an ultrasound asked me about my cycles which were irregular and changed my date to Jan 18th.

Every ultrasound I've had since measures exactly Jan 18th.

Each situation is different but tour OB will use the correct date that they feel determines babies gestational age.

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They don't normally change the due date unless the baby is measuring more than 7 days ahead or behind

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If you have an ultrasound within the first 8 weeks, it's highly accurate in determining an accurate due date because of how the baby develops in the early weeks. After 8 weeks, every baby starts to take on their own growing rates. Some grow faster than others and that makes ultrasounds after 8 weeks less reliable for determining due dates. I had an u/s at five weeks. My due date is January 5. According to my LMP I would be due December 30 but I know exactly when I ovulated because I was tracing daily. At my 20 week u/s, baby measured almost 16 ounces already. That would move my due date up by ten days my doc said. She is sticking to my original date though because that was determined very early on. If you didn't have an I/s within the first 8 weeks, your doctor will determine you due date by your LMP. You should stick to that date throughout your pregnancy for the simple statement I made above: after 8 weeks, all babies develope at their own pace

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This happened with my first. His original due date was feb 4. I had regular periods and knew when it all went down. Then as time went on they moved my due date up a week because he was measuring so big. I left work a week before new due date and he was born on February 4th. Lol if you have had regular periods go off that date. That's what I would do. They moved my due date up for this pregnancy too. But I was completely irregular and I knew they had it too late! They are also going to induce me early for this one since my boy was so large and I am pushing for natural again (docs think I'm nuts) but damage has been done and I want natural again. Def pay attention to size though. My son came out 9lbs 10 oz and he was long and skinny. He didn't fit in newborn clothes and he was and is a monster. He's 3 and size of a 5 yor old. He did quite a bit of damage coming out. But don't let it scare you. I would do it all over again for him.

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The doctor will usually go by ultrasound. According to my LMP I should be 25w instead of 22w6d. And if doctor went off what baby was measuring at 20w ultrasound and what my belly measured then I'd be 23w6d instead. The first ultrasound is most accurate, anytime after 12w is hard to get an exact date as babies start to grow at their own pace.

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When I first found out and went to see my OB Doctor, she told me I was due January 7th, then when I went in for my first ultrasound, they told me I was due January 2 and everytime I've have an ultrasound after that it's been a dead set January 2 but my OB Doctor insistes that I'm due January 7 and I'm like a week behind than when I have my app synced up too. I go by my ultrasound date lol I like it better.

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I had that same problem I went off of what she was measuring on the ultrasound

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If the original date was from your first confirmation ultrasound, I'd go by that one. The 7-9 week one is the most accurate so I've been told.

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I'd do the ER visit one.

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Off topic but I'm due January 21st too!

Which date would you go off of?

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