When is he a month old?

namara5532

DS was born on Jan 31, and I don't know when to call him a month old.  Would it be tomorrow since it's the last day of Feb?  Or would it be March 2 which is exactly 31 days from his birthday?  I'm curious which day my ticker will declare him a month old, but I'm more curious which date others would pick.  What do you ladies think?

Jess084

Hmm. I guess I would say March 1st. Not sure why, but that's what I would say!

Huahine

I would go with the last day of feb.

Melzig76

I would say March 2....good question though!

SoonToBeMsP

Ha! That's tough. I think I'd go with March 2, maybe?

lorahbora

Jess084:

Hmm. I guess I would say March 1st. Not sure why, but that's what I would say!

I feel like March 1st makes the most sense, too. On the 28th, LO will officially be 4 weeks old, and then on March 1st a full month has passed, so it meets both requirements to be officially one month. If you say March 2nd, then what will LO be on March 31st? 

erineileen317

My DD was born Jan 30 and I'm saying Mar 1.

namara5532

lorahbora:

Jess084:

Hmm. I guess I would say March 1st. Not sure why, but that's what I would say!

I feel like March 1st makes the most sense, too. On the 28th, LO will officially be 4 weeks old, and then on March 1st a full month has passed, so it meets both requirements to be officially one month. If you say March 2nd, then what will LO be on March 31st? 

I was gonna call him 2 months on March 31.  I'm going to count him another month older by when the last day of the month is.  February is just a short month, plus 1 month is a special age, so I wanted to celebrate it on the right day.  March 1 is a good compromise I suppose.  I wonder what my ticker is going to do during months with only 30 days.  Not that the ticker is the final word for when I count my baby's age.

bleu928

Funny you ask this!  When I was waiting to have LO I actually thought "I don't want to have him on the 31st because I won't know what to say for months with less than 31 days!"

FWIW I would also say march 1 

pottermommy

lol I was due on the 31st and I wondered this the whole time.  Luckily we were born on the 26th.  I think your ticker will say the 2nd.

megaloo27

I am the same day as you and I'm calling tomorrow one month. I am going by every 4 weeks just like when I was pregnant. 

ryry1977

I was wondering the same thing...DD was born on Jan 30th.  I am just thinking of saying March 1st she is a month old.  I would say the same for your LO too.

jnk062602

I would say the last day of each month.

For babies born any other day, the date # is what matters - not how many days have passed.