Were you born on or around Christmas day?

[OHthatbanana]

So a totally light hearted question.

Dh and I are about to start ttc number 2. Obviously it may not happen right away but if it did happen in the next few months then there is a chance dc2 would be born around Christmas.

Doesn't really worry me but wondered how other people feel about being born around Christmas. Does it overshadow your birthday? Is it actually nicer having a festive birthday? How do parents make sure their dc still feel special on a Christmas birthday?

Again, I don't actually mind. I will feel so lucky if we are able to have another no matter when it arrives. But I'm bored so thought I'd ask

Haha, my ex was born around Christmas and always got combined birthday and Christmas presents, i always thought it was a bit crap. Christmas always overshadowed everything.

Both my kids and husband are near Xmas .... don't do it

It makes December a very expensive month and the rest of the year a bit dull

I have a couple of friends born right around Christmas and they hate it. People forget, they give them ‘joint’ birthday and Christmas gifts, their birthday presents are wrapped in festive paper and nobody wants to go out.

I also feel for my friends born around the end of January. Everyone is fat and skint after Christmas, the weather is awful and nobody has been paid since the middle of December.

My birthday is the middle of May and I’m grateful for it!

DH’s birthday is Christmas Eve and it’s pretty shit. It just gets overshadowed really.
One of our DC’s was due on Boxing Day but she ended up being 2 weeks late. Not sure if early Jan is any better though!

My eldest is 22nd Dec. (And I am mid dec)

I don’t think he feels hard done by but things like birthday party is a faff. People are too busy in December with Christmas events to be able to hold a party, between Xmas and new year is a jo go as people are with family so you have to wait until kids are back in school in Jan. also most places close over the winter - theme parks, attractions etc so even if the weather is nice you can’t go them either a birthday treat.
Much harder finding decent birthday cards as stock is put away to make space for Christmas cards.
People wait until they see them over Christmas to give birthday presents rather than send them for the day. Our family is good in that they do make sure he has seperate presents unless it’s something bigger that he wants.

Definitely no joint presents, it's such a crap cop out, especially as siblings will get seperate presents.

Christmas also makes birthday parties pretty tricky to fit in, people are so busy and booked up with other activities such as panto / santa visits etc.

If it's an early Decemberbirthday it's nice to put decorations up after their birthday.

My birthday is 3 days before Christmas, I love it. Everyone is in a good celebratory mood and up for a party! The whole period is special and I used to get a shout out at the pantomime 😂.

My mum always made sure my birthday was special and no presents were allowed to be wrapped in Christmas paper!

My son's is at the beginning of January which gives us something to look forward to after Christmas and presents in the sales 😉.

My DS was born week before Xmas. I make sure he knows it's his birthday. Although the Xmas decos are up by then I make sure I put lots of birthday banners up and balloons with his age on so he feels like it's his birthday. I always buy separate pressies. I ask family to give pressies for one and money for the other. The reason I do that is by mid year he has either grown bored of his toys or out grown them. At least if he has money he can buy himself some new toys. It is hard going though and very expensive for that month.

I'm the 27th, I used to hate it as a child because birthday parties were almost impossible to arrange. Now it's a bit blah as an adult because usually my birthday is subsumed into family visits etc. Christmas at home last year was a bit of a treat tbh!

Mine is 3 days after Christmas. Im not keen.
People are too tired after celebrating Christmas and/or saving themselves for New Year.

And yes to joint presents, no birthday cake as still drowning in Christmas food.

I get round it now by having a family outing to a big panto in the city and a meal out before or after... Gets rid of the day in a pleasant way.

When I was a kid it wasn't too bad.
I had my birthday party around the 20th which was normally made more exciting as Christmas decorations and lights were up and Christmas music hyped everyone up a bit more..

I like it. When I was a kid I liked being able to ask for one big present rather than get two smaller ones I didn’t want.

In my teens and twenties I also liked that there’s usually some party or night out happening on my birthday that I could piggy back on to without having to arrange it myself.

I never got the christmas birthday hate. People were usually right in the party mood and I very rarely had an invite turned down :)

I was prem and ended up being born on Christmas Day.

