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Siblings with close birthdays

mbhurst1mbhurst1 member
edited April 2015 in December 2015 Moms
so, this is my second child. And pretty much the EXACT same timeline as my first, just 2 years later. My Son was born 12/14/12 and this one is due 12/21ish.

I really didn't want another December baby, especially late December with Christmas. Not only is it a tough month financially with a birthday party, presents and Christmas, but i don't want the two to have to share a birthday party, etc. and I'm afraid the closer to Christmas this one is born the more "it's" birthday will be forgotten or overlooked.

Anyone have children with close birthdays and do u do separate or same parties, etc? I know as a child I probably would've hated it
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  • lovinlifeinutahlovinlifeinutah member
    My sister and I had birthdays one day apart, with a five year difference. As the older sibling, I did not like having parties together at all. She was adopted so the first birthday we shared was when she was one and I was six.

    It is probably fine when they are really young but I think it's tough as they get older.

    At the same time, parents set the stage for what we do and therefore expect for birthdays, right? So I could see the combined party working for families whose parents set the expectations appropriately and make it fun. It could be a really sweet time of memories growing up together.
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    My sister's birthday is August 15th and mine is te 30th. We loved sharing our birthday party. We felt really adultish deciding on a theme together, and I think there was a year or two where we ended up doing a mix of themes because we couldn't decide. We would celebrate our birthdays at the beginning of the month that way we wouldn't have to worry about school stuff yet.
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    Forgot to mention, we are a year apart.
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  • LihnleeLihnlee member

    I feel your pain!  DSS is Dec. 27th, DS is Jan 3rd. & DSD is Feb 20th.

    We separate birthdays. I think if they're younger it would be fine to do them together but once they are school age I would try to separate them.

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  • LaceyH13LaceyH13 member
    My sister and I's birthdays were 5 days apart growing up. We had a joint family birthday party with grandparents, but my mom always made sure to bake separate cakes. Then we each had our own parties with friends when we got older. It wasn't my favorite thing, but it's the only way I associate birthdays now.

    Also, we were both born mid-May, and my family owns a flower shop, so Mother's Day almost always falls exactly between our birthdays. Made the time feel just as busy as Christmas is for some families. (Poor mom was always upset that our birthdays over shadowed her mother's day, but I constantly reminded her that wasn't that the BEST way to celebrate Mother's Day?)
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  • kellibelle0417kellibelle0417 member
    My sister and I share the same birthday. We love it! We shared birthday parties when we were young, but then started splitting them up by a week as we got older. We are 4 years a part. We celebrate together again now that we are adults. It is so fun to have this in common.
    With it being close to Christmas.... I have a friend whose family is big into celebrating half birthdays. Just a thought?
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  • parrishboys4parrishboys4 member
    I have one ds birthday on November 24th and another on December 7th then this little one is due the 12th. My babies normally all come between 38-39 weeks normally so this ones birthday may very well be between their birthdays!
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  • HARLEYSMOM2010HARLEYSMOM2010 member
    My oldest and youngest share a birthday only 4 years apart. This year for their first and fifth I will be doing it together but either next year or the following year I will be separating them
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  • Moonbeam828Moonbeam828 member
    My son was born 12/17/10, and this one is due in early December.  My H thinks it's the greatest thing that they'll both have December b-days.  Me...not so much, lol.  I'm actually not too concerned but, like you said, there's already so much going on in December.  I'm not sure how we'll plan out celebrations, but I'm sure they'll get their individual attention in some way.
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  • mbhurst1mbhurst1 member
    It'll probably make it easier if this one is a boy then they can share a theme, but if it's a girl....might have to separate. Def separate cakes and of course as a family we'll celebrate their birthdays separately. I'm big on birthdays but my husband isn't
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  • ekneippekneipp member
    My sunt's bday is Dec 23rd and my dad's is Dec 24th. My grandma would make each of them breakfast in bed while they opened their gifts then in the summer they each got to throw a party with all their friends. Not quite the same as a birthday party, but my dad said he loved it growing up.
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