To begin with, I’m fully aware that the title of this thread is kinda ridiculous. [name]Just[/name] wondering… if by any chance you can control it, what is your favourite month to have a baby? It can be because of the weather, season, or special occassion (e.g. christmas babies, new year, valentine, etc).
I’m a teen, so my judgment on this is clouded my teenage naivity, however I am well aware that these things can’t really be controlled and if you’re struggling to concieve you will happily have a baby whenever. BUT, I would prefer to have a child in summer (British [name]Summer[/name], so end of [name]May[/name]-[name]September[/name]/start of [name]October[/name]). This is because my birthday is in [name]July[/name] and growing up the weather was mostly lovely on my b’day allowing me to have great garden parties which also saved my parents some pretty pennies because they didn’t have to book anywhere. I also like summer birthdays because they are a good distance away from Xmas allowing parents to save up money in between the occasions, most children I know who are born near Xmas hate it, and most summer babies love their b’day. 
I would say towards the end of [name]Spring[/name] ([name]October[/name]/[name]November[/name]) because then you wouldn’t be enormously pregnant during the summer, but you wouldn’t freeze during night feeds! However, if I’m pregnant right now (fingers crossed!), I’ll be due in [name]January[/name] - right in the middle of stinking hot forty degrees! That’ll be fun…
I always wanted a [name]September[/name] baby - it is far enough from [name]Christmas[/name], generally good weather, friends are back from the school holidays for birthday parties, and the chances of having an exam on your birthday is slim as it is only just back to school (at least in [name]Canada[/name]). I am happy to settle for a [name]November[/name] baby, though.
I’ve just moved from [name]Texas[/name] to Oregon, so my memory of barely tolerable [name]Texas[/name] summers is vivid in my mind. If I could have a baby in [name]May[/name], right before the really intolerable period of summer begins, that would be ideal, because I’d have neither first trimester miseries nor end of pregnancy miseries when it’s 110 degrees with eight trillion percent humidity outside.
However, I’ve had recurrent dreams of having a baby in [name]December[/name]. This is somewhat ironic, because [name]December[/name] has a lot of hangups for me: my late father was born on the 6th and died on the 24th, a beloved dog died on the 31st, a deceased friend was born on the 16th, and another family member died on the 29th - so it’d be an odd month for something decent to happen to me. I have Very Strong Feelings about [name]New[/name] Year’s, in particular.
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. These are the factors I consider:
- I don’t want to be extremely pregnant during hot hot months (July, Aug, Sept)
- Avoid baby born during flu season (cases reported Sept thru April with the heaviest months being Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb; immunization available at 6 mo)
- I love layering clothes so being largest during colder months would be preferable
- No December births (no fun interfering with wildly variable Chanukah)
- No Aug or Sept birth (child will always be the eldest or youngest of their class)
- Prefer no mid-June, July, thru mid-Aug births (I went to two-month sleep away camp & I always felt sry for the summer b-days)
So with all those specifications … WHEN exactly fits?
I consulted this chart (http://www.storknet.com/cubbies/pregnancy/chart.htm), and the best I can come up with is a March baby. For a St. Patty’s Day baby you’d have to get prego in June. Then you wouldn’t really need to shop for new bathing suits or sundresses for most of the summer, wear all my baggy cardigans and scarves in the third trimester in the winter, then baby would be old enough for newest strain of flu vaccine when it rolls out in September.
Realistically, I’d be happy with a baby WHENEVER, but if I had to plan one, say with ART, then that’s how I’d plan it. Cheers. (:
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I think I’d pick [name]September[/name]. I liked being one of the oldest in my class. The summer kids in my class hated being the youngest and didn’t like that their birthday’s fell in the summer holidays so they never got to celebrate their birthday’s at school like the term time kids.
I really can’t think of an ideal time for a British baby to be born -
([name]September[/name] - [name]November[/name]) is ideal for schooling - would be one of the oldest in their class. You would also not to be too pregnant during hotter months - we often get our hottest weather in may-june but it can be very variable haha!! However [name]November[/name] is getting close to [name]Christmas[/name] time.
(Dec - Feb) wouldn’t really want a christmas baby, and would also miss out on the skiing season (haha!)
([name]March[/name]-[name]May[/name]) Would be at your heaviest during cool months which would be nice, but kid would end having to revise and exams around their birthday.
([name]June[/name]-Aug) Nice time of year to have a birthday - good weather for parties and activities, no school, but you would also be youngest in class which can leave kids at a disadvantage.
I suppose I would choose early [name]September[/name], weather would be decent, would have kid at home for an extra year (oldest in class), and the child would be a few months old by the time the cold cold weather came. And British summers are never too hot really so it wouldn’t matter as much being pregnant in summer.
I thought [name]May[/name] or [name]June[/name] would be good–pretty weather for outside parties and not super pregnant all summer.
