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When is the best time of year to have a baby?

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daisyoranges · 16/03/2021 19:40

This is meant as a fairly light hearted chatty thread, I know many people don’t have the luxury of choice and I know many babies don’t arrive on time! However, if you could choose, what month would you say is the best to have a baby in? Ds was a December baby. It was so lovely having him before Christmas and very cosy but January in lockdown was hard!

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mindutopia · 16/03/2021 19:41

Spring/summer. A winter birthday (I have two of them) is a real PITA as there’s only so much you can do and they just end up destroying your house.

WisestIsShe · 16/03/2021 19:43

September, because then you get to keep them home for a whole extra year before they start school.

shittingthreeeyedraven · 16/03/2021 19:44

I’m hoping June...

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daisyoranges · 16/03/2021 19:44

@WisestIsShe

September, because then you get to keep them home for a whole extra year before they start school.
But if you’re a working mum it’s an extra year of childcare to pay for!
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OverTheRainbow88 · 16/03/2021 19:46

March

Middle of the year at school, get the free hours in April after 3, whole spring and summer to look forward to. Less chance of PND when light and sunnier I think!

OverTheRainbow88 · 16/03/2021 19:47

But if you’re a working mum it’s an extra year of childcare to pay for!

Or an extra year of getting the 30 free hours!

JMAngel1 · 16/03/2021 19:48

September/Oct/Nov. Eldest in school year.

Blogdog · 16/03/2021 19:48

I’d say late spring/early summer or September. I have two in late December which utterly sucks for them (too close to Christmas for others to really make a fuss) and for me (having a newborn in gloomy rainy January was very tough), and one July (so-so for them but I’d avoid July / August if in England due to having to start school so soon after turning 4).

LaTomatina · 16/03/2021 19:50

October for me. DH and I both work mainly in tourism, so we're crazy busy in summer (well, not last summer obviously, but usually...) and very quiet most of the winter.

Easterbunnygettingready · 16/03/2021 19:50

Ime if you inpatient don't be pregnant over Xmas. Seems to take forever and you end up wishing the festivities were over to get to 40 weeks!!

VenusClapTrap · 16/03/2021 19:50

I planned mine for summer arrival. One in May and the other June. I didn’t fancy doing all that getting up in the night during long, cold winter nights! Also, summer birthdays are better - they had all their birthday parties outside in the garden when little, and Christmas presents and birthday presents are nicely spaced out. It also meant they got to go to school earlier - they were both very ready and would have been frustrated with another year of preschool (not that I knew that in advance!)

musicalfrog · 16/03/2021 19:50

Spring is a lovely time as you get a lovely internal hot water bottle during the preceding winter.

Also not too close to siblings' birthdays as it's a ball ache if they're too close together!

Miljea · 16/03/2021 19:50

September.

Your child will be among the eldest in their class. They will be physically bigger and have almost a year's more social and intellectual development that the youngest in the class; therefore their 'superior' prowess will gain them praise and accolades.

This will increase their self-esteem, which will give them confidence; a trait admired by all.

There is a reason why Oxbridge students are disproportionately Sept-Dec born....

CityDweller · 16/03/2021 19:51

One DC is April and the other is October. Both have their advantages and very few disadvantages.

As someone who has a birthday on a really shit day I did my utmost to not befall the same on my DC (and was lucky enough to conceive v quickly both times. If I’d struggled to conceive though I don’t think I would have cared what time of year they were born)

musicalfrog · 16/03/2021 19:53

@Miljea

September.

Your child will be among the eldest in their class. They will be physically bigger and have almost a year's more social and intellectual development that the youngest in the class; therefore their 'superior' prowess will gain them praise and accolades.

This will increase their self-esteem, which will give them confidence; a trait admired by all.

There is a reason why Oxbridge students are disproportionately Sept-Dec born....

They could also be viewed as arrogant arses for this reason - not something I'd want for my kids!
Genevive123 · 16/03/2021 19:56

I'm hoping for January! New year and all that😂

FireBelliedToad · 16/03/2021 19:59

Spring/summer. A winter birthday (I have two of them) is a real PITA as there’s only so much you can do and they just end up destroying your house.

This.

Bigbigknickers · 16/03/2021 20:00

I have one March and one October born.

March seemed better because we had spring and summer to get used to each other before winter! Might be slightly skewed though as my October one was before lockdown 1 so it has felt as though we are only just emerging now.

I am a July birthday which I like because it’s half way through the year and spreads out the presents.

My March born one has had birthdays of glorious sunshine and birthdays with snow on the ground. I’ve had sunshine, dull days and thunderstorms. October baby has only had 2 but both rainy and miserable.

Lofu · 16/03/2021 20:01

DC was born at the end of December and those new born weeks mainly in the dark and cold were hard. The nights seemed to last forever. Then when he turned 6 months and was at the prime age for doing baby groups, they all stopped for summer hols. I had to go back to work in September so really only did baby groups for a little bit.

This DC is due in May. I have higher hopes this time!

MoChridhe · 16/03/2021 20:07

Spring/ summer. The labour ward is practically empty with a mother to midwife ratio of 1 to 5 , so I've been told. Anyway my best child birth experience was with my April born baby. The staff were not stressed and gave me all the attention.

Loveatortie · 16/03/2021 20:10

Does it really matter, a safely,delivered baby at any time is a blessing. My family have a mixture of spring,summer,autumn,winter babies. Makes not one jot of a difference. We are all our own person no matter which month our birthday is.

BellamyBells · 16/03/2021 20:11

November was good. I love how he's older in the year (although now have a real guilt thing about future babies being younger in the year!) I love it as it's just after all the Hallowe'en and bonfire night excitement but still a good 6 weeks before Christmas. I wasn't too horrifically pregnant in summer. In fact I liked it being cold in my third trimester as I was absolutely boiling all the time. Plus it felt nice and cosy being inside preparing and resting up. I get serious fomo when it's sunny outside so feels much more natural to be bundled up doing the newborn stuff when it's dark and cold.

Toomanykidsandcats · 16/03/2021 20:11

Mine were born May and November. May was great, weather was lovely, we did lots of walking. He always asks for outside toys for his birthday and gets to play with them all summer. November is rubbish, it’s cold, too close to Christmas and really hard to think of present ideas for both.

BellamyBells · 16/03/2021 20:12

@MoChridhe

Spring/ summer. The labour ward is practically empty with a mother to midwife ratio of 1 to 5 , so I've been told. Anyway my best child birth experience was with my April born baby. The staff were not stressed and gave me all the attention.
Isn't July- early October the busiest time?
GentlyGentlyOhDear · 16/03/2021 20:14

I have two born in spring and one in summer. I would say spring is a great time to have a birthday - not heavily pregnant over the summer, lovely weather starting up helped with my mood and getting out and about both times and also the middle of the year in school has worked well - not the oldest waiting for friends to catch up and not the youngest. Incidentally re. school years, friends with sept/oct born girls found that it was more of a hindrance in school as they felt they were held back due to the big gap between them and the summer borns.

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