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December 2012 Moms
Christmas Babies: Yay or Nay?
Ok, i have GOT to ask everyones opinion on this because i get comments on it every single day, multiple times a day now that its getting down to crunch time.
Is anyone super excited or super dreading having a baby that may share their birthday with Christmas or really really close to it? My due date is December 23rd so everyone is all "OH!! A Christmas Baby how nice!!!" When in fact, being born on December 11th myself i know just how difficult it can be sharing your birthday with a major gift giving holiday. As great as it sounds, everyone else gets to have a seperate Birthday and Christmas, but theres alot of December-Babies that get the old "joint present/party" thing. Not for the present part but wanting to celebrate a birthday with friends during a time when everyone is having huge family vacations or family get togethers all competing for time it can be a little bit of a bummer. I Don't care about the 1 present thing, whatever, but I always liked being able to distinguish a birthday for a birthday and Christmas as a festive religious big old family thing.
Kinda Sucks, but thats my opinion. Anyone else share the pain? haha.
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Re: Christmas Babies: Yay or Nay?
Prepare to be berated for asking this question...
FWIW, my husband hates being a Christmas baby.
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Bottom line, no matter the date, it's your job as a parent to make their birthdays special.
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ZOMG your baby will only get one present if they are born near Christmas!11!! How horrible!
If you want your kid's birthday to be "special" then make it so. It shouldn't matter when their birthday is, you as their parent should make it special for them regardless. People who complain about having their kid on or near Christmas day should get their priorities straight.
Not related, I love the cat gif in your siggy.
OP, there are ways to make your child's birthday special and separate from Christmas. It is obviously up to you to do so though. Doesn't really sound like an issue to me.
Awww guys, she might not know its been discussed, we haven't had a Christmas post in a while.
Personally I think it would be cool to be born on Christmas, but I get that it would suck that you can never really have a party on your birthday and that you arn't the only one who is celebrating. I am due Dec 22nd so I am hoping LO comes a little bit early on 12/12/12 (just because thats an awesome birthday) but I have come to terms with him having his bday so close to /possible on Christmas. I think if he is born really close to Christmas we might do a half birthday so he can have a party where his friends will actually be able to come since people wont be out of town or having family visiting.
50 posts. You're new here... so maybe we can cut you a break for not being here when we all found out we were pregnant, back in April. This question may have lost its new-ness back then. Pretty much it was decided by a plurality, since a lot of people had difficulty conceiving and everyone was a worry-wart, that people who feel this way should just be happy for a healthy baby. My ticker will show that I am due on 12/25. I'm not worried about it in the least, but not for those reasons, really. I can't explain it. When my chart showed I had ovulated 4/3, and my projected due date was 12/25, I just had a really GOOD feeling that we were successful. When my temps spiked and stayed high a week later, and then tests were positive, I just knew that this was somehow perfect and meant to be.
He'll be surrounded by lots of family around his birthday. And if we have to schedule a birthday party when kids can make it, so be it. Mine is too close to labor day, and that's how we handled it. Then my parents got divorced, and I learned to have birthdays and holidays celebrated whenever we could. I'm not attached to particular days and celebrations in the same way as others are.
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THANKYOU! I am very thankful that someone answered my question honestly without turning it into a "parents obligation/deadhorse" hormonal comment. I asked because you were right, i have not seen any recent posts on the christmas topic and I am very curious because of it. My Mom did an amazing job distinguishing between my birthday and christmas along the same idea you have (and yes 12/12/12 would be very awesome for a birthday) I am aware that as the parent there is a certain level of responsibility to make it special for my little one but its challanging when you're competitiion has singing reindeer and sparkling lights on a tree that 'magically' produces presents one night every year.
Again, thankyou for actually answering my post politely.
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I just want a healthy baby born with no complications.
And a margarita after it's out.
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Right?
Why do posters like you automatically jump to a response that doesn't favor your post as being "hormonal"? I'm so tired of it. Honesty doesn't equal hormonal. Deal with it.
Yes, we've had a million posts over the last several months about this. People complain, whine, and groan about their kid "sharing their birthday with Christmas." My one SIL's birthday is the 22nd, the other's is the 26th, and both of them are totally fine with having birthdays that close to Christmas. As long as you wrap their birthday gift in birthday paper, they don't feel like they've missed out on anything.
You child's birthday IS about how you make it. Some families don't really "do" birthdays, and others go all-out, regardless of the time of year or what holiday is close to it. Kids parties are rarely ever held ON their actual birthday anyway; they're pushed to a weekend day in most cases. So, you can chose a weekend where people aren't out of town or w/e and celebrate them then.
...this thread just keeps getting better.
Um, EXCUSE ME? Did you really just say that I was the kind of person who probably bullied people in to suicide in high school? That is NOT OK to say, and I don't give a crap who you are.
You are such an idiot. Go crawl back into whatever hole you came from.
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yes! my baby is due Dec 22nd so I understand. we will have to make them feel special regardless, and it is the most wonderful time of the year right?
Keep it respectful, you are being rediculously and purposely RUDE and excuse the language but a complete ***. Way uncalled for, unless you have a valid comment about the Posted Topic, keep scrolling and keep your negativity to yourself.
HAHAHAAHAHA! So, it's ok to tell someone they probably caused someone to commit suicide, but not to reply to that. Good to know. Thanks for teaching us how the Bump works.
3/12 150mg Clomid + B2B IUI =BFP!! TWINS!
Vanishing twin at week 6
Tater-tot born January 3rd 2013
2 IUI's in 2016- BFN
3 IUI's in 2017- BFN
8/17 IUI BFP!!!!!!!!
Hey, um... I get that you're new, but the girl she is talking to is an obvious troll and has been trolling this board (or should I say bored?) for a few months now.
Also, heads up... this is the internet. You can't control how people respond to your posts and you can't force them to stay on topic.
You DO know you are taking the "side" of a troll, right?
Saying we bullied people into suicide, klassy. This thread got weird real quick.
Oh, you must be new here.
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As a serious response to your question (which personally bothers me), I could not care less when my babies are born. I went through hell and back, a broken heart over and over and had to spend a ridiculous amount of money to get them. They could be born on any day of the year and I will celebrate their birthday like it's 1999 every.single.year.
I wish reproducing was so simple for everyone that complaining about having a baby near Christmas was not a completely insensitive thing to do (from my perspective, of course).
Are you sh!tting me right now? Seriously. Read through the rest of her posts before you go calling me a b!tch. She's a troll.
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