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Adjusted age for 36 weeker?

st.augbridest.augbride member
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So ds was 34w 5d but was 3lb, so we definitely used adjusted age for him. He just turned 2 and is well caught up. Dd is now 7 weeks old and was a 36 weeker. She came on her own andwas 5lb 12oz, so in much better shape than ds (no nicu time or any issues). Do we still go by adjusted age? I only ask b/c no docs are this round. Her day/night schedule is all messed up, and i don't want to have unrealistic expectations about when that should be sorted out by.
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Re: Adjusted age for 36 weeker?

  • 3litttlebirds3litttlebirds member
    If it were me, I'd probably keep adjusted age in mind when thinking about milestones.
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  • Mrs. AliceMrs. Alice member
    My sister has 36 weeker twins who also had no NICU time.  They do not adjust age for them.  However, they expected them to be a little behind a full term baby in terms of size and development for the first few months.  They are almost 5 months old now and pretty much on track with a baby their actual age. 
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  • IncogNeatoIncogNeato member

    I did for things like milestones and wonder weeks. For example, most babies have the peak of colic at 6 weeks but for her, she was super sleepy for the first 4 weeks and her peak of fussiness was at 11 weeks. Keeping adjusted age in mind kept me sane during those almost 2.5 months of misery.

    By the time she was 3 or 4 months old though it all seemed to have evened out and I didn't really use adjusted age unless I wanted to reassure myself if she took a little longer to master a skill.

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  • AZ_EricaAZ_Erica member
    DD2 was born at 35.5 with no NICU time.  Her pedi does adjust for her size and milestones, but I really don't.  She has been early, or right on time with everything, so their has been no need too.  But her pedi does adjust for her weight/length.  She is little but all my kids are.  The adjustment just makes her seem not as little:)
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