Best month to have a baby?

DS1 was born in February, loved early spring walks with the pram. Days getting lighter, I was never in the house from about April onwards.
Birthday is far enough away from Christmas to not feel all together. He starts school this year and while annoying before he started, his birthday usually falls inside half term so he won't often be in school for his birthday.

DS2 was born late September. Found it easier with a newborn having shorter days but missed being out and about so much. Invested in a big coat and wore the sling a lot. DS2 caught lots of bugs over winter. But now it's getting warmer and he's sitting up and enjoying everything, it's been a lot easier to just sit in the garden on a picnic blanket. Being heavily pregnant in august/early September last year was horrendous. Hated it.

My birthday is at the end of July and I love it, almost guaranteed great weather and was never in school for my birthday. Also feels like a good middle ground between Christmas.

If I could choose, I would like springtime, anything from February to June would be ideal for me. I’ve always wanted to avoid August and December but the further I’ve got into the TTC journey, the less I care. A December baby is better than no baby at all x

We have a range in my family. DH is in the build up to Christmas. As a child, that sucked because he got a lot of ‘joint birthday/Christmas’ socks because people had forgotten.

DD is end of January so quite close to Christmas. She’s middle of the school year though age-wise which is good. Presents are cheaper after Christmas but I normally build up throughout the year anyway.

I’m end of April which was always nice as a child. No objections to that birthday.

I’m due DD2 in September. Positives have been that I wasn’t pregnant over Christmas whereas I was heavily pregnant with DD1. I’ll be enormously pregnant over the summer which means no final holiday before she’s born (not that that is likely at the moment anyway). The main bonus of September is that I’m a teacher so it maximises my time off.

I always liked the idea of a summer baby, I am a summer baby and i always love my birthday!

What I would say is I would now take any month after the pain of TTC! This is coming from someone who initially wanted to avoid months on purpose to not have certain month babies.

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I think spring would be best, it’s much easier to get out of the house with a small baby when the weather is nice and by the time winter rolls around you’d be well into the swing of it.

DD was born in June right in the middle of a heat wave and it was hell being in labour in 32 degree heat, it was also really stressful trying to keep a tiny baby cool in that heat.

Adding on to my post - I'm a jan baby. Liked it as a child. Hate it as an adult but we are about to emigrate to the Southern Hemisphere and am thoroughly looking forward to a Summer birthday!! Also the school year runs Jan to Jan where we are going.

Definitely spring (March-May). My DS was born in March and the improving weather was a real bonus; I found maternity leave tough for various reasons and being able to enjoy the weather boosted my mood.

I am now pregnant with DC2 who is due in September which is not ideal because I'll be heavily pregnant over the summer

The only month that I would absolutely avoid is December as I don't think that's a great month to have a birthday.

We can never completely control due dates though and I'm sure people who have been TTC for a long time and/or have fertility worries would be delighted with any timing.

It was also brilliant for us because DH is a teacher and DS was born two weeks before the end of the summer term and so he essentially got 8 weeks of paternity leave, but I realise that one is a bit niche!

I'm a July baby who had a July baby - it wasn't my first choice (we originally tried for an autumn baby because of the school year, but two years later we took what we were given!) but actually I really like having a summer birthday and I loved having a summer baby - I'm one of the only people I know to have nice memories of cluster feeding because I did it in the garden with the lovely evening light and while sipping something cold!

*mat leave not may leave

My ds is May and I that was a nice time, started may leave late April and had all summer off with newborn and by Christmas he was sitting up, babbling. Other ds is novemeber and It wasn't very nice, doing night feeds it was cold, got darker early. If I were to chose I wouldn't say between April- August

Spring. Night feeds are less painful when it is light by 5am. I had 3 spring and one in Dec which was terrible and he hates the birth date

DS is April which is pretty good, though the weather can be mixed! I'm December which is quite rubbish to be fair!

My DD was April and it was lovely; light evenings and mornings but not too hot and when I took her out I wasn’t trying to work out layers in the way you do with the winter months. By Halloween and Christmas she was big enough for me to be a bit sorted out. I also wasn’t pregnant when it was hot; downside wasn’t being pregnant and unable to drink over Christmas and new year

DC1 is April. It was great. Again not heavily PG in the hot weather and lots of lovely weather to enjoy over the summer. Plus he's in the middle of the school year which is good.

DC2 is an August baby. I wasn't really PG in hot weather as it seemed to rain every day for 3 months. On the plus side she's always off school on her birthday. The downside was that she was one of the youngest in her year which meant she had some catching up to do

We found out yesterday that I'm pregnant one month after a miscarriage and after 18 months of trying.

Due date? Christmas Day! 🤦🏻‍♀️

My first was born in March and it’s my favourite month of the year as spring is beginning and the summer is ahead of us. Coming out of the colder weather too which is nice for baby.
This time round I’m due next month, which I was also pleased about for similar reasons but not working out so well with the pandemic!! At the end of the day any baby at any time of year is a gift. The only month I wouldn’t really like is December x

I have a June baby and an October one. June was great - light and sunny so those long nights didn't seem so bad, he was a terrible sleeper so if we couldn't summon the energy to go out we could easily sit in the garden, it's a good time in terms of spacing out Christmas and birthday and hopefully will be good for birthday parties in the garden in the future! October - I really enjoyed not being pregnant over Christmas, it's still fairly decent weather-wise if colder, he sorted out days and nights very quickly (maybe because there was a clearer distinction between day/night) and he will be older when he starts school. If I have another, I want to aim for March/April time to see what a spring baby is like!

My children are feb, April and July. I think April is the best choice because it's not hot and not cold.

My birthday is also in April 😊
DH is December and he hates it.

I'm 2 days over due with my April baby I've enjoyed the time I've been pregnant.

Went on holiday in September when I was 7-8 weeks which was nice.
Was 6-7 months over Winter and Xmas time which meant nice warm/comfy cosy clothes (don't think I could cope in the heat of summer!) and generally I find Spring a nice season not too hot and not too cold. X

DS1 was early December so I agree with all of your reasons except one negative and one plus - negative being after having him it was really stressful so Christmas wasn't great. Positive being he's a Christmas baby without it being close enough to Christmas to overshadow it.

DS2 was early August, so many people talk about the negatives i'll just mention my positives. It was early enough in August so there wasn't the pressure to hang on for a September baby and it's nice having their birthdays so far apart and one in summer and one in winter.

I always thought spring was a good time until I gave birth to my daughter in a global pandemic!

I had a July baby. Timing was hellish! Morning sickness over Christmas and heavily pregnant in the height of summer...

I'm planning on trying for number 2 in July/August (virus permitting) as I quite like the idea of a spring baby - that way I can enjoy christmas food, and will be heavily pregnant in spring so not too hot. After baby is born it is summer so lack of sleep isnt as bad as on dark winter mornings.

Hoodies 🤦🏽‍♀️ GOODIES!!