2006-12-07 21:00:42 · 9 answers · asked by shygirl78 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
Well, no. But sorta yes. We use age to describe how long person has been out of the womb, and since most people spend roughly the same amount of time in there, it really doesn't matter. People develop at different rates, so in the grand scheme of things, the extra month in the womb doesn't matter.
But here's where the "sorta yes" comes in. It's not directly relevant to the question you asked, but it's still important. Take, for instance, a child that is born extremely preterm at 20 weeks and miraculously survives. Their age as we culturally calculate it will begin once it is born, however, it still has to finish developing outside the womb just as most other babies developed inside the womb. So, even after about 6 months, the preterm baby will probably developmentally be 3-4 months behind a baby that was carried to full term. And in the first year of life, 3-4 months can make a big difference. Eventually the difference will become unnoticeable as the child ages though.
So, does this mean that your baby would be developmentally ahead of other babies? Maybe, but it will not be that noticeable because the ranges for certain development can vary based on plenty of other things besides gestational age.
2006-12-07 21:21:56 · answer #1 · answered by antheia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No if it was born a month after its due date it would not make it a month older. It would make it the age of what month it was born. So if it was born on, say December 1st and its due date was November the 1st, it would make the baby 1 week old.
2006-12-08 05:05:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well technically no, but my son is now 3 months old, he was born 3 weeks late. He is developed as if he was about a month older he does things that a typicall 4month old would. So if babies stay in the womb longer their brain stiil keep developing as if they where already born. he was also 10lbs at birth.
2006-12-08 06:31:47 · answer #3 · answered by dchica85 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well not legally ....but if ur the mom then u can say she a month older .....but then again y? .....she was born on which day that's her birthday and a month is very small ..no physical difference and no different is born month earlier.
and WOW to antheia
2006-12-08 05:22:33 · answer #4 · answered by Mercurytoomuch 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it doesnt make your child older at all one parent i know was due a few weeks before me but he ended up being born the day after i had my son babies will come when they want to and nothing can stop it although the person whose baby was born a day after mine her baby started crawling at a few weeks old so who knows should ask about their smarts for being born late
2006-12-08 05:05:23 · answer #5 · answered by kristina w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm, since your birthday is the celebration of your birthdate, and the mark of your age, why would you be older than your birthdate?
2006-12-08 05:04:14 · answer #6 · answered by Star 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same can be asked about babies born early..
But no, It does'nt.
2006-12-08 07:08:46 · answer #7 · answered by evil_nykki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not legally, but yeah
2006-12-08 05:04:13 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no
2006-12-08 05:12:04 · answer #9 · answered by Cat lover 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