Same month siblings

[Bou1416]

I have just found out I am pregnant with my second child, it's very early days! Our DS was born July 2014 and our timings have worked out almost exactly the same and our next is due a week or so after DS birthday 2016.

We like the idea of a 2 year age gap (2years+ was the plan). In theory they will be closer (potentially), and they will be closer in school etc. However my one hesitation about it all is that they will share a birth month. But does this even matter??

I don't want anything to take away from DS birthday and same for the new baby. Shall have to keep legs crossed to avoid the same birthday!! we also face the whole July baby- later in the school year situation again.

I almost feel it's not sinking in that I'm pregnant and that this little miracle has even happened because I'm worrying about the month, which is crazy. Then I feel guilty! I'm so lucky it's happened- you can't hold off on these things for the perfect month can you?

Any one have this experience of same month siblings?

My birthday is 28th January
My sister's is 29th January
My brother's is 31st January

My 2 older children are 3rd and 5th March

Never had any problems and had lovely joint parties

I have 2 years and 1 week between my two with the eldest born July 2013. Am only 12 weeks into having number two but it's a lovely gap so far and I haven't really thought about the closeness of their birthdays too much. I share a birthday month with my sister though and we had joint parties growing up which I loved so I only have positive memories. Just enjoy the excitement of your pregnancy. It goes so much quicker second time with a toddler to look after too.

mine were born on 29th and 30th June respectively, 2 years apart. I think it's excellent, we can have only one joint toddler birthday party.

Yes, I've got 2 in April exactly 1 year and 1 week apart.

I've never really thought about it or allowed it to steal attention from one or the other. We've always just done the same for both children. When they were smaller it was a simple tea party, cake, a few decorations and presents, now they're older we do a day out on the weekend of their birthday.

Having birthdays in the same month is not the end of the world.

My brother was born the day before my 1st birthday. I like it tbh, although I imagine baby me must have been a little confused! My sister also has a January birthday. I really don't think it's a big deal.

Snap, Nana, mine's on the 28th too. My brother's on the 6th. Our daughters are twins, so have the same birthday in June.

That's daughters with husband not brother, though he does have a daughter three days younger than our two!

One of my friends has 4 children, all born in the same month. I may have teased her about only having sex on her DH's birthday...

If they'd been born on their due dates, all three of ours would have birthdays in the same week. As it is, there's five weeks between ds3's birthday and ds1's birthday, with ds2 falling in between. So, you may get a reasonable gap anyway.

Congratulations!

My brother was born June 4, my mum June 1, me June 26. I am 44 and have never thought twice about it!

Dd1 is 11 years and 3 days older than dts. Doesn't seem to bother any of them too much.

Mine are the 27th of April and the 2nd of may.

The only issues it's ever caused are trying to make sure DS had a nice birthday with a 5 day old baby because he was 4, so old enough to expect me to do things and sometimes their birthdays come in the same pay week, so I need to make sure I've budgeted accordingly...but they're just minor stuff really.

The DC don't care, we celebrate DD's birthday, leave her cards up till DS's and then swap them over, lol.

Birthdays are often in clusters anyway, my mum, my dad and my sister are all 2 days apart and mine, DP's, my BIL and my nephew's are all within 2 weeks of each other and DD shares her birthday with 2 of my nephews who are twins.

The only ones who have ever been upset about anything are the twins who for a few years as small children wanted different birthdays, lol.

My entire family was born in November. We have a birthday on almost every day of the month. It's great, just a huge party month!

We have similar -

Dd3 - 20 July
Ds - 25 July
Dd2 - 9 August
Dd1 - 23 August

It's not a problem, it's just always an expensive summer holidays!

We also have lots of family birthdays in March -

Me - 10 March
DSis - 12 March
DMum - 24 March
DDad - 25 March
DSis - 11 April

Again, not a problem, it's just the way it happens.

Mine two are days apart, only real negative is having the expense of two birthdays in the same month! Good luck OP

My ds was born Christmas Day - pregnant now and due 3rd January
Basically dh's birthday is the only time we shag it seems!

My sister and I share the same birthday but we were born a few years apart. I don't remember any problems with birthdays although I wouldn't know any different tbh!

I can't see why it would be an problem for your dc as they won't know any different either.

My birthday is a week after my sibling- also a 2 year gap.
I think it was actually easier as we got presents/parties at the time so it always seemed fair.
Only problem is its December so both overshadowed by Christmas a bit! But again, at least we are in the same boat!

I have
1 Feb ds4
9 Feb ds1
16 Feb ds2
24 Feb is my niece
13 March ds3

poor ds3 has lots of birthdays to get through before its his but it's fine

I have a completely unscientific n unproven theory that birthdays do run in families ...I guess it's possible some women have a peak fertility season?? (I know there are a million exceptions!)
;)

my dsis is also feb

Ds4 was the only one who's due date was Feb though, Ds1s was Jan, ds2s March, ds3s may

I have 2 dc with early November birthdays. I wouldn't mind them sharing a birth month if it wasn't so close to Christmas!

mine had the same due date.
one was born a bit before the other a bit after. no problem with parties.