Dating scan wrong
Index
- Can your due date be wrong from a scan?
- How accurate are scan dates when it comes to pregnancy?
- How common is it to change the date of a scan?
- What if my scan date differs from my LMP date?
- Can an ultrasound give you a wrong due date?
- Can a scan give you your due date?
- How accurate are dates from early scans?
- Can the date of a scan change at 12 weeks?
- Can the date of a scan change at 12 weeks?
- Is it normal for scan dates to be different?
- Can I change the date of multiple scanned photos at once?
- When is the best time to have a scan?
- Why is my LMP not matching my ultrasound date?
- How common is it to change the date of a scan?
- When should I redate my LMP date?
- Can your due date be wrong from a scan?
Can your due date be wrong from a scan?
Despite the fact that sonographers are experts in their field, estimated due dates (EDD) calculated from pregnancy scans can be incorrect, as Ollysmum76 discovered. “My due date got put back by 2 weeks at the 12 week scan. Original date given was 18 December but at the scan it was moved to 31 Dec.
How accurate are scan dates when it comes to pregnancy?
This is especially true if you have an irregular cycle or have been on the Pill for example. “Scans are an accurate way to give you a due date,” confirms Nigel from the Society and College of Radiographers. “If the scan date differs from your LMP dates, then the scan dates will be used, but do discuss with your midwife if you are concerned.
How common is it to change the date of a scan?
As Loobylou77 explains, it’s really common for these to change when it comes to the dating scan at around 12 weeks. “I was measured at 6+6 (6 weeks and 6 days) when I should have been 8 weeks.
What if my scan date differs from my LMP date?
“If the scan date differs from your LMP dates, then the scan dates will be used, but do discuss with your midwife if you are concerned. The best time to establish this date is at the scan you are offered between 11 weeks and 2 days and 14 weeks plus 1 day,”
Can an ultrasound give you a wrong due date?
If an early ultrasound gives you a due date that is more than 1.2 weeks away from what was expected, there is a good chance that everything is still fine. You may have simply conceived earlier or later than you thought you did (which can happen if your cycle is at all irregular or if you remembered your last menstrual period date incorrectly).
Can a scan give you your due date?
“Scans are an accurate way to give you a due date,” confirms Nigel from the Society and College of Radiographers. “If the scan date differs from your LMP dates, then the scan dates will be used, but do discuss with your midwife if you are concerned.
How accurate are dates from early scans?
“Definitely agree that dates from early scans are not accurate. Just half a millimetre at such an early stage can change your date by a week. Your 12-week scan will be far more accurate. “I fell over at ‘7’ weeks by my last menstrual period (EDD 18 March) and was sent for an early scan.
Can the date of a scan change at 12 weeks?
As Loobylou77 explains, it’s really common for these to change when it comes to the dating scan at around 12 weeks. “I was measured at 6+6 (6 weeks and 6 days) when I should have been 8 weeks. Measurements at such an early stage aren’t accurate which is why they wait for 12 weeks to date you.
Why is my LMP not matching my ultrasound date?
There will be times that dating based on LMP does not match the ultrasound date. Clinical determination of EDD, 280 days after the last menstrual period ( LMP) still plays a role but may not always be accurate due to variability in length of an individual woman’s cycle length or timing of ovulation.
How common is it to change the date of a scan?
As Loobylou77 explains, it’s really common for these to change when it comes to the dating scan at around 12 weeks. “I was measured at 6+6 (6 weeks and 6 days) when I should have been 8 weeks.
When should I redate my LMP date?
There will be times that dating based on LMP does not match the ultrasound date. ACOG recommends redating as follows: Clinical determination of EDD, 280 days after the last menstrual period ( LMP) still plays a role but may not always be accurate due to variability in length of an individual woman’s cycle length or timing of ovulation.
Can your due date be wrong from a scan?
Despite the fact that sonographers are experts in their field, estimated due dates (EDD) calculated from pregnancy scans can be incorrect, as Ollysmum76 discovered. “My due date got put back by 2 weeks at the 12 week scan. Original date given was 18 December but at the scan it was moved to 31 Dec.
