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What month would you choose your baby to be born in?

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brightwave · 08/04/2021 00:21

I know it’s not always possible to pick, but if you could what month would you pick and why?

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Yogabear1 · 08/04/2021 00:31

August, lovely sunny days off school

physicskate · 08/04/2021 02:32

September. Oldest in year so more ready to start school. Studies show this helps a little being sometimes nearly a year older than classmates.

DramaAlpaca · 08/04/2021 02:37

I planned for my third DC to be born in September, and it worked.

Happycat1212 · 08/04/2021 02:40

August would be the worst imo! Youngest in the class is not a good thing! And they would be at a disadvantage imo. I would say anywhere between September-jan

cariadlet · 08/04/2021 02:55

We were trying for ages so it wasn't really a choice but as a primary school teacher, I was really happy that dd was born in September. It's what I would have chosen because I knew that being one of the oldest in her year group would give her an early advantage.

Trustisamust · 08/04/2021 02:58

August worked out best for my son. He's top 10% of his year group academically and has been for three years running (years 7 - 9). If he'd have been September born he would have been bored at school and probably felt held back.

Blackcountrychik · 08/04/2021 03:03

I agree with pp I would prefer my child not to be born in August . I have a child born at the very end of June and it was lovely when he was small , nice baby summery clothes , parties in better weather then he started school and a lot of the other children were nearly 5 as he had just turned 4 ! The staff noticed that a lot of the younger aged boys played up in class some days a lot more than the older ones .
I was a child who was one of the oldest in my year and I much preferred that .

Trustisamust · 08/04/2021 03:08

And sadly you can't always choose of course. I lost three pregnancies - one due September, one January, one April.
My children are August, May and May.

daffodilsandprimroses · 08/04/2021 03:13

Between March and may. September means an extra year of childcare!

ChocOrange1 · 08/04/2021 03:27

March
Middle of the school year.
Not heavily pregnant during hot weather.
Nice weather to enjoy when baby is small, having to wake up at night is harder in the winter when it's cold and dark.
3YO funding can be claimed from April so not long to wait - April babies don't get funding until September.
Not too close to Christmas

Ploughingthrough · 08/04/2021 03:32

I always wanted a spring baby - late March, April, May. You can get outside, the days are longer and you've got summer ahead of you.
I got one in Winter and one in the middle of Summer so it didn't really work out that way!!

NameChange30 · 08/04/2021 04:18

@ChocOrange1

March Middle of the school year. Not heavily pregnant during hot weather. Nice weather to enjoy when baby is small, having to wake up at night is harder in the winter when it's cold and dark. 3YO funding can be claimed from April so not long to wait - April babies don't get funding until September. Not too close to Christmas

This! DC1 is a March baby. DC2 was born in September and I don't understand why so many people want September babies. I worry about her being bored/not stretched at school and in her last 6 months or so of preschool. I was one of the oldest and brightest at school and tbh I don't want my children to always be top of the class.

MaverickDanger · 08/04/2021 04:22

DS is December and I’ll be trying to avoid that again!

Feb or March for our next one I think. My midwife said they tend to be quieter months too on the wards.

custardbear · 08/04/2021 04:43

My second child was March which worked well as I had the summer off with him as only took 6 month maternity leave

First child was September which was goid school wise as she was so ready for school but it was then winter when I was mid PND which wasn't ideal

NotGenerationAlpha · 08/04/2021 04:57

I have a September and a March baby and I prefer March. Being the oldest in the class and having a birthday so close to the start of the school year has a lot of disadvantages. Being average and in the end is a lot better seeing my two children.

firstimemamma · 08/04/2021 05:33

Not October - January. The amount of birthdays we've already got to worry about then is ridiculous! 6 in January alone!

3ormorecharacters · 08/04/2021 05:39

I have a late April birthday and think that's pretty ideal. Middle of the school year, not too close to Christmas, and the weather has been lovely on probably 90% of my birthdays.

Piccalily19 · 08/04/2021 05:44

I agree with the March posters. My baby was born early Feb and is worked well as now I’ve found my feet the weather/lights been improving and got the summer to look forward too. the first few weeks were a bit too cold for a nervous FTM with a newborn though.
Next time I’d aim for March if I’m lucky enough for it to work quickly!

CloudFormations · 08/04/2021 05:45

September - best for starting school

DoLallyTapMum · 08/04/2021 05:56

The september comments have me laughing, all of the people I know who are genius level clever were born in late summer and some skipped several years at school so were a lot younger than their peers. Also, if you’re a summer baby you can always start school the following September so would have the advantage of being the oldest in the class anyway.

GeorgiaGirl52 · 08/04/2021 06:06

February - so her birthstone is Amethyst.

breadbinbaby · 08/04/2021 06:07

I’d have preferred September (got one October and due again start of November - secretly hoping this one is early enough to make it into October again!) I’m November and there are fewer options to celebrate in a cold month. I’m glad they’re still in that first few months of the school year though, better for them academically and easier for things like learning to drive and going out when they get to 17/18.

Dyra · 08/04/2021 06:09

Early October. Early enough in autumn that you're still likely to get sunshine. It's ionly just after the equinox, so the day is still a decent length. Late enough in autumn so that you get a the colour changes of the trees. You're not quite the oldest in your class, but still up there. On a personal note, no-one in my family has a birthday in October somehow. The only downside is that it's a fairly common time to have a birthday. It comes shortly after you'd be due if you conceived over the new year.....

DD was due late September. I'm certain I would have gone over my due date, so probably would have been October. Instead, thanks to pre-eclampsia and an early induction she was born early September. She shares a birthday with her uncle as well. I'm still mildly bitter. I am grateful though that she wasn't born late August. Other than the weather, I see very little upside to having a late August birthday.

felulageller · 08/04/2021 06:46

March-June. It's much easier having a baby and a long stretch of good weather for pram pushing.

I'm sure I've read there's less PND with spring babies.

PolarnOPirate · 08/04/2021 06:52

I have a May and a November. May was PERFECT. Pregnant Aug-May so not the summer. Lovely warm birthdays. Lovely warm newborn days. Weaning and sitting and playing for their first Christmas. Ahhh, heaven.

November was nice and snuggly but a bit of a pain having to wrap the baby up so much all the time. Also an extra year of childcare.

We are going to aim for Feb/March if we go for number 3 because I want it before the eldest turns 7 and before that we have other stuff going on.

I do think Jan/Feb is a bit bleak though!

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