DH won't like due date

My husband's not going to like the due date the ob's office just gave me. 1st July, which is fireworks night here in the territory.

With my first baby i was due 1st August but my waters broke spontaniously on the 1st July. My husband couldn't hear me screaming for him (i was in bed) when they broke beacuse our neighbours were letting off heaps of crackers. There was a queue at the labour ward as lots of people had gone into labour. A real baby boom. Didn't help that it was a full moon or that we experienced an earth tremor that night either.

It also means that our kids are going to have very close b'days unless no.2 decides to rock up early too.

I had to smile at that one. My DH is worried that he will miss out on his beloved RuxCon convention here in sydney - lucky there wont be any fireworks though!

GL hun!!

hehe.. I'm sure he'll forget all about it once bub is here :)

I didn't want DD to be born in August - but she had other ideas ;)

All 4 of my kids will share birthdays.
The older 2 are both born in August (1st & 28th) & the little ones are both Novemeber. Isla is the 6th & Im due on the 4th.

The only thing that'd be of interest to my DH around my EDD is the footy. That can easily be taped if it's a game he really wants to see.
It's more for me as bubs is due 6 days before Mothers Day. Hoping bubs will arrive before then so i can enjoy my 1st Mothers Day.

Hahaha, could be the cricket for this one :lol: Just as well they have a telly in the labour room :lol:

You can't do much about it now hun. They don't often arrive on their due date anyway. My second DS was due in late October but decided to arrive late September. Now his birthday is going to clash with the AFL grand final when it's on a weekend. Plus in terms of birthday parties, his birthday is during school holidays, and DS1's birthday is 2 weeks after the school term starts so when he starts school he'll have about 1 day to make friends to invite to his party LOL!

LOL... this thread makes me laugh... my due date is the same weekend that the Government is scheduled to scuttle the HMAS Canberra, off the coast of Victoria. It will become a massive scuba diving site and being a mad keen diver, he was all set to go.

Its a big deal in the scuba diving world - the last scuttling the Government did was a ship called the HMAS Brisbane, located in Queensland and my DH flew up to the Sunshine Coast to watch it. Fully. He flew up there :rolleyes:

Its also around the time of the air show I think... so he is doubly devastated and hoping that bubs appears early or late... so he can go to the airshow but more importantly go watch the Canberra sink!!

I always say that the one day you can pretty much guarantee bub WON'T arrive is the due date!

MantaRay, I hear you on the Grand Final thing. DS was born right on Grand Final Day, 6 days late. I had so many people ask me what my husband would do if that happened and luckily I could say it didn't really matter because he is a Kiwi so not too bothered about the AFL!

But the timing is a PITA already for parties and DS has only just turned 2. We have quickly realised that if DS is ever going to have a birthday party it can't be on Grand Final Day because so many people won't come...and when he goes to school his birthday will be in school holidays.

Hi MB

My first DS was due Christmas Day and this one is due 15 March but my dates are saying two days earlier which is Friday the 13th so I know what you mean by DH's not being happy about the EDD. I'm in the same boat !!!

DD#1 birthday is 16 September. I was due with DD#3 on 20 sept. She had other ideas though, and i went into labour on the evening of 16 Sept. Luckily she arrived after midnight. So DD#1 birthday is 16 Sept, DD#3 is 17 Sept. We just celebrated a 5th birthday and a 1st birthday, and whilst it was busy, and expensive :rolleyes:, it was fun having two mornings of present opening and cake.


ETA : I did a lot of praying during my last pregnancy that i wouldnt have her on the same day as DD#1....well, my prayer worked i guess, even though i prob meant the day after too :D

My little brother was born on my 5th birthday and we have both loved it...was always like Christmas morning ...a HUGE celebration! And we always got one BIG present to share...like a trampline along with individual special presents.

How bizarre so many women went into labour that night!

My situation is a lot like Mbear's. My DS1's birthday is on the 30th of October, his little brother was due on the 26th of Oct, but was 5 days late and was born on the 31st so their b'days are a day apart. It was a very close call! This Sunday we are having a combined 1st and 4th birthday party. It has it's benefits, at least I don't have to organise two parties each year now LOL!

My DF said he'll be annoyed if he has to share his birthday with bubs when we have kids! He said he's happy for the bub to share mine (because that means he can buy one present and then that will be better) but not his! He's also said he'd HATE it to be due on the AFL grand final day next year... *rolls eyes* MEN and their bloody sport!

According to a section of my (adorable) dad's speech at my wedding, he seems to think that I purposely plan things to mess with his schedule. Lol. It was a little inconvenient that I decided I would be born when Bathurst was on. And then I was rude enough to have my wedding on Grand Prix day :ROFL: Now I wonder how happy he is about my baby being due 3 days before his birthday hehehehe. He's the biggest sweetheart though and I just know he's going to make the best Grandpa :hug:

Maybebabie - You might have to make sure that on July 1st your husband has his mobile phones vibrating feature turned on just in case he can't hear the phone. Either that, or get yourself some heavy duty fireworks for yourself and start setting them off from the house so he can see them ;)

DD1 was born on Adelaide Grand Prix day but it was the year they stopped it due to rain! I can remember XH and the Obs talking about it while i was in labour.
My niece is born on my brother's b'day and my cousin and his son share a b'day. My brother was happy his 1st child came on his birthday, I would be ped off LOL