Best month to have a baby?

I've actually been thinking about this. Already have November baby (November would be in top 3 otherwise!)

My order of preference for no. 2 would be:

1. March
2. February
3. April

(Spring for all reasons mentioned before)

1. June
2. July
3. May (so low down as loads of family Birthdays)

1. September
2. August
3. October

10. January
11. December
12. November

The teacher in me will say anytime from September to December, this is because the6 are less likely to struggle with school.
My Dd was October so I got right, as far as I’m concerned.
Though I will also say anytime as long as there healthy and happy

March-June is such a lovely time to have a baby!
I never planned when to have mine. They just happened when the happened. But all 3 have birthdays when school is out. So DC1 is over Feb half term (he's Feb 24th and I LOVE how his birthday coincides with the arrival of the first daffodils). DC2 during Easter hols. DC3 May half term. From DS1's birthday onwards, I really feel like we slip out of that heavy, wintry mantle and embrace the new season.

I think most people want a spring baby more than September born

DD2 is March.

Pregnancy wise, it was nice not being heavily pregnant over summer. Academically, at 4 1/2 she was 'ready' for school and didn't struggle in Reception.

DD1 is October.

She is bright academically and was ready for school several months before she started.

As a teacher, in my experience, summer born girls seem to 'cope' with Reception and KS1 a lot better than summer born boys. There are exceptions, of course.

Summer birthdays tend to struggle at school in the early years. That would be a big negative for me assuming you can time your pregnancy.

Most people think September so the child is the oldest in the year.

It sounds silly but a newborn baby in a t-shirt, worrying they'll burn or overheat, when they could be all snuggled up in sweet home knits, bonnets, woollen booties and wrapped in a beautiful blanket- really no contest.

I think I must be v lazy because I loved having a newborn that only wore a vest during that stage where you're changing their nappy and clothes constantly - the thought of having to change all those clothes every time makes me shudder!

First baby came on her due date, mid march. Lovely time of year to be pregnant. It was snowing the week before she was born. Hot sunshine whilst recovering in the hospital and then 5 days of snow after!
This one is due in October. Pregnancy has been fine so far but have the summer to contend with yet!!

I would love an October/Halloween baby.

But currently pregnant and due Dec 21st with our first. We've been trying for almost a year, add in PCOS and irregular cycles and I was supposed to be referred to a fertility clinic, so at this point bring on the Christmas baby 🎄

We'll just make sure a birthday and Christmas are two distinct separate events.

IMO March/April for same reasons as others. You'd enjoy a cosy, exciting pregnant winter season, then nice weather to go out with pram. Also not too late in school year.

The only month we actively avoided was December (going into beginning of Jan) due to the potential birthday-crimbo clash.
We also would have preferred not to be Summer, even though they're lovely months, purely for the school year factor.

I think the rest including probably late Jan are all about as good as each other for different reasons.

True @BeingATwatItsABingThing I’m a Christmas Day baby, and while it’s got negatives- everyone’s skint, you get one present from most relatives etc. My mum always made a really big effort to acknowledge my birthday.

Ds is an August baby, dd is October. August was harder just because I was the size of a house and it was boiling last year. We’d been trying for a year though and I definitely wasn’t skipping any months. It’s Sod’s law they come early/late anyway if you do.

I think July/August is the worst. I had horrendous morning sickness while trying to cook Christmas dinner for around a million people, but I did not want to tell people as it was too early. The next one was conceived just after new year and that was perfect as you can have a crazy Xmas and new year and then not be massively pregnant in the summer but still have an older child in the school year.

A December baby is better than no baby at all

Couldn’t agree more. We started TTC in December 2018. We got our BFP in January 2020 (had a chemical in January 2019). We didn’t stop for any of the months in between. Not even August which, as a teacher, isn’t the month you want. We want a baby. Any month would do.

My DH’s birthday is just before Christmas and I make sure to make a fuss of him. Everyone else in my family gets Christmas wrapping paper for their birthday because I have loads of it. DH gets birthday paper. His mum used to say their Christmas cake was his (and his sister’s whose birthday was a few days after his) birthday cake too. Nope. He gets a birthday cake from me. It’s only a crap birthday if you let it be a crap birthday.

