Are you enjoying having a Winter baby?

dulcemariamar1 · March 2013

If you are planning on having another LO would you plan/try to avoid/ or dont care about having another winter baby?

I just feel a bit bad because LO was born the day after Christmas. Now that she is older,I am ready for spring so I can take her out more for walks but it was nice the first few weeks, at home in the cold weather snuggling with LO.

If I have another, I wouldnt mind having one early spring but as you know those things cant really be planned.

JumpAroundBucky · March 2013

Ideally, I would have an April or May baby next time, but any time is fine. I just hate being copped up in the house because of how cold it is. I'd really like to be able to take Wesley on a walk or to the park.

eb1113 · March 2013

I don't know that I would plan around avoiding winter, but it hasn't been easy. Ideally, I would have an March/April baby if we have another. I have a toddler and if I could go outside with both girls life would be so much easier. I just want to be able to go on a walk and I know DD1 would love it as well! I feel bad because she hasn't been able to enjoy the snow as often as I would like. She has been out in it, but I know she'd love to go out every day! She is an outside girl!

I don't want to plan, because last time DH and I planned it, the pregnancy ended in miscarriage. So, I learned that I won't plan.

stardust317 · March 2013

My goal for our next baby would be August or so. That's totally based on the way my PTO at work accumulates.

MelissaRae1525 · March 2013

I live in Florida so winter is pretty mild. I'd rather take the chance of it maybe being cold that be dying over the summer. I'd aim for MarchMay next time.

spainy17 · March 2013

I loved being really pregnant in the cold versus warm weather and over the holidays but a January baby is one month to early in my opinion because now I want to be able to go outside and can't yet. Oh I also like a winter baby because I have months before I have to be in a swimsuit! :

JHBW · March 2013

I would love March or April next time. That way I could take LO outside for walks. It was really hard being stuck inside for the first few weeks. Also, I am a teacher and taking leave in March or April would leave me with very little time to come back and work before summer vacation which would be nice.

jobiann · March 2013

No, but I keep thinking the bright side is that he will be older when it is nice weather so we'll be able to do more things. If he was born in the spring or summer he'd be so little. Now, when the nicer weather gets here he will be 5-6 months old and we can hop into the jogging stroller and hit the disc golf/ball golf courses and play in the grass.

I hate most about him being born the very end of December is the flu/cold season and the fact that his birthday is smooched between Christmas and New Years and he'll always have a cold weather birthday...DH said we may need to celebrate his half birthday with an outdoor party.

AppleJacks81 · March 2013

I always thought a summer baby would be good, but people who had them tell me how cooped up they felt even though the weather was nice. So I guess every season has its perks. I am glad we are missing the height of cold and flu season at work and daycare. I go back in mid April so hopefully that will help as far as baby being exposed to colds at daycare. And I'm thinking ice skating birthday parties instead of summer pool parties will be okay haha!

i also have an October baby, and a perk so far is that October is a great vacation time. We went to Disney for his birthday and the weather was perfect and crowds low.

SEWF · March 2013

In some aspects, it's great (being on maternity leave and not having to walk to work through the snow, we'll have the time change while he's still young enough to not be on a schedule, he'll be old enough to enjoy the summer and fall more).

in other aspects, it sucks (being cooped up all the time, no walks, having to be SO careful with cold and flu season, he'll have a winter birthday party every year- although we'll have his friend party on his half birthday).

If we try to time another kid, I think we'd try for a May baby. That way I can still work easily around Christmas time (I work in retail), and I'd get the summer off!

chop2428 · March 2013

I had a June and a January baby, and I found the June newborn to be much easier. Mostly because there wasn't the worry of LO getting sick and being able to go for walks at night during the "witching hours" made it so much easier. But, as PP said, Lo will be older for summer and fall activities and will be almost 1 by the time Christmas rolls around, which will be fun. I guess there's no perfect time of the year.

ta78 · March 2013

If I could have chosen exactly when my baby was born, it wouldn't have been in the winter. My birthday is on Christmas and I always hated it, so I didn't want her born anytime near it. DS was born in June and it was easier getting outside and just not having to keep our house warm. It doesn't get super hot here so I never worried about that. It will be nice having their bdays so far apart though.

emja0214 · March 2013

We were hoping for a March baby because then I would not have to go back to work before summer break, I am a teacher. Obviously things happened quicker than we thought, which is fine, but I am going stir crazy and am sooo sick of my house!!

knitsandgiggles · March 2013

I'm enjoying our winter baby! We don't go out too much, but the little outings we do have are more than enough for now. She will be older at the start of spring and we'll start with the walks in the park and more being outdoors. I don't have much to compare this experience with, but I imagine all seasons have their pros and cons.

