To move my one year old's birthday?

[ThirdElephant]

DS is turning one in the next couple of months and unfortunately I can't get the day off work. I can be off work the day after his birthday, and I was wondering whether to just move his birthday, rather than have presents on a day when I'll only be there for an hour in the morning and then an hour before bedtime. Would it be a shame to not do anything on the actual day? We're planning to take him to the zoo as a celebration either at the weekend or the day after his birthday.

DH can get either day off, but I wonder if it'd be better to just hold off and have us both off on the same day for the celebration, albeit a day later that it should be.

AIBU to basically ignore his real birthday in order to celebrate the day later?

Thanks everyone. That's almost unanimous and eases my mind somewhat.

I could do some of it on the day, presents before work etc, but then I wouldn't get to see him play with his stuff- I leave for work at half six. Also, my eldest is three and to her mind birthdays are all-encompassing because, by luck more than judgement, I've been off for all of hers so far. IDK, seems simpler to just have it all on a different day.

I might do it all the preceding weekend instead though, as as a PP suggested. I like the idea of it being celebrated early rather than late.

We did this a few times with my DS when we were coming back from holidays on his birthday. He was none the wiser.

I did this for my daughter’s first birthday. She was none the wiser and it meant we could celebrate properly another day. Do it and don’t feel a moment’s guilt about it!