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Pregnancy Due Date Calculator

Estimate due date, gestational age, trimester, conception window, IVF transfer dating, ultrasound-based dating, and pregnancy milestone dates.

Last Updated: April 2026

Estimated Due Date Only

Use this for planning conversations. Your OB/GYN or midwife may revise dating based on ultrasound, cycle history, IVF records, or clinical context.

Dating Inputs

Calendar estimate

Usually today's date.

days

Use 28 if cycles are regular and typical.

Enter pregnancy dating information to estimate due date, gestational age, trimester, and milestone dates.

Pregnancy Dating Disclaimer

This calculator provides educational estimates only and is not medical advice. Use the estimated due date assigned by your OB/GYN, midwife, fertility clinic, or qualified healthcare professional for prenatal care, testing windows, and delivery planning.

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Credentialed health review required before medical reliance
Required credentials
licensed physician, registered dietitian, qualified clinician
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This page is for general education and planning. It is not medical diagnosis, treatment, nutrition therapy, or a substitute for care from a qualified clinician.

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This page is for general education and planning. It is not medical diagnosis, treatment, nutrition therapy, or a substitute for care from a qualified clinician.

Source expectation: Review should cite public-health, academic, medical, or recognized clinical sources for formulas and safety thresholds.

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How to Use This Calculator

  1. Step 1: Choose a dating method

    Select last period, conception date, IVF transfer, ultrasound, or known due date.

  2. Step 2: Enter the date details

    Provide the method-specific date and cycle length, embryo age, or ultrasound gestational age when needed.

  3. Step 3: Set the as-of date

    Use today or another date to calculate gestational age and days until due date.

  4. Step 4: Review the result

    Check estimated due date, pregnancy week, trimester, conception window, and milestone table.

How This Calculator Works

The calculator normalizes each dating method into an estimated gestational start date and a 40w0d estimated due date. For last menstrual period dating, it uses 280 days from LMP and adjusts for cycle lengths above or below 28 days. For conception dating, it adds 266 days to the conception date.

IVF mode uses the embryo transfer date and embryo age. Ultrasound mode uses the scan date and measured gestational age to estimate the remaining days to 40w0d. Reverse mode starts from a known due date and works backward to estimate LMP and conception timing.

All date math uses calendar-day calculations. The output should be treated as a planning estimate until confirmed by a qualified prenatal care team.

What You Need to Know

1) Which Dating Method Should You Use?

The best input depends on what information is reliable. If the first day of the last menstrual period is known and cycles are regular, LMP dating is a common starting point. If ovulation was tracked, conception dating may be more specific. For IVF pregnancies, embryo transfer records are usually the most relevant starting point.

Ultrasound can confirm or revise dating, especially early in pregnancy. ACOG notes that first-trimester ultrasound is the most accurate method to establish or confirm gestational age. Later scans can still help, but they have wider dating uncertainty.

MethodFormula basisBest use
Last menstrual periodAdds 280 days to LMP, with optional cycle-length adjustment.Best when cycles are regular and the LMP date is reliable.
Conception / ovulationAdds 266 days to estimated conception date.Useful when ovulation was tracked, but still approximate.
IVF transferUses embryo age and transfer date.Useful for ART pregnancies where transfer records are known.
Ultrasound datingUses scan date plus remaining days to 40w0d.Early ultrasound is usually the most accurate dating input.
Known due dateWorks backward to estimate LMP and conception window.Useful when a clinician has already assigned an EDD.

2) Understanding Gestational Age

Gestational age counts from the estimated first day of the last menstrual period, not from conception. This is why conception usually occurs at about 2w0d gestational age in a typical 28-day cycle. The calculator reports both estimated conception date and gestational age so the two timelines are not confused.

A due date is an estimated date of delivery. Many pregnancies deliver before or after the exact date. Prenatal care teams use the assigned EDD to schedule screening windows, interpret fetal growth, and plan follow-up.

MilestoneTimingMeaning
Estimated conceptionAbout 2w0d gestational ageApproximate timing, not proof of exact conception.
First trimester ends13w6dSecond trimester starts at 14w0d.
Third trimester starts28w0dLate pregnancy stage begins.
Full-term window starts39w0dCommon clinical language for full term starts here.
Estimated due date40w0dPlanning date, not a guaranteed delivery date.

3) When to Trust Clinical Dating Over a Calculator

Use clinician dating when it differs from a simple calendar estimate. Your care team may have access to ultrasound measurements, IVF documentation, cycle history, exam findings, or prior records that make the official EDD more reliable than a standalone calculator.

Contact your healthcare professional promptly for bleeding, severe pain, decreased fetal movement later in pregnancy, persistent vomiting, high blood pressure symptoms, or any urgent concern. This page is a planning tool, not a triage tool.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The standard estimate adds 280 days, or 40 weeks, to the first day of the last menstrual period. This calculator also adjusts the estimate when you enter a cycle length other than 28 days.

It adds 266 days to the estimated conception or ovulation date. Gestational age is still shown using the medical convention of counting from about 14 days before conception.

For embryo transfer, the calculator uses transfer date plus 263 days for a day-3 embryo, 261 days for a day-5 embryo, or 260 days for a day-6 embryo.

Early ultrasound dating is generally the most accurate way to establish or confirm gestational age. Later ultrasound dating can still be useful, but accuracy decreases as pregnancy progresses.

Gestational age is counted from the estimated first day of the last menstrual period, not from conception. That is why a pregnancy is usually considered about two weeks along at conception.

The conception window is an approximate date range around ovulation. It is not proof of the exact conception date because ovulation timing, sperm survival, and cycle variation can shift the true date.

Clinicians may use ultrasound measurements, IVF records, cycle history, exam findings, or prior documentation to assign the official estimated due date.

No. It is an educational planning tool only. Use your clinician-assigned due date for medical decisions, testing windows, induction planning, and pregnancy records.

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Sources & References

  1. 1.ACOG - Methods for Estimating the Due Date(Accessed April 2026)
  2. 2.Johns Hopkins Medicine - Calculating a Due Date(Accessed April 2026)
  3. 3.ACOG - Definition of Term Pregnancy(Accessed April 2026)