My Due Date is on or around Tuesday, October 17, 2023! (2023)

FAQs

How many weeks am I if my due date is October 17? ›

You are 21 weeks and 4 days pregnant.

We have 17 holidays listed for October 17. October 17th is the 290th day in the Gregorian calendar. On this day recreational use of cannibis was legalized in Canada; Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and OPEC imposed an oil embargo on countries it viewed to be supporting Israel during the Yom Kippur War.

First day of your last period

The most common way to calculate your pregnancy due date is by counting 40 weeks from the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP) (or choosing that option from our tool's menu above). And that's how most healthcare providers do it.

For a regular 28-day cycle, pregnancy is estimated to be 280 days, or 40 weeks, from your last menstrual period, and 266 days, or 38 weeks, from the date of ovulation. Therefore, to calculate the most likely date of conception, you need to subtract 266 days from your estimated due date.

Conception usually occurs around 11-21 days after the first day of the last period of a woman who has a regular period. The estimation of conception date is based on this, but is rarely ever exact since it is difficult to know exactly when ovulation occurs.

17. Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including Alan Jackson, Eminem, Felicity Jones, Marsha Hunt, Matthew Macfadyen, Michael McKean, Sharon Leal, Wyclef Jean, Ziggy Marley and more.

YOUR SIGN IS LIBRA. Were you born on October 17th? If so, then according to Western astrology your zodiac sign is Libra, the sign of the Scales.

57.5 percent of all recorded births occur between 39 and 41 weeks. 26 percent of births occur at 37 to 38 weeks. About 7 percent of births occur at weeks 34 to 36. About 6.5 percent of births occur at week 41 or later.

More than 90% are born two weeks either side of the predicted date. But, as noted above, only 4% (or 4.4%, ignoring pregnancies with complications etc) are born on the predicted date itself - in other words, the chance of this happening is less than one in 20.

Is due date based on 39 or 40 weeks? ›

Pregnancy usually lasts about 40 weeks (280 days) from the first day of your last menstrual period (also called LMP) to your due date. Your due date is the date that your provider thinks you will have your baby.

Only about five per cent of women give birth on the exact date they are due. Most babies arrive between 37 weeks and 41 weeks of pregnancy, but usually within a week either side of their expected due date.

: the day by which something must be done, paid, etc. The due date for the assignment is Friday. Tomorrow's the due date for our electricity bill. She started having contractions two weeks before her due date.

The first is non-invasive prenatal paternity testing, which involves sampling the DNA in your blood. This is then compared to DNA from a cheek swab taken from each potential dad. It can be carried out from seven weeks of pregnancy . The second is invasive prenatal paternity testing.

You can calculate your baby's estimated due date based on the date of the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP). Your baby will be 'due' around 40 weeks after the first day of your LMP.

Summary. The unborn baby spends around 38 weeks in the uterus, but the average length of pregnancy, or gestation, is counted at 40 weeks. Pregnancy is counted from the first day of the woman's last period, not the date of conception which generally occurs 2 weeks later.

The development of pregnancy is counted from the first day of the woman's last normal menstrual period (LMP), even though the development of the fetus does not begin until conception, which is about two weeks later.

within 24 hours of ovulation, the egg is fertilised by sperm if you have had sex in the last few days without using contraception. about 5 to 6 days after ovulation, the fertilised egg burrows into the lining of the womb – this is called implantation. you're now pregnant.

The date you conceived (got pregnant)

If you know the exact day you conceived, you can use that information to figure out when your baby is due. Count ahead 38 weeks from the day you got pregnant. That day is your due date.

Complex and complicated, Libras born on October 17 understand the need to suffer in order to obtain wisdom. These creative people seek expression through artistic means, though their head and heart may often be in conflict.

How special are October borns? ›

Kids born in October have a distinct quality of remaining calm and pleasant always. Their happy attitude never allows distress or sorrow to demoralize them. They are known to cheer up people too with their personality.

Librans are extroverted, cosy, and friendly people. Librans, like the Scales that symbolise the sign, are often concerned with attaining balance, harmony, peace, and justice in the world. With their vast stores of charm, intelligence, frankness, persuasion, and seamless connectivity, they are well-equipped to do so.

Tourmaline is the newer October birthstone. The name comes from the Sinhalese word toramalli, which means “stone with mixed colors,” because it often has multiple colors in one crystal.

Traditionally represented as pink, the tourmaline can come in a rainbow of hues, pink (the accepted color to represent October's birthstone), blue, high-end reds, and greens adorn the showrooms of designer jewelers.

October babies tend to grow up to be very healthy people. NBC's Today reports that those born this month traditionally develop great cardiovascular health and lower cholesterol levels, and as a result, have a reduced risk of heart disease.

National Month Observances in October

That's because October is Polish American Heritage Month, National Cookbook Month, and Country Music Month, as well as (the more serious) Health Literacy Month. The United States is very prolific at creating "national month" events.

