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[quote=Anonymous]I have a November baby and February baby and liked both!
November baby pros:
-you have a newborn during the holidays which for me was nice bc it gave us an excuse to stay home and have family come visit us instead of traveling like we normally would
-it was also nice having the first 4 months of baby’s life be in winter when you’re mostly cozy inside staying home more anyway. I loved snuggling and nursing my baby under a blanket/by the fire, wearing cozy clothes. I think I recovered well postpartum bc I had so much rest time during my maternity leave and if it had been during a different season I might have tried to be more active which might have led to slower recovery/less rest
-didn’t feel rushed to lose the baby weight/had plenty of time to lose it prior to bathing suit season
-wasn’t too huge and uncomfortable or so pregnant that I couldn’t travel during the summer before baby was born
-my kid will be one of the oldest in school which I like and it was nice to not even have that be a question since he wasn’t anywhere near the cut off dates

November baby cons:
-having a baby born right at beginning of flu season was a bit worrisome 
-I didn’t feel this way personally but I do think some people feel very isolated during maternity leave and it is harder to get out and do things w a newborn during the winter months.
-not the best time of year for birthday parties as it’s too cold to do an outdoor party

February baby pros:
-still winter so some time to have guilt free hunkering down during newborn days but spring is coming soon so you have that to look forward to. I felt like I was finally ready to start getting out of the house w both kids right when the weather started getting nice (mid-March) 
-baby born toward end of flu season so I didn’t worry as much about that once we did start getting out
-baby still will be on the older side of age for grade in school (5.5 when starting kindergarten) and again no decision making needs to be done about redshirting

February baby cons:
-could be born during a snowstorm as mine was!
-not great time of year for bday parties as it’s usually so gray and cold 
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