Re-Intro and Question

Elizabeth0501

Hello! I'm throwing my hat back in the TTC ring after a little break (it took a really long time for my cycles to get back to normal after a lap in October and then a MC in November) and very excited to start trying again.

Question: Has anyone ever stopped trying to avoid having a baby during a certain time of year? DH isn't super excited about having a winter baby (anyone in central Minnesota will understand the challenge of having a newborn in the frozen tundra here) and thinks we should put off trying until summer. I'm fine either way, but I'm curious to see if anyone else has thought about this, as silly as it seems to me.

Adam&Eve07

I've never thought about it. And I'm pretty sure that a lot of the women around here will take what they can get, when ever they can get it.

kingscross270

I've thought about it, but I have no plans to stop trying to avoid any time of the year

schuebja

Welcome back!  DH was just talking about holding off until later this year (we're from western WI, so can relate to the frozen tundra), but we've been TTC since June, so I'll be happy whenever we get our BFP!  Good luck to you!

kerryann22

I believe there was a post yesterday about this if you want to check it out I used to think I wouldn't want a December baby, but since we started TTC, that has changed. I'd love a healthy baby any time of the year!

sweetgoose

No, we have not considered taking a break. We will be happy to conceive whenever we are able to, no matter what the due date.

kleigh926

I thought about it in the past, before I knew I had PCOS and it would be more difficult to get pregnant. Now that I know, I wouldn't stop trying. I'm not going to waste a cycle when I don't even have that many cycles to begin with.

CCLoar

I tried "taking a break" so my kids wouldn't have the same birthday month...their b-days are two days apart. GL

daisyandbeans

 

My DH and I will start TTC this month.. but sadly, we only have a very short window. We live in Kansas November - April and then work in Maine May - October...

We'd hope to get a BFP sometime from February-June in hopes of putting us having the baby in Kansas, where both of our families live. We also only work while we are in Maine-- so having a baby while in Kansas would give us sometime to be home with the baby... but of course, if we get pregnant outside of our "window" we'll be thrilled just to be KU.

Good luck to you! 

Elizabeth0501

kerryann22:

I believe there was a post yesterday about this if you want to check it out I used to think I wouldn't want a December baby, but since we started TTC, that has changed. I'd love a healthy baby any time of the year!

I'll do some lurking and check out the post from yesterday. Since my MC I'm thinking the exact same thing--I'll be happy for a sticky baby any time it happens! Thanks!

lycih

Welcome back!

I can sort of relate to your anecdote.  When we first started TTC, MH was all about wanting a baby born in the first couple months of the year (Jan-Mar).  He read Outliers, and really latched onto the theories about kids born earlier in the year.  Yes, really. 
I always thought he was being ridiculous and said I didn't care what birthday our future LO ended up with.
Now that it's been almost a year and one m/c later, he's on the same page as me.  We just want to have a healthy baby, no matter the time of year. 

NoeliaV

We'll probably take a break to avoid a busy time at my work. Does the idea thrill me? No. Has it been made perfectly clear to me to *not* have a baby at that time? Yup, thanks ever so, boss.

We'll make the final decision when the time arrives, but it's definitely a conversation at this point.

jonesdouglas

Adam&Eve07:

I've never thought about it. And I'm pretty sure that a lot of the women around here will take what they can get, when ever they can get it.

This.

I live in Southern California so...our situations are a bit different  

BLuvsE

I prefer not to have a winter baby either - but I'm not planning TTC around it because at the end of the day, I'll take a healthy happy baby whenever he/she is born! I don't think it's weird to plan it though - lots of people do (some teachers try to have summer due dates, some military families try to have due dates when both are home, etc).