I hear moms saying that a baby is 12 weeks old instead of saying 3 months, or 24 months instead of 2 years. What's the magic number of weeks/months till they're months and years old?
2007-12-13 03:52:45 · 9 answers · asked by Bob Thompson 7 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
The reason moms do that is because babies develop so quickly that there's a big difference between a 4 week old baby and an 8 week old baby. And there's a huge difference between a 14 month old and an 18 month old, even though they're both technically 1. I stopped saying my son's age in weeks and started saying it in months when we was around 3 months old. I stopped saying his age in months when he turned 2. Now I just say he's 2.
2007-12-13 03:59:13 · answer #1 · answered by Rachael 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if there is a magic number. I stopped saying "weeks" after they were 8 weeks or 2 months. I stopped saying "months" after they were 2 years. I remember saying 18 months, but I never said 24 months I said 2.
2007-12-13 03:57:56 · answer #2 · answered by kat 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I agree Kat. We did weeks with my daughter until about 2 months (then we kind of lost track of weeks, and went to months)
I also remember 18 months, but at 2 years, we started going by year, occasionally throwing in 'she's just turned 2' or 'she's 2 1/2 or 'almost 3'. Now at 4 years old, it doesn't seem to matter as much (she is now about 225 weeks : )
2007-12-13 04:03:27 · answer #3 · answered by Vincent A 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
When you can no longer quickly calculate how many months or weeks old they are, it's time to start using years. Usually at 3 months or so, you stop using "weeks" and at 2 years, you stop using "months."
2007-12-13 06:19:50 · answer #4 · answered by jules1ua 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After about 2 yrs...
The thing is, in their development they change so much from week to week and things sort of slow down after 2 1/2 yrs or so. Those little things don't even smile at 4 days and are playing after 8-10 weeks!
So, parental instinct sort of splits their age into weeks- for about two years...
Weird, but it works for another parent who went through it to understand where the "14 week old" is in his development...
2007-12-13 04:03:54 · answer #5 · answered by TURANDOT 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think after 2 years old, they go by halves..."3 1/2....4....4 1/2...etc
Weeks?? I'd say 12 weeks....after that it's just annoying because the asker has to mentally calculate how old the baby is.
2007-12-13 06:22:00 · answer #6 · answered by saxcat00 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-11 05:09:47 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am going to stop saying months old when my daughter turns 2. My husband always asks me this question to!
2007-12-13 03:56:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think that after they turn 2 it should be years.
2007-12-13 03:56:31 · answer #9 · answered by Baby Ruth habla español 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