No kids here yet, but an unusually high number of my teacher co-workers have children born in late winter/early spring (Feb-Apr)… you get your maternity leave and the summer with your baby and can go back to work in the fall
I think there are good and bad things about all seasons. I think [name]Spring[/name] is good though, you avoid being heavily pregnant in the summer, and you also avoid having an infant in those hot months. For me [name]March[/name] really is perfect; the last months of pregnancy I just wanted to cuddle up inside under blankets, and February and [name]March[/name] are made for that (here in [name]London[/name] anyway!). She’ll be big enough for us to go on holiday to lazy beaches in [name]July[/name] and [name]August[/name]. She’ll be four and a half when she starts school. If I could pick a month for my next babies, I’d choose [name]October[/name]/[name]November[/name] or [name]May[/name]/[name]June[/name]. I would avoid [name]July[/name], [name]August[/name], [name]September[/name] and [name]January[/name] if I could.
Of course I want to be pregnant NOW. But it’s a fun question to think about. I’d like a [name]May[/name] or [name]June[/name] baby. I think kids’ birthday parties are easier in the late spring or summer (I am in the U.S. in a state with harsh winters.)
Then again, summer maternity clothes are very cute. I wouldn’t mind being at the beginning/middle stages of pregnancy in the summer. Maybe not the end though, if I could help it.
If I could choose, I’d go with anything but spring. Cozy indoor birthday parties would be fun in the winter, and picnics or bonfire birthday parties would be fun in the summer and fall, but spring? What kind of a birthday party do you have in the spring? [name]Spring[/name] is so ugly where I live. Trees are barren, everything is drab, ground is muddy…bleh. It’s sunny and warm, of course, so you don’t want to be stuck indoors for a birthday party, but it’s too muddy and ugly to actually hold a party outdoors. I also tend to feel anxious and stressed particularly during springtime months. I’ve actually considered taking a break from TTC during the months when I would conceive a springtime baby. I know it’s stupid, and I probably won’t really take a break, but it has crossed my mind. No offense meant to anyone with a springtime birthday! It’s just personal preference on something that ultimately isn’t a big deal at all.
I always wanted a winter baby! So I could wrap them up and dress my newborn in very snuggly clothes, haha. But so far I have 2 [name]Spring[/name] babies, My eldest was born in [name]October[/name] and 2nd in [name]November[/name] a year later, and now this baby is due at the start of summer!
I’m a teacher, and the summer break thing definitely ties into my assessment of the “perfect time” to have a baby, too. I’d prefer late [name]June[/name], personally, though…but that’s only because I don’t want to have to take time off of work. 
I’m due in early [name]July[/name] with my first, which I think is great because my husband is a teacher, so he’ll be at home to help me with the baby for the first few weeks. But I have to admit, I’m not so thrilled at the prospect of being pregnant in 100 degree weather, and I don’t really like the fact that he/she will be one of the youngest in their class. I think I’d prefer a fall or winter baby, actually, if I got the choose the best time.
Edit: You know, I change my mind. I think May would actually be the best month. That way I wouldn’t be pregnant at all during the summer, and DH will still be off for most of the early months.
I always wanted a fall baby. [name]September[/name] or [name]October[/name] sound great. Fall is my favorite time of year and I think pumpkins, apple bobbing and hay rides would make for great birthday parties.
[name]March[/name], [name]April[/name], [name]June[/name], [name]August[/name], [name]September[/name], [name]October[/name], [name]November[/name] or [name]December[/name]. I base this purely on the fact that I find these months aesthetically pleasing.
On a side note, in my experience as a kid we all had birthday parties at the same adventure playground/park EVERY YEAR, regardless of what time of year we were born! But everyone seemed to have [name]March[/name] birthdays… something was definitely going on in the previous summer.
And I don’t think anyone in the UK needs to be bothered about being pregnant during the ‘hot’ summer months 
I have one born in February and one born in [name]August[/name]. I vastly preferred being due in February over [name]August[/name].
I had [name]Rowan[/name] in mid [name]October[/name]. I was pretty far along in the hot months, the whole Month of [name]September[/name] was AWFUL. You get so hot late in a pregnancy and I literally had to sit in front of a fan most of my waking hours. I remember taking a lot of cool showers and sticking my head in the refrigerator for a few minutes. Although, [name]October[/name] is a beautiful Month here in the NC mountains and it was GORGEOUS outside when she was born. And the day we walked out of the hospital, it was the first real “cold” day and I remember how amazingly refreshing that was. I also believe that having a baby in the “flu” months are better in the long run. I read an article about how people who were born in the fall are more likely to be centenarians (people who live over 100) because their immune systems are so good.
But if I got to choose, I would pick [name]March[/name] or [name]April[/name]. You get to be the biggest during the colder months, [name]March[/name] and [name]April[/name] are generally warm enough to have outside birthday parties and the like, summer clothes for infants are ADORABLE, I love Pisces and [name]Aries[/name] zodiac signs… [name]Summer[/name] wouldn’t be too bad either. I was born in early [name]August[/name] and I loved getting to have my birthday parties at the pool and lake.