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Is a December baby a no go if possible?

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SaveSomeSpendSome · 23/03/2016 20:41

Currently trying to conceive DC2. DD will be 4 years this year she is an October birthday.

I ve worked it out that if i fall pregnant this cycle then i will have a due date of 13th December. I will be having a c section which are usually a week before but i know this is not always the case.

Dh is a tradesman and December is a busy month for him.

Would it be awful for a baby to have a December birthday? Im wondering whether it would be best to avoid December?

Any thoughts?

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JolieMadame · 23/03/2016 21:02

Controlling much? Grin

PenguinsAreAce · 23/03/2016 20:54

Not an issue.

If it really bothers you, don't have sex that month.

We were happy to have our children whichever month they came along Hmm.

INeedNewShoes · 23/03/2016 20:54

I'm having fertility treatment and made the decision not to have an April IUI as the timing for me meant the due date would be Christmas week which I want to avoid for a number of reasons.

I have friends with mid-late December birthdays who hate it. I asked them whether they themselves would avoid having a December baby and they both said yes.

I think up to about the 10th of December would have felt ok.

But I think it's slightly different when you're ttc via fertility treatment because everything is so planned.

Bragadocia · 23/03/2016 20:49

DS turned 6 a week before Christmas, and my sister has her birthday the week after. Neither seem particularly troubled by it! DS had his last two parties exactly one month later - it gives him something to look forward to, and brightens up January, which can be a bit 'blah' as a month.

Will you have other family support if DH will find it hard to take some time off? It worked out well for us, as DH's office shut down for Christmas the day after DS was born, and with Paternity Leave after that, he was at home with me for a month. I suppose there would have been different issues had I had a 4 year old and their Christmas expectations to contend with. It wouldn't put me off TTC though.

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SaveSomeSpendSome · 23/03/2016 20:48

I just want to make the right decision

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RudeElf · 23/03/2016 20:47

Millions of people have december birthdays. Is it possible you are overthinking this?

rainbowontheway · 23/03/2016 20:44

My life experience of infertility, IVF and miscarriage tells me you can't plan these things so I wouldn't even worry about it! Babies can be born early too! You either want to get pregnant or you don't. Equally, if you're not in a hurry then just wait a month.