Do you calculate babies age by weeks or day of month they were born?

anangelbug

I'm sure this has been discussed before but..... It's driving me crazy trying to figure it out. I know most people calculate by weeks in the beginning so DD is 4 weeks tomorrow does that mean she is a month old or just 4 weeks old? Or is she a month old on the 30th (day she was born)? Sometimes there are 4 weeks in a month but sometimes there are 5 weeks. There is an average of 30.4 days a month. How do you calculate your DC's age? Are they a month old at 4 weeks or on the day of their birth?

MNgirl326

I think you are over thinking it. 

I did weeks until he turned 12 weeks and then I went to months.  

LO was born on Monday June 7th, so on every monday he was one week older.  When he turned 12 weeks, i just went to saying he was 3 months.  I think it worked out that he was 13 weeks when he actually turned 3 months...but whatever. 

When we got to July 7th, I considered him a month, August 7th was 2 months and so forth. 

If you think about it, he will be 12 months or one year on June 7th....so just work backwards from there. 

RumbleLina

Month because when they turn 1 it goes by month and not by their weeks so why would you go by weeks and then all of a sudden change to month.

*BlackSheep*

Depends on who I'm talking with.

Like lo will be 4 weeks tomorrow but will not be a month old til Friday, ~ 4weeks does not = a month!

RunningGal900

Don't over think it. Right now when he's so little I'll go by weeks. In a few months I'll go by months. He is not a month at 4 weeks. All months except february have 4+ weeks, but never 5.

cougarlicious

I just go by whatever my ticker tells me.

RayRay007

I said she was 4 wks when she was 4 wks (Weds, Apr. 13) , and 1 month when she was 1 month (Sat. Apr. 16). But that next Weds. I told people she was 5 wks. I continue to use weeks (instead of saying 1 month now, I say six weeks), because weeks make such a difference at this age. But maybe in a few more weeks I will start saying 3 months, just over 3 months, 3 and a half months, etc.

ashley542

They would be a month old in the next month on the date they were born

Phil&Corinna

*BlackSheep*:

Depends on who I'm talking with.

Like lo will be 4 weeks tomorrow but will not be a month old til Friday, ~ 4weeks does not = a month!

This exactly...

Lucky_Dragonfly

you're over thinking it. I count by weeks until we get to about 4/5mos old then it gets too hard for people to understand the age.