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best month to have your baby

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ethanchristopher · 05/09/2008 11:17

september
pro: oldest in year, can do things first, far enough away from christmas to still get a good birthday AND a good christmas present.

cons: because they can do things first friends will not be able to join them straight away, will always have to ferry people places, will have to pay adult prices sooner.

but all in all i think september is the best month

i hate being a may child cause at school i'm always the youngest!!!

what do you think?

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Mimsy2000 · 05/09/2008 11:23

may child is good for pregnant mums. get to avoid hot summer but enjoy the summer with a new little baby and not worry about them being too cold. [ds1 born in may, ds2 due in october]

hana · 05/09/2008 11:27

I have 2 children born in September and it was great - I work in a school so I had the lovely long summer holiday and then I took maternity leave when the new term started. Wonderful!

Also have a Dec child (around Christmas) not recommended I have to say. Was miserable schlepping baby out and about in Jan/Feb when weather was so cold.

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ethanchristopher · 05/09/2008 11:28

fair point but i dont think you can refer to english summer as hot

so september con: have to make sure newborn isnt cold for winter

ds was born in october and it didnt bother me about the cold cause i was so chuffed he would be one of the oldest at school. by the way i kept him warm!!

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nailpolish · 05/09/2008 11:30

here you start school if you are 5 between february and february

i think april is a good time to be born, im an april baby and you get fab summer clothes for your birthday plus loads of easter eggs! and you can have your party outdoors

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Lemontart · 05/09/2008 11:37

November definitely-

  1. Early stages of morning sickness in cool spring weather (done it in the heat and not funny at all) 2)Can still travel reasonably well early summer for holidays
  2. Usually at that "blooming" stage in the hotter months and able to cope with any summer heat with the excuse of floaty outfits as obviously pregnant rather than that awful early stage "chubby" look (sorry if that offends anyone out there)
  3. Much cooler in the final balloon stages of pregnancy
  4. You are settled into a routine with a 6 week old baby, ready for the chaos of Christmas
  5. Your child is still relatively older in the academic year so at a slight advantage that way too

I have a summer and a winter baby - my early winter baby was easier during pregnancy and onwards so got my vote

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ethanchristopher · 05/09/2008 11:38

but then your always younger and the last one to be able to do stuff if your birthday is like march to august - maybe its just me that this bothers

baring in mind i am in the UK and we start school in september here.

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nailpolish · 05/09/2008 11:42

im in the uk too

its if you are 5 between feb to feb here
so when they start in august a child can be 5.5 or 4.5

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ethanchristopher · 05/09/2008 11:45

thats really weird! where do you live?

i live in cheshire and here it is if you are 5 between september and august of that school year you start in septemeber.

so for you is the 6 weeks (summer) holiday in december/january or something?

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nailpolish · 05/09/2008 11:47

no the summer hols are in the summer

belgo · 05/09/2008 11:54

I was always the youngest being an august baby. It never bothered me at all.

March/april is a lovely time to have a new baby, with more hours of sunlight and the summer to look forward to.

sammysam · 05/09/2008 12:41

I agree with belgo! I was a late july baby and loved having my birthday in the summer-birthday outside doing fun stuff every year I don't think being the youngest ever held me back in the slightest-the only time it ever bothered me was when frineds turned 17 (started to drive) and 18 (for pubs!). By chance my dd has almost the same birthday as me-trouble is we don't really have 'summers' any more plus here she will start school when she is just 4 which imo is far too young.

I'd say march/april/may/june were best

mazzystar · 05/09/2008 12:42

honestly - it doesn't matter much

sammysam · 05/09/2008 12:43

Ps I wish you actually could pick the month-i hate this just waiting til it happens business I have many friends who think they'll decide and plan to have a baby at a certain time and it will just happen........if only

hotpotmama · 06/09/2008 21:23

Have had January, May and July babies.

My preference is January as by the time the summer came around we were out of the sleepless nights and permanently tired phase.

May/ July is probably better for the child as their birthday is in summer and not so close to Christmas.

AbstractMouse · 06/09/2008 22:05

I have september/october babies and I would avoid these months for my next. I was huge in the hottest months of the year for both (in hot summers (2003/6). Also you have to wait until they are almost 5 for them to go to school.

I wanted an april/may baby for my next and last but not to be (miscarriage). If I don't concieve in the next couple of months for a june/july baby I will wait till next year. This year would have been fine for being pg in the summer, but sods law dictates that 2009 would be scorching if I got pg in december again.

I just don't think I could do it again tbh especially running after a 2 and 5 year old, I know a pp said it was easier being pg in the summer with floaty tops etc, but I really suffered in the heat.

featherboa · 06/09/2008 22:12

April or July... May/June will be full of exams esp in secondary school!

Or Sept/Oct - still warm(ish), not too close to festive season yet mama can be wrapped up in winter woolies whilst losing any baby weight (easier to disguise in opaque tights, polo necks, long skirts/boots etc than summer stuff!

This is just a bit of lighthearted fun, of course, a baby is a blessing any time of year.

cairney · 03/12/2009 17:37

I'm guessing nailpolish lives in Scotland! As she said if you're born in feb here you'll start school at either 4.5 or 5.5. Being born in July wasnt a problem for my ds as in Scotland that means he's in the middle, not the youngest or oldest.

1789 · 20/01/2012 16:37

I know you can't always plan when to have a baby, but it is definitely worth trying. I did research before getting pregnant and there are SO many advantages to being born September - December if you live in England. Autumn babies are generally more successful at school, at sport and even in terms of health (much lower risk of MS, better eyesight and autumn babies even tend to live longer than spring babies - I think this has something to do with the mother's exposure to Vitamin D in the summer).
So, even though it means that birthday parties will have to be inside and my December baby will get all of her presents at once and it was slightly uncomfortable being really big in the summer, I will take all of that in order to give my children the numerous advantages of having an autumn birthday!

iloveberries · 21/01/2012 13:49

research shows mums of babies born sept - oct are extremely pushy and everso slightly smug

raspberrytipple · 21/01/2012 13:51

lol at everso slightly smug! love it. DH is July, he loves his birthday, I'm december and hate it to be honest. Summer babies are the best but you would be massive when it's hot. Apparently winter babies are grumpier but I don't know if there is any truth in that at all.

ChuckleMonster · 21/01/2012 14:19

I have a September baby and I am very pushy and more than a little smug.

AThingInYourLife · 21/01/2012 14:26

Another vote for January hotpot

I have March, which everyone thinks is a great time and was pretty good, and a January which I thought worked really well.

Next baby due in July. I have a July birthday and haven't never particularly liked it. But I think I'll like being heavily pregnant in Spring/early summer rather than the middle of winter.

lovechoc · 21/01/2012 14:54

Have had one born in April and the other in July. You take what you get. Wasn't really trying for these months as EDD, it just happened that way.

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