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Poll: the pros and cons of your due date's season
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Are you excited about the time of the year you're due? Or could it not be a worse time?
Obviously a baby is a blessing anytime of the year, but what are your pros and cons? (I guess most of us are due late summer - fall).
When we started trying I really had high hopes for a spring or summer baby. I had a June baby the first time and loved being able to go on neighborhood walks right away. I also wanted my kids 3 years apart in school (now they'll be 4 years apart).
I'm really looking forward to being due in October now though. I'll have the whole summer to spend just with my little boy, going to the pool, etc. Then he'll start a little preschool program in Sept. and should be adjusted to that by the time the baby comes and then we'll just settle down for the winter w/the new baby. I'm not looking forward to being stuck in the house, sleep deprived w/a rambuncious toddler, but there are plenty of community indoor play gyms and libraries we can go to.
i'm a little worried about the winter germs and having a newborn. DS didn't get sick 'til he was 8 mo. old.
those are my thoughts anyway! 
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Re: Poll: the pros and cons of your due date's season
im excited to have my morning sickness during the wintertime (knock on wood it doesnt last the whole 9 months...) its nice to be able to roll down a window or open a window and cool off when im feeling sick.
im excited to wear summer dresses with my bump. i love pregnancy i think it is very beautiful
im excited for it to still be a little warm when the baby is born. DS was born october 31st and it wasnt warm enough to take him outside to help him with his jaundice so he had to lay on a biliruben (sp?) blanket for 3 days at home. it made me sad.
I am due September 15, which means I will be 8 months pregnant in August in Texas. That will not be fun to say the least.
But, I am so excited that the baby will be here for the holidays. I think Thanksgiving and Christmas will be even more joyful with a little one!
I know what you mean about being pregnant in the summer in Texas. I am in the same boat as you. I am really glad the baby will be here for the holidays too. I can't wait to shop for a cute halloween costume and for LO to open his/her first christmas gifts. Nice thing is too that we can still go for those late night summer walks after the baby is born.
I think the biggest advantage is that I'll be more active towards the end of this pg than I was with DS (he was born late Feb)...I'm planning on swimming this summer, and when it's nice out, I take DS out every day to the park anyway, and end up walking quite a bit on a regular basis.
having a newborn during the darkest days of winter - no fun. But at least this time around I'll have DS to keep us amused/less bored.
DS2 - Oct 2010 (my VBAC baby!)
I am elated to be due in October. I own a small business that is wicked busy from spring to autumn and if I had been due during that time frame I would not have been able to take much maternity leave. But with being due in October, I will probably not have to come back (more than a few days a month) until January!
*disclaimer* I long ago gave up on being able to plan when our baby would be due - this is just a lucky coincidence!
I think one of the best parts about being due in September is that I have all summer to hit the rummage sales and find some good bargains on baby stuff. Especially on furniture or larger ticket items.
Negative -- My husband is an avid hunter and the season in Wisconsin runs from September to November. I generally like having him out of the house on weekends during that time of year, but it may prove tricky with a newborn.
At first, I had wanted a "teacher baby" due in March or April: that way you get your mat. leave, go back to work for a week for insurance purposes, then you have the whole summer before childcare is needed. Now, I'm realizing the blessing of not having to work the last three months of my pregnancy (I'll watch my 6 year old niece for the summer, but that's easy and fun!) Someone at work is due in March and SOOO miserable right now! I was also worried about the heat of the summer, but we had a scorcher last summer, so I think this summer will be milder. Plus, my sis (my niece's mommy) has A/C and a pool...guess where I'll be!
I am also looking forward to having the little one around for the holidays! What a "giant" little blessing for our family-immediate and extended!
I'm also worried about TX heat, since I'm due 8/30! At least I'm hoping people can come visit on labor day weekend, and my 12 weeks FMLA + vacation will get me through at least Thanksgiving.
It will never be great timing for my job, but it's pretty good. My main project is due in April, and I don't have my next assignment, yet, so I can let my boss know about the pregnancy, later...and hopefully still not impact my team as much.
DS born 8/2010 - preliminary stages of SN int'l adoption - fur mama to 2 shelter dogs; cloth diapering, babywearing, EBFing mama
I'm SO excited about my due date, mainly due to my maternity leave. I get 16 weeks off so I will get Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years off, all holidays that are hard to get off at my company.
First, let me say: I have 2 boys. Both were born in January (2 years, 2 weeks apart!) So being pregnant now is a big change!!
I am due September 28th. I think it's great.
Pros:
- Won't be another January birthday - it's already an expensive month for us!
- I'll get to have an itty-bitty baby for Halloween and dress him/her up in a cutesy little infant costume,
-I'll have a little infant around Christmas (as opposed to having an 11 month old) and that will be a first for us
- The kids will have just started school so I'll be able to spend more time with the baby
Cons:
- Being very pregnant in the hottest months of the year (and we live in FL so it's BRUTAL!)
- The baby will have just missed the cut-off date for school when that comes around (I think) - so he/she will either always be the youngest or always be the oldest in class.
- It's going to be HOT, did I mention that?
