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Which month to avoid Xmas baby?

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EmbarrassingMama · 13/01/2020 14:08

This is a ridiculous question, but I’m putting it out there as I’m sure I’m not the only one who has thought about it!

Does anyone know what the latest date for a shag would be to avoid a Christmas baby? I’ve tried working it out and assuming it’s Feb sometime, but I’m appalling with dates (should know better, given this isn’t my first rodeo).

And it goes without saying that I would be delighted in any case.

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MayDay27 · 13/01/2020 14:53

Obviously I'm sure we'd be over the moon no matter what their birthday would be!

MayDay27 · 13/01/2020 14:50

Just jumping on this post as it was something a bit different than the others! It's quite interesting thinking of which months to avoid! Would anyone else think of avoiding a August baby so they weren't the youngest at school or is that not really an issue? We're not yet ready to TTC just yet but hopefully soon!

moonsmarshmellow · 13/01/2020 14:37

Not silly at all. If we TTC in the future then I plan to try and avoid a September baby as apparently it’s the most popular birth month and extremely busy maternity units as a result, always see FB posts from midwife friends at the start of September bracing themselves for a crazy few weeks. Think it’s something to do with all the Christmas and new year celebrations nine months before Grin

misspiggy19 · 13/01/2020 14:37

I have 2 friends with birthdays very close to Christmas- its miserable for them. No one is ever free to celebrate their birthday. They always get combined presents etc

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EmbarrassingMama · 13/01/2020 14:34

Ha! That's hilarious. See, I bet there are lots of wonderful things about a Christmas baby - they certainly do make for some excellent birth stories!

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Nittersing · 13/01/2020 14:31

I have a Dec 24th baby. Avoid March! 😄 I nearly missed my Christmas dinner and DH had to stuff the stockings so the kids got some interesting muddle ups. The teen girl got 3 packs of screen tech wipes as he thought they were make up wipes.

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EmbarrassingMama · 13/01/2020 14:23

Of course these's a website for this! How did I not find that?!

I'm not sure on cycle dates (IUD has stopped all periods), so having a 'no go' month is a better indicator for me. And besides, DH will no doubt be delighted when I implement a 'no shag' rule for 6 weeks..!

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platform9andthreequarters · 13/01/2020 14:22

I've had 2 due dates within 2 weeks of Christmas. I know when they were both conceived, both in April. Avoid mid march to mid April.

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EmbarrassingMama · 13/01/2020 14:20

Thanks @Normandy144. That's helpful. We'll carry on till end of Feb, then pick up again in May.

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Normandy144 · 13/01/2020 14:18

Try this website? mymonthlycycles.com/avoid_due_date_calculator.jsp

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EmbarrassingMama · 13/01/2020 14:18

Perfect, thank you. So I was totally off! Needlessly avoiding Feb to get knocked up in March and secure myself a Dec 25th baby! Grin

Good luck to everyone trying. Will join you all on the 2WW boards soon...

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Normandy144 · 13/01/2020 14:17

Not silly at all. We aimed to avoid a Dec/Jan baby and ended up with a February baby. I'd say you need to avoid conception March /April. February should be ok.

whatwouldjohnmclanedo · 13/01/2020 14:10

Mid to end of March

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