stupid question about baby age

nikinikinine

does their "months" age go by the day they were born as it arrives every month - i.e. my kids were born on the 12th, so every month on the 12th day are they a "month older" or does it go by weeks, i.e. 8 weeks = 2 months, 12 weeks = 3 months, etc.?

jboricua

IMO it goes by months i.e. on the 26 they will be 1 month 2 weeks old but that my opinion

OrangeSmoke

In my book the months change on the date.

So every month on the 27th, the boys turn a month older.

Every Tuesday, they turn another week older (I think we are in the 30s now?).

floridakat

I'm pretty sure I just quit counting in weeks around week 12 for this very reason. Once they were three months old, that was just easier to say than how many weeks they were.

pea-kay

I always did it by the day of the month. The 4 weeks = 1 month thing always bothered me because it's not accurate. (I'm anal retentive in some ways. heh.)

juliannat

floridakat:

I'm pretty sure I just quit counting in weeks around week 12 for this very reason. Once they were three months old, that was just easier to say than how many weeks they were.

This, exactly! and mine were 7w premature so I just round up to an "adjusted age" of -2 months if people comment that they are little.

caden

I can't keep the weeks straight so I just go by the date each month.

kimarino13

pea-kay:

I always did it by the day of the month. The 4 weeks = 1 month thing always bothered me because it's not accurate. (I'm anal retentive in some ways. heh.)

This.

Haven1

I did weeks until 12.  After that I did months.

macchiatto

It definitely goes by the date they were born; four weeks is shorter than a month (unless it's February in non-Leap Year ). Otherwise you'll be really off by the time they're five months old or so!
So like my boys were born on January 6, so on the 6th of each month I would take their "month" photos.

ETA: And ditto peakay. You'll also find your ticker disagrees with you if you go by 4 weeks=1 month.

RedWingsFan

pea-kay:

I always did it by the day of the month. The 4 weeks = 1 month thing always bothered me because it's not accurate. (I'm anal retentive in some ways. heh.)

Totally this - the 4 weeks thing always bothered me.  We go by the 16th of each month.

Babsie7

caden:

I can't keep the weeks straight so I just go by the date each month.

This.

kaitley44

Haven1:

I did weeks until 12.  After that I did months.

This for me too.