Christmas babies

[mangomama91]

Hello everyone!
Just wondering if anyone else is in a similar predicament to me? Or experiences of people who have had babies around Christmas with older children too.

I'm awaiting AF after numerous BFN and I am on cycle day 30/31 so I've calculated my next ovulation dates and potential due date if I conceive next cycle on a 30 day cycle and potential due date would be 24th December which would be ok except we have two children already who would be 14 and 10 by then (10yo full believer) and I'd hate to ruin Christmas by potentially being in hospital giving birth! I know it's such a non issue to some and I might not even get pregnant that cycle but I just wondered if anyone else was similar?

I had the exact same conversation with my husband last week. We are trying for baby number 2. I’m currently CD6. My due date would be the week before Xmas. I also said I didn’t want to ruin Xmas for my 5 year old. In two minds what to do

I had a 22nd December baby. We didn’t plan very well if I have another child, I’d avoid being due around the festive period as DS’ first birthday kind of got swallowed up by Christmas, which was fine because he didn’t know it was his birthday but we will have to try hard each year to still make his birthday feel special for him.

With kindness, if, like me, you get to a point where you’ve been trying for nearly two years, the thought that you were worried about a christmas baby will seem so mad in hindsight. If you want another baby, try for a baby, you won’t ruin anyone’s Christmas

Been discussing exactly this with my husband. We’re c.7 months into trying and are going to take next month off to avoid Christmas.
TTC has taken its toll a bit and knowing I’m having a month ‘off’ has actually been quite good for my mental health.
There is no right and wrong, just do what feels right!

I worked out that if it happens this month I’d be due early December, which I’d be fine with. If it would be Christmas Eve I might feel differently, but it’s definitely what works for you!

Babies dont always arrive on their due date? My DC2 was EDD of 4th Dec but didnt arrive until 13th!

I have a Christmas Eve baby (she was prem so wasn’t expected anywhere near Christmas).

I would absolutely 100% never, ever have a baby in December at all if I could help it. It’s an awful month for a birthday.

It's really not - it's just different from the majority of the population. I have managed fine for 65 years, although I do get fed up with the "oooh a Christmas baby" comments from anyone with whom I have to share my birth date 🙄

I had a Christmas Day baby that was due 4th Jan I already had ds who was 2 at the time so we did just change Christmas Day to the day after I was home from hosp but obviously that’s not so easy with older children in the house. I love it dd is only 4 so has no opinions either way yet but we make it special for her. For me having a baby was more important than the day they were born after struggling to with miscarriages before my fist, the due date (not that it made a difference in this case) didn’t even cross my mind

I also have a photo of her meeting Santa on the ward at only 4hours old

And what date is your birthday?

Love this!

It bothers me. If I don't get pregnant this cycle, the potential due date of the next cycle would be 29/12/26, between Christmas and New year. I might want to skip it. 🤔

I have an early Dec baby and a Christmas Day bday husband. Early Dec baby was due mid-Dec and arrived a bit early, which I was incredibly grateful for as I was worried about him being overdue and arriving around the 20th, and the impact that would have on Christmas Day for everyone, so I do get that worry for that particular year, though I don't think I'd have been too bothered about a late Dec bday after that.

DH is Christmas Day and PILs had a houseful of guests (he arrived 3 weeks early) that they had to abandon when she went into labour late Xmas eve. They woke up to find their hosts gone and it was before the days of mobile phones etc so everyone was slightly alarmed. DH and MIL made the front page of the local paper too which is quite fun.

The only thing I worry about for my Dec baby is that December is SUCH a busy month for most people. We sent his 1st bday invites out in September which felt insane, but even then had people decline because they had already booked Xmas activities in. That said, we had a really lovely party for him, and I don't think anything was taken away from his birthday just because we also had our xmas tree up and various lights etc. I know some people don't get Christmas started until after their Dec baby's bday, but I absolutely will not be doing that. He can have a lovely day while still being surrounded by seasonal atmosphere, it's not that deep.

Ah I understand, partner and I both have birthdays very close to Xmas and having a baby in there too would make it a ridiculous month. We have been trying for a year though and I’m over 40 so we have no choice, but if I were younger and had no fertility concerns I’d probably skip March!

Firstly, my youngest sibling was born in December, I was 9 at the time. It didn't spoil that Christmas for us, it made it more special. So don't worry about your children.

Secondly, I have a December baby, born between Christmas and New Year. She is now an adult and says she loves always having her birthday off, how busy and celebratory it is at that time of year, having lots of family around and having the house all decorated for her birthday. So basically she thinks it's great.

Thirdly, December is not the worst time to have a birthday, January is. Dry January, vegan January, sorry I'm skint after Christmas January, sorry your present is shite I got it in the sales January. Do not miss a month of TTC to avoid Christmas, your child will not thank you.