children with birthdays in the same month or close...

AshleyNLove

so, we will be on cycle three next month, hoping for baby #3.

we started early, but with no luck, obviously.

now at cycle three, this would put us at a due date at the beginning of April which would be 2 weeks to merely days apart from my first and second DS's who b-days are march 25th and 30th. (i love that they are close together.)

i really am ok with having b-days this close. we did a big joint birthday party this year and plan to do one every other year and then we could separate when they get older, and then when they are much older, we could do 'trips' for their b-days of their choosing, instead. They would all be 2 years apart....God willing.

Who thinks we are CRAZY for trying this month??

Who thinks go for it and you'd have a blast and why not??

Who thinks we shouldn't worry about it, just see what happens and let God's divine plan take over as to when their birthdays may fall???

 

most importantly, does anyone ELSE have or in the process of having 3 kids with birthday in the same month or VERY close together?? 

MsShib

I'm nervous because my daughter's birthday is 7/7 and I am due any day now... what if they share the same day?? but I like what you've been doing for your first two. We're having her 1st b-day party tomorrow and, honestly, I think I will be glad to celebrate both birthdays together and skip on a second party... it's  a lot of work! So, along those lines, having 3 in one month would actually work well. Plus, then you won't have to deal with the two saying: "why does he/she get a birthday party and we have to share ours?" Or the other way around...

I say go for it

moonfaerie

AshleyNLove:

Who thinks we shouldn't worry about it, just see what happens

This is my thought

beyoga

Thanks for posting this.  I had my ds last Oct. 2nd and dd is due Oct. 11th.  Great ?.

MammaBear81

moonfaerie:

AshleyNLove:

Who thinks we shouldn't worry about it, just see what happens

This is my thought

Me too, I am in Sept, we have a late Sept, and early Oct, as well as a late May and early June (and then a feb baby who is near DH's bday)  We let due dates fall as they will, all the kids have separate parties (we dont' really celebrate our bdays anymore, who's counting right?)

ahill1889

DD was born mid-March and DC 2 is due mid-February.  We're not sure what will happen since with DD I ended up being a week late, so it's possible we'll have 2 March babies...  Unlikely, but possible.

caymanbride

I wouldn't worry about it.

My 2 boys are July 25 and July 27 (2 years apart) and I love it! I would never avoid a 3rd baby for around that time. We are planning a joint party this year, and for as long as we can get away with it. Do I feel a small twinge that Aidan won't get his own party now that he 'gets' it? Yes. Do I feel a small twinge that Cooper won't get his own 1st birthday party? Yes. But I really don't see the sense in 2 parties at all, and I think it will be fun for them (for now) to celebrate together.

Linds1224

My son and daughter are just over a month apart so I can't relate with my own kids but myself, my sister and my brother are all born the end of May (25th, 27th and 31st) and it never bothered us. We each had our special day on our birthday with cake and presents with our parents and eachother so there was never really any jealousy or anything .. my sister and I had joint birthday parties when we were young and it didn't matter and as we got older we each had our own. It was a busy month for my mom who always had to plan and host but then she was done for the year! My daughter and I are a day apart and I think it's pretty cool

I say go for it and see what happens! I really didn't want a Christmas baby and always said we'd skip that month if we were ever ttc in March but of course we were and I didn't want to waste a month .. baby #3 is due Dec 20th and we couldn't be more excited! I'm sure if you get pregnant this month you'll be too happy to care that all your kids will share a birthday month  

AshleyNLove

we are going to go for it!! 

we feel ready and if it's God plan, then it will happen....

and, if we have another boy we can reuse all clothes bc same season (and some infant stuff for a girl)....and my maternity clothes will be the same season, too!

 

to comfort those of you with #2 in the same month as #1....I LOVE IT!! my two are 3 and 15 months and really close. they adore eachother. the older one understood at 3 that his day was different from his brother's but they shared a party....plus, the second child ususally doesn't have as many friends in the beginning as the first child (i've come to find) so making a joint party really helped.  I am looking forward to the fact that they will be VERY different people but be able to come together and share a birthday month. i was thinking too that maybe it is meant to be that the third be close in birthdate to the others so that he/she doesn't feel left out from all the festivities....(can't you hear it now..."i want my birthday now, too!!!  hahaha)

 

best wishes and thanks sooooo much for the support! 

roundtheworldgirl

I am in the don't-worry-about-it-and-let-God-decide camp.  My girls' birthdays are 18 days apart.  We will be doing a joint party this year (DD1 will be 2 and DD2 will be 1) and for as long as we can get away with it!