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Leap year birthdays?

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Sparkles247 · 13/02/2024 18:18

Hiya
Just wondering if anyone has had a baby born on February 29, and which day you celebrated their birthday on in between leap years? I'm due to be induced on 29th!

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MixingPlaydough · 13/02/2024 18:21

I've taught several children in my time with leap year birthdays and all of them have celebrated on Feb 28th as it's still in the same month although I don't suppose it matters either way.

Hopefully the issue resolved itself and baby will make an appearance before then or turns up on the 1st instead so you don't have to give it any thought. 🙂

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Sparkles247 · 13/02/2024 22:20

Thankyou 😊 just nice to hear what other people do! Will see what happens

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fourelementary · 13/02/2024 22:24

I would do March 1st as the birthday was the day after 28th Feb. Never understood why it would be Feb 28th 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Itsacruelsummer · 13/02/2024 22:26

Unless you are very overdue I wouldn't expect baby on the 29th! Induction can take ages.

BendingSpoons · 13/02/2024 22:32

I would do 28th Feb personally, as it's the last day of Feb. You could just as easily say 'it's the day before 1st March'. There was a chance DD could have been a 29th Feb birthday but she came in March in the end.

BebbanburgIsMine · 13/02/2024 22:34

I would make it February.

Far too many March birthdays in my family as it is.

Nix32 · 13/02/2024 22:40

My son is a leapling. We do March 1st - he was born the day after the 28th, whichever it is each year.

DollyDoyle · 13/02/2024 22:41

fourelementary · 13/02/2024 22:24

I would do March 1st as the birthday was the day after 28th Feb. Never understood why it would be Feb 28th 🤷🏻‍♀️

Because it’s the last day of February.

SweetBirdsong · 13/02/2024 22:43

@Sparkles247 Is there any reason why you can't be induced on the 28th of February?

Misses point of thread. Blush

Anyway, if it does have be the 29th, yep I would celebrate it on the 1st of March. As a pp said, it's the day after the 28th, which the 29th is when it's a leap year.

SweetBirdsong · 13/02/2024 22:44

Nix32 · 13/02/2024 22:40

My son is a leapling. We do March 1st - he was born the day after the 28th, whichever it is each year.

'Leapling?!' 😄 That's so cute. Never heard that before. I love it! 😍

Redshoeblueshoe · 13/02/2024 22:47

SweetBirdsong · 13/02/2024 22:44

'Leapling?!' 😄 That's so cute. Never heard that before. I love it! 😍

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Exactly what I was going to say

UnravellingTheWorld · 14/02/2024 16:20

My great grandmother was the 29th. She celebrated on the 1st March.

Just because you get induced that day there is still no guarantee that you will have your baby immediately. My sister was induced on Monday and finally popped on Thursday.

4Bangles · 14/02/2024 16:21

My son is a leapyear baby. We always do the 28th but my auntie is also leap year and always does 1st March.

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Sparkles247 · 15/02/2024 00:32

Thankyou for all your replies it's interesting to hear different points of view! I know she may not arrive on the day, I was just interested in case she does. I'm being induced at 39weeks as I'm over 40 and she is measuring big but my first labour was a natural start at 40+4 and progressed quickly so here's hoping!

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