FAM users can generally pinpoint the day they ovulated and thus when they conceived. Other women can't do this, so doctors assume that they ovulated 14 days after the start of their last menstrual period (LMP) and calculate from there. Since practically no one has a 28 day cycle, 14 day luteal phase and thus 14 day follicular phase every single
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This time I've gone unassisted, but obviously calculated my own date based on ovulation. :)
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I have had doctors in the past though COMPLETELY blow me off. It is so frustrating.
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A friend of mine used FAM to conceive and she had a perfect chart that I used to calculate her due date. But no, her doctor moved it a couple of days further (at least she doesn't risk being induced early, that way!), and she obviously believed him, so now she has a fake due date.
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For my last two pregnancies, I've been seeing a midwife who can both interpret my charts and work from my actual ovulation date.
With u/s techs (since I generally forget the made up date) I fudge by saying I can't remember my LMP but give my due date based on that is whatever my midwife or doctor calculated by ovulation on my chart.
I have 32 to 35 day cycles with 13 to 14 day LP.
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