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Would you choose an Aug or Sep baby - planned c-section

109 replies

SunshineAndFizz · 26/04/2022 15:12

Having a planned section, it'll happen w/c 27th August. No exact date yet, but naturally it means the baby could either be an August baby and be the youngest in their year, or a September baby and be the oldest.

If you had the choice of dates what would you choose?!

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BlimBosh · 26/04/2022 15:15

August.

ShadowPuppets · 26/04/2022 15:16

September, 100%.

Frogsonglue · 26/04/2022 15:17

September. My early September baby was barely emotionally/socially ready for school at 5. If he'd been born a week earlier, there's no way I could have sent him a whole year earlier.

WallaceinAnderland · 26/04/2022 15:17

September

tattychicken · 26/04/2022 15:18

September

LemonDrizzleSlice · 26/04/2022 15:19

Sept, without a doubt. A year is a massive amount in development for children.

LemonDrizzleSlice · 26/04/2022 15:19

BlimBosh · 26/04/2022 15:15

August.

Why?

Katyaadlerscoat · 26/04/2022 15:19

September

tattychicken · 26/04/2022 15:19

The advantage of August is that you have one year's less nursery/childminder to pay for, but I would still prefer a September born.

hidethetoaster · 26/04/2022 15:23

August
My August baby was unready for reception and we worried, but by middle of yr 2 had come on light years and above average in all areas except sport (and is holding his own in sport too)
He's in Y6 now. The thought of him being left in primary another year is awful. He'd be so bored.
There are a few July-Aug kids in the class, not sure if that has made a difference. Doesn't seem to affect who he hangs out with though

SwayingInTime · 26/04/2022 15:24

Depends on sex and birth order.

SmallPrawnEnergy · 26/04/2022 15:25

Everyone will tell you August babies will flounder in school and forever be disadvantaged and it’s literally the worst thing in the world to happen.

In reality it makes little difference. If you feel your August baby isn’t ready for school you can delay.

QuebecBagnet · 26/04/2022 15:27

Surely it’ll be an August baby unless they do planned sections at a weekend which would be unusual

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 26/04/2022 15:28

August- go to school quicker. I have an August child and a November baby, seems like forever until my youngest will be in school, bloody autumn term babies. I have a friend whose child is September 1st born- shes bored at nursery, the kids about in the day in term time all seem around 2yrs old.

Seasidesusy · 26/04/2022 15:30

As a teacher, September for sure. When you look at learning difficulties across a school, you see that the majority of pupils with them are summer born whereas many autumn born babies are higher ability. Obviously this isn’t always the case but it certainly is common in my experience.

MassiveSalad22 · 26/04/2022 15:30

There isn’t a w/c 27 aug? That’s a Saturday? Also will you really get to choose the date - I’ve had 2 and got what I was given.

EvenStrangerThings03 · 26/04/2022 15:30

August - if your DC isn’t ready for school you can delay them but you can’t send them early if they are born in September but very advanced socially/developmentally. Also they’ll always have their birthday in the school holidays 😉 guess what month my DC is born in 😁

Tidypidy · 26/04/2022 15:36

I'd go for August too. I've been teaching for a long time and some of the brightest kids I've taught have been summer born. Often September born children have much higher expectations placed upon them simply because they are oldest. As a pp said, you can always delay starting school if you feel it's really necessary.

SierraSapphire · 26/04/2022 15:40

At the other end of childhood, being the last in your friendship group to be able to learn to drive and legally drink is no fun, so September!

QuebecBagnet · 26/04/2022 15:41

MassiveSalad22 · 26/04/2022 15:30

There isn’t a w/c 27 aug? That’s a Saturday? Also will you really get to choose the date - I’ve had 2 and got what I was given.

In that case it’s 50/50. Mon will be a bank holiday. So 2 days of August and 2 in Sept. Unlikely to have a choice.

i’m a midwife and remember years ago working a night shift on 31st August. A woman having an induction needed her waters breaking and as baby number 4 said it would come out soon after. Labour ward was busy and the coordinator told me to wait until it calmed down. The woman was furious saying she needed the baby before midnight as needed it to go to school asap. I think it was childcare costs. She gave me grief all night as it was about midnight when I broke her waters and September when the baby was born

Cattenberg · 26/04/2022 15:42

September, purely because my colleague’s teenager was unhappy about being the youngest in his year and wished his mum had had her planned section in early September (when he was due) and not in late August.

His mum just wanted to save on a year’s childcare fees.

Duracellbunnywannabe · 26/04/2022 15:44

If you have an August baby you can delay entry into reception by a year. We will be doing this. It means DD2 will stay in school nursery for 2 years.

MamboMambo · 26/04/2022 15:45

September. My DS was due on 27th August and we were hoping he was late so he wouldn't be the youngest in the school year. He ended up coming on 2nd Sept and is the oldest in his year.

LittleOwl153 · 26/04/2022 15:46

As the parent of a very late August (no longer) baby... given the choice I think I'd go Sept.
going on her secondary school stats summer borns are more likely to have educational needs and perform less well in exams - particualry if they are girls...

ohfook · 26/04/2022 15:46

For selfish reasons I'd pick September so I could have them at home with me for a year longer.

For financial reasons I'd pick august for a year less of paying nursery fees!