Baby’s age

So he’s 2 months and two weeks old, 12 weeks and 1 day. Months are from his date so the 14th xx

Weeks old and months old are different because theirs longer months and shorter months

If he was born on 14th December then he was 1 month on 14th January :)

Month to the date.
Weeks by day he was born

Because a month has more than 4 weeks 😊 so would be 4 weeks old on the 11th but 1 month on the 14th xx

this is where I’m confused as when he was 2 months old it didn’t fall on the 14th ?c

I’m the same. I use a baby calculator online. Without that I’d be in the dark lol

And when he turned a month it fell on the 11th

it’s just not adding up .. where I’ve written all the dates on that bit of paper 4 weeks ( a month ) fell on the 11th not the 14th xx

Think of months and weeks totally separately. The months are the same date everytime, so every month on 14th he will be one month older. But months have different numbers of days and weeks. So he will be another week old every Thursday.

I thought 4 weeks was a month.. that means I’ve completely been messing up his milestones as I put that he was a month old on the 11th.. but when he turns 12weeks this week it’s gonna fall on the 7th not 14th🤔

Omg this was me my LO was born on December 13 I had the same confusion. A month isn't exactly four weeks sometimes it's more/less so the weeks and months don't add up accordingly lol

it honestly doesnt matter too much dont stress! GP and HV etc will use weeks and we use it for very young babies but when they are up to 3-4 months most people say it in months, only other parents of young babies will have any concept of weeks!

Months vary in length. Each month is not 4 weeks long 🙈

Look at a calendar and you'll see!

goddd dunno what’s wrong with my brain hahah , I’ve been adding it up all wrong 🥲

glad I’m not the only one, I just feel awful been completely getting his age wrong.. so he’ll be 3 months on the 14th March 🤦🏼‍♀️

just feel so awful !! 3 months on the 14th..

There's 7 days in a week. 7 days x 4 weeks = 28 days. A month could be 28 days (Feb) / 29 days (Feb on a leap year) / 30 days / 31 days. So no, 4 weeks does not equal to a month.

Every 14th add a month to you child’s age.

no one else would even be aware to be honest dont beat yourself up, whats a few days here and there!

I bet no one has noticed. Don't worry!

If it was weeks your birthday would be different every year, not on the same date you were born. Month to month is by date not number of weeks

My girl was born on a Monday so every Monday I just say she's a week older 🤷‍♀️ Probably not correct but makes sense in my little noggin

I think that’s exactly what I was doing! Hence why I’m so confused because my boy was born on a Thursday 😂

A month old is the 14th of every month he will be a month older. The weeks are different. My baby also born on the 14th, he is 11 weeks and 1 days old. On the 14th March he will be 3 months old

thank you ! He’ll be 3 months then on the 14th March

Thank you everyone!❤️

I was slightly confused cos my baby was also born on 14th December and she’s 11 weeks and 1 day haha! It’s definitely confusing, I’m just rounding up now and saying she’s 3 months cos it’s easier even though she’s like 2 months and 2 weeks🤣x

Up to 12 weeks i count in weeks and my LG ticks over every thursday given this was the day she was born. From 12 weeks i count as months and that will be the 30th of every month (bar Feb ofc).

My baby was born on the 20th December, a Wednesday. Wednesday just gone she was 10 weeks. She will be 3 months on 20/03, but will then be 13 weeks on that same say.

You do the month age like you would a regular birthday 😊 xx

Edit: not every month has exactly 4 weeks. Plus due to the leap year this year, February has had 5 Thursdays. And March has 5 Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

very confusing hahah I’m still a bit unsure 😂😂xx
So our babies are the same age then🥰 both 11 weeks and one day xx

It's so confusing and sleep deprivation doesn't help- my baby was also born 14th December - I keep saying she's 9 weeks to everyone 😂: who knows 😂 xx

A month and a week are different things x