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

[SunshineAndFizz]

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?!

I am due in mid-September but hoping for an early arrival in August.

Mainly because my own birthday is September 😂

But also because, outside of the school years, I think August is a lovely summer birthday, you might get a bank holiday and be able to have outdoor parties/BBQs to celebrate, it's ever so slightly less close to Christmas to spread out gift choosing/buying, plus for parents it's a few months less of exorbitant childcare fees.

Being a September baby is good, I enjoyed being one of the oldest in my year up until I was about 16, but then after that it just becomes hassle because no one else can drive, no one else can go out (legally!) to clubs and pubs, and also everyone eventually wants to halt their birthdays so you just end up getting ribbed that you're so old when you turn the next birthday and others won't until the following year.

Essentially though, I think they are both decent birthdays and much luckier to have than Dec-end of Feb.

Yes this! DS had a friend in primary who held his party early sept, when buying his card I always had to remember which age he was

I told them I'd booked childcare for Fri 13th so they gave me that date. Depends how busy they are.

@SunshineAndFizz re childcare they'll get free hours once they're three so either a few days after they turn three if Aug or four months after if Jan. They'll go full time straight after 4 if Aug or at nearly 5 if Sept so settlement on how much the money is an issue.

August. I always felt hugely held back being the oldest in the year. The French school system is different - meaning I had friends at uni two years younger than me and in the same stage of life. I felt they had a huge head start. Personally, I think children aren’t moved on quickly enough - by year 6 they are waaaay ready for senior school.

In my experience, with the 39th week starting on the 27th and the 29th being a bank holiday, you are likely to end up scheduled in on the 30th or 31st. I wasn't given a choice with either of mine, just told the date they had availability in the calender, so it will also depend on how many women are due the same day as you and who also are booking in for c sections. If I could choose, I would choose a September birthday, I have an August born DD who is behind, whereas if she was in a lower school year she would be closer to the average for that year. She could have benefited from being home that bit longer.

Ds is early September and I am so happy . A year earlier he would have in no way been ready for school . He is the oldest in his class and loves that fact too .

Definitely August

I was one of the eldest in my school year.

September. Then they'll turn 18 at the start of the year when they're in Y13. Similarly, turning 17 early and getting your driving licence early is better than being the youngest and watching everyone else in your year go before you. By the time August rolls around the excitement around friends turning 18 has waned, they're all spread out as no longer at school and they're all thinking ahead to moving out for Uni - I've seen some awful fall-outs! I'd also be happier with my 'established' 18yr old leaving home rather than my 'just-turned' 18yr old.

I know that seems a VERY long time away, but thought I'd throw it in the mix!

In many areas now, summer borns can delay their entry to reception.

So you then potentially get to choose if you want to put them straight into school (so they'll be the youngest) or hold them back for a year (so they'll be the oldest), depending on how advanced they are.

If September born, you don't get that choice.

Still, not all schools are willing to accept delayed entry to Reception (they can't force a child to start school age 4, but might insist the child goes straight in to Year 1 where they'll be the youngest and have missed a year of school).

So it does depend on your area/how willing you are to put up a fight. But I think having the choice is ideal.

The time of year of birth has no impact on intelligence, so pps saying theyhave met someone smart born in August is totally irrelevant to the question. It is a fact that summer born children are statistically disadvantaged in our education system.

Of course individuals buck the trend, but your child is more likely to do better at school if they are born in September than August. As against that, you have an extra year of childcare to pay. That’s the choice.

I have an August baby and I would recommend September

September definitely

Well, I chose 1st September as the absolute latest I could go to. Dts rocked up on the 30th July. Best made plans and all that...

They were slow at school at first and have finally caught up in y6, holding them back a year would have been beneficial but wasn't an option 9 years ago.

August, without a doubt. Much, much better to be the youngest child in a class than the oldest, especially if you live in an 11+ county.

Absolutely September. 100%. Early years teacher here.

Sept Definitely.

August.
And I say that as a parent of a first-week-in-sept-baby. My dc would not have struggled in the higher year if they'd have been born a few days different.

I would have said September but I've got a July born doing Reception now and he's doing really well.

And to hit puberty

September after having DC in Jan, late June, 2 x early August

Urgh 2 x late August

And to hit puberty

Puberty isn't designated to a single school year, it happens to everyone differently.

September. 🙄 at people wanting to get rid to school asap!

Sepember. August birthday children are at a distinct disadvantage in the state school system. IMHO.

September definitely, I was gutted when they wouldn’t let me go past my 26th august due date. My august dc was not ready for school at all when turning 4 and it’s really hard to get a deferral.