Hellobee Boards Topic: Which due date do you tell people?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Which due date do you tell people? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:05:03 +0000 sulli301 on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-267163 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:10:48 +0000 sulli301 267163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I just say "Christmas" because my dating ultrasound said December 25th & my due date given by my doctor is December 23rd based on my LMP Mrs.B on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-267069 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:42:03 +0000 Mrs.B 267069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I usually just say October. I don't like giving the exact date because I don't want a ton of people asking "Is baby here yet" if I go past due. Running Elley on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-267047 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:13:49 +0000 Running Elley 267047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @sorrycharlie: Ugh I’ve been getting tons of requests like that! Like we have any choice… I usually just say October to random people who ask but all of my family and friends know the day. I’m kind of wishing that they didn’t. sorrycharlie on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-267043 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:11:35 +0000 sorrycharlie 267043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was dumb and told people the date. I tried to say late September, but people push "what's the date?" so I didn't feel like dealing with having to explain the whole thing. I already have people putting in requests - not to have her on this day because of this, please have her on this day because oh it's my anniversary or birthday, etc. Oh - let me get right on that! matador84 on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-267032 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:00:29 +0000 matador84 267032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Haven't told people but a window so glad because they are driving me insane!! I am high risk too & was sure I would NEVER make it this far (almost 39 weeks), so I just stuck with "late-August/early September." MaisyMay on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-266711 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:43:53 +0000 MaisyMay 266711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm in a different situation. Since I'm high risk and will be induced early, we usually say "Oh, she's due December 30th, but we'll actually be induced a few weeks before." littlebug on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-266696 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:34:58 +0000 littlebug 266696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yeah, I'd go with the later date. My due date is Jan 10, and I usually just tell people I'm due in January. Very few people have pressed me for an actual date, with the exception of our parents and my sister. MrsMccarthy on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-266671 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:26:23 +0000 MrsMccarthy 266671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ go with the later one. i have read and it seems like the earllier ultrasounds are more accurate. also its just a lot harder to be a lady in waiting then it would be if baby showed up early. ladyfingers on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-266437 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:47:58 +0000 ladyfingers 266437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I say "February 3rd but I think I will be later because of my cycle." Because I like to be annoyingly specific. DillonLion on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-266303 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:58:06 +0000 DillonLion 266303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Like PP have said, the most accurate due date measure happens at the first ultrasound and gets subsequently less accurate as baby grows (since all babies start out the exact same size and then obviously are not all the same size by the time they are born). There have been no changes made to our original due date of 11/23 since my doctor doesn't ever change dates unless there is a giant discrepancy at that first ultrasound compared to LMP due date. However, all of my ultrasounds have the baby measuring about 4 days smaller, so I usually tell people the due date is around Thanksgiving, but I expect I the baby will be late by about 4 days. Ha. CarrieLouWho on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-266295 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:53:01 +0000 CarrieLouWho 266295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ This was the only thing I was a little crazy about. I refused to tell our due date to anyone , so just Hubs and I know. I've said beginning of October since the beginning. It drives our parents crazy, they want an exact date and I always say she will come when she's ready - could be the end of September, could be 2 weeks into October... there's no point in a specific date. I wanted to avoid everyone asking on a certain day - IS SHE HERE YET? I know it will drive me crazy and people will still do it, but it makes me feel a little better :) LuLu Mom on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-266262 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:18:48 +0000 LuLu Mom 266262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I use my first U/S date even though I'm measuring a week ahead because they told me that is when they are most accurate (that is also the one they have stuck with!) October 6th! mrsjyw on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-266249 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:02:29 +0000 mrsjyw 266249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I still tell my orig due date from my first u/s with dr (11/18) even though baby boy is measuring a week early. purrpletulips on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-266247 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:01:21 +0000 purrpletulips 266247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I always used the original due date from LMP. I was told by the u/s tech that the very first ultrasound is the best predictor of due date and unless it