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Best month to have a baby?

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HelloItsmeAgain1 · 18/04/2020 14:43

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.

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Ginger1982 · 18/04/2020 17:31

DS is April which is pretty good, though the weather can be mixed! I'm December which is quite rubbish to be fair!

NoMorePoliticsPlease · 18/04/2020 17:34

Spring. Night feeds are less painful when it is light by 5am. I had 3 spring and one in Dec which was terrible and he hates the birth date

LetMeOutOfHere · 18/04/2020 17:34

My ds is May and I that was a nice time, started may leave late April and had all summer off with newborn and by Christmas he was sitting up, babbling. Other ds is novemeber and It wasn't very nice, doing night feeds it was cold, got darker early. If I were to chose I wouldn't say between April- August

LetMeOutOfHere · 18/04/2020 17:35

*mat leave not may leave

LisaSimpsonsbff · 18/04/2020 17:35

I'm a July baby who had a July baby - it wasn't my first choice (we originally tried for an autumn baby because of the school year, but two years later we took what we were given!) but actually I really like having a summer birthday and I loved having a summer baby - I'm one of the only people I know to have nice memories of cluster feeding because I did it in the garden with the lovely evening light and while sipping something cold!

LisaSimpsonsbff · 18/04/2020 17:36

It was also brilliant for us because DH is a teacher and DS was born two weeks before the end of the summer term and so he essentially got 8 weeks of paternity leave, but I realise that one is a bit niche!

NameChange30 · 18/04/2020 17:39

Definitely spring (March-May). My DS was born in March and the improving weather was a real bonus; I found maternity leave tough for various reasons and being able to enjoy the weather boosted my mood.

I am now pregnant with DC2 who is due in September which is not ideal because I'll be heavily pregnant over the summer Confused

The only month that I would absolutely avoid is December as I don't think that's a great month to have a birthday.

We can never completely control due dates though and I'm sure people who have been TTC for a long time and/or have fertility worries would be delighted with any timing.

onlyreadingneverposting8 · 18/04/2020 18:17

Adding on to my post - I'm a jan baby. Liked it as a child. Hate it as an adult but we are about to emigrate to the Southern Hemisphere and am thoroughly looking forward to a Summer birthday!! Also the school year runs Jan to Jan where we are going.

YakkityYakYakYak · 18/04/2020 18:18

I think spring would be best, it’s much easier to get out of the house with a small baby when the weather is nice and by the time winter rolls around you’d be well into the swing of it.

DD was born in June right in the middle of a heat wave and it was hell being in labour in 32 degree heat, it was also really stressful trying to keep a tiny baby cool in that heat.

ceebee21 · 18/04/2020 18:35

I always liked the idea of a summer baby, I am a summer baby and i always love my birthday!

What I would say is I would now take any month after the pain of TTC! This is coming from someone who initially wanted to avoid months on purpose to not have certain month babies.

Xx

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 18/04/2020 18:48

We have a range in my family. DH is in the build up to Christmas. As a child, that sucked because he got a lot of ‘joint birthday/Christmas’ socks because people had forgotten.

DD is end of January so quite close to Christmas. She’s middle of the school year though age-wise which is good. Presents are cheaper after Christmas but I normally build up throughout the year anyway.

I’m end of April which was always nice as a child. No objections to that birthday.

I’m due DD2 in September. Positives have been that I wasn’t pregnant over Christmas whereas I was heavily pregnant with DD1. I’ll be enormously pregnant over the summer which means no final holiday before she’s born (not that that is likely at the moment anyway). The main bonus of September is that I’m a teacher so it maximises my time off.

Nat4392 · 18/04/2020 18:51

If I could choose, I would like springtime, anything from February to June would be ideal for me. I’ve always wanted to avoid August and December but the further I’ve got into the TTC journey, the less I care. A December baby is better than no baby at all x

BillyAndTheSillies · 18/04/2020 18:52

DS1 was born in February, loved early spring walks with the pram. Days getting lighter, I was never in the house from about April onwards.
Birthday is far enough away from Christmas to not feel all together. He starts school this year and while annoying before he started, his birthday usually falls inside half term so he won't often be in school for his birthday.

DS2 was born late September. Found it easier with a newborn having shorter days but missed being out and about so much. Invested in a big coat and wore the sling a lot. DS2 caught lots of bugs over winter. But now it's getting warmer and he's sitting up and enjoying everything, it's been a lot easier to just sit in the garden on a picnic blanket. Being heavily pregnant in august/early September last year was horrendous. Hated it.

My birthday is at the end of July and I love it, almost guaranteed great weather and was never in school for my birthday. Also feels like a good middle ground between Christmas.

Emmagen · 18/04/2020 18:53

I have a December birthday and love it! Good 2 weeks before Christmas though and wouldn't fancy it much close tbf.

DS is early Jan and that is going to suck as he gets bigger nobody wants to party the first week into the new year! We will always make it special as a family though.

Now we will hopefully be having a November baby, and am glad it seems to be a popular month!

