Missing ttc a month to avoid a Christmas due date?

I think it’s just better to crack on with trying to conceive and not worry too much about potential due dates/clashing with Christmas etc

You never know how long it may take!

I find Christmas stressful at best of times but still wouldn't skip a month personally. A baby due close to Christmas also sounds quite magical. Pros and cons to different birth months.

I am really sorry to hear that. Fertility is so unpredictable. I hope it happens for you very soon. you must be totally fed up.

I had 3 miscarriages within 6 months and then had my first child. With my second child it happened really quickly. I should really wait a year until after my section to go for a third but age wise time is running out for me.

We put off trying for our second to start in May last year rather than end of March/beginning of April because of a possible Christmas due date and I really regret it now as 9 months later I am not pregnant - had a 10 week miscarriage just before Christmas. I will not be skipping that time this year!

I just wondered what happened next. Did you skip March? Or did you end up having a Christmas baby after all? Having a similar dilemma as worried that my older two children will miss out if I have a newborn at that time.

Sept to Dec benefit from 5 terms in nursery.
(Have a Dec baby)

I think the only month I would be keen to avoid would be an August birthday. I remember kids struggling being in classes with other kids virtually a full year older than them, having said that I'm an April baby so I wasn't that far off being the youngest in my class.

Going off my ovulation prediction for this month, if we're successful then my EDD would be 25th of December!

It has never crossed my mind to avoid certain months for the EDD

My pregnancy last year was due mid December- it never occurred to me that the date wasn't a great one.

Anyhow, that all ended in MMC so we've been TTC since July with no luck. I would take any day of the year as a due date!!

It is such a personal thing though, do what's best for you. Bear in mind though that babies can come v early too so the best laid plans etc can be scuppered!

DS was born on NYE a few days after due date. While I would prefer DC#2 to have a birthday outside xmas/new year, it's taking longer this time to conceive so not missing out on a month. Fingers crossed you get your bfp soon :)

It's putting all of your plans and dreams on hold for the sake of avoiding one day out of the whole year! I think we will probably end up waiting a month tbh unless we get carried away with a spontaneous 'sod it' moment! unlikely though. Yor dc are pretty much the same age as mine. I have a 6yo dd and 4yo ds and like you feel we are coming out of the baby/toddler stage. I want to do it all just one more time and have that little 'gang' of children! X

Good luck whatever you decide op. If we end up with Xmas babies then we will be grinning from ear to ear I'm sure X

Hi hazy sorry I've not responded quicker! Been a busy day in work! I think it's hard when you already have children because you see Xmas being about the ones you already have. I hate the thought of me having to go into hospital just before Xmas and missing my two opeing presents etc on Xmas morn! But then I know its for something magical and everyone will be happy still as its obv not a sad situation to be in. If i could guarantee that (my imaginary baby!) was born a weeks before or a few days after Xmas day then I'd probably go for it tbh! It's just the thought of a Xmas day baby that makes me feel like we should wait!! How old are your dc if you don't mind me asking ? Mine are still little in pre school and infants X

I have a Christmas eve baby and it is genuinely magical and amazing, even our extended family love coming together on Christmas eve to celebrate it.

And the Christmas Dinner in hospital was AMAZING

I have three children. Two have the same birthday, exactly a year apart. Honestly, it is obviously your choice, but if for whatever reason you don't ever have a baby, I'd suggest you regret missing the opportunity to try. And, if you have been ttc for six months already then the chances are it might not happen anyway. Good luck.

Hi op I've already got 2 dc , one a spring baby and one summer and was aiming for a Autumn baby next (like you can really 'aim' for anything in monther natures control ha ha!)
Anyways we started ttc in Jan and first month I had a chem pg and second month it didn't happen so I'm sat here now wondering the same thing! If we went for it this time the edd would be 22nd Dec!

The general consensus on this thread seems to be go for it but I'm still thinking should we wait a few weeks or not...!? My dh has his bday yesterday and said it would suck if baby bday was Xmas day! Have you decided yet?! It's hard isn't it! X

I've got 2 christmas dd's one was born 22nd Dec and the other 27th. And my dp's is on the 17th. Never planned it that way it just happened I also work in retail so getting time off for there birthdays is a real ball ache. But we manage they have a great birthday every year but it isn't without problems trying to book venues for partys and meals. Especially now dd1 is a little older trying to get a table for a family birthday meal is not very easy and if we do manage to get a table somewhere deesant it's full of roudy Xmas partys. If they have class partys not alot of people turn up because there away and doing things with there families. There's 10 years between them as well so not as of I can do then joint party's. Also there that close to christmas and each others birthdays it's not like we can do something ie the weekend before /after their actual birthdays. Plus everyone is skint. I do insist that they get separate presents for Christmas and birthdays and not one for both but sometimes I do feel that people just don't spend as much on presents that they would if their birthdays was in a different month. I know that sounds graby but that's just how it seems, although I never say anything and we're all always greatfull. So yes it's stressful but I don't really know any other way and it definitely not a massive problem. I do know alot of people who have christmas birthdays who celebrate late November and that seems to work well.
If it was me though I couldn't help thinking that the month I skipped would be THE month

My dd2 is the 23rd December and it really isn't an issue, in actual fact I almost make more of a big deal of it because it's so close to Christmas, she's 9 now and isn't really bothered by it.

Dd1 is an August baby and to be honest that's never been an issue either, now at secondary school she loves being one of the youngest and it certainly hasn't affected her academically.

Good luck either way.

Nice time to be starting Mat leave though. 😉

Xmas day baby here, was going to avoid ttc March time but like a pp after months I thought it wouldn't happen and yup Edd 1st Jan - he was 2 weeks early

I'm a December baby, the 11th to be precise. It's only annoying as an adult. Kids think 2 sets of gifts at Christmas time is great! As an adult though it's not ideal. You can't have a birthday night out with friends/colleagues because they're all too skint/have plans already for the weekends in the lead upto Christmas. I haven't had a night out since my 21st and that was just a farce! I worked in a huge department store and invited all my colleagues. The excuse was that they're too skint, but they neglected to tell me that the works night out was that night and I saw them all out! Was glad when I left.

dont put off ttc just for the sake of birthdays though. My sons is overlooked by my family. He was the 22nd February birthday in my family. I was due the 28th which is my mums birthday but he came 5 days early so doesn't share. My little girl is due in June, just before her uncle and grandads.

Good lucky whatever you decide ☺️

My son was due in January but arrived early on Xmas day! Great present and after years TTC I didn't mind, plus I love Christmas and it makes it even more special.
I have friends who's birthdays are in January and they hate it, and would prefer a December as at least people are excited and want to celebrate.
I know my DS my hate it when his older but we will always try to make it even more special

I'm a Christmas baby. 20th December and I know how hard it came be to have a birthday so close to Christmas but we're still going to ttc as if it is a Christmas baby for one the surname is very fitting and I'd make sure they had a good birthday each year x

I'm actively trying for a December baby, my next ovulation is due around 8th April which would make Edd 30th December! It will be our first month of trying having stopped pill in Feb so I would be delighted to get pregnant!! Both me and hubby have birthdays two weeks either side of Christmas and to be honest it has never cost us a second thought.

Personally I think a January birthday is worse (as an adult) everyone on post Christmas detoxes and skint! At least in December everyone is feeling a bit festive.