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Lighthearted- if you could choose, which month of the year would you have your baby in?

125 replies

circleontheleft · 09/02/2023 19:12

Title speaks for itself.

I know the majority of people don’t have the luxury of choice, but wondered what season of the year would be popular and why.

OP posts:
olivehater · 09/02/2023 19:29

October ( to one of the oldest but not quite the oldest) or April. Getting into nicer weather but not quite one of the youngest.

2reefsin30knots · 09/02/2023 19:29

January is advantageous, if not max party season.

RovenderKitt · 09/02/2023 19:30

Both mine were summer babies. Perfect for birthdays because I just chuck all the kids in the garden and have less clearing up after

Derrymum123 · 09/02/2023 19:32

March. Just out of the cold season but not too hot. Flowers beginning to grow. By the time summer comes along routines are forming. Walks in the park etc.

BeyondMyWits · 09/02/2023 19:32

Mine is in May. Its nice. Bank Holiday at the start, and the end, my birthday in the middle... sweet.

Only downer was exams... every bloomin year...

puppacup · 09/02/2023 19:32

May is the best, generally warm & almost half way through year to break things up.

Sugarfree23 · 09/02/2023 19:33

May would be preferable, far enough from Christmas but not over the summer holidays.
Perfect weather to be out pram pushing, and decent weather for birthdays as they get older.

My family failed miserably at planning birthdays all are either December or February.

puppacup · 09/02/2023 19:33

May-July are good months to have babies,

July is difficult for parties though due to holidays

Butwhytho · 09/02/2023 19:34

Late October. I have a November child, and that was fantastic. My husband was actually around for a few months (his job means he works pretty much solidly from April to September). Plus they’re old in their school year, out of the foggy v early days in time for Christmas and are really starting to get shifting about by the following summer which is nice for the garden, paddling pools, beach etc.

puppacup · 09/02/2023 19:35

September babies means heavily pregnant during summer though.

Butwhytho · 09/02/2023 19:35

Plus I liked that the weather was shit while baby was tiny. I felt much less stir crazy holed up at home when it was dreary than in lovely weather when all you want to do is be outside.

DoNutSweatTheSmallStuff · 09/02/2023 19:36

September/October

Brokendaughter · 09/02/2023 19:36

June.

Not overshadowed by anything.

It's not Christmas, Easter, Halloween, the school summer holidays when people are often going away.
You aren't absolutely the youngest in your year group, but you aren't the oldest either.

It's usually not bad weather & it breaks up the year nicely.

My kids were born in June.
It's brilliant.

unicornsinspace · 09/02/2023 19:38

I have April and July babies and April is a good month! Pregnant through winter and the weather is just getting warmer when they're born. Being heavily pregnant in July was horrific

PartnersInCrime · 09/02/2023 19:40

April or September

aksimon · 09/02/2023 19:41

September/October so they're old in their class - this has clear academic advantages that last all the way through school. Definitely not May/June - exam season 😬

Sunnysideup999 · 09/02/2023 19:41

April. Not freezing cold to worry about whether newborn is warm enough - not boiling to worry about whether they are too hot. By the time you’re up and about the sun is coming out and you dont have to wrap out in heaps of layers. By Christmas they are crawling about and eating Xmas dinner.
pregnancy is nicer during the colder months - and can cover up in winter tights.
Child is neither old nor young in the academic year. Birthday Parties are nice to have in spring as you have the option or indoor or outdoor.

Blueberrywitch · 09/02/2023 19:42

I would like one in March/April and one in October/November. Purely for astrological reasons. I know this isn’t realistic 🤣

3ormorecharacters · 09/02/2023 19:42

April / May is nice. My birthday is in one of those months and almost every birthday I can remember has been nice weather. Not too old in the school year but not too young either.

Having said that, my babies have been Nov / Dec and although it's a bummer being close to Christmas there is a lot to be said for it. You're not heavily pregnant in the height of summer, and you get to hibernate inside with your newborn. No worrying about keeping them cool enough, it's easy enough to add more layers to keep them warm. Plus weaning happens in summer, when you can undress them for feeding to minimise mess and washing!

SapphireSunday · 09/02/2023 19:46

January - A dreary month where nobody wants to celebrate your birthday as they are too ill/skint, or on a diet etc. Also too close to Christmas so annoying for present giving (my DH is Jan and I have exhausted all my present ideas at Christmas so can never think of anything for his birthday!)

Feb - Nice I think. Getting lighter, spring is in the air. Can bundle a newborn up and go for walks without worrying about them overheating. People more up for going out again. Nearly perfect!

March - Ideal I think! Not heavily pregnant in the heat, the weather is getting less gloomy by the day. Not one of the eldest or youngest at school so less likely to struggle or be bored. A good time for an off peak birthday break somewhere in Europe!

April - This is mine. Again nice for reasons above.

May - Jul - Not good when a small baby as newborns and heat are stressful! However great once older as summer birthday parties outdoors are lovely, don’t have to pay for childcare as long and once you are an adult a summer birthday is great because everyone is up for a night out!

Aug - As above, but more difficult for children as youngest in school year (my DD is aug)

Sep - No as wouldn’t want to be pregnant in the heat either! Also has a bit of a dreary ‘summers over’ feeling and expensive childcare for the longest. Fine for adults though!

Oct - Nov - I think these are good months to have a newborn as you can snuggle up indoors and not feel guilty for missing good weather! As a child will be older in the school year which is beneficial.

Dec - I wouldn’t mind an early December birthday as it feels quite magical and everyone is getting festive and up for a party! But difficult with presents, same as Jan, and the closer you get to Christmas the harder it is to get everyone together.

Overall I’m going to vote March with October as a close 2nd. That was fun!

ManyNameChanges · 09/02/2023 19:51

May- June.
I actually tried my hardest for dc2 to arrive then (he did. And I was extremely lucky but yes it was ‘planned’).
i had dc1 in October and really didn’t want to have another birth in the autumn and spend winter with a baby stick at home/shorts days/depressing weather etc…

pinkthree · 09/02/2023 19:55

June

JellyBabiesSaveLives · 09/02/2023 19:55

April, with the possibility of a deferred school start

Nov-Feb are too close to Christmas, its nice to spread the presents/parties out
March will be the new August now that you can defer school for April-August borns
May-June is exam season from yr10 to the end of uni
Summer is a rotten time to be pregnant

Housenoob · 09/02/2023 20:08

April/May/June.

If money was no object I wouldn't mind Sept/Oct either, but you end up paying almost a year's extra childcare compared to someone born in August.

wanttoshareyouropinion · 09/02/2023 20:10

"March will be the new August". WTAF?!

I despair. Some children will have to be younger than others in the school year. Some will be the youngest (I'm 31st August). My DC are all May/June, so youngish in their years, but it has made precisely fuck all difference to them. It is not the great disadvantage that people (on MN, not in real life) make it out to be.