When do you class your baby a month old???
So my son was born on the 6th March and is 4 weeks old today. Is today when he would be classed as a month old. Or is the 6th April he will be classed as a month old.
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6th April, no debate. Not every month has 4 weeks so weeks and months do not correlate. The 6th of every month is when they will be a calendar month older
i literally used to count on the calendar every 4 weeks until he was like 6 months lol 😭😭😭
By birth date like you would yourself for age, weeks are more for development stages x
I go off weeks. So does every midwife and doctor I know. 4 weeks = 1 month
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