We celebrate early and don’t acknowledge it on Christmas. Usually later in thr day someone will go “oh yeah, happy bday” but cake, singing, presents etc happen mid Dec.

It’s fine apart from people in the wider family or newer friend can be irritating about. A lot of “it’s not your birthday really” comments. And last year a new acquaintance spent days going on about how sad it was that no one bothered with my birthday. I’d been thoroughly spoilt on the 15th Dec but my family were cunts in her view for not giving me a celebration on the day so to speak,

I'm mid dec and love my birthday then! It meant I could get fab presents as I could combine the money and people were always happy. I also liked the Christmas tree up for my birthday!!

My parents never scrimped though, or friends and if I got joint presents then they weren't cheaper so it was better iykwim!

DS's birthday is the 23rd, and I once apologised to him for having such an awful birthday date - he was about 9.

He was outraged! 'I love my birthday!' was his answer.

It's not ideal,, but it is what it is. When they are little it's quite useful as it releases a bit of the pre-Christmas hysteria pressure. We, and all close family, always kept presents separate!

I'm 6th Jan. Joint presents meant I got £15 spent on me and my sister got £10 x2. This really bothered me as a child, we didn't have huge present budgets to start with and I definitely felt hard done by.

My friends have always been really good about making the effort to go out despite January being skint/diet month but actually I'm as exhausted as everyone else and have very little desire to go out for my birthday these days! I do always feel like it screws over any healthy resolutions I make before I've even started though

My husband is 30th December and he hates it.

My daughter is Christmas Eve and loves it. Always gets separate gifts from everyone. Do birthday parties at the start of December though.

End of Dec here. Born 8 weeks early... so just because avoid Dec when ttc doesn't mean end up with Dec baby!

My step-daughter's birthday is December 18, the week before Christmas.

As people have mentioned, she used to get only one present a year on her birthday as a "combined" birthday and Christmas gift that seemed truly unfair (and mostly no gift because it was too close to Christmas) or places couldn't accommodate a birthday party because people were booking Christmas events or people were away because it coincided with Christmas travel.

When she turned five, her parents decided to hold her "birthday" on June 18th. She would have a party outside at home, at the park or at a swimming pool. The point of it that the day was just for her and she didn't ask for gifts. Although, some people still did.

It's a compromise that she still adheres to at age 38. Her "un-birthday" as she calls it is June 18, 2021 and she will remain 38. It usually involves a party with her friends and they have a celebration at the beach or at a bar. It's not her birthday but a celebration in her honor. She has her real 39th birthday in December but mainly her close family where she has a quiet dinner.

My birthday is NYE and I've always loved it. But I adore Christmas so it's just a book end to a week of cheese and idling.

Yes and I absolutely detest my birthday. I was going to stop ttc to avoid a Christmas baby but happened to fall pregnant beforehand anyway.

My sister was born Christmas Eve, just one hour before midnight.
We always celebrated the 24th as her birthday, even now that we’re all grown up and with our own families/lives I still think of it foremost as that. My parents made sure she got separate presents, nothing ‘lesser’. She says she had no complaints as a child, but now she’s an adult it’s a bit crap because friends etc don’t see it that way.

Wow loads of replies 😆

Bit of a mixed bag then. Obviously due to late/early babies there is no way to really plan it. But maybe we'll wait until may to start seriously trying 🤣 although if we do have a December baby I will remember these tips to make sure their birthday is special a January birthday would be a nice thing to look forward to after Christmas 😁

Thanks for all the comments, guess we will see what happens!

Mum born at Christmas time, hates it.
Stepdd born at Christmas time, loves it.

I was born Christmas Day and it's probably the worst day to have a birthday. As a child the day is swamped by Christmas, my birthday was never mentioned until the birthday cake came out at about 5pm. Relatives would buy one gift for birthday and Christmas combined. At 18 plus friends would be having time with family so no boozy night out on my birthday. As a parent, Christmas Day for me consists of catering for everybody else after running myself ragged in the build up. Completely rubbish!