My oldest was born two weeks before Christmas and everyone has been supportive to ensure his birthday was separate from holidays. My 5mo old was born three days before last thanksgiving. Again, everyone was supportive. I was even back in the hospital over thanksgiving with her. It was the best hospital care ever. I even got thanksgiving dinner, twice. It isn't bad.
Your babies are just meant to be born by the holidays huh!
I feel your pain we've been ttc since June 2014 and had already decided we wouldn't try for a December or January baby. Well the one time the deed was done in march was our lucky hit. So dec 2 here we come! Our obgyn suggested if it becomes a problem with thanksgiving and christmas that we just have a party for their half birthday instead And celebrate their real birthday with just mommy and daddy there. What kid wouldn't want two special days a year
Take a step back - there are worse things that you could be faced with. I call these types of issues "first world problems"....I don't need to say more than that to put this into perspective for you. On the flip side, you could look at it like you'll always be able to have a bday party the week of Xmas school vacation (regardless how early in December the baby is due). I'm due 12/15 and was thinking birthday parties don't have to be on Saturyor Sunday ( which obviously can be hard), but possibly a random week day after Xmas. A lot of parents take Xmas week off since their kids are off too.
I'm so excited to have a Christmas baby! Growing up I was always so jealous of my sister. Her birthday is the day after Christmas and she was the only one who had extended family at her party. Most of my family lives out of state. She got more presents too. She didn't mind having a Christmas birthday.
My first 2 pregnancies were planned so i already have a summer and spring baby. We lived in Pennsylvania so we planned them that way to have nice weather for parties. This baby was an oops but luckily we moved to flordia 6 months ago so the weather will be nice either way. It will be a financial strain with christmas but im good at planning ahead so we should be fine. Im due December 12th but my babies like to arrive late!
My bday is the day after Christmas and I've always hated it. I swore up and down that I would not have a baby around Christmas because of how bitter I've been about my bday. And so it only figures that my DD is none other than 12-26. I'm hoping baby's bday will help me get over my feelings about mine. Like others have said, there are a few things to think about to make baby's bday a little better. 1) don't ever, EVER use Christmas or holiday related wrapping/ cards for bday gifts/decorations. My mom's bday is Valentine's Day, so she was so wonderful to make sure that all of my birthday gear was always separated. She would always host Christmas, then as soon as everyone left she and I would take down practically all the holiday decorations except the tree and start stringing up all of my birthday decorations. It was such a fun tradition in my house to have that transition. 2) Try to make the day as special as possible. Classmates and friends are likely to forget as they will never see your child in school on his/her actual birthday. Planning birthday parties for friends can be really tough as other parents are super busy prepping for the holidays. (On the flip side, it was always awesome to never have to go to school on my birthday. However, it makes it hard now to have to work on my bday because I'm so used to spending the whole day with family)
Sorry for the long rant, but I just needed to vent a bit. I'm so glad there are other mommies to be who are thinking the same as me. Of course I'm thrilled that I have this miracle growing in me, and the most important thing is that the baby is healthy. But I'm human. Would I rather be due a different time, yeah. But I'm not and I feel like it was meant to happen this way, so I'm trying to learn and grow from it. I'm just so happy to have the support from you ladies along the way!!!
I was born Dec 27 and never had an issue with feeling like my birthday was overshadowed by the holidays. A lot of that has to do with the fact that I never had to go to school on birthday, everyone was always in town, and it gave me something to look forward after Christmas . But the biggest reason it wasn't an issue is because of my mom. She always made my birthday a huge deal. She never gave me christmas AND birthday gifts but made sure they were always separate. And she would always take me clothes shopping in the summer to make sure I didn't always just receive winter clothes. One year she even let me have a birthday party in June just to see what it was like. Lol. I honestly feel like I got the better end of the deal compared to my brother and sister . The only time I had an issue is when I started dating and boyfriends would try to combine Christmas with my birthday. They learned quickly that that was a no-no . It's really up to us as the parents to make sure our babies don't feel overshadowed. Budget and plan accordingly to prepare for how busy and expensive December is going to be and make a huge deal out of their birthdays.
My birthday is 9 days after Christmas. My parent made sure that we celebrated both occasions separately. I would make it clear that "combo-gifts" are not ok. I'm 26 and I now get Combo-gifts if the present is expensive. Other than that they are separate events and should be treated as such. I never had a problem with having a bday close to Christmas. My baby is due dec. 27th. My family will have a lot going on with Christmas and 2birthdays within a 9 days. Lol
I'm due December 6, so at least there is a little bit of a gap. And that's still during the school year, so when kiddo gets older, birthday parties with friends should be feasible. My son's birthday is 2 days after Valentine's Day, so I'll have 2 "holiday" babies.
My husband's birthday is Dec 27th, my predicted due date is Dec 10th. My husband is a succesful adult despite having a much more Christmas Birthday than LO DD I do make a point to get a big gift for both Christmas and Birthday and use Birthday paper (I do usually throw the B-day gift under the tree though!). I also make sure if we are home I make a cake, if we aren't home we are using that holiday time off to go somewhere fun for his birthday (something that rarely happens for my Spring birthday). My brother's kids are both December and they are so little it isn't a big deal, they can't tell time yet so the family party can be changed to a time when we are there for the holidays. We will have to figure something out for school when it gets to be an issue.
