Can't come to terms with baby birthday

[treetop122]

Such a strange one...

I was due my third baby at the end of August 22.
He ended up being 10 days late and was born the beginning of September (totally healthy but traumatic labour with placental abruption during labour).

For some reason I cannot come to terms with his September birthday. I feel like he should have been born in August.

I can't work out if this is because he will now be the oldest in his school year? Which I know will be an advantage anyway.
It could be a response to the 'trauma' of the placenta essentially failing during labour.. he was my most overdue baby by far?

I just can't move past it and I can't put my finger on why?! It's just so silly but is a real niggle for me.

Interestingly my eldest was due in February but came in March and I don't think twice about it.

So has anyone felt similar? He is only 9.5 months old so I'm sure I will get over it but I still think about it, probably daily!

Has anyone felt in a similar way or am I officially mad?

Thanks

I'm sort of the other way around. My baby was due right at the end of august. I was hoping she would be a few days late (as first babies often are) and in the next school year. In the end she came six weeks early and when I see her struggle to keep up with her classmates I do think about the "what ifs". Your situation is definitely the better way round but I suspect it is the birth trauma rather than the school year that is the issue.

September is a lovely time for a birthday. The weather is often good, and there is a real sense of 'new beginnings' in the air. Unlike August when all your mates are on holiday on your birthday and organising a party is impossible (sure it's fine for some). My beloved late gran was born 2 September and her birthdays were always so so lovely.

Nursery fees are going to be annoying

August birthdays are just as lovely

Not as big of a deal as yours Op re dates but my dd2 was due 2 weeks after her big sisters birthday. I ended up needing to be induced early and dd2 came 5 days before dd2’s birthday. So she came in the wrong month (March instead of April) and before dd1’s birthday not after like I expected. Dd1 was 11 days late so having baby number 2 early felt all wrong! It took me a while to get used to it and we had to big it up to dd1 like her sister couldn’t wait to meet her and didn’t want to miss her party so she came early.

Thank you for all of your replies, it is making me feel better that others have had similar niggles with birth dates vs Due dates.
I think I do need to speak to someone about the birth as the approaching 1st birthday is maybe bringing some feelings back that I have managed to push away.

❤️