Skip a month to avoid Xmas Bday?

My sisters is 23rd December and she always celebrates by going out and having a good time etc and her friends always loved it. It's the birthdays between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day that are bit crap really because Christmas Eve/day/boxing day everyone is spending with family and the week between Christmas and new year people are "coming down" from Christmas/too tired and New Year's Day most are hung over or tired.

My son is mid January and by then Christmas feels like an age ago so I would skip a month and go for January/February.

I really wouldn’t overthink it. When we were TTC DC2 I was determined not to have a late summer or Christmas baby, we conceived first month trying and baby due mid September, I felt very smug that my plan had worked. Then we lost that baby.
After that I didn’t care, I just wanted to be pregnant, when we were able to try again I had figured out that month might result in a Dec baby, but I thought I don’t want to wait, what if I lost another, it was a silly reason.
DS2 was due early Jan, but came on Dec 29th. It’s not the best time for a birthday, but helps to fill the void between Christmas and New Year!
As a PP said it’s quiet in the hospital, it’s just a birthday.

@Bubblegum89. @Owlpatrol. An anytime baby! I'm with you there x

My DD is a December baby (19th) I LOVE her birthday. It always feels wintery and magical. I always make sure I make an extra fuss as to distinguish it from Christmas celebrations.

I wouldn't. I'm November, my DH is Xmas day, niece Boxing Day and brother 29th. Even though friends aren't always available we always make an effort as a family. As kids my brother and I would have a special event in the Summer rather than have poorly attended parties in Winter and loved that. As others have said, there is always something!

At the end of the day the birthday is irrelevant and your baby should come first. Who cares about the date...

DSis and DD are both Christmastime birthdays. DD likes it because we always celebrate on her birthday. The last few years we've gone to the pantomine on her birthday and she loves getting a shoutout from the Dame. She then has a party with her friends in the new year. DSis says her friends don't really want to go out on her birthday because they are busy so she doesn't like that.

But my birthday is in January and I can confirm that you get shit presents and I've not been out with my friends on my birthday for years. I agree December is better than January.

Same as @Bubblegum89 for me I've been trying that long that honestly I'd do anything to get pregnant any month but I suddenly realised that I now won't have a baby on 2018 and that makes me feel very sad

My sister was born on Christmas Day and we as a family never have an issue celebrating both. Personally I’m at a point in my ttc journey where I couldn’t care less when my baby was born as long as I just had a baby lol but I suppose if you’re fortunate enough to have that luxury of deciding when you want to conceive then go for it

It is tricky. My ds has a mid Dec birthday. The positive side for him has been - a Christmas party at school on his actual birthday - he said it felt like he had a whole school party! It’s not often as kids that they have a party on their actual birthday - often it’s the weekend before/after so I wouldn’t use that as a reason.
August birthdays as a kid are horrible as all your school friends are on holiday and by the time September arrives it’s been forgotten but my mum has her birthday in August and as an adult she has the best birthdays.

I’ve got a very early jan birthday and I hate it!

To be honest although December is a pain (my ds is 2 weeks before Christmas) at least everyone is generally feeling happy and festive in the run up to Christmas. January is grey and miserable and everyone is broke. Those adults I know with January birthdays hate it even more than those with December birthdays as nobody can ever afford to do anything to celebrate

Definitely skip January, mine is at the beginning and I hate it. No one wants to celebrate, everyone on a diet, I get re-gifted Christmas shit. I'm actually thinking of moving it to July

I'm always a bit confused about this to be honest, the date someone's birthday is on is really only a small part of their life. There are so many other things that are so much more important, such as providing them with a loving home. I sort of understand worrying about August babies and whether they'll be ok at school, but I think trying to avoid a birth date because it might be a bit of an inconvenience to you and to the child is a bit silly.

We skipped a month to not clash with a major holiday. Ds was 5 weeks early and we missed the holiday anyway!! Just go for it. Dd was due Christmas Eve but waited till NYE instead!

I have a Christmas Eve baby, he's two now and it's amazing. We make a big effort every year to celebrate his birthday traditionally. Then four pm we start Christmas Eve. It's our families favourite day of the year, it's honestly magical!

Plus hospital was very quiet, we got the top midwife and consultant on duty as no one else was in labour at the hospital. It was so quiet I got a private room in postnatal. The anesthetist was available at all times if I wanted an epidural too. I got top quality care because of the time of year.

I would whole heartedly recommend having a baby that time of year.

This is what my parents did (and luckily too - I was born Jan 22nd!). I think if you can it's worth it - obviously some people love having a birthday then, but some hate and it's a relatively easy thing to avoid just in case?

My son is a Christmas Day baby and it's a nightmare! No matter how much I save and prepare it never feels like enough. No one can make it to a party, and everyone else also gets presents!

I'd go with getting in shape for that month!

Im a December birthday and it’s fine. As PP said baby could come early or late, you don’t really know. I’d be more worried about avoiding a July/August baby than Christmas.

My baby was due late september. I was quite smug about it until he was born 4 weeks early on August 30th.

You can't plan these things.

We did. Me and dh are January birthdays and they are always poorly celebrated because everyone is skint from Christmas.

You could skip a month and your baby could come at 36 weeks.

Or baby comes (way too) early and you end up with a Christmas baby anyway though they should have arrived in January, February or March even.

That's what I've told Hubby.

My DD was due on 8/12 but born on 22/12 so you could plan to avoid Xmas, but had you conceived next month, have a baby born mid Dec - first week in Jan! I think you are over planning and just need to go with the flow. I wouldn't take a month off.