Why do we talk about a the age of a baby in months until they are 2 years old?

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I have always wondered why we use month’s to describe a baby’s age but from what I have experienced this stops when they are 2 years old, why? Is this the same all around the world? I am from Australia.

Edit: Hi all I have read through the comments and would just like to add this here as I have replied to one post and don’t want to put it on all comments

Yes I completely understand this and why medical practitioners use it, but why then is it used in everyday context, for example when you meet other people with babies under 2 the say it in months all the time, nothing to do with milestones or anything like that, so I mean in a social situation, hope this helps you understand where I am coming from.

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Because developmentally, there are big changes month to month. A 12 month old and a 23 month old are both 1, but vastly different developmentally.

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