So how does everyone count months?

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I am just so confused I've always counted backwards from my due date. And counted that as 9 months so I will be 6 months in 4 days. but according to a bunch of charts I keep seeing I am 7 months in 2 days. (at 27 weeks) I'm so confused.

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I just use this chart, and if other people don't agree then too bad 😂

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I don’t bother going by months

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When those charts say how many months you are, they usually mean you begin that month on a certain week. So for example you will begin your 7th month at 27 weeks, which means you at 27weeks1day, you will be 6 months and 1 day (1 day into your 7th month). It’s definitely confusing but counting backwards from your due date is a good way to go. Or dividing 40 by 9 and then multiplying that number by the month you are wondering about (40/9=4.44, 4.44x6= 26.66, 4.44x7=31.11)

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I go backwards. The moment my baby is born I won’t say I have a one year old because it’s in its first year of life.

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Google says

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I’m just assuming there’s 4 weeks a month and we’re pregnant for 10 months. So 20 weeks = 5 months, 24 weeks = 6 months etc. easier for me to keep track in my head 😂

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At 36 weeks, you’d be “in your 9th month” but your due date is when you are technically 9 full months pregnant. If that makes sense. 
No matter how you look at it, 40 weeks is only 9 months. Regardless of what any of the women on here say, nobody is pregnant for 10 months 🙄

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Week 36 is the beginning of 9 months. So you are IN the 9th month, but not done with it yet.

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It just depends on whether you’re counting the completed month or the month you’re in. You will have completed 6 months of pregnancy, so that’s why some say 6 months pregnant. You’ll also be in your 7th month then, so you could also say that.

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I don’t go by the months only weeks

So how does everyone count months?

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