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

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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.

Haven’t read all the comments but I asked this once and got so many really nippy answers 🤦🏼‍♀️ Yes you don’t get to choose, you’re just lucky to have a baby at any time of year, if at all, but it’s just a hypothetical question!

Where I stay the school year birthdays thing starts in March and I have an august baby with another august baby on the way 😊 I’d say July or august is perfect for a birthday, also half way through the year to spread out when they get presents. The only downside is being so heavily pregnant in summer but I think it sounds worse than it is sometimes

August - So they don't go to school on their birthday!!

Mine are May and August and luckily both fall in the school holidays.

Same. My early Sept DC cannot have parties as she's had her birthday just as they go back to school and my late Dec DC has just broken up for Xmas, everyone is busy.

May seems like the perfect month, nice weather, a couple of bank holidays.

I had a summer badly - late august.

Now that baby is a teen who's left school and a swimmer I'd say January because that's the better birthday for swimming and better for school!

Can't really comment on seasons as he was born abroad and our winter was 12° when it was cold

Badly 😂

We planned an October baby for the academic advantages. I’m a July baby and struggled during my early school years, I was just so much younger than some of my peers. (We skipped September in case I went into early labour and had an August baby)

October also has the advantage of being a lovely time of year, I love the autumn, being cosy, Halloween, etc. it has been so magical getting all snuggly with my newborn in the autumn and winter. I would not have found having a brand new baby much fun in the heat of the summer. However, I’m really looking forward to having an older baby in the summer, he’ll be able to splash around in the sea and make sandcastles. Can’t do that with a wobbly newborn!

I also didn’t suffer being pregnant in the summer, I just wore lots of comfortable linen and kept cool, no swelling at all. Way easier keeping myself cool than a newborn baby. Which leads me to the advantages, I haven’t had to worry about my baby overheating, we can layer up for extra warmth but keeping a baby cool can be tricky. Also I felt great by Christmas so could enjoy myself. (Christmas with a newborn is magical!).

October is the best month to have a baby! 🎃

I have a spring and a summer baby. My birthday is late august and whilst it’s not so good for school purposes (it wasn’t an issue for me though) now that school is a long way behind me, I love having my birthday in the lovely summer months where I can take the children to the seaside for the day or organise a BBQ, DH has a winter birthday and we are always stuck on what to do for it!

I gave it no thought (May for no 1) until my second (November). I was the exception as 75% of my son's class mates in his prep school were September to December birthdays.

I remember one teacher saying there was a strong correlation between maths set/football team and birthday. Although this was at primary, I doubt it's relevant beyond year 5 or so.

November is great for being old in the year (and it definitely makes a difference for many kids initially) but rubbish to think of two sets of presents in 6 weeks and also birthday parties as outside isn't an option. So I'd vote September and hope they don't come early!

April or May. I never did, though!

I have a September baby and a February baby my February baby is the youngest in the school year by 11 months. I think April- sept is a good time as nicer weather for birthday parties etc

Does your school year run from March? Whereabouts are you?

Scottish schools the oldest are March born. Scottish children generally start school older than English children therefore, as the youngest will be 4 and a half.

It’s very relevant for sports, let alone maths. The oldest in the year are picked and identified for sports teams, specialist training and coaching etc etc, and that continues throughout.

I think spring is a nice time for a birthday and you're not the oldest or youngest in your school year (unless you live in Scotland). It's not too close to Christmas, the days are getting longer and lighter and it's not summer holidays so everyone isn't on holiday when you want a party. If you can plan for around the end of march / start of April then your birthday is often over Easter so school holidays / long weekend off work.

You can also defer for a year of child is 4 when the school year starts, so in theory a child could start school at nearly 6.

Sports are hugely represented by those born September, October and November. There’s a lot of research on it.

April.

Year is pretty evenly split, birthday, summer holidays, Christmas. Always something nice to look forward to. Can get summer things for birthday gifts,

ah yes, swimming.....a few my friend's kids are end of the year birthdays and they struggle to get into the competitions because the age groups run Jan-Dec and when you hit the puberty years there can be a big difference in someone who's nearly a year older than you!

I find it really interesting to read the wide range of reasons for picking one month over another.
Mine was just about avoiding Christmas so we avoided December and January. We also had a preference for warmer months but knew we couldn't be too picky!
Ps..may/June is terrible not only for exams but also if you work in education!

Having had babies all around the calendar, I'd go for late summer when the worst of the heat has passed. My early summer baby suffered in the heat with all their rolls.

Teeshirt we are in Scotland the school
Year is august - end of June the cut of point for the school year is February . Although you can defer . My son was more than ready to start school but the kids in his class are all March birthdays so nearly a year older than him

My kids are October and august. I think an April/May bday is best. Lots of bank holidays around then, not the very youngest or very oldest, lovely weather on the way for you and newborn to go for walks in, not heavily pregnant in summer which is a killer

Had my baby in March and wouldn't change it. I think Spring is a great time for the following reasons:

• heavily pregnant during the cold months

• once baby is born the weather is warming up so you can actually go out the house when the weather is dry - crucial during those first few months

• baby is then around 3-4 months when it is time for summer holiday abroad, so will likely travel well.

• Beautiful time of the year with flowers blooming.

• clocks change so you don't have a short, dark day like you would if you had a winter baby.

• my preference would be an April/May baby but then they will be one of the younger ones in their school year.

Spring for sure. It's warm and sunny and the weather is nice just as you're getting out of that newborn bubble and venturing out. Plus up to 6 months fewer nursery fees compared to winter/autumn, without being the youngest in the class.

Winter - everyone is focused on Christmas, not your child's birthday and it's freezing cold. No spreading out of presents over the year.
Summer - youngest in school year, everyone is on holiday for your child's birthday party and you might have to give birth in a heatwave/fret about SIDS risk when they are newborn and overheating.
Autumn - you have to be pregnant in the sticky hot part of the year and then it's miserable and freezing until your baby is 6-7+ months old. Then they learn to walk when it's all muddy and awful.

But babies are lovely any time really :) I had 2x August 1x October.