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What is the best month or months to have a baby? (your personal opinion, for fun only)
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Anonymous
| Had #1 in September, which I thought was perfect. I was off on maternity leave through the holidays, I could live in flip flops and skirts all summer long, I spent the majority of the time in A/C anyways so the heat wasn't too too bad... and I got to lounge at the pool/beach all summer (although easier when you have no kids yet), which made me SO much more relaxed. #2 is due in July and while I am looking forward to being able to spend my whole maternity leave outside, I am a little disappointed about the fact that I won't be able to sit at the pool all summer like last time. |
Anonymous
| I had an october baby that was not planned and I'll never make that mistake again... I agree with the PP who said it was hard dealing with holidays having a newborn, but the really hard part for me was being huge, uncomfortable and HOT! By the end of august I just wanted to move to Canada for the remaining of my pregnancy... If I ever get pregnant again, I will time it right and have a baby by the end of the winter (around this time) and enjoy spring with a new baby and saving summertime for when baby can already play in the water. |
Anonymous
| I have a may (early May) and it was fabulous. I wasn't too pregnant during the holidays and had an entire summer to spent at home with him. The weather was perfect so we were out and about from the day he came home. And his B-day is before the end of school - so he can still celebrate it with friends. |
Anonymous
| Our first was born in early January and the second was just born the last day of November. I'm not thrilled about the timing of either of those. For the Jan bday, every year now I feel like I just get through the holiday craziness and now, oh yeah, not done yet because there's a birthday. It really sneaks up on you. And now we've bookmarked the other end with a birthday during the holiday craziness and right around Thanksgiving, which I'm guessing may be interesting for parties and such when she gets older. (My husband says it's even worse for him because my birthday is mid-November.) We were shooting more for around September but clearly was not within our control. Oh well. As someone else noted, both kids are extremely happy and healthy, and that's the most important thing. |
Anonymous
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For purely selfish reasons, I will say right after the school cutoff.
We will get to keep our two October boys for an extra year since they were born right after the Sept. 30th cutoff. Yes, it sucks being hugely pregnant in the summer, esp. in DC, but it's only one summer. My boys are only 8 and 5 now, but already I see how the time flies by so quickly, and I am really glad we'll have them in the house an extra year before we have to send them off to college. My August girl, now 9, will be just turning 18 when she leaves for college and that seems so young to me. I would love to be able to have her at home for an extra year too. |
Anonymous
| March, April or May. Most of pregancy is in fall/winter and you get to enjoy late spring/early summer with baby. My first was born in mid-May and I took 8 months off - it was the best summer ever. Due to some bad planning on my part, by second is due this August and I am already dreading the DC heat during those final months of pregnancy. |
Anonymous
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April and September.
i planned my kids for these months. i love spring and Fall...not too hot, not too cold. I wanted bday parties that could be held comfortably outside and I wanted to have NICE weather for maternity leave! My firstborn's Sept. bday was perfect...beautiful Fall and I was out on leave throughout the entire holiday season returning after the new year. What i wasn't crazy about the sept bday was having a newborn during flu season (he never got sick) but I was terrified he would be--now we are dealing with the Sept.school thing....when to send him to K. april birth was fantastic--april 2nd..a few great months of spring weather and the yucky cold/flu season was just about over. I loved the longer days!!! The daylight into the evening was great. If you ask me...anytime is perfect for a new baby! |
Anonymous
But autumn in DC is sometimes lovelier than spring/early summer! |
Anonymous
| I would say April or March too. I have an August child and an October one. With both I was huge and hot in the heat of the summer. It'd be so nice to be able to get out and about when the baby is 6 weeks and up. For me, when I started feeling like doing that, it was just starting to get really cold! |
Anonymous
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DC #1 was born at the beginning of August...I didn't mind being pregnant in the summer. But I'm also not one of those pregnant women who feel hot all the time, so that probably factored in. I really liked the summer maternity clothes options -- a cotton dress is waaay more comfortable than pants and a sweater.
I could not give birth in the dead of winter without getting PPD. |
Anonymous
| I had twins in August. Would NOT recommend it. Can you say cankles? I had to wear moo-moos and flip flops to work...not my finest hour... |
Anonymous
As a mommy paying for day care, my ideal time is summer- less months/years they spend in day care before starting K = less $$ paid in day care expenses! 
Unless you need to hold back- then this plan completely backfires. |
Anonymous
| Had a November baby, hated it because she got really sick and hospitalized early, and then we still had months of winter and not being outside to deal with. |
Anonymous
As an accountant...anytime before dec 31! 
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Anonymous
What does that mean? Before Dec 31st as in the second half of the calendar year? As close to Dec 31st as possible? Jan 1, 2011 is before Dec 31, 2011... |