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Siblings born at the same time of year

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Tucancrossing · 06/02/2021 15:54

I'm aware this is a really petty question haha.

I really like the time of year my son was born for a whole host of reasons... I liked the way my pregnancy panned out with the seasons, and I just generally like the time of year he's born and like when his birthday is. When thinking of having baby #2 I'm tempted to TTC at the same time as last time. I'm aware you can't guarantee these things, but I've been pregnant twice and both times I fell pregnant instantly, so there's a fair chance it could happen again. If I plan it this way we could have siblings with birthdays very close together. There's the small risk they could be born on the same day as well, although obviously unlikely.

Does anyone have children with birthdays within the same few weeks? What are the pros/cons and would you recommend avoiding it? My husband has pointed out the cost aspect - is this a huge problem, or do you just factor it in with budgeting throughout the year?

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thetinselbadge · 06/02/2021 17:37

If I ever had another I'd like this. I loved the 'timeline' of the pregnancy and the time of year DS was born. Itd also be handy from a clothing point of view.

CottonSock · 06/02/2021 17:37

Yes, me and both of them very close together. They were due the days either side of my birthday too. We love it, although it's busy 2 weeks as our wedding anniversary falls in middle.

BertieBotts · 06/02/2021 17:39

DH's birthday is a couple of weeks before DS2's as well - we don't really celebrate ours due to the cost and prioritising the kids, but I quite like the idea of having a whole family celebration month! We might do that :o

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Dailyhandtowelwash · 06/02/2021 17:42

All three of mine have their birthdays in the same week, not deliberately.

Pros:
same season for clothes as just mentioned is good - although one was born in unseasonably cold weather and we were scrambling around for a snowsuit
very little birthday envy
some economies on decorations
we’ve been able to give them big joint presents without anyone getting it at the wrong time
it’s in the summer so quite a way from Christmas, which is good financially

Cons:
it IS a financial drain unless we plan
they are too old for joint parties now so it’s fairly exhausting on the party front
cakes to school/party cakes etc mean that I have made 100+ cupcakes in the week plus three cakes for family celebrations and another three for parties
I can never remember their individual dates of birth without an effort!

It is what it is so I’ve not really considered the pros and cons much, but none of them mind so it’s not a huge issue. My dad and his sister were a year and a day apart and I think they liked that.

Gorbie · 06/02/2021 17:43

My 3 are may, June and June. The 2 June girls are 3 years and 4 days apart. Not planned just the way it fell. My eldest was supposed to be June but came in May so if he hadn't I'd have 3 June babies! At the moment doesn't bother them as both are young still not sure if it'll change as they get older but its an expensive 2 months (I'm May bday too) its a nice time of year to have a baby, was the best when they were newborn as it made me go out and enjoy the weather and could get lots of baby washing dry 😂

Lisyloo725 · 06/02/2021 17:44

I think it’s great! We have two DC, with a third on the way... mine are 11 days and three years apart - and DC3 due right in between haha!
Shared parties, same mat clothes (eg I won’t need to buy a wi yet maternity coat, but have loads of mat summer dresses)...they live it. Expense wise, I guess like anything - try setting up a transfer each payday- even for £20-30 and it’ll soon add Up and help. Love birthday season!
...and they say that some women are more likely to conceive at certain times of the year... 😉 so stick with what works! Xx

Lisyloo725 · 06/02/2021 17:46

*winter maternity coat

LifeOfBriony · 06/02/2021 17:47

Our two are 5 weeks apart (and several years), which works fine. One month looking forward to one DC's birthday, then once that is over, start thinking about the next one. Another advantage for me was that I didn't have to buy many new maternity clothes for my second pregnancy, as the ones I already had were appropriate for the season. This enabled us to save a bit more money for my period of maternity leave.

Juanbablo · 06/02/2021 17:48

Dd and ds2 are a week apart in March. We tend to (pre-Covid) have a family celebration on the weekend between their birthdays. It is an expensive time of year and sometimes I feel like they don't get as much as ds1 whose birthday isn't close to a sibling.

