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
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