To think having a baby in September is maybe the worst time?

[worldso]

I’m a September birthday but neither of my children are.

But I was thinking … heavily pregnant in a hot summer and an extra years childcare to pay for.

I know September births have an academic advantage but on balance I think my least preferred month!

Nah, December or January are worse. A lifetime of misery!

In terms of being pregnant, summer and winter are both equally bad IMO. Summer you’re too hot and in winter I’d be scared of slipping/driving on ice.

I loved it. I spent the whole of August lying in a hammock in my garden watching my older two play. It was the summer holidays and it meant I was so well rested when DD was born in early September

Something I hated about having a September baby is how busy the maternity department was - I believe it’s the busiest month of the year for delivering? Something I’m grateful for though is that he gets an extra year before starting school as he’s absolutely not ready to be starting this year …

My first was born in a June heatwave. My second was born during a March snowstorm.

I think I preferred the snow, even though I had to drive her 45 minutes to the hospital along dark country lanes at 2 days old after an emergency hospital admission...
(Compared to two hours stuck in a hot car on a motorway as it was shut after an accident,in labour)

One of my DC is a September birthday, pregnancy was fine it wasn’t a particularly hot summer, I found the dark nights drawing in hard though as it moved to autumn and winter while still being up multiple times with the baby. My first was born right at the start of summer so I had months of long light nights and early morning sunshine which meant it didn’t feel so bad.

I don’t get the childcare thing though, is this because DC start school at 4 in England? Here in Scotland my September DC started school in the August just before turning five having had two years of school based nursery provision beforehand so I didn’t have any problem with this.

Yep, seems far nicer to me than a Feb baby (me) heavily pregnant in the icy winter months!

but then again may leave & slightly older than new born for spring/sumner

I think advantages/disadvantages to all months/seaskns.

I think just be happy to be pregnant & enjoy it!

1 summer, 1 autumn baby here. Summer definitely best - yes it was hot but you get treated very well if you’re massively pregnant! Then the really short nights were such a relief - oh good it’s getting light I’ve made it through another night - even though it was 4.30am 😂😂. The loooooong winter nights with DD were much much harder psychologically.

Mine was born September 2019, a very hot summer but I loved having her at home before school for another year. She loves that she's the eldest in her class!

I have an early September and a late December baby, the Sept one definitely has the best birthday timing. Eldest in the school year, good weather for parties.

I've heard this. I'm 28 weeks, due September 18th, and have chosen to give birth at a Birthing unit, am so worried it'll be full 😣

And yes, I'm absolutely miserable in this weather!

Yes, it is different for Scotland, sorry. I did that annoying thing of assuming everyone’s based in England or wales!

Surprised at the December hate though; my eldest is a December baby. I loved it!

My dd (3) is a September baby. I think the worst thing is she is ready for school but has to wait another year

I bet. I think August is the busiest month for births though.

Hmm mine was born on the 31st august despite me trying to hold out for the next day. Ididn't want her to be the youngest in her school year...(saving on childcare fees is all very well but as a late in the year birthday person myself, being the last to be able to drive, drink legally etc really sucked).

Otherwise though I think that general August / September time of year is fine. Annoying to be heavily pregnant when it's hot but that is what paddling pools are for 😆. I loved having time off in the sun on my MAT leave, taking the baby for long lovely walks, spending time bonding with her in the house when we were both able to be naked in a heatwave... tmi maybe but better than trying to breastfeed when it's freezing!

Supposedly, September babies benefit from their mothers getting more vitamin D while pregnant. No idea if it is true or not.

I was 9 months pregnant in the 35° heatwave in 2022. I honestly have never been more uncomfortable in my life. Pure torture

@worldso December birthdays are a misery for us born in December. A lifelong hatred of celebrating with "the festive menu" and a Christmas card with "Happy Birthday" scrawled somewhere. Plus no-one can get any free time to celebrate anyone's birthday but that of the baby Jesus (and the wee donkey)!
And my DM was in hospital for Christmas post Pebbles birth - possibly back in the day before they kicked new mums out 12 minutes after delivery(!).

Better than December, January or August. December, everyone's too busy, January, nobody wants to celebrate after Xmas, August, may not be quite ready for school.

I actually love having a September born. He turns 4 this year and there is no way he is ready to go to school, thankfully we are in a financial position where the extra year of childcare fees won't hurt us too badly, and I think preschool would be a better environment for him for now. Things are pretty quiet in my line of work in July August so I could really take things down a gear in my final months of pregnancy in my job and not have to be worried about big deadlines!

I did wonder about that @Pebbles16 but mine is the week before Christmas which I think helps. I did love bringing a new baby home for Christmas though.

I’m a September birthday and have a September baby.
Can’t really say I’ve noticed that much difference between her and my April and October babies 🤷🏻‍♀️
I guess the only one that could have been an issue was what previous posters have mentioned about September being the busiest time for maternity units. I was planning a home birth for my September baby, and was told that that’s their busiest time and they may not have anyone available to come out to me……but I’d already had my October baby at home a couple of years before and would have been happy to crack on at home regardless.
Turned out that September baby arrived in a mad rush anyway and arrived a few minutes before the midwives 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

I was pregnant during winter, bad weather snow and ice were my worries. I had ds on April which means he's one of the oldest in his class (Scotland is March to February admissions) and he was more than ready for school.

Well, I see it as an extra year with my son taking advantage of term time trips and holidays, off peak toddlers days at theme parks, aquariums and the like…(absolute treats though we don’t do this often but it’s great to take advantage of the cheaper prices) quiet times to visit museums etc. He’s at nursery three days a week but with me the rest of the time. I love it. I suppose the cost is offset by the fact that there won’t be another.

Yeah I was heavily pregnant during summer but summer is hot for everyone, pregnant or not 🤷🏻‍♀️

a lot of son’s friends start school this August and even though I know he’d be absolutely fine to start school along with them, I’m so grateful I get to hang on to him a bit longer before worrying about school and all that goes with it.

There are pros and cons.

Personally I think sepetebr is fine. Still scope to have outdoor birthday parties which is nice.

I think anything from April to September is good for this reason.

outwith those spring / summery months I view as not so good.

i have a late December birthday and it’s totally overshadowed by Christmas / new year. Doesn’t bother me so much now but as a kid I got joint presents, parties were indoor and rubbish and poorly attended and I then had a whole year to wait for another big celebration, rather than having a summer birthday to split the year up.

I’m in Scotland so don’t get the whole August / September born drama.

The cut off here is March, so anybody turning 5 in March up until the following February will start school.

It used to be the case that you could defer kids at the younger end (born January / feb). Then they extended it to December, January, feb. They have now extended it to anybody who won’t be 5 on first day of school mid August. So basically anybody mid August born and onwards.

I think it’s a great system. It gives the choice to kids who may not be ready, but it is also gradually pushing up the age kids start school, which I think is no bad thing. I think 4 is too young to start school.

my kids are April and June born, so hasn’t effected us, but there is a big uptake where we live. December, January and februarys have been no brainers for a long time. November now becoming common and I’ve heard of a few mid Octobers being deferred.