It was very funny when we emigrated to Aus and my two UK Winter born kids could suddenly have pool parties for their birthdays and my Summer born now has a Winter birthday 😂 In a UK climate I think April-September is nice.

My birthday is the end of December and I always loved it. Lots of nice things at Christmas and a week later, more, plus cards. As I got older people tended to give me money for my birthday (not my parents, they always bought a present as did some other rellies), they'd run out of ideas but money is nice for a youngster.

Of course another year goes by without any special gifts or celebrations but I can't say it bothered me. It's not as though I was deprived in any way. I did actually have a couple of friends who had December birthdays and they felt the same.

My late husband who was six months older than me had a birthday at end of June. I honestly don't think it mattered to him one bit, he never made a big thing out of birthdays for himself but I always made a fuss of him.

Son is end October, same time as our wedding anniversary.

Quite honestly, it doesn't matter. What matters is we're here.

I’m an early jan birthday and I detest it. I’ve got a dd who is May. We had the extremely hot summer of 2018 to deal with when she was newborn. We enjoyed a lot of time outside.

All being well this one will be due end of Nov. Don’t want a Dec baby, busiest time at work and Dec birthdays can be a bit forgotten, so hoping they’re not late. Also dreading the feeds when it’s so dark.

However, I’m happy to have a lovely dd and another baby on the way, no matter their arrival dates.

The only month I'd choose to avoid is January, especially early January. A lifetime of crap birthdays!
I've got a summer and a winter baby and there are advantages to both, but given a choice I'd go with another winter baby. It sounds silly but a newborn baby in a t-shirt, worrying they'll burn or overheat, when they could be all snuggled up in sweet home knits, bonnets, woollen booties and wrapped in a beautiful blanket- really no contest.

My baby was born right at the end of Jan. It was actually a really nice time as we hibernated and stayed cosy inside when she was tiny and in no time it was spring and we were off on walks to the park. It wasn't much fun being in the first trimester over the summer though. End of Jan and is actually a good time for a birthday as by then everyone is done with dry Jan and ready to party.

My DS was born first week of December. December Birthdays get a lot of hate on here but we love it. It was brilliant when he was a baby, snuggled up cuddling and feeding watching Netflix in the cold, then Spring arrived as he started to get interesting, and Summer was spent in parks on the swings, feeding the ducks and learning to crawl in the garden in cute little rompers, he loved the swings and was the perfect age to make the best of the nice weather.
We celebrate his Birthday the first weekend of December then decorate for Christmas the weekend after so there's still a nice gap.
There's always lots of lovely things to do and exciting ways to celebrate.

In the summer we buy him some other toys (small things) and nice stuff for the garden.

Both of my dc are September babies. I did plan it like this (but very lucky too). I’m a teacher so it worked out really well for my maternity leave and it gives them a bit of an advantage when then start school, although this will become less important as they get older. It’s also quite a nice time of year to have a birthday. Weather is often ok, people are back from summer holidays so no problems with parties and it’s not too close to Christmas (thinking about presents). Only downside as being heavily pregnant in summer, but I was off work so this was less of a problem for me.

My birthday is the beginning of June which is a lovely time, not too hot, not too cold, midway through the year so presents are nicely spaced out between Christmas and birthday.

Both DD’s born towards the end of March, good time to be pregnant, lighter warmer days starting just as you feel ready to face the world and still on maternity for the summer. Although we had lots of snow when dd1 was born, thought I’d end up being snowed in and having her at home!

Who cares, just make sure you don't become pregnant during the current crisis. For those who are, congratulations and I'm sure you'll be fine.

I had mine in October and that was great, autumn is fine but I'd have been happy to have a child at any time of the year. Maybe better if it isn't boiling hot weather, if it's cold it's cosy indoors. Autumn is medium.

I’m due an October baby and feeling a bit worried that’ll I’ll just be trapped indoors for the whole winter with my other kids. January was fine as could be all snuggly inside for the first couple of months and then as I started to feel more up to adventures it was spring so then had the whole of spring/summer/autumn to be outside with baby and toddler.

I have a December birthday and love it! Good 2 weeks before Christmas though and wouldn't fancy it much close tbf.

DS is early Jan and that is going to suck as he gets bigger nobody wants to party the first week into the new year! We will always make it special as a family though.

Now we will hopefully be having a November baby, and am glad it seems to be a popular month!