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Is January a really shit time to have a birthday?

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shirleycat1 · 23/12/2013 13:13

DC3 is due mid January. For the purposes of being able to have a decent party with it's mates when it's 18 I am hoping it'll come later rather than earlier, but it may very well be early. All I can think of is reasons why it'd be rubbish to have a birthday in early January, when everyone has just spent a month eating and drinking shit.

So can anyone give me some reasons why it'd be good to have a birthday in the first couple of weeks of the year. As it stands I will be forever apologising for it being born on such a shit day, but I'm thinking it would probably be better for me to tell it why it's such a great time to be born. If only I could think of some actual good reasons.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance...

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stella69x · 23/12/2013 13:18

My DS Bday is Jan 15th. As a toddler & younger child it is great, you can get the missing items off the Christmas list in the Jan sales for their bday!

99redbafoons · 23/12/2013 13:20

Poor old DH is early Jan. it's not great, no one ever really wants to do much. But, a baby is a blessing anytime it comes, worse things can happen - don't worry.

ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 23/12/2013 13:22

I'm January 1st. Ive never had to work on my birthday :)

HoHoHopelessAtNamingBabies · 23/12/2013 13:46

I have friends who are husband and wife and share a 15 January birthday. All if their close friends, DH and I included, join them in delaying any fitness/diet/alcohol resolutions until after their party. It's actually a very nice extension of the festive season.

HRHLadyG · 23/12/2013 13:50

Parties in the snow! Everyone else is grumpy after Christmas....and you're not! Lovely presents as most people an get them in the Jan sales! Everyone can go to your party as its not 'holiday' time! x

GemmaTeller · 23/12/2013 13:51

Mines at the beginning of Jan, can't say I remember it being at problem when I was younger.

I do notice now, that some of the presents I get are unwanted recycled ones

MrsMangoBiscuit · 23/12/2013 13:59

DH's birthday is in January. His annual leave year at work resets for him to always be able to take his holiday off. When everyone is over Christmas and feeling a bit glum, he gets a birthday celebration to cheer him up! Can buy his birthday presents in the sales, and therefore usually buy him a bit more than intended. I suppose the downside for a young child is that they get all their annual gifts around the same time. When their little it would be nice to be able to split it and buy stuff as they grow into it, but you'd have that issue for lots more dates than just January. All in all, I'd say more pros than cons.

thenicknameiwantedisgone · 23/12/2013 14:01

Mine is mid January, it's fine!

NoComet · 23/12/2013 14:13

My only grip about Jan, Feb birthdays is we can't have parties in the garden. However, that also means no stressing about the weather.

PenguinsDontEatStollen · 23/12/2013 14:20

Oooh, loads of things.

Possibility of snow on your birthday (this is very cool as a kid)

Something to look forward to when everyone has the come down of after Christmas.

Nice presents because people can buy them all at a discount, and the ability to seriously petition for anything you really wanted and missed out on at Christmas.

Lots of nice offers on places if you want to go away to posh hotels for the weekend or anything when a grown up. Ditto offers in restaurants.

As a student, it was nice that everyone was always back for my birthday. People with summer birthdays missed out on that (and that covered about May -September, especially with everyone locked in their rooms revising and having exams in May).

Downsides: no outside parties (but plenty of other people have them. And I went to the panto for my birthday quite a few times), possibly missing out on 'summer' toys. I never had as many summer things. So that's the one thing I'd try and balance out if my own kids had mid-winter birthdays.

jimijack · 23/12/2013 14:20

My baby will be 1 on the 17th but I don't care!

He is an absolute miracle, I still can't believe he is here!! I didn't care when he would be born, just wanted him to be born safe & alive.

Funny because we planned ds1 to be born in summer for parties in the garden and to spread cost.

Chivetalking · 23/12/2013 14:26

Mine's 4th Jan. Was great as a kid. My parents were at pains to make sure I got separate presents and they always kept the decs up until my birthday was over. Most of the time I didn't have to go to school on my birthday and for my 18th everyone I knew trekked to the house in deep snow.

I've never felt it's a second rate birthday month

iloveaglassofwine · 23/12/2013 14:26

DD is an early January birthday. When I was 39 ish weeks pregnant with her a midwife told me "oh poor baby, what a shame" for having a birthday close to Christmas I assumed??

Anyway DD is quite happy, we always make a huge fuss and she'll never know any different. And she was thrilled recently to discover that if she was in Australia, then her birthday would be in summer! She's 5.

I think it's what you make it and hopefully as she grows up she'll have good enough friends to want to celebrate with her despite the time of year.

CranberrySaucyJack · 23/12/2013 14:26

My brother is another 15th January!

I think it is a bit "meh" after Xmas for birthdays, but hey-ho. Nowt you can do now.

GoingToBedfordshire · 23/12/2013 14:33

Dd1 is 5th Jan (was due on 21st Dec ) and it is fine. She loves winter (it's Christmas AND my birthday!) and it's definitely something for her to look forward to once the Christmas excitement is over.

cupcakeicing · 23/12/2013 14:38

My DS is January 15 too. Always get the day off work to spend it with him. Pressies in sales too sometimes.
Drawback is bad weather for birthday treats.

Misty9 · 23/12/2013 17:28

I'm mid January and, tbh, I dislike it so much that we actively didn't ttc in the period which would lead to Xmas/jan birth...but that's me. I used to get joint presents when younger - annoying - and when older it means no one has any money or wants to go out. Now with my own kids it doesn't matter as much, given the existing lack of social life, but everyone always moans about how depressing January is and this can get a bit wearing.

Regardless, nothing you can do now and congrats for a couple weeks :) just don't give joint presents!

kenrick · 23/12/2013 17:31

Aquarius is the best star sign!

FuckyNell · 23/12/2013 17:32

I'm 15th January too, my dd 12th.

Flickstar · 23/12/2013 18:02

Mine is the 16th and it is quite a rubbish time. It really doesn't matter though and you won't mind when your baby is here

crabwoman · 23/12/2013 18:03

Most of my family are winter babies. With the exception of three people, everyone's birthday is between November and February. Mine, my brother and DD1 are just before Xmas, DD2 is due early in the new year. I loved it as a kid, as the house would be decorated ready for Christmas!
My sister's birthday is late January, my parents always used it as an excuse to get away after Christmas. Even as an adult my sister likes to go away for her birthday. I think it is what you make it to be honest.
My only complaint is that it's a very expensive few months!

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shirleycat1 · 23/12/2013 19:19

Thanks everyone. I'm still not sure I'm entirely convinced, but at least I've got a few good points up my sleeve. It'll definitely mean there's something to look forward to in January, which is usually a pretty crap month. And birthday snow would be ace. And I'm liking the sales and cheap stuff for sure.

We are all dead excited about it being born and it'll definitely liven up our winter this year and in year's to come.

Cheers folks!

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BlingBubbles · 23/12/2013 19:24

My DH birthday is 9 Jan, he hates it, everyone is always broke, on a detox and not drinking. I like it as I get to buy him some great gifts in the Christmas sales.

Shellywelly1973 · 23/12/2013 19:28

My baby is due the end of January.

Too be honest I think it's worse to have a birthday over the Christmas period. EX dp birthday is tomorrow...

seafoodudon · 23/12/2013 19:30

DD's birthday is 16th. It's something for us all to look forward to after new year, as January can be a bit bleak.

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