KikiSmash12 · March 2013

I live in Texas, so winter hasn't hindered us getting out and about. If the weather wasn't so nice, I don't know what we would do!

My birthday is in May and I've always loved having a spring birthday.With a spring baby, we would be dealing with blistering heat with a newborn. And I wouldn't really want to get in a swim suit while hugely pregnant or immediately after having a baby.

So I guess I just don't really care that much. There are pros and cons to all seasons. DD's b day is Dec. 19th, and my family makes a much bigger deal than it actually is about her birthday being close to Christmas. Meh, not a big deal IMO.

sbevmc09 · March 2013

I don't mind it. DS was a winter baby too. We tried to avoid the holidays on purpose, but other than that winter is ok with me. We kind of hang out at home at first anyway so it's NBD. By the time we're out and about more it will be starting to warm up. Same with DS. But, I don't mind being stuck at home too much.

SunshineShades · March 2013

Ideally a Spring/Summer baby for the next one for sure. It also decreases worrying about jaundice because you can deal with it at home easier according to my MWs and Doula.

jastl32 · March 2013

I preferred this pregnancy to my first one as DD was born in early Sept and I hated being huge in the summer. But I preferred post partum with hers since we were headed into winter and i had time to lose the weight and got to enjoy nice fall walks with her.

bstengler · March 2013

I feel like spring or very early summer would be ideal for baby 2. But we plan to wait 2 years before we try for another baby. That way lo can kinda help out with the new baby. But we shall see!!

Ash2015 · March 2013

spainy17:
I loved being really pregnant in the cold versus warm weather and over the holidays but a January baby is one month to early in my opinion because now I want to be able to go outside and can't yet. Oh I also like a winter baby because I have months before I have to be in a swimsuit! :

My thoughts exactly! I'd much rather be big pregnant in the winter than in the summer and I love the extra time to be warm-clothes-ready.

JennV514 · March 2013

I'm not. My first was born in July and I liked that much better.

jessalared · March 2013

amnat84:
I would love an April or May baby. I'm going stir crazy.

Same here.

lcunningham · March 2013

Ive had summer and winter babies and I like both. With DD and DS (august and sept) we were able to get out and walk right away and be outside. Now with DD#2 being inside isnt bad since I have the other two. She is in sleepers all day and night which is AMAZING! With DD#1 I had her in outfits all the time, dresses and those things since she was my first girl but now with baby #3 easy is best. Sleepers are great. I will say she is headed into 3-6/6m clothes so she might be in more outfits in a few weeks.

With number 4 we plan on waiting until DD#2 is one or around there so maybe another fall/winter baby. Spring would be nice but I want them to be closer in age if we waited longer or not as close if we didnt wait as long.

Kie310 · March 2013

I have 2 winter babies (my oldest was born in Feb) so I don't know anything else but that. I love having them. I have never restricted myself from going out and doing what I wanted, so I guess that helps. I'm not worried about them getting sick what not.

My birthday is a week before Christmas, now my 2nd son was born 3 days after. I don't feel bad for him, I feel bad for ME and the crazy planning that will consume the next how ever many years we throw him parties

We are talking about a 3rd and I will try to conceive at a different time of year - but that's because I don't want to have 3 birthdays lumped together, if I can help it.

reyorra · March 2013

We had planned for a winter baby due to my husband's work schedule. So far, everything has worked out great for us in terms of my time off, his time off, etc. We are not too concerned about things like cold weather or illness. I'm looking forward to my daughter being older during the summer and fall for the fun activities of those seasons.

BLPL101 · March 2013

I purposely planned on having a winter baby and I don't know what I was thinking!! I would never purposely do that again. With flu season and the cold...ugh. I would like a spring baby next time.

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