how old is baby really?????

shajenjen · June 2013

LOL, My DD was born Saturday Jan. 19th. Now I go by each week when saying how old she is this Saturday she will be 20 weeks-5 months old but my mother and her father go by the 19th of each month, which is off to me. I would just like to know what other mothers go by.

mben1119 · June 2013

There aren't exactly 4 weeks in each month, so you can't do it that way. Ds was born on the 19th, and the 19th of each month, he's a month older.

Cellis · June 2013

mabenner1:
There aren't exactly 4 weeks in each month, so you can't do it that way. Ds was born on the 19th, and the 19th of each month, he's a month older.

Yep.

this decaf life · June 2013

Months aren't equivalent to weeks. She's 20 weeks or 4.5 months. I only counted weeks until 12 and now I refer to her by the closest half month.

nanabanana06 · June 2013

You go by the day they were born, not the weeks. My son is wacky cuz he was born on the 31st of December and there isn't a 31st in each month. So sometimes we go by the 1st.

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rockyrollgirl · June 2013

She will be a month older on the 3rd of each month......

penguingrrl · June 2013

I go by month, starting at his birth date. So right now he's 3.5 months old. I've lost track of how many weeks old he is.

Cellis · June 2013

JandACoffee:
2013mommy:
mabenner1:
There aren't exactly 4 weeks in each month, so you can't do it that way. Ds was born on the 19th, and the 19th of each month, he's a month older.
This. DS will be 20 weeks on June 4th but not 5 months until June 15th.
All of this. Think about it. If you are saying 4 weeks equals a month, then 48 weeks equals a year (12 x 4 = 48), but there are 52 weeks in a year. Are you saying your LO will be 1 year old 4 weeks before their 1st birthday??
DD is 23 weeks old (as of last Tuesday) or about 5 1/2 months old. She will be 6 months old on June 18 cause she was born on December 18.

Awww I didn't know our babies had the same birthday! :-)

ObLaDi · June 2013

This drove me batty on the pregnancy boards.

The other ladies have explained it already.

A month has passed when you hit the same day of the next month. DS was born on 1/4 and will be 5 months old tomorrow.

kerbear135 · June 2013

ObLaDi:
This drove me batty on the pregnancy boards.
The other ladies have explained it already.
A month has passed when you hit the same day of the next month. DS was born on 1/4 and will be 5 months old tomorrow.

OMG, I love your siggy pic!!!

MonicaClaire13 · June 2013

ObLaDi:
This drove me batty on the pregnancy boards.The other ladies have explained it already. A month has passed when you hit the same day of the next month. DS was born on 1/4 and will be 5 months old tomorrow.nbsp;

This
I think of it this way, you go by the day when you count years, right? Same should go for months.
It's just easier, I stopped weeks after she hit 3 months. I don't even know off the top if my head how many weeks she is
She was born Jan. 10th and will be 5 months on the 10th of June

TMWarren85 · June 2013

When I was pregnant I would always round up so I didn't feel as giant for as far along as I was; now I round down so I look great for only 3 months

But yeah- I went by weeks until three months, and now LO is (per my ticker) three months, even though he's almost 14 weeks.

Eags · June 2013

this decaf life:
Months aren't equivalent to weeks. She's 20 weeks or 4.5 months. I only counted weeks until 12 and now I refer to her by the closest half month.

This. DS is 20 weeks and when people ask how old he is, I say 4.5 months.

Fwiw, the drs office goes by the date they were born also/not by weeks.

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