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kimberlyd546

Hi everyone,

I was a regular poster over on the August boards as my due date was August 30th..however my DS was born at exactly 34 weeks on July 20 due to my blood pressure sky rocketing. he was born at 4lbs 6 oz..im exclusivly pumping since he was in the NICU for 11 days..he is now almost 12 lbs and doing awesome..but I still struggle with figuring out how "old" he actually is...anyone else have this or is it just me?

msalinardi@live.com

Congrats and welcome! I stopped adjusting for my DS when he was 2 months old. By this time he had caught up on his weight, height, and milestones. I personally only adjust if we are looking at milestones. If some asks how old my kids are I tell them their actual age.

ShannonSky

If he was born at 34 weeks, take his actual age and subtract 1.5 months! Congrats on your DS

FisMom

Welcome to the board! 

I only tell people DD's actual age. I have to look at my ticker to figure out her adjusted age. So far no one has questioned me about her age, except one lady at Costco who asked if she was a preemie. Everyone else either assumes she's small because I'm small, or doesn't know how big babies should be anyway.

Like PP said, to figure out adusted age, take LO's current age and subtract 6 weeks (or 1 1/2 months).

kimberlyd546

I love your ticker, how do you add one again? Its been so long i forgot..tia

FisMom

I made my ticker at lilypie.com. BTW I was also due in August (8/3). DD was born June 3 instead. I guess August was not a good month to be born in.

lexismom1008

FisMom:

I made my ticker at lilypie.com. BTW I was also due in August (8/3). DD was born June 3 instead. I guess August was not a good month to be born in.

I think your right. I was due 8/5, but delivered 6/27.

jcsntms06

Congratulations on the birth of your son. Welcome to the boards.