FolkSongSweet · 06/02/2021 17:51

I wish I’d had mine at the same time of year as I loved DC1’s birthday, but didn’t want a 2 year gap so waited 6 months. Really not enjoying having a newborn in the winter so kind of regret it, but first world problems really. Their birthdays are nowhere near each other (April and Nov). I say go for it!

Mum2jenny · 06/02/2021 17:52

Myself and my 2dc have birthdays all falling on the same week. It’s just like another Christmas

DemiBourbon · 06/02/2021 17:53

My 2 are 1 day apart (with a 5 year age difference). When youngest DS was 2/3 we had to have 2 separate parties but once he was old enough we could combine (eg: trampoline park).

We have always given the non-birthday child a small present on the other’s birthday and that seems to keep them sweet

MiddlesexGirl · 06/02/2021 17:54

Three all within two weeks of each other. Never been a problem. Just schedule a weekend each. Bake a different cake. At least it gets it all done in one hit!

Sweetooth92 · 06/02/2021 17:54

Mine had the same due date between Christmas and new year, both actually jan birthdays a week apart.
Financially it’s brutal but otherwise it’s okay x

mindutopia · 06/02/2021 17:55

Mine have birthdays 9 days apart (not at all planned that way, it’s in the middle of winter and a horrible time for a birthday). I had a miscarriage before 2nd though so just wanted to be pregnant again straight away and didn’t really think of the timing at all at the time.

It works great though. I hate birthdays. They’re so stressful. 10 over sugared children destroying my house! But actually it means getting them out of the way all at once. We do one the first weekend and next one the second weekend and then we can tidy and family go home and it’s back to normal until the next year. It works well.

Londonnight · 06/02/2021 17:55

Yep, there are four weeks between me and my 3 siblings birthdays [ one sibling actually born on my birthday when I was 8 ]. Us elder 3 were only a year apart, so 3 children under 3. It was a crazy time when we were younger and each having a birthday a week apart during the same month.

Arobase · 06/02/2021 18:01

Yes, but it wasn't down to good planning, and not a great time of year either - December for both. No. 1 was sort of accidental, no. 2 was born after three miscarriages by which time we didn't care about trying to time his birth sensibly.

Missreginafalange · 06/02/2021 18:04

EldestDSS 24 Feb youngestDS 25 Feb....

I went into labour on the eldest birthday and luckily enough managed to hold on until 12.23am so they have separate days

HexWitch · 06/02/2021 18:24

My three DCS birthdays are all within 2 weeks of each other. It's always a fun but expensive summer!

Bunnybigears · 06/02/2021 18:28

My two boys have birthdays 13 days apart. Its great as if we want to do something big for their birthday we can do it for both of them at the same time or if we want to keep the birthdays separate we make sure all the birthday stuff for the first is over a few days before the second ones birthday comes around. It is expensive but then so is Christmas and we manage with that.

ChocOrange1 · 06/02/2021 18:28

My babies were both born in March. My birthday is also March, plus mothers day. It's not really any more expensive because we buy presents throughout the year anyway. Its handy that we can have a joint family party, although I expect they'll want separate friends parties when they're older

christmasathomeagain · 06/02/2021 18:37

My dh's birthday is just days after his sister (then their mums is the following week) and to be honest its a bit if a nightmare. I don't think either of them feel their birthdays are special and just about them. Pre-covid times we would struggle to choose a weekend to celebrate and have it about the birthday person only so it was often shared which is fine but not as special. Buying presents can feel a little more tit for tat kind of thing. I always feel the pressure as sil often spends more on dh (no kids, her family and her DH's family are small compared to my huge family with lots of siblings, niblings and close cousins to buy for).

Completely by accident we had both of ours a month after each of our birthdays and our birthdays are 6 months a part so 4 celebrations are evenly spread which is nice.

BendingSpoons · 06/02/2021 18:41

3 weeks apart. I like it as they both get presents etc at a similar time.

kateybeth79 · 06/02/2021 18:42

Mine are 2 days apart, just after Christmas. I wouldn't recommend it, we are fed up of celebrating by the 2nd birthday lol

Aiaiaicorona · 06/02/2021 18:46

Less than 2 weeks between my 2 DC’s birthdays. It’s never been a problem. They’re both boys and best friends though. They’d happily just celebrate with each other or have a shared party or outing.

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