Leap Year Baby!!!

roxyu · January 2012

Just left the doc and found out that I have an RCS scheduled for Feb 29th. DH said "that sucks" and a co-worker just asked if they would let me change it!?!? I am excited to have a leap year baby! Does everyone think that's a terrible day to have a birthday? I think it will bring her extra luck; a leap year and the year of the dragon!

Shawnee11507 · January 2012

I don't know- it would be cool on one hand but suck on the other that you don't get to celebrate your birthday on your actual day most years. But when she's 40 she can say technically she's only 10 years old Wink

runrinserepeat · January 2012

If LO decides to come on the 29th, I'm not going to hold her in. I think it would kinda suck to only have a birthday every four years. DH is really hoping she's not born on the 29th for this reason - I think he feels more strongly about it than I do.

raelynnjuelfs · January 2012

We have a scheduled induction for that date too! I'm excited also

roxyu · January 2012

raelynnjuelfs:
We have a scheduled induction for that date too! I'm excited also

Maybe we're just excited because we know there is an end in sight?!

I have an 8:15am cs on the books, so there is no chance of pushing to March 1st.

btartaroind · January 2012

I agree that it would be awesome and suck. I think as a kid they won't understand why their birthday is different than everyone else's but as they get older, they will probably think it is cool...

allisons1014 · January 2012

I think it would be very cool. It really depends on what the parents do to make it special. I have talked to a few grown up leap year babies and they said they always got to celebrate for 2 days except when the 29th showed up on the calendar and they loved it.

DH's grandmother said that she knew someone who's daughter was born on Leap Year and she got to choose a day to celebrate her birthday each year - so one year she wanted a pool party and had her birthday in July! I think that could be a really neat tradition as well.

I'm due on the 27th and it's no secret to anyone around me that I hope this little girl is born on the 29th. Although everyone thinks I am going to go early!

sparks2987 · January 2012

I can see it either way. I love our birthday traditions and even though we would still celebrate LO's birthday every year, not actually having a birthday that year might suck.

However like PP said it depends on how the parents make it special for LO. I dont want a leap year baby but it is completely up to her, if she chooses to come on the 29th, then so be it!

cheese.fiend · January 2012

We are a house divided on this topic (EDD: Feb 28). I think it would be the worst birthday ever and H thinks it would be the best. I am just really into my birthday... so I wouldn't like it if the actual date only came around every 4 years (although, in all honestly, I'm sure this really isn't that big of a deal).

I have heard that there is a group of Fellow Leap Year Birthday People who come to the hospital where we are delivering and bring presents for all the Leap Year babies! Not sure if this is just our hospital or a common practice all over, but that part would be fun.

lissag24 · January 2012

I'm terrified that i'm going to have her on the 29th I really don't want her to be born that day. But my hubby really wants her born that day, I guess its all up to what you think.

hillbillysunshine · January 2012

My 2nd grade teacher was a leap year baby. She used to joke around that she was the same age as us but when she would get serious, she told us she hated being a leap year baby when she was younger b/c she felt like she didn't have a birthday. So if I was choosing the day, I'd probably choose another. If my LO decided to come on her own that day, then not much I could do.

ryry1977 · January 2012

Personally we are hoping that DD comes before then so she doesn't have that birthday. But it has to be someones birthday! I bet LO will love telling everyone that LO is a leap year baby.

Ya Never Know · January 2012

DH is super excited that my due date is so close to the leap year. The odds of me actually having the baby on that day are probably pretty slim, but we like the idea. A lot of people will say it sucks because you only celebrate the b-day on the actual day once every 4 years, but DH and I never celebrate our birthdays on the actual days either considering they usually fall on a weekday and we wait until the weekend to celebrate, so what difference does it make? I'm sure people have varying opinions, but we'd love a leap year baby, and we'd celebrate her birthday every year, it would just be extra special every 4 years.

2 of DH's uncles are leap year babies, and they like when their birthdays are.

Daisy07gray · January 2012

I love it! I would have a leap year baby- although it'd be cooler for me b/c my niece was born 4 years ago on leap year! I think it's easy enough- and eventually they can decide to celebrate the last day of Feb, March 1st or move it around.

csnyc727 · January 2012

My husband was born on a Leap Year. He will be 7 this year lol (28). I'm due on the 23rd of Feb and he's hoping I have it late so he can have the same bday lol. (Highly doubt it) But, he loves being a Leap Year baby. It's rare. Don't worry about it, people usually don't celebrate their birthdays on the day of unless it happens to land on a weekend. You can always celebrate on 2/28 or 3/1 or both

jeannej86 · January 2012

I think it would be so awesome to have a leap year baby. I'm due the 28th, so it's definitely possible.

92405bride · January 2012

Yeah, I'm in the camp that thinks it would totally suck. (EDD: 2/27) I'm sure it would be fine, but what will bother ME (hopefully not my kid if he's born that day) is all the stupid comments that I know people will make "Oh, it's not REALLY his first birthday, har har har" - and since I know without a shadow of a doubt that my in-laws would be the type to say that stuff all the time? Yeah, it would be annoying.

BlakeG · January 2012

Honestly, I think it would suck as a kid not being able to celebrate on the actual day. Sure once you're older it may not really matter but being "unique" when you're a little kid isn't always the easiest thing. I'm glad the latest I can go to is 39 weeks so there is no shot of me having a 2/29 baby.

stephchris0321 · January 2012

I'm due on Feb 17th. I told my doctor that I do not want my baby to be born on Feb 29th because I want to be able to celebrate his actual birthday each year. But my husband thinks it would be cool if he is born on Leap Day.

Now with the popularity of Facebook and the birthday reminders, a person born on Feb. 29th would only generate them every 4 years triggering people to post on their wall. That might seem silly but that my 2 cents.

poobear2015 · January 2012

I personally would not want her born on that day. It's just not my thing. Coming from the girl whose birthday is a week after the 4th of july - and my cousin who is 5 years younger than me was born on the 4th - always had to share her b-day with him on the 4th...just wasn't special when it's not YOUR day as a kid. I also don't like the idea of sharing b-days on holidays (less fun to celebrate as a kid once again). My LO is due valentines day and it took me quite some time to get past that...and I'm still hoping she comes early or even I can push to the next day. I want v-day and b-day to be separate.

csnyc727 · January 2012

Steph&Chris0321:

I'm due on Feb 17th. I told my doctor that I do not want my baby to be born on Feb 29th because I want to be able to celebrate his actual birthday each year. But my husband thinks it would be cool if he is born on Leap Day.

Now with the popularity of Facebook and the birthday reminders, a person born on Feb. 29th would only generate them every 4 years triggering people to post on their wall. That might seem silly but that my 2 cents.

lol Facebook gets confused with my hubby's b-day when it's not a leap year and posts his bday on 2/28 and 3/1 lol.

nmdeskins · January 2012

I am also due on LEAP DAY (Feb. 29th). I really hope that she isn't delivered then! I would really like to celebrate her birthday as a normal birthday, instead of picking a day for her. I'm hoping for the 27th, because my nephew's is on the 28th and I want her to have her own "day," or March 1st.

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