~L~
Mommy to 2 boys, ages 7 and 5 and a little girl who is 1.5
If I could pick any month to be have a baby, the only month I wouldn't pick would be August. DS and DH have birthdays one week apart in August, and I'm due on DS's bday. I'm not looking forward to three birthdays in a row in August or figuring out how to celebrate DS's this year. And I am a teacher, so I will be missing the first quarter of school. I had to do that with DS and I felt like I never got caught up. That really is the worst part.
The pros are: the fact that this will be a C-section, so DS and LO won't have the same birthday. All of my maternity clothes still fit by season. I will be at my most enormous and sleep deprived during the summer, when I don't have to work or worry about clothes fitting. I spent my last pg summer in shorts and big t-shirts.
But we tried for so long for this baby, we just figure God has a plan and his timing is perfect.
My DD was born at the end of Feb which for me was perfect! I was biggest during the late fall and winter. I'm in So Fla so that is the best time of year here.
PROS about being due early Oct. The baby will be here for the holidays!!
CONS: As I mentioned, in So Fla late summer is disgusting. HOTTT and humid. Add 8 or 9 months pregnant and mommy to a toddler to that - yuck. Another con is hurricane season. I am dreading even thinking about the possibility of a hurricane when I'm hugely pregnant.
I'm not too keen on my due date but since we were just "seeing what happens," I didn't take into account when I'd be due... August 23 is going to be rough. It's going to be hot! I loved having a winter baby b/c I could hide my hugeness under a sweater and then cuddle my baby inside. I am not a summer fan... I guess it'll be nice to be able to wear the new baby to the park and let Jude play but other than that - blah!
My sister is getting married September 18 and I was 11 days late with my first so I am nervous about that. Plus, EVERYONE in my family was born in September so that'll potentially be another Sept. b-day! Oh well!
I didn't really have a hope for a certain season.
I think August will be just fine
Cons: surviving the TX summer heat at 8 months.
Pros: Missing football season at my school district-- where I would be on duty for every athletic event (ssshh don't tell my boss)!
Baby due Sept 11 according to our latest u/s
PROS: cute hippie dresses all summer, which I already own plenty of! No worries about slipping on the ice when I'm big and pregnant. Water aerobics programs are cheaper at the outdoor pools here, having a new baby around the holidays!
CONS: #1 biggest concern, our new due date obviously is a sad day for the whole country, but especially DH. His daughter was stillborn on that day 6 years ago:-( Dealing with heat and humidity during my big fat months. Having a itty bitty baby during the worst of cold and flu season, and being home with a new baby with my history of seasonal depression(mine is the worst Oct-Dec.)
dd was a late spring baby, which was great in terms of not being giant, swollen & sweaty over the summer. also, dh teaches & has summers off, so we had a lot of family bonding time together. and when i went back to work after 3 months, dh had a whole month at home alone w/ dd & she did not start daycare until 4 mo.
this time, we TTC for so long that i don't care about being huge over the summer! i will probably spend more $ on maternity clothes this time around so that i can be comfortable & feel good.
dd is going to stay home w/ dh this summer so we can save $ by not paying daycare (usually dd goes to daycare during the summer for continuity & peer interaction, while dh stays home & does major DIY home improvement projects). i am sure the two of them will have fun together & we will probably join a pool, which we don't normally do.
having a baby right at the start of school for dd & dh will be a major adjustment i'm sure, but i know we'll make it somehow!
dd 2004
edd 8/28/10
I am not looking forward to spending the end of my pregnancy in the summer heat! When we started trying I had said that I would hate to be pregnant during the summer, but now I am just glad to be pregnant.
I am really excited to be due in the fall. The fall is my favorite time of the year. Having the baby before all the holidays is great too!
I'm just glad there's air conditioning here in Texas! My daughter was born in an unusually hot summer in Western Washington... 95-100 degrees all summer (and no air conditioning). But, I loved having her this time of year and am glad that this little one gets to share that with her. Summer birthdays are so much fun!
I am due September 23rd which means I will be big and pregnant during Houston's hottest months. 100+ degree weather and being pregnant do not mix. I also just realized that our child will probably be held back before he/she can start school because of when the birthday will fall in relation to the school year starting.
I am looking forward to the baby being here for the holidays though. Cute Christmas/Hanukkah cards and cute halloween costumes.
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For those worried about their kiddo being held back: as a teacher, I have seen very young kids (Sept. and even Oct. babies) put into kindergarten and really struggle (especially boys). if you give them that extra year, they will be so much more prepared. Often, an August baby will be ready, but why not give your kiddo that extra jump ahead?! Just my 2cents!
Are you excited about the time of the year you're due? Or could it not be a worse time?
Yes, I think it is a great time. I have a fall birthday and I love it.
Obviously a baby is a blessing anytime of the year, but what are your pros and cons? (I guess most of us are due late summer - fall).
One con is that I'm going to have to buy a bunch of new maternity clothes. Last time around I was mostly in maternity clothes during winter . . . this time it will be summer.
Another con . . . my family has season tickets to the University of Texas football games. I usually go to most of the games . . . that won't be the case this year (once the baby comes!).
And no, this is not a really serious con.