Well, let's start at the beginning. The average pregnancy lasts 266 days, or 38 weeks.
But according to the calendar used by medical professionals, you'll be pregnant for 40 weeks or 280 days.
And if your little one decides to take their time in making their debut, then you could be adding an extra
2 weeks...meaning you'd be pregnant for 42 weeks or 294 days! But what does it all mean?
Doctors and midwives start the pregnancy clock on the first day of a woman's last menstrual period (LMP),
to take into account all of the natural variations in women's cycles.
"Gestational age" is what your baby's age is called when your pregnancy is dated using a 40-week calendar,
although your baby-to-be will actually be about two weeks younger than that.
That's why Huggies® have created a pregnancy calendar, which will take you all the way from your
last period, through conception and pregnancy, until your baby's birth approximately 9 months later.
So whether you already know how many weeks pregnant you are, or whether you're just starting to plan
for a baby, click on each week to see what you can expect in the days and months ahead.
1st Trimester
2nd Trimester
3rd Trimester
