Best month to have a baby?

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Just curious as to what month you would pick if you had any choice in the world. :)

My son was born in November and that was great!

Not heavily pregnant over summer, felt ok 'mooching around' in snuggly pregnancy clothes whilst waiting for him to arrive, enjoyed the distractions of Hallowe'en and bonfire night, the fun feel of running up to Christmas without actually hitting a Christmas Birthday. Also by Christmas we started feeling ok to actually see the family!

I also liked the fact all the months after were cool as I am such a worrier about him getting too hot. And sitting inside watching netflix didn't feel so terrible when we were so exhausted and it was all rainy outside!

Downside? Probably not the most fun Birthday when he's older! Also found Christmas shopping a tad stressful! Luckily no one expected much.

I'm due in November and I'm quite pleased with that and your November pros are nice to see!
My birthday is end of June and I love that it's 6 months between birthday and Christmas and love a summer birthday but I was one of the younger ones in my school year.

Oops posted too soon - I'd always thought a march/April birthday would be nice. Middle age of school year and weather starting to improve :)

OP I'm the opposite of you and always worried they would be too cold so an early summer baby in May was perfect for me : )

DD was February and it was pretty nice. By the time we were out and about more frequently it was spring. The Christmas before also felt really special too as it wasn't long till she was due. It's also long enough after Christmas to not get bundled in with it all. I was pregnant during that horrible heatwave we had a couple of years ago though. I was first trimester and the nausea and heat was not a good combo.

Also I'm a November baby and I've never really thought badly about the month I was born. It's far enough from Christmas to not really be an issue IMO. And it's at a time when schools are in so it was always easy to have parties, etc. as a kid.

I have July and April babies. April was a good one as the weather wasn't too hot. Being pregnant in July nearly killed me off, I was so swollen 🥵
If I had the choice I'd have spring babies.

Not December! I have two December babies 🤣

My LO is an August baby and I know people don’t like this as they are the youngest in the school year and won’t have a birthday in school time but the positives:

It felt easier to be up breastfeeding and have little sleep with bright sunny days and evenings. Lovely walks with a newborn
A bbq is such a fun easy option for birthday parties
Less nursery fees as they go to school sooner.

Only ever experienced a late summer birth where I had my twins and they've yet to celebrate their first birthday, however I wouldn't recommend anyone to be in their third trimester at summertime 😂especially not women pregnant with multiples.

On the plus side, it's late August so they will already be in school and can celebrate with classmates, and you can have BBQs and do outdoorsy stuff. Looking forward to fun birthday parties.

My DS was born very end of June, albeit a bit prematurely! Aside from having a rough summer pregnancy (I sweated those days away!) it was good timing for us as my DP is a teacher, so we had the whole summer holidays together as new parents before he had to go back to work.
I had an EMCS so this was really good for me in the early days when I couldn’t do much moving.

We couldn’t time it better if we tried. If we had another I’d be so happy for similar timings.

I was due twins in November but they were delivered in September. The pros were...not being pregnant or having morning sickness over the Christmas period. Not being massively pregnant over summer (although I measured term from 28 weeks). Plus I have two September born babies which is a bonus.

I've had 8 children birthdays in May, June, Beginning and end of August, September, october (2) and November.
If I had to pick it would be late April/early May. Light mornings, decent weather generally not in the morning sickness bit over Christmas (but can legitimately eat a few hoodies and have no guilt!). Not too young in the school year and reasonable weather for parties. Not too near Xmas.

I had one of mine at the end of April. It was a beautiful summer, so she was outside in the pram for most of the day while I washed the nappies and looked after her brothers.

Hoodies 🤦🏽‍♀️ GOODIES!!

I had a July baby. Timing was hellish! Morning sickness over Christmas and heavily pregnant in the height of summer...

I'm planning on trying for number 2 in July/August (virus permitting) as I quite like the idea of a spring baby - that way I can enjoy christmas food, and will be heavily pregnant in spring so not too hot. After baby is born it is summer so lack of sleep isnt as bad as on dark winter mornings.

I always thought spring was a good time until I gave birth to my daughter in a global pandemic!

DS1 was early December so I agree with all of your reasons except one negative and one plus - negative being after having him it was really stressful so Christmas wasn't great. Positive being he's a Christmas baby without it being close enough to Christmas to overshadow it.

DS2 was early August, so many people talk about the negatives i'll just mention my positives. It was early enough in August so there wasn't the pressure to hang on for a September baby and it's nice having their birthdays so far apart and one in summer and one in winter.

I'm 2 days over due with my April baby I've enjoyed the time I've been pregnant.

Went on holiday in September when I was 7-8 weeks which was nice.
Was 6-7 months over Winter and Xmas time which meant nice warm/comfy cosy clothes (don't think I could cope in the heat of summer!) and generally I find Spring a nice season not too hot and not too cold. X

My children are feb, April and July. I think April is the best choice because it's not hot and not cold.

My birthday is also in April 😊
DH is December and he hates it.

I have a June baby and an October one. June was great - light and sunny so those long nights didn't seem so bad, he was a terrible sleeper so if we couldn't summon the energy to go out we could easily sit in the garden, it's a good time in terms of spacing out Christmas and birthday and hopefully will be good for birthday parties in the garden in the future! October - I really enjoyed not being pregnant over Christmas, it's still fairly decent weather-wise if colder, he sorted out days and nights very quickly (maybe because there was a clearer distinction between day/night) and he will be older when he starts school. If I have another, I want to aim for March/April time to see what a spring baby is like!

My first was born in March and it’s my favourite month of the year as spring is beginning and the summer is ahead of us. Coming out of the colder weather too which is nice for baby.
This time round I’m due next month, which I was also pleased about for similar reasons but not working out so well with the pandemic!! At the end of the day any baby at any time of year is a gift. The only month I wouldn’t really like is December x

We found out yesterday that I'm pregnant one month after a miscarriage and after 18 months of trying.

Due date? Christmas Day! 🤦🏻‍♀️

DC1 is April. It was great. Again not heavily PG in the hot weather and lots of lovely weather to enjoy over the summer. Plus he's in the middle of the school year which is good.

DC2 is an August baby. I wasn't really PG in hot weather as it seemed to rain every day for 3 months. On the plus side she's always off school on her birthday. The downside was that she was one of the youngest in her year which meant she had some catching up to do

My DD was April and it was lovely; light evenings and mornings but not too hot and when I took her out I wasn’t trying to work out layers in the way you do with the winter months. By Halloween and Christmas she was big enough for me to be a bit sorted out. I also wasn’t pregnant when it was hot; downside wasn’t being pregnant and unable to drink over Christmas and new year

Wow, really interesting! I like the idea of March/April/May next time (although I know it's not like you can always plan these things!)

Purely because I already have a November baby, I wouldn't want to overshadow his so Oct/Nov/Dec I'd want to avoid. Never liked the idea of Jan (or maybe someone can tell me otherwise!)