When is he a month old?

namara5532 · February 2012

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 · February 2012

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

Huahine · February 2012

I would go with the last day of feb.

Melzig76 · February 2012

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

SoonToBeMsP · February 2012

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

lorahbora · February 2012

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 · February 2012

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

namara5532 · February 2012

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 · February 2012

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 · February 2012

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 · February 2012

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 · February 2012

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.