Our culture has a passionate love affair with the estimated due date. I mean – we don’t just love it. We wine and dine it and send it roses on Valentine’s Day.

The first thing you do when you find out you're pregnant? Find a due date calculator to figure out when your baby will be here.

The first question you're asked when others find out you're expecting? “What's your due date?”

Once you have that date, you put it in your calendar, look forward to it, wait for it, count down to it, and (heaven forbid!) if you go past that date you'll often feel anxious (at best) or full blown panic (at worst).