was off by more than a week most OBs just use LMP. Pipers Mommy on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-266234 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 07:45:31 +0000 Pipers Mommy 266234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I say mid January, I went in to first appt believing it was going to be 1/13, but after U/S the MD has me due 1/22. I am hoping when I go in for my anatomy scan next week it gets moved somewhere between the two dates :) GroovFlowr on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-266224 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 07:25:26 +0000 GroovFlowr 266224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Just chiming in on the thread after finding it for future readers, although it's moot for the original poster at this point... I'm due late February/early March 2013, and that's all I plan to tell people. (We haven't told anyone but my Mom yet, and it's driving her crazy that I won't give a specific date. But it's just an estimate within a range, so I feel that giving the range itself is more accurate. And people get so hung up on that date...) I calculated my estimated due date based on my knowledge of my cycle, which does vary from the "average" 28-day cycle. When I first met with my OB, and they of course asked the date of my last menstrual period, I asked them if they would take my longer cycle into account before they gave them the date. They said they would, but then didn't. And when I had my first ultrasound they were surprised that the measurements changed the date by, oh, about the number of days difference between my cycle length and the 28-day average. So, yeah, now it's adjusted and only a day different from the date I originally came up with. In our heads we're still going with my original calculation, and just plan to tell people the range once we announce it, probably next week. (Eeek!) tequiero21 on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-12184 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:26:22 +0000 tequiero21 12184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ i agree with the posts above, just say "beginning of april" or "first week of april".... but i personally would go with april 4. last menstrual period is not accurate since everyone ovulates at different times. looch on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-12154 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:17:29 +0000 looch 12154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The doc put my due date as December 10. I always just said "beginning of December." Most people, when they ask, don't really care too much about the actual date. MH.Abroad on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-12117 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:33:18 +0000 MH.Abroad 12117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'll probably tell people a week later then it really is... :) SAHM0811 on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-11962 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:33:53 +0000 SAHM0811 11962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I believe that due dates past 12 weeks aren't as accurate because the size/growth of fetus after 12 weeks is dependent on more factors (e.g. genetics) than before 12 weeks. In general, I'd advise you to just say you're due in the "beginning of April" when people ask.. If someone really presses for a date, i agree with the previous poster who said you'd be doing yourself a favor if you just said a later date. Near the end, it gets super annoying each time someone asks if your baby is here yet and he/she isn't... this buys you a little time for yourself too, but know that babies can usually be expected from week 36 and later anyway. KT326 on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-11879 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:09:39 +0000 KT326 11879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My due date based on my IUI date is April 12th. But the baby has been consistently measuring about 5 days ahead. I just stick with the April 12th due date. kiddosc on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-11878 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:09:16 +0000 kiddosc 11878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My due date has bounced around from May 16th, to May 14th, to May 8th, to May 17th. I just tell people the middle of May. mrsjazz on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-11876 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:06:22 +0000 mrsjazz 11876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My original due date was April 16, but after my NT Scan, the date was changed to April 9. I tell people April 9. MegWag on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-11868 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:51:48 +0000 MegWag 11868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was initially told March 8th, but after my 1st ultrasound at 12 weeks, they changed me to March 5th. I tell people the 5th. runsyellowlites on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-11854 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:34:55 +0000 runsyellowlites 11854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I give "The first half of April... I like having a 'due bi-week' instead of a due date" ^ that's exactly what I tell people. Lol cyneswith on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-11849 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:21:11 +0000 cyneswith 11849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ You will get harassed a LOT after your stated due date if baby isn't here. Give the later date. Navy_Mommy on "Which due date do you tell people?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-due-date-do-you-tell-people#post-11846 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:18:06 +0000 Navy_Mommy 11846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My original due date was April 6 (based off my last period). At my first US they confirmed that was the due date. At my second, it bumped up a day to April 5. Then at my A/S today they bumped it up again to April 4. What can I say? I'm an efficient baby grower. But, my question is, do you use the updated due date (especially when people ask)? Two days barely makes a difference, but I've kinda gotten used to saying April 6, although I wouldn't mind him coming a little sooner than that!