If you could plan it, summer or winter?

[Flowerpot26]

If you could plan, and nothing went wrong, would you recommend a autumn/winter baby Vs spring summer,
First baby was born in the spring which was amazing, but like the idea of having a celebration in the autuum so they didn't have to share!

, but loved the early sunrises when up all night, as the night didn't feel as long! Pros and cons for all, but if you could chose?

You're all poetic and I was trying to work out the best time to be heavily pregnant that wasn't red hot but didn't require investing in maternity coat :)

I’ve had a spring and an autumn and on balance of choose spring. Heavily pregnant in last summers heat wave was not fun. Also it evens out the age for school-won’t be oldest/youngest. Also you avoid peak cold season until they are bigger.

I had mine in the spring and would want that again as then I wasn’t pregnant when it was hot and night time feeds felt a bit less lonely when it was getting light early. I could also take her on walks at 7pm when she was crying without it being cold and dark.
I can’t really think of any cons apart from maybe trying to find flattering summer clothes for my post pregnancy body

DD was born in the middle of August 2 years ago - she wasn't planned - and my lord that last 6-8 weeks of pregnancy nearly killed me. It was a heatwave through July and I was full term, 32 degrees, laid naked in bed crying that I couldn't cope while DP fanned me and put ice cubes on my back

Any future children would be planned for winter/spring births!

Babies born in autumn can have an advantage as they are older in school. However my child was a summer baby and it hasn’t been a problem. If taking lengthy maternity leave it’s nicer in spring.

Definitely summer, I’ve had two babies with bronchiolitis. My summer baby was 5 months old and wasn’t too bad, my winter baby was 6 weeks and had it really badly.

I would just try to avoid being heavily pregnant in a heatwave ever again

Spring babies for me. Really heavy over colder months. Only problems is keeping young baby cool over Summer

DC1 was a Spring baby and it was lovely, enjoyed long walks in the sunshine and didn't find it too tough doing the early wake ups because it was already light.
DC2 is due in early October and I'm dreading being heavily pregnant through summer but looking forward to having an excuse to hunker down in the winter. I do worry about cabin fever and colds though.

4 of my mine are winter babies (Oct-jan) and the other one was born in may. I'd choose a spring baby. Loved having a baby that time and going on lots of warm pram walks. Not having to wrap them up and worrying about taking them out in the cold and rain when their newborns. Plus birthdays are nicer as there's so much more choice of what to do, garden party's, bouncy castles ect.

Only downside was being pregnant from one year to the next.No drinking over Xmas/new year! That pregnancy felt lonnngg lol

If I was going to have another and was trying then I'd start trying now and hope that I fell pregnant in July.

Spring. Brochiolitis is no joke. Both mine are winter and couldn't tell day from night for ages because it was dark all the time.

Advantage in school though, I do think kids born in the first school term generally find school easier.

So yeah...

Just not heavily pregnant mid summer, basically.

Aim for a spring bank holiday weekend if you can, for bonus birthday times

Had my baby in August, the light evenings made the first 6 weeks of exhaustion, broken sleep and bfing a little easier. It wasn’t immensely hot that year and I was able to take her for walks without panicking about layers. I’m not worried about her being the youngest in the year, I feel a tad guilty she will never get a birthday in school though.

Autumn was good. January not as good. Mid winter birthdays are crap for the rest of your life.

My January baby experience was quite lovely. I found cuddling up at home for the first few dark months, when baby and I are getting used to each other, to be a very lovely period of my life. And then as spring came, and baby got more curious and mobile, things tended to work out nicely for us. I wasn't heavily pregnant during the heat and the fun Xmas period was like a big party before the 'slow down, relax and wait' stage.

January birthday ideas involve more thought though, won't lie about that!

Yup, another that suffered being very pregnant in last year’s heat wave, baby born sept. However first DD was born in Jan and I’d never plan any proximity to Xmas again as it’s a total pita. Spring would be my choice if I go for a third, and I think birthdays spread out is a good idea where possible.

This is utterly ridiculous but my friend gave birth 3 months before me. She was very pregnant over summer and got to wear lovely light dresses that showed off her bump. I delivered in February so spent most of the time I was obviously pregnant all bundled up in coats and scarves and for that reason I would choose autumn

I have an autumn and a spring baby. Spring was much better. Pregnant over the winter when the higher body temperature was useful. By the time I was ready to be out and about lots the weather was better so lots of springtime walks with the pram and no need to bundle a newborn into layers and snowsuits.

Two winter babies, November and December born.
I liked being not too heavily pregnant over the summer, having them in winter gave us a lot more chance to stay at home in the warm, in their first summers they were able to sit out in a little paddling pool and enjoy themselves, I was able to ok rather vainly look decent again them summers.
Only slight issue is with the December borns birthday being close to Christmas.

Late summer would be better as my husband is around earlier in the evenings then! And birthdays would be spread! However it it would be coping with the heat and a toddler! Will see what happens! Thanks everyone!

I had mine in summer and loved it. I think the dark nights would've made it even more depressing for me personally. Whereas when it was light outside for longer the constant feeding and waking didn't feel as lonely. I did struggle in winter when baby was 6 months old. Xx

I've had both and prefer a winter baby. Health wise it's better in that the winter bugs are a killer when pregnant. No treatment, you just suffer through it. A friend just had a spring baby who has serious complications from a virus she caught that crossed the placenta at Christmas.

Practically - lots of benefits. Winter babies are in the cot pretty all the time when you're out, so lots of walking was great it actually doesn't rain that much over the winter. Then the weather warms up just as she was on the move so it was perfect. Went to the parks, sat in the garden with the paddling pool.

My spring baby was stuck on the grabby floor of various place when he started to move at 6 months. Also from that age they really need some sort of entertainment and he caught every bug going from these groups and places.

Down side was going back to work in winter but that was about it!

Another benefit was sleep. Winter babies live in the dark at lot more initially which really helped with sleep routines.

My summer baby was up at 5am everyday and never when to bed easily!

I've done both winter and summer and there are good and bad for both. Disadvantages of summer baby for me were/are that I get extreme morning sickness so being in my first trimester in the winter and around Christmas is miserable, rather than enjoy my fave foods and festive outings with my children I was being sick 10 times a day, not allowed my fave pate or cheese and bailey's or mulled wine. Its also really hard to keep from people before 12 weeks at Christmas if you're sociable. Moving through the spring when you start to feel better is nice and i love that in the summer you have to wear less clothes, waistbands are too uncomfortable for me now and so dresses and sandals are great. The two downsides for me of having a baby in the summer are that baby goes to school at a very young age and that having them in the summer for us makes our usual summer holiday (which our children look forwards to all year round) impossible so we have had to skip a year during my last pregnancy. With a winter baby, I found the morning sickness easier in the summer, eating ice lollies and salads and it's generally a more relaxing time. I loved having baby close to Christmas too although layering up heavily pregnant wasn't fun. My winter baby's have found school far easier too I must say.x

Both mine are winter (November and December) and while it slightly sucks for the December boy that his birthday is overshadowed by Christmas, it works well for us. I'm happy they won't start school until closer to 5 years. Having said that, we didn't specifically plan it this way - we had trouble conceiving so would have been delighted either way.