Due Date!

Ryleigh Elizabeth, you make our lives so much sweeter! 🎀👶🏼😍🍭🍬🍫

Today is my original due date!    11/30/19

Ryleigh is 40 weeks gestation today!

Tomorrow, Ryleigh will be 1 week shy of being 3 months old. Next Sunday, December 8, Ryleigh will be 3 months old.

Although she is 83 days old today, her corrected age for her due date (today) is 0 days...which means she a newborn (developmentally).

Although Ryleigh is several months old, it is important to remember that she was born 3 months early and is a preemie baby! That is why she is assessed by her corrected age. 

•Why does being a preemie matter when referencing age?

-For the first 2 years of Ryleigh, she will be assessed by her corrected or adjusted age, not her age based on her date of birth.

•What’s that?

-Ryleigh’s corrected or adjusted age is based on her actual due date and number of weeks at gestation that she was born.

•How to figure out a Preemie’s corrected or adjusted age?

-Begin with baby’s actual age in weeks (# of weeks since birth).

-Subtract the number of weeks the baby was preterm.

-This is the baby’s corrected age.

Example:

Ryleigh was born at 28 weeks gestation, she was 12 weeks (3 months) preterm. She is now 1 week shy of 3 months old (12 weeks since birth), her corrected age is 0 days...she is a newborn!

Even though she is almost 3 months, her developmental skills are of a newborn.

12 weeks preterm 

 -

12 weeks since birth

 =

 0 days old