If you already know your baby’s gender you can set it here. This will gender-personalize some of the text in the weekly info section. Unfortunately the text will not change for twin and multiple pregnancies, but we did try to include as much information as possible on twin/multiple pregnancies in the App. However, if you choose ‘twins’, you will be able to see more 3D images of twins in the images section.
Pregnancy normally lasts between 37-42 weeks, on average 280 days, calculated from the first day of your last period. The extra two weeks at the beginning, is added because gestational age is counted starting from the last menstrual period (LMP), rather than from the actual date of conception (or ovulation). So when medical staff say you are 4 weeks pregnant, you are actually physically only two weeks pregnant.
You can use the due date calculator to work out when you might expect your baby to arrive. This will give you a rough idea. As part of your antenatal care, your midwife or obstetrician will probably also offer you a dating scan (ultrasound) that will give you a more accurate date for the birth of your baby.
This is the due date as given by your obstetrician or midwife.
Most women receive a dating scan (ultrasound) towards the end of the first trimester. The scan is usually done between weeks 10 and 14. Dating scans are usually very accurate in terms of judging how many weeks and days the fetus is at the time of the scan.
You can also estimate your due date by filling in the first day of your last period (based on a 28 day cycle). The App will then automatically calculate your Due Date based on this. Some women's cycles are not exactly 28 days. If your cycle is shorter or longer than 28 days, please use the date of conception calculation instead.
You can estimate your due date, by filling in the day of ovulation (conception). As not all women have the text-book 28-day cycle with ovulation occurring around day 14, a more accurate due date could be given by dating the pregnancy from ovulation (day of conception) and by adding 38 weeks to the ovulation date.
Please keep in mind that fewer than five per cent of babies are born on their estimated due date. The point of your due date is to give you an approximate idea of when your baby might arrive, and to give medical staff a yardstick against which to measure your baby's development in the womb.
If your baby has been born, turn the ‘Baby born?’ slider to ‘yes’ and fill in baby’s birth date.
If you ever want to stop using the App (e.g. because of a miscarriage), simply reset the App. By pressing the reset button, you will delete all personal entered data and the application will return to the original state when you purchased it. Press this button ONLY when you are absolutely sure you want to reset the complete application.
This slider allows you to follow your pregnancy in the App by ‘current week’ or ‘completed’ week. It's up to you which display you prefer to see.
Most users prefer to follow their pregnancy by ‘completed’ week, and this is also the default setting in our App. The completed week will show week 30, when you are 30 weeks and 4 days pregnant.
However, you may want to follow your pregnancy by ‘current’ week. If so, simply move the slider. The 'current week' setting rounds up to the nearest whole week. So when you are 30 weeks and 4 days, you are in your current 31st week of pregnancy.