5-17-11
I have a school blog. I post assignments for the students and links to websites that we will be visiting during class. A friend showed me a countdown and I thought it would be great to put a count down to my due date on the blog. So many students ask me if I have had my baby yet that I thought that if they saw a reminder of how many days are left it would help them understand how long a pregnancy can be.
When one of the 7th grade classes saw the countdown for the first time one of the boys was a little confused.
7th Grader: Why does it say due date? Why doesn't it say the baby will be born?
Me: Not all babies are born on their due date. I don't know if that is the day the baby will actually be born.
7th Grader: But why doesn't it say when the baby will be born? Why does it say due date?
Me: No one really knows when a baby will be born, a due date is just a guess as to when the baby will be born.
7th Grader: Why didn't you put when the baby will be born?
Me: The doctor doesn't know exactly when the baby will be born. The due date is just a guess. I don't know when the baby will be born.
He still wasn't satisfied but I had to move onto our lesson for the day. I did not know any other way to explain it to him.
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