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IBackBevo
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May 2014 January Siggy Challenge:
Opinions needed: When to do early Sept. b-day party?
IBackBevo
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LO's birthday is Wednesday, September 4th. Between work and grandparents who will want to come in from out-of-town, I will need to do his party on a weekend. Should I go for the weekend before (which is Labor Day weekend) or the weekend after?
I lean toward the weekend after (so as to not interfere with people's plans), but I sort of expect that his party will likely only be attended by family and maybe 1 or 2 friends so I don't know if having it over the holiday weekend will even matter.
Also, I have some concerns because my SIL is due September 28th, but she already has Gestational Diabetes and apparently even some early signs of pre-e--although, she isn't pre-e yet. Having had pre-e myself, I know they generally will take the baby at 37 weeks and I think in some cases they may even do this with GD if the baby is getting big. 37 weeks would be September 7th...clearly, if their second grandchild is being born, my parents will be there (4 hours away) and not at LO's birthday party. I would hate for my Mother and Father to miss LO's first birthday. Of course, I guess even trying to guess at all is silly because she could end up going past 40 weeks...
Edit: typo
IF DX: DOR & Fragile X pre-mutation carrier
2011: FSH 13.3 & E 99; AMH 0.54 2nd FSH 6.2 E 40's AFC: 8
BFP from Clomid/IUI ~ Pre-e and IUGR during pregnancy ~ DS born 9/4/12
Feb./March 2013: AMH less than 0.16 (undectable) and AFC = 4;
BFP from supps ~ DS#2 due May 2014
2011: FSH 13.3 & E 99; AMH 0.54 2nd FSH 6.2 E 40's AFC: 8
BFP from Clomid/IUI ~ Pre-e and IUGR during pregnancy ~ DS born 9/4/12
Feb./March 2013: AMH less than 0.16 (undectable) and AFC = 4;
BFP from supps ~ DS#2 due May 2014
May 2014 January Siggy Challenge:
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Re: Opinions needed: When to do early Sept. b-day party?
We have the same dilemma, as my son's first bday will be September 3. I go back and forth, but one reason I lean towards the weekend after is just because he will actually be 1 then. The purist in me feels like it's "cheating" to celebrate the birthday bedore it's even happened. Also, regarding the holiday weekend, I know we could find a time that wasn't actually interfering with people's holiday plans, but I'd still rather do it on a weekend that's not already so hectic.
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I completely understand. LO's bday is 9/24 and my SIL is due with her first on 9/16. Chances are, she and my brother won't be at the party!
I think I'd have it when the most amount of people invited could attend. If that means the weekend of Labor Day, so be it. Likewise, if the weekend after is the best, then have it then. Honestly, you can't plan it too much around your SIL.
[MC 11.20.11] [DS born 9.24.12] [DD born 10.15.14]
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[MC 11.20.11] [DS born 9.24.12] [DD born 10.15.14]
This. If they're coming from any great distance, I'd do labor day.
I agree that if it's a relatively small number of people, you can just ask them informally which weekend works best.
For me personally, I would choose the weekend after Labor Day. I live in a highly populated area (very close to NYC) and things are just crazy around here on any holiday weekend. Traffic would be a mess, everything is crowded, etc. Some of our close family and friends are an hour away and I wouldn't want them to have to deal with that. Who wants to spend the holiday weekend stuck on the highway?? But that's just my situation - you may not have that issue at all.
2011: FSH 13.3 & E 99; AMH 0.54 2nd FSH 6.2 E 40's AFC: 8
BFP from Clomid/IUI ~ Pre-e and IUGR during pregnancy ~ DS born 9/4/12
Feb./March 2013: AMH less than 0.16 (undectable) and AFC = 4;
BFP from supps ~ DS#2 due May 2014
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