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

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

We tried for years and when I finally got pregnant I was due at the end on Jan. I really didn't want a Jan baby.

In the end it was great. Maternity unit was quiet, it was ok to stay inside and snuggle, when I felt up for walks the spring was coming. It's a pain now having a birthday so close to Xmas but that's about it.

Liked it so much we planned for number 2 to be born in Jan as well. I managed to get the same due date for both but DC2 hung on until Feb.

Not everywhere in UK is the same an august birthday would be lovely for Scottish schools as would start on or around your fifth birthday March would make you oldest in school year and you would be 5.5 when starting school December to February makes you youngest in school though lots of Jan and Feb birthdays defer

Feb/March I think

Good time for schools, you'll be heavily pregnant in winter which is easier, and weather's getting better but it'll be nice and sunny by the time you want to get out with baby.

@physicskate

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

You can now deal entering your summer born child’s entry to reception by a year.

It isn’t as simple as just deferring entry to reception, is it? Don’t you have to make a case for it and then the school might put them into year 1 with what would have been their original year group, but without having been to reception?

October, September is too risky incase they come early, October is a lovely month to have a birthday.

@felulageller

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.

I agree with your months. Don't agree with the PND comment. I had PND after both of mine who were March and May.

But yes, I enjoyed not being heavily pregnant in the summer and having mat leave in the summer instead. It actually snowed when we brought DS1 home in March and I felt trapped for the first few weeks because I didn't want to take him out cos it was so cold.

I genuinely don't understand the September children thing. All of my family are March to June and did very well academically (all went to uni etc). All of DHs family are September to December and didn't do well at school at all.

I have a June-born, August-born and October-born. There are advantages and disadvantages to each of these months, I think. June is great for a Summer-y birthday, also it provides a nice even spread for presents in the year as it’s 6 months on from Christmas. October-born is good for being one of the oldest in the school year. Also, it’s often still warmish in October. My August-born’s birthday nearly always falls on the bank holiday weekend when we’re camping with friends, which he loves. He is the youngest in his class though, but he’s bright and it doesn’t seem to be unduly affecting him for now. The only month I would actively avoid is December because of Christmas. I wouldn’t want my child to feel their birthday got ‘lost’ amidst all the other special/fun events that happen in December. I also like the fact my children each have their own birthday month and that they’re spaced apart a bit.

April or May. Two of mine are spring babies and it's a lovely time of year.

What I forgot to say as well is by complete chance, I actually ended up having my two DC at the same time of year my parents had their first two DC. My DC were actually born on my brother and Is due dates which is weird.

Mine are both April and everyone commented on how lovely it was to have a baby in spring. It was nice when they were newborns, we could go on long walks and enjoy the flowers blossoming Now my son is in reception I can see how hugely advantageous it is to be born in September/October/November for the school system so I would probably choose then.

My DD is a February baby and I loved
It! Heavily pregnant in the cold winter, short days and no pressure to get out and about quickly as it was cold and dark. By the time the clocks changed I was feeling much more myself and more confident so we enjoyed a lovely spring/summer outside. I had the whole year off so the build up to Christmas was lovely as she was very aware of the lights etc

If I could choose, I’d avoid august and December and prefer feb-June. But after 14 months of trying I didn’t care. My first is due in May which is perfect.

I really don’t get all the insistence August babies struggle at school. I’m a late late august baby and was fine at primary, top sets, top gcse and a level and have a degree.
I struggled because I’m dyslexic but being born a month later wouldn’t have changed that.

I’ve got March, June and November babies. I think November or March was the best because you’re not heavily pregnant in the summer! June was the worst gave birth in a heatwave and it was horrible. I roughly planned my youngest to be an October - January baby to avoid that again!

Sept/Oct as it gives them a great advantage!

I wanted a Late May - Mid June baby.

I got a New Year’s Eve baby. Do not recommend.

@breadbinbaby

It isn’t as simple as just deferring entry to reception, is it? Don’t you have to make a case for it and then the school might put them into year 1 with what would have been their original year group, but without having been to reception?

In our area it is that simple you just ring them and tell them your deffering until the following year. They don't miss reception either.

I have an August and a July baby. I would have preferred September so they would be the oldest in school. My August dd is doing fantastic at school though so I didn't need to worry.

I'm an late August baby (you can't get any later) and I was gone during school. Yes my mum said the earlier years were hard because I didn't have the capacity that the older kids had but she just kept reminding the school that the other kids had almost a year on me. I'm qualified up to degree level so it hasn't stopped me being successful.

Personally I wouldn't choose to have a summer born purely because of the heat. I'd rather be heavily pregnant in the winter. DS is as April baby which is perfect - though as pp mentioned it means waiting til September for nursery funding.

I'd choose to have a October-November baby this time around. Because I work in a school and if I take a year from the beginning of the school year, I can end my maternity leave at the beginning of summer holiday and get paid for another 6 weeks with baby

@DoLallyTapMum

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.

If you are genius level of course it’s not really going to affect you being a bit younger than the rest of your year group! However at the other end of the scale it would be really hard and a major disadvantage in those early years if you were nearly a year younger than your classmates. I also echo the PPs - March was a great month to have a baby for the reasons listed above!

May is lovely. I have an early October (who was due mid-November) and a late May. The night feeds were so much easier with the May baby, even at 4am it was light and sunny outside through the summer and we went for nice long walks each day. Getting up in the middle of the night when it was dark, freezing and you could hear the rain was miserable in comparison.

Also we're in Scotland so the May baby is one of the eldest in their year whereas October is one of the youngest, particularly as it seems more common for Jan/Feb to defer entry these days.

I'm saying all that, it's not something we even thought about pre-kids as we had lots of mc first so would quite frankly have happily taken any date!

I'm in England and am late August born.

In fact I was the youngest in my entire year group.

Not fun. Played catch up constantly with kids who were bar a day or so, a year older than me.
Not to mention shit birthday parties cos it was summer hols and people could rarely attend.

Nah. Not great being such a late summer born child.

April - starting to get light in the mornings so early morning feeds feel less lonely, weather is normally quite mild, can go for nice early evening walks when baby is fussy and get to enjoy the summer when you’re out of the newborn fug and baby is a nice age at Christmas. Also by the time you’re going back to work it’s light in the evenings again.
Also a fairly good point in the school year; not too young when starting school

January as I always had my birthday in the summer holidays. In the UK spring or autumn is better I think.

I've got a September one. I think it probably helped re maturity in infants, but no noticeable difference now he's nearing high school. He's not the tallest, strongest or most able. Football was a disaster. The only thing I do, is use it to see if he's ready for things eg. Can he go to the shop alone? Well if he were a month older, he'd have been in high school for a year etc.

September is a nice month though, even though lots of kids have the same birthday. And it's an extra year of childcare. I was out walking in all weathers, but it was nice to sit outside when he got to 6/7 months and could actually interact more.