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11-05-2012 at 1:13 PM
Karleesha
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Adjusted age? DD born at 37 wks exactly

Hi all,

 

DD is 6 weeks old now, and I am trying to determine if I am expecting too much of her (ie more time between feedings, sleeping at night etc) because she was born a few weeks early. I saw a few people on here talking about and "adjusted age"... should I be measuring her development a few weeks behind her actual age?

 

Thanks! 


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11-05-2012 at 1:31 PM
lildevil96...
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No. Your baby was born at full term, so you do not use adjusted age.

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11-05-2012 at 2:47 PM
LegallyBlo...
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Nope, 37 weeks is considered full term.  Adjusted age is only relevant if your baby was premature. 


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11-05-2012 at 4:46 PM
AmyG*
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37 weeks = full term, no need for adjustments.

It is a good idea, however, to realize that you are smack in the middle of the 6 week growth spurt, which can be killer for how often baby wants to eat and how seldom they sleep very long.  So your expectations are most likely not in line with what to expect from a 6 week old.  most 6 week olds going thru a growth spurt want to eat every 1-2 hours and about 10-16 times a day.

 


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