How the due date calculator works
The calculation adds 280 days (40 weeks) to the first day of your last period, plus a correction for your cycle length. With a 30-day cycle your date shifts by 2 days. Know your conception date? Then it counts 266 days. Midwives calculate the same way until the dating scan fixes the date.
The result is an estimated due date: the moment you are 40 weeks pregnant. It's the starting point for all your appointments and your maternity leave.
How many weeks pregnant am I?
Pregnancy weeks count from the first day of your last period, not from conception. That's why you're usually already 4 to 5 weeks pregnant when the test turns positive. The calculator shows your exact position in weeks plus days, and which trimester you're in.
Due date after a scan, conception or IVF
Already had a scan, or pregnant through IVF? Then the calculator uses that, because those details are more precise than your period. For IVF it counts from the transfer date plus the embryo age. For a scan, from the gestational age on the report. Most online calculators only work with your period; this one works with all four.
How accurate is a due date?
Treat the date as the middle of a window, because fewer than 5 in 100 babies arrive exactly on it. From week 37 your baby is full term and it can happen any moment. Past 42 weeks, your midwife or doctor will discuss the options with you.
