Is it normal to measure behind at a dating scan?

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Measuring about 5 days behind 😬

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My son was 5 days behind at the first scan, and a day ahead at our second.

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Absolutely normal! The way they first estimate your due date is from the first day of your last period but you don’t actually implant then. it’s just a rough estimate. The scan gives you a much more accurate date.

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Yes and it's super common. Most people have their due date adjusted. In 2 out of my three successful pregnancies my due date was put one week back (and the babies still stayed in two weeks longer after that lol

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Yep. 5 days is totally fine.

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Yes because they only estimate your due date from your LMP it doesnt take in to account that you might have ovulated either early or late. I was a week and a half behind in my dating scan but I wasnt surprised about it as I knew when I ovulated as I was tracking it.

Is it normal to measure behind at a dating scan?

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