Best time to get pregnant?

DD1 was born end of January. I had a nice bump over Christmas and DD was around 6mo for the summer. Felt really sick whilst it was warmer though. Her birthday is also really close to Christmas so it’s an expensive time.

DD2 was born end of September. I was very pregnant over the summer when it was hot and she was born in a mini heatwave which was miserable. Cute and alert 3mo for Christmas who wasn’t trying to move yet.

DS is due the beginning of April. I have a very obvious bump for Christmas and I’m passed the sickness and food aversion for the festive period. He’ll be just starting to get mobile or wanting to be for Christmas next year.

Basically pros and cons to all times of year.

I would have a loved a march-may baby… I have a July, January and next one is January again. You don’t get a choice though

My twins were born beginning of July when we had that hot weather but originally wasn’t meant to be born till middle of August

I had a December baby- it was her birthday yesterday!
I wouldn't recommend it at all to be honest.
I think the dark long long nights contributed to my PND.

If I had another I'd go for February. Nights getting lighter, after the first few weeks you'll be able to enjoy early spring and get out in the daytime. But I think January- August are all fine. I'd just avoid the last few months of the year!

I’m about a year ahead of you and this year is just special! My little one now recognises Santa, she‘a dancing to the Christmas music and she’s fascinated with all the Christmas decorations.

Try for an autumn birth, September or October. That way your child will be one of the oldest in the year group, so will be starting school with almost a whole years life experience, language skills, physical dexterity and emotional maturity than those born in July or August.

Other birthdates are available, these are generalisations.

Dons hard hat, waits for the barrage from the parents of intellectually advanced , socially gifted late August babies.

@Hiddenvoice Yes! My April baby is about to have her first Christmas and is midway through her first Hanukkah and she knows something unusual and exciting is going on. She likes the tree and the Menorah and unwrapping presents a lot.

I have an April baby and I loved it. Meant I was able the go out and enjoy the spring and summer weather with her and then she as up and about for Christmas too. Also meant I wasn’t heavily pregnant in the summer like a few of my friends- they really suffered in the heat whereas I was about 3 months pp and beginning to feel more myself.

I have an early April child and due another late March, I found the lighter mornings and evenings much better with a baby as I didn't feel trapped in the dark all the time making the nights feel longer. I also liked I could go for walks in nice weather when they are too little to do much else with like play centres etc which were good in the autumn/winter when they were crawling about and interested in more. X

I had an April baby and honestly those light mornings make the sleepless nights and early wakes so much better.

Also it isn't cold when getting up

I agree with this!

I have May & August daughters. Both born on the bank holiday Sundays (their year).
I like that my May is 5months after Christmas and my August is 4months before. I also like that their parties have been at home because the weather has always been nice.
To be honest, I don’t think seasons make any pregnancy ‘better’ (we all know how hard it can be) but definately having Soring/Summer babies is a nice way to break up the year. Always something to look
forward to. That’s what I like anyway…

I have a June and a September baby.

I found with my June baby that summer just passed me by in a postpartum blur and then suddenly it was autumn. The long days were nice though and it was easy to get out.

With my September baby, we had a few weeks of nice weather and I enjoyed the crisp autumn days for walks. It has been quite cosy in the run-up to Christmas. I also think the weather will be improving as she starts to get mobile. With my June baby, he started crawling in January so no scope to let him crawl around outside.

One issue with a September baby if it's not your first, is that our child in nursery has brought home so many bugs with the start of the academic year / winter. This has made sleep harder for all of us. I also think that when I go back to work after 12 months, my children will probably be getting all the illnesses again.

I have found my September baby took longer to get her days and nights - possibly because of the short days and not enough daylight.

If I had another, I think that March / April is a good time. Weather is improving, not hot when you are heavily pregnant and child hopefully won't catch lots of illnesses if/when you go back to work.

You took the words out of my mouth!

My DD was late May this year and I loved having a newborn that I loved the lighter mornings and evenings, sitting outside a lot etc.

I'm finding it so hard since it's been rainy, cold, dark etc to find the motivation to go out!

I have a May and September baby.

fell pregnant end of Aug for May so had a winter pregnancy, cute little bump for Xmas and not too hot when I was heavily preg. Also have good weather for his birthday every year and I felt good about my body again by Aug/sept.

September baby I fell pregnant between Xmas and NYE. Was very planned for a sept/oct baby but in reality it was the 41 degree heatwave when I was 8 months pregnant and it was so uncomfortable.

My birthday is in Jan and I have 5 family/friends birthdays in December and i wouldn’t wish a December or January birthday on anyone, so I would actively try to avoid conceiving in spring for this reason 😂

I was going to say the same as you or aim for a September baby but you do have the downside of being huge in the summer then. I have thought before that an April baby must be nice so by the time you’re ready for going out long walks the weather is getting better but if it was a bad winter and particularly icy etc you’d constantly be terrified of falling while pregnant. There isn’t really a great time is there? 😂 A lot of people probably base it on school year too

Spring due date. Lovely time (not too hot) to have maternity leave. But hard to pick it with too much precision!

I had my first baby in October, so heavily pregnant throughout the summer and it was horrible! So hot all the time and uncomfortable. Currently pregnant with my second who is due in April, looking forward to being able to go out for walks with baby when they’re here, as this was tricky with my first due to the weather being so rubbish. Lots more positives this way round I think.

I had my 1st on October 202p, so very peculiar as all end of year festivities were forbidden. I was really depressed and felt super isolated and lonely in the winter months pp, I found that only when the weather started to be warmer I started to feel better and be happier. I've planned this 2nd pregnancy to give birth in Spring, so I can gorge on Christmas food as I want, then at least have good weather and sunshine during the difficult first pp months. But I think that's just very personal and me trying to have a very different experience from my lockwond pregnancy and birth, more than the seasons 😅

I've had an April baby. I really couldn't think of anything worse than being heavily pregnant during the warmer months! And summer/autumn was lovely as DS was a couple of months older so it was much more enjoyable

LMP 1st June. I wouldn't choose to have the baby over Christmas/New Year.

I am glad not to be heavily pregnant in the heatwave but 1st trimester nausea and tiredness was pretty brutal in July/August.

Less selfishly, a spring birthday (I have one) is great - loads of options for celebrating and people up for a party. Your baby will have many more birthdays than you will have trimesters...

I got pregnant with my first in February, she was born in October.

My second I got pregnant in June and she was born in February.

I'm now pregnant with my third, got pregnant in September, she's due in June.

I quite liked having a little baby for Christmas with my first. Being heavily pregnant with my second during Christmas wasn't fun.

I've had babies the very end of November and then march. The November pregnancy I was second trimester for summer so felt good and wasn't uncomfortable but baby was too little to notice Christmas at all and the nights felt so long and lonely. March baby I had morning sickness during the heat waves of last year that was a bit rank however by the time I'd recovered from the c section and had settled at home it was Easter and spring and I had a wonderful summer getting out and about.

If I had another and could choose when they arrived I would aim for a birthday between march and may.

I had a late April and an early June baby and I loved having spring babies! Went back to work in November with the April baby, so had the whole summer and early autumn off and it was lovely. Then just as it was getting cold and harder to entertain her, she went to Nursey where they had endless things for her to do in the day.

I think a baby born in Feb or Mar is good.

• They are academically middle of the pack.
• You aren't heavily pregnant and boiling to death in summer
• you are pregnant enough to use it as an excuse to stay at home and not visit people at Christmas if you dont want to
• weather is vaguely improving so you can get out for walks
• you get to enjoy summer as they are "big enough" at 3-6m