Why Is October Not the Eighth Month? The meaning of October comes from the Latin word Octo meaning eight. The old Roman calendar started in March, so October was the eighth month. When the Roman senate changed the calendar in 153 BCE, the new year started in January, and October became the tenth month.

First, which month has the least birthdays? The data comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Social Security Administration. The rarest month to be born in is February, making Aquarius the rarest zodiac sign. February is the shortest month of the year, even with a leap year.

Researchers now believe that when a baby is ready for life outside his mother's uterus, his body releases a tiny amount of a substance that signals the mother's hormones to begin labor (Condon, Jeyasuria, Faust, & Mendelson, 2004). In most cases, your labor will begin only when both your body and your baby are ready.

Turns out that most successful people were born in October, with June and July not far behind. Indeed, celebs bringing in the big bucks like Bill Gates and Kim Kardashian have October birthdays, while Kanye West celebrates in June and Jennifer Lopez in July.

Can my baby feel it when I rub my belly? ›

They can feel pain at 22 weeks, and at 26 weeks they can move in response to a hand being rubbed on the mother's belly.

First babies are less likely to be “on time” at 39 weeks, and more likely to be a little late, between 41 and 43 weeks. Among full-term pregnancies, first babies are born about 1.3 days later on average.

Ultrasounds in Later Pregnancy

As pregnancy progresses, the accuracy of an ultrasound for predicting due dates decreases. Between 18 and 28 weeks of gestation, the margin of error increases to plus or minus two weeks. After 28 weeks, the ultrasound may be off by three weeks or more in predicting a due date.

There are no sure things when it comes to babies (and deliveries), but on average second babies do pop out a little faster, all things being equal (which they aren't always). Your body is more experienced the second time around — and certain abdominal and uterine muscles are, well, let's just say, a little laxer.

The truth is your baby's sex has very little to do with the length of pregnancy.

The reason why the baby is overdue is usually not known. Sometimes it is because of a genetic predisposition (hereditary). Women who have already had a baby that came much later than their due date are more likely to have an overdue baby in future pregnancies. Being born after the 40th week only rarely harms the child.

What Happens at 9 Months of Pregnancy? 36 Weeks Pregnant.

In your 17th week of pregnancy, you may be wondering what month you're in. There isn't a single, standard way to group the 40 weeks of pregnancy into months, but at 17 weeks pregnant you're likely completing your fourth month of pregnancy!

What Happens at 8 Months of Pregnancy? 32 Weeks Pregnant.

Gestational age is an approximation. So let's try this out. If today is January 18, and the first day of your last period was December 5, then we count the days between those two dates, which would be 44 days. This means you are approximately six weeks and two days pregnant.

How many weeks is 9 weeks pregnant? ›

Doctors generally track pregnancy by week, not month—but if you're dying to know how many months pregnant you are, at 9 weeks you're two months pregnant, now entering your third month of pregnancy. Just a few more weeks to go in the first trimester!

What pregnancy trimester is the hardest? For many women, the first trimester of pregnancy is often the hardest. During this period, your body is going through a major transformation and needs time to adjust to the changes.

After 36 weeks, you've officially reached 9 months of pregnancy and are finally in the home stretch. From growing fingernails to developing strong, healthy bones, your baby is growing rapidly during your last month of pregnancy and starting to get ready for birth.

At 17 weeks pregnant, you're four months pregnant.

17 weeks pregnant is how many months? If you're 17 weeks pregnant, you're in month 4 of your pregnancy.

2nd trimester pregnancy symptoms (at 17 weeks) You may be getting a few aches and pains as your bump gets bigger. Your symptoms should be manageable, but talk to your doctor or midwife if they're not.

Babies who are born after 34 weeks gestation have the same long-term health outcomes as babies who are delivered at full term (40 weeks). This means that if your baby is born when they are 34 weeks old, they have the same chances of being healthy as any other baby that wasn't born prematurely.

In most cases, babies settle into the head down position by the end of 8 th month of pregnancy. Your baby will continue to receive antibodies from you to get ready to face the world. Head-down position means that your baby's head is toward the birth canal and feet towards your ribs.

Avoid undercooked meat, poultry and eggs

During pregnancy, you're at increased risk of bacterial food poisoning. Your reaction might be more severe than if you weren't pregnant. Rarely, food poisoning affects the baby, too.

This is because pregnancy is counted from the first day of the woman's last period, not the date of conception which generally occurs 2 weeks later, followed by 5 to 7 days before it settles in the uterus.

What is my due date based on weeks pregnant? ›

Most pregnancies last around 40 weeks (or 38 weeks from conception), so typically the best way to estimate your due date is to count 40 weeks, or 280 days, from the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP). You can also subtract three months from the first day of your last period and add seven days.

Week 4 of pregnancy

For example, a fertilised egg may have implanted in your womb just 2 weeks ago, but if the first day of your last period was 4 weeks ago, this means you're officially four weeks pregnant! Pregnancy normally lasts from 37 weeks to 42 weeks from the first day of your last period.