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Q: Stupid question: How to read week-by-week pregnancy guides?

It's a bit late for me to be asking this question, but I really like reading week-by-week pregnancy guides, both online and in my pregnancy books. But it's unclear to me which week I should be reading at any given time. For example, right now I'm 26 weeks + 2 days. So do I read the 26 week entry or the 27 week entry? It seems like being 26+ weeks means I'm in my 27th week, but often the 27-week entry reads as if I'm supposed to be the full 27 weeks. Anybody know?

This question was asked Aug. 27, 2016 12:23pm
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Answered by leslie319 - Sep. 15, 2016 4:28am
My OB told me that when you're for example, 27 weeks + X days, that means you have completed week 27 and you are in week 28. So, I disagree with the other answers and think you should be reading the entries for the week you are in, not the week you have completed.

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Answered by jetties - Aug. 27, 2016 9:23pm
You're in your 26th week until you hit 26weeks 6 days. Then the following day begins week 27. I always like to read the current week and the upcoming week to see what to expect and to see what's to come.

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Answered by nreiselpn - Aug. 27, 2016 6:15pm
I always read ahead so I wasn't hit by any surprises

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Answered by kvstone - Aug. 27, 2016 4:23pm
I would say you are in your 26th week until 27 weeks 0 days starts

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