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Due Date Calculator

Your due date is the estimated day you reach 40 weeks. Enter the first day of your last period and the calculator applies Naegele’s rule — plus shows how far along you are today.

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How the due date is calculated

The standard method is Naegele's rule: add 280 days (40 weeks) to the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP). Equivalently, subtract 3 months and add 7 days. Pregnancy is dated from the LMP, not from conception, which is why "40 weeks pregnant" is really about 38 weeks since the egg was fertilized.

Only an estimate

The due date is a best estimate, not a deadline. Only about 1 in 20 babies arrive on it; most come in the two weeks either side. An early dating ultrasound (weeks 8–13) is more accurate than the LMP, especially if your cycle is irregular — your provider will use it to confirm or adjust the date.

Gestational age and trimesters

Gestational age counts weeks and days from the LMP. The trimesters split roughly as: first up to 13 weeks, second 14–27 weeks, third 28 weeks to birth. Change the reference date to see how far along you were, or will be, on any day.

Informational and educational result. Not a substitute for professional advice.

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