Which month to avoid Xmas baby?

My dd was born on Christmas Eve afternoon. It really is a special time to give birth (but birthdays forever after are hard work). I had to stay the night in hospital as there was no Doctor available to sign me out, so I went home Christmas morning. My new dd had a Christmas present for ds3 which he discovered when he unwrapped her blanket.

I love being an August baby, have great parties in the summer everyone is usually free to come and can have parties outside in the sun too.

I wanted to avoid an August birthday. DS was due in Oct but was premature. December birthdays are fine, everyone works so hard to make up for the fact that it's really rotten having a Xmas birthday that even as an adult your mother still makes you a cake and no-one forgets your birthday ever. On the other hand the end Jan is horrendous, you always get crap presents that have been bought in the dregs of the sales. Not that I'm bitter and jealous or anything.

The August baby thing is a complete myth, me and my best friend was August and we both got A*s at GCSE. Its genetics and how good your school is/how much time parents spend teaching for how well you do.

@MayDay27 we intentionally didn't start TTC until December as we wanted to avoid a July/August baby. We were hoping for September but unfortunately weren't that lucky 😆 Fingers crossed for an October baby!

Whatever you try the baby will always have it’s own ideas. My best friend was 10 weeks early so her birthday falls a few days before Christmas and my little sister was due around Christmas but was 3 weeks late!

Normal gestation is 37 to 42 weeks so you can have a baby any time within those dates and it be considered full term. I was supposed to be a February baby but was early and I was a December baby so my Mum didn't avoid Christmas time at all... And I love love love having a Christmas birthday.

Only time I actively avoided was an August baby as far as possible. The disadvantages of being a late summer born baby continue to GCSEs and beyond.

3 years ago my last AF was 23rd March, fell pregnant that month and was due Christmas day. Avoid March/April!

I'd aim to miss January too, so leave May alone. My January baby was conceived may bank holiday weekend. It's expensive and means presents are famine and feast. It does put him mid year academic though.

Got married 20th March - DD (pfb) arrived 9months and one day later - definitely a honeymoon baby. She has never been unhappy about being born so close to Christmas, has always revelled in it - said that the house decs, fairylights and opening the Celebrations early were all on account of her birthday. I, on the other hand had to deal with baby blues, cracked nipples and Mr Blobby (well it was a few years ago).

Just be aware they can arrive early. My yd was 2 months early.

Although FWIW, DS loves his Christmas birthday! (It's not actually Christmas day though)

Yes, definitely need to avoid April! I have a Christmas baby conceived in April.

I should add that I have a June birthday and it's always been shit as it's exam time and that was awful all the way through secondary.

I now work in finance and May and June are hellish with work so it's never ended.

We've two dc. Conceived dc1 end of March/Early April and they came the week before Christmas.

Dc2 conceived end Jan and they are the October half term which was much better birthday wise.

Either way, we didn't plan on stopping to avoid Christmas as we really didn't care. Dc1 doesn't give a hoot that they have a Christmastime birthday

DS was conceived around the 11th of March and he's November, he was due on the 27th. Christmas with such a tiny baby while cute was pretty hectic.

Definitely March/April

Christmas baby not ideal but there are so many factors to consider.. our DD has a very early January birthday and our DS is August - I think he has more of a bum deal to be honest. It's not insignificant being the youngest at school, and people will always be on holiday when it is his birthday. My birthday is July and I lost count of the number of weddings that clashed with my birthday over the years.

I have an Xmas baby, well, a couple of days before, and she loves it. She can start getting excited super early, as soon as Christmas stuff appears in the shops and the music starts, it's her season. The house is full of glitter and chocolate and warmth and light, and everyone's cheery. It isn't always a disaster!

The dates it gives is my 2 cycles In March and April.... needless to say if I don’t conceive I’m feb then I’m breaking for two months lol

I conceived Easter weekend 2017 so April time and had DD Christmas Day 🤣

My Xmas baby was conceived around 20th March. It's really not that bad!

Avoid March, My birthday is in December and my Mum's is in March. I was clearly a birthday shag :)