I think I'd like to have an October baby - that way I am pregnant mostly in winter so no worries about over heating & then bub is less likely to catch a cold or winter related illness until s/he is six months or more.
I was also thinking a September/October baby would be good as you don't have to get up in the middle of the night as often for feeds, plus also if you feed till baby is 1 yr old when they're at they're biggest it won't be so hot... but also realise that I've not had a go at any of this..... YET
I have a Dec bub and an Oct bub and this one will be Jan/Feb. But i would love to have a winter bub. Just so i can rug them up and cuddle with them all day. My babies didnt like being cuddled cause it was too hot!
In a perfect world I would want my next bub to be a girl & born in March. We don't want much
We are all born in march (me, dp & ds & ds wasn't exactly planned so we did well) so a girl born in march would be perfect.
I also stayed at home through winter so he got a sniffle once but that was it, I also didn't have to worry about heatstroke etc...
If it's within the realms of reality: I would like to have a pregnancy which meant that I could celebrate Xmas, New Year's Eve and my birthday - so I could drink......AND be heavily pregnant in the winter.....etopia....:0)
im happy that this bub is due in may. As well as a highly likliehood of being a taurus (I always wished id been born a taurean) i hated havong a newborn in summer. we had no air cona nd it was really hot, oi was alwyas worried about him overheating at night.
I had dd in Jan and this one will be in Dec. I love my planning although not really planned like that
My reasons ...
1) Full term at the beginning of summer (here it only gets Hell Hot from end Jan - Mar) Hence lovely pool time and cool clothes. Also you can use the a/c to keep the house cool, I hate a/c in winter .. too stuffy
2) They start walking at around a year's age .. then it's summer again. Lots of bare foot patter around the house
3) Getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning in the summer is not as totally energy tapping as getting up that time in winter
4) Breastfeeding might be a bit sticky, BUT it's not cold!!!!!
5) I feel that they don't get as sick won't know ... did not have a winter bub.
6) You can dress them in the cutest shorties EVERY just being silly!!
I'm with Curly! Having a baby in the second half of the year means they won't be the youngest at school. I think the cut off for starting school is that they have to be 5 yrs old by the 30th of May. So if you're baby is born on say the 1st of May, you need to weigh up whether to send them to school or keep the back until the following year. If you need to work, but want to keep them back, that can be another year of childcare costs. But then, if money is no obstacle, how lovely to have your child at home for another year!
I always thought I would have a March baby. I would love to be pregnant in Summer and wear comfortable, loose clothes and be able to nurse a newborn through winter.
I am going off the pill in June next year so we will see
1. You avoid the heat while you are at your largest.
2. You don't have to worry about bubs overheating overnight while he/she is a newborn.
3. You don't have to worry about sunburn with a newborn.
I honestly hadn't really thought about it before getting pregnant last time but I think it worked pretty well giving birth in late June. I suffered badly from heat early in the second tri so maybe an August of September bub would be good too.
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If you had a choice for month of birth
won't know ... did not have a winter bub.
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