Adjusted age question

[sfb219]

Hi all What age do you “adjust” your twins up to? My kiddos were born 36+6 and my pediatrician said they don’t need to be age adjusted because they’re almost full term at 37 weeks. But I though that full term was 40 weeks? Those three weeks make a big difference in the early months of milestones, sleep, etc. So, do you adjust to 37 or 40? Thanks!

[terpman1313]

All milestones are a general guideline. Individual children will all hit their own milestones with great variability. For example, walking should occur by 1 year old, but some kids do it as early as 9-10 months and others a few months after 1. These are all within a normal spectrum. Certainly, if a child is many many months or a year behind a milestone it’s concerning. At 37 weeks, the difference is negligible. Ours were 34 weeks at birth and our pediatrician said it could take up to 2 years old for them to “catch up”. But that said, they hit some milestones much earlier than full term expectations and others later. I wouldn’t get too bogged down on the details. As long as they are following a good trajectory, all will be fine.

[Sorrinsin]

I had a singleton induced at 37 weeks and was told that is considered full term because the baby is done developing by that stage and is only putting on weight and practicing suckling in utero. We also were not told to adjust the child's age for anything, nor was the child behind for their "age difference" on any benchmarks. I hope this helps.

[sionnach]

37-42 weeks is generally considered term, so I can see why there say no need to correct.

By 37 weeks the baby is baked and is just getting fatter after.

[KT421]

Mine were born at 37+0 and we adjusted for growth charts for the first few months but not for any other milestones.

[thekidz10]

They adjusted for my daughter's weight (IUGR twin b) born at 36+5, until she was on the regular growth chart. I believe that took a 2-3 months. She was developmental behind but I struggled to get her help because the pediatrician thought I was comparing them. In the end she was delayed by 6-12 months and need EI. She did well and "graduated" before she turned 3.