The Lie of the Estimated Due Date (EDD): Why Your Due Date Is Not What You Think

We have it ingrained in our heads throughout our entire adult lives-pregnancy is 40 weeks. The "due date" we are given at that first prenatal visit is based upon that 40 weeks, and we look forward to it with great anticipation. When we are still pregnant after that magical date, we call ourselves "overdue" and the days seem to drag on like years. The problem with this belief about the 40 week EDD is that it is not based in fact. It is one of many pregnancy and childbirth myths which has wormed its way into the standard of practice over the years-something that is still believed because "that's the way it's always been done".

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Surrender: A Letter To My Baby

I thought this was such a beautiful post. I love the idea of writing a letter of surrender before labor, and I loved how she worded every bit of it. So many of us feel the clock ticking the minute our due date is within reach. We feel pressured, stressed, and anxious, but ultimately we need to surrender, relax, and get in touch with our bodies and our babies. Don't give in to the hype and allow others to pressure you and feel overwhelmed, just take a deep breath and try to write (and believe the words you write!) a lovely letter of surrender to your baby.
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My sweet baby,
Mommy wants to write you a letter. You are my 5th child, but the first baby I have written to. Already you are special in your own way.

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The Lie of the Estimated Due Date

Written by Misha Safranski
We have it ingrained in our heads throughout our entire adult lives-pregnancy is 40 weeks. The “due date” we are given at that first prenatal visit is based upon that 40 weeks, and we look forward to it with great anticipation. When we are still pregnant after that magical date, we call ourselves “overdue” and the days seem to drag on like years. The problem with this belief about the 40 week EDD is that it is not based in fact. It is one of many pregnancy and childbirth myths which has wormed its way into the standard of practice over the years-something that is still believed because “that’s the way it’s always been done”.
The folly of Naegele’s Rule

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