Sunshine1235 · 18/04/2020 18:53

I’m due an October baby and feeling a bit worried that’ll I’ll just be trapped indoors for the whole winter with my other kids. January was fine as could be all snuggly inside for the first couple of months and then as I started to feel more up to adventures it was spring so then had the whole of spring/summer/autumn to be outside with baby and toddler.

Lynda07 · 18/04/2020 18:56

Who cares, just make sure you don't become pregnant during the current crisis. For those who are, congratulations and I'm sure you'll be fine.

I had mine in October and that was great, autumn is fine but I'd have been happy to have a child at any time of the year. Maybe better if it isn't boiling hot weather, if it's cold it's cosy indoors. Autumn is medium.

TheGriffle · 18/04/2020 19:03

My birthday is the beginning of June which is a lovely time, not too hot, not too cold, midway through the year so presents are nicely spaced out between Christmas and birthday.

Both DD’s born towards the end of March, good time to be pregnant, lighter warmer days starting just as you feel ready to face the world and still on maternity for the summer. Although we had lots of snow when dd1 was born, thought I’d end up being snowed in and having her at home!

Ladyglitterfairydust · 18/04/2020 19:04

Both of my dc are September babies. I did plan it like this (but very lucky too). I’m a teacher so it worked out really well for my maternity leave and it gives them a bit of an advantage when then start school, although this will become less important as they get older. It’s also quite a nice time of year to have a birthday. Weather is often ok, people are back from summer holidays so no problems with parties and it’s not too close to Christmas (thinking about presents). Only downside as being heavily pregnant in summer, but I was off work so this was less of a problem for me.

MaryShelley1818 · 18/04/2020 22:08

My DS was born first week of December. December Birthdays get a lot of hate on here but we love it. It was brilliant when he was a baby, snuggled up cuddling and feeding watching Netflix in the cold, then Spring arrived as he started to get interesting, and Summer was spent in parks on the swings, feeding the ducks and learning to crawl in the garden in cute little rompers, he loved the swings and was the perfect age to make the best of the nice weather.
We celebrate his Birthday the first weekend of December then decorate for Christmas the weekend after so there's still a nice gap.
There's always lots of lovely things to do and exciting ways to celebrate.

In the summer we buy him some other toys (small things) and nice stuff for the garden.

lalachicky · 18/04/2020 23:52

My baby was born right at the end of Jan. It was actually a really nice time as we hibernated and stayed cosy inside when she was tiny and in no time it was spring and we were off on walks to the park. It wasn't much fun being in the first trimester over the summer though. End of Jan and is actually a good time for a birthday as by then everyone is done with dry Jan and ready to party.

PetraRabbit · 18/04/2020 23:52

The only month I'd choose to avoid is January, especially early January. A lifetime of crap birthdays!
I've got a summer and a winter baby and there are advantages to both, but given a choice I'd go with another winter baby. It sounds silly but a newborn baby in a t-shirt, worrying they'll burn or overheat, when they could be all snuggled up in sweet home knits, bonnets, woollen booties and wrapped in a beautiful blanket- really no contest.

Pineappletree33 · 19/04/2020 00:06

I’m an early jan birthday and I detest it. I’ve got a dd who is May. We had the extremely hot summer of 2018 to deal with when she was newborn. We enjoyed a lot of time outside.

All being well this one will be due end of Nov. Don’t want a Dec baby, busiest time at work and Dec birthdays can be a bit forgotten, so hoping they’re not late. Also dreading the feeds when it’s so dark.

However, I’m happy to have a lovely dd and another baby on the way, no matter their arrival dates.

Lynda07 · 19/04/2020 02:56

My birthday is the end of December and I always loved it. Lots of nice things at Christmas and a week later, more, plus cards. As I got older people tended to give me money for my birthday (not my parents, they always bought a present as did some other rellies), they'd run out of ideas but money is nice for a youngster.

Of course another year goes by without any special gifts or celebrations but I can't say it bothered me. It's not as though I was deprived in any way. I did actually have a couple of friends who had December birthdays and they felt the same.

My late husband who was six months older than me had a birthday at end of June. I honestly don't think it mattered to him one bit, he never made a big thing out of birthdays for himself but I always made a fuss of him.

Son is end October, same time as our wedding anniversary.

Quite honestly, it doesn't matter. What matters is we're here.

SnowsInWater · 19/04/2020 05:43

It was very funny when we emigrated to Aus and my two UK Winter born kids could suddenly have pool parties for their birthdays and my Summer born now has a Winter birthday 😂 In a UK climate I think April-September is nice.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 19/04/2020 07:14

A December baby is better than no baby at all

Couldn’t agree more. We started TTC in December 2018. We got our BFP in January 2020 (had a chemical in January 2019). We didn’t stop for any of the months in between. Not even August which, as a teacher, isn’t the month you want. We want a baby. Any month would do.

My DH’s birthday is just before Christmas and I make sure to make a fuss of him. Everyone else in my family gets Christmas wrapping paper for their birthday because I have loads of it. DH gets birthday paper. His mum used to say their Christmas cake was his (and his sister’s whose birthday was a few days after his) birthday cake too. Nope. He gets a birthday cake from me. It’s only a crap birthday if you let it be a crap birthday.