Conception to Birth

[Quadzilla]

My wife must a had Gypsy with a crystal ball for a doctor because both of my sons were born literally on the due date he gave us. No they were not sceduled or anything like that, she just went into labor on those days. Freaky huh?

 

[budman]

It could happen theoretically. If you had a test tube baby you would know the exact minute of conception and then exactly 9 months induce labor. It would probably take several dozen attempts to get it down to the exact minute. Then again it may not be possible, even under a controlled situation.

 

[Johnny Fila]

Apparently human gestation is 266 days with a standard deviation of 16 days (approximately). Anyway, you can figure it out from there if you want.

32:1 then.

 

[smperry]

32:1 then.

That's not the way standard deviations work; it's not an equal probability accross those 32 days. And your ratio is backwards.

I seem to remember that about 5% of babies are born on their due date. I'll let you know in a few weeks if my girl is on time.

Marshall

 

[JMX]

Actually it's 40 weeks = 10 months. The countdown is running for me (us) at the moment

 

[Johnny Fila]

That's not the way standard deviations work; it's not an equal probability accross those 32 days. And your ratio is backwards.

I seem to remember that about 5% of babies are born on their due date. I'll let you know in a few weeks if my girl is on time.

Marshall

1:20 then

 

[smperry]

1:20 then

Yep. Beautiful basses on your site, great work!

Actually it's 40 weeks = 10 months. The countdown is running for me (us) at the moment

Congratulations!


Marshall

 

[JMX]

Thanks.

 

[Petebass]

We have a charity over here called "Foundation 41" which looks after the welfare of babies, both unborn and newborn. Want to know why they call it Foundation 41? Because over here, the recognised term for pregnancy is 41 weeks, not 40. Maybe it's our hotter weather.......

 

[gottawalk]

gottawalk, are you gonna come over here and clean the fried rice that I just sprayed all over my screen and keyboard?

Sorry, pal, but this is "read at your own risk"!

Gotta admit, though, that's probably the nicest compliment I've had!

 

[Steph Dawe]

We have a charity over here called "Foundation 41" which looks after the welfare of babies, both unborn and newborn. Want to know why they call it Foundation 41? Because over here, the recognised term for pregnancy is 41 weeks, not 40. Maybe it's our hotter weather.......

Really? I didn't know that.

 

[canopener]

I'm pretty sure that the due date of a newborn is also determined from the last day of the last menstrual cycle and not from the day of the "conception."

 

[buzzbass]

Actually it's 40 weeks = 10 months. The countdown is running for me (us) at the moment

Good for you, is this your 1st ? Did you find out what the sex is ?

 

[JMX]

Yeah, first one. A surprise, but a welcome one.
Last sonogram showed nothing, probably next time. I hope it's a girl, because I haven't found any good boy names. It's due March 17th btw.

 

[buzzbass]

Yeah, first one. A surprise, but a welcome one.
Last sonogram showed nothing, probably next time. I hope it's a girl, because I haven't found any good boy names. It's due March 17th btw.

If it's a boy, name him Franz (Beckenbauer) or Oliver (Kahn), 2 of the best soccer keepers in history. Both from Germany. Or, you could go with Rudolph or Micheal (Schenker), of Scorpions fame. My mom-in-law is from Hamburg, by the way.

 

[JMX]

Thanks for the suggestions, but those are either too old-fashioned (Franz) or too common (Oliver and Michael) for my taste.
I really like Frisian names, but I haven't found one I (we) really like, yet.

Beckenbauer was a sweeper btw.

 

[buzzbass]

Thanks for the suggestions, but those are either too old-fashioned (Franz) or too common (Oliver and Michael) for my taste.
I really like Frisian names, but I haven't found one I (we) really like, yet.

Beckenbauer was a sweeper btw.

That's right, my bad. he was my younger brother's idol when he was a kid, how could I forget. I'm not familiar with the term Frisian, what does that mean ? We named our kids Joshua Thomas & Jenna Leigh. It's a great period in life, enjoy every moment, 'cause they grow up waaaaaay too fast.

 

[JMX]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisia

They used to have very interesting naming customs. Lots of patronyms, for example.

 

[SnoMan]

Let's go with one in a million. Everyone understands that.

I think people would take you more serious if you used a real number.


a million...ha!

....crazy kids

 

[Muzique Fann]

since I'm on a Bill Hicks kick...

Childbirth is no more a miracle then eating food and a turd coming out of your ass.