Im not thrilled about a december birth, but hubby is able to take almost the whole month off after birth, so maybe it will be nice to kind of hole up in the house for a month with our newborn. And I was disappointed about the birthday during winter months (my other 3 kids & I are all summer birthdays), but then I thought, maybe it will be nice to not feel obligated to throw a big outdoor party like I have done in the past with the other kids. And hiding the pregnancy weight will be easier in sweat shirts than it has been with the others when you are expected to put on a bathing suit 6 weeks after giving birth. Trying to look on the bright side haha
I just want a healthy baby, I could care less what day he/she is born on!
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My brothers birthday is Christmas Day and that is my DD. but as a kid, he wasn't a huge fan so we always celebrated 7/25 instead. Now that he is an adult, we celebrate on Christmas. He says he doesn't know why he made a big deal about it because now he kind of likes it around the holidays because everyone is there with him!
My due date is December 6th and I am totally excited about it! Not worried about the other holidays - will find a way to make the day special and unique. Woke up early early today with the morning queasies and spent a bunch of time reading horoscopes. I know they are silly, but a sagittarius kid sounds like so much fun!
I think it'll be easier to deal with a kid's birthday party during my work holidays.
It's a fun time of year but I do worry it'll be very busy. My mom's family celebrate christmas, my dad's family hanukkah, my husband's birthday is December 29th and everybody but me is full of humbuggery so I have to pull the entire miracle out of my holly jolly butt.
But that's ok. It's such a giddy time of year, I think I'll manage.
So to deal with the present issue, i think we'll continue what my husband and I do for his birthday. We go somewhere special on an outing or trip. Christmas/Hanukkah is gifts to unwrap. Birthdays are a time to go somewhere cool. It helps that he works for an airline but even if you can only do a staycation, a science museum with your friends, two back-to-back matinees or a trip to a hotel in the city with an indoor pool are all reasonable ways to celebrate a birthday in a way that doesn't get mixed in with December holidays.
We did that trend for me too and I'm a fall baby. In 2013 my birthday gift was a trip to an indoor skydiving wind tunnel. It was really neat and definitely better than a sweater or a yoga mat.
My bday is 12/31. I love it! There is always a party. My due date is 12/24 so excited for another holiday baby. Schools always out and fam is always near.
I was thinking today and Christmas is always my favorite time of year, it's always felt completely magically to me. It's only fitting that my little miracle comes around the same time. I couldn't be more excited. Due date is 12/26. Hope my little guy/girl comes on time or even a day early :x
It took me 6 months to make this baby, and I am due December 25, Christmas Day. My parents and my in-laws are already planning "Christmas-to-go" as they call it, and we all couldn't be more excited. Once the baby comes I think we may try to celebrate the birthday a little later so that it doesn't feel like we are lump in Christmas and birthday together. But for now I am so grateful for my Christmas blessing!
My birthday is December 9th, my Dad's is December 21st, grandfather's was the 12, brother-in law is the 23rd, sister in law is the 24th....tons of aunts and uncles...oh, and my wedding anniversary is the 20th!!
Our first pregnancy that ended in MMC had the EDD of the 29th....
DH always said he didn't want a December baby because it's too hard to plan our anniversary and my birthday and the holidays...
But we are thrilled:)
PS- My EDD is the 17th, but my last baby came 10 days early...so theres a chance this one will be born on my birthday (which I would LOVE).
My due date was December 1st I was measuring for December 1st at my first sonogram, now baby decided it wanted to grow faster. I have a high risk for preeclampsia so chances I MIGHT deliver in November, but if I can hold that off and not HAVE to deliver I should probably be late, family history all of us were late. My sister had a December birthday, which she hated, but she just is a wee bit bitter about a lot. My brother a January baby, and actually was the first one born in our town (the 14th) but both got the cold weather, only my sister who's 9 days before Christmas for a lovely little break from school right after her birthday. With thanksgiving and Christmas being so close to when LO is going to be born living 900 miles from my parents and a good portion of my friends and family I feel very blessed, because I know I can make the trip up for thanksgiving and celebrate (hopefully early don't want to pop before thanksgiving I want an excuse to eat everything and I want baby happy and healthy) or Christmas and celebrate a little late. The last week in December my current job does inventory, so I'm glad I'm due early in the month so that I'm not working on baby's birthday every year for 16+hours a day, and that baby will be able to see family more often close to the birthday, without having to have everyone take off of work. I'm also excited because of the way thanksgiving falls, my mom is coming down for that Thursday and I don't think she leaving till the day after my due date, if I'm late nothing we can do, but if I'm on time, or early I get my mommy down here to help me. I really want her in the delivery room with me, but SO doesn't think that's fair to his mom (hello I'm the one giving birth idc) and its my mommy, she can deal with me and calm me down. He like either both moms or just us, nope us and my mom, no compromising...
My brothers birthday is Dec 9th mines the 11th and my due date is Dec 26 I also have a 3:year old who's birthday is in march .......wondering how she will feel around Christmas time next year when the baby turns one
My MIL's birthday is on Christmas. She doesn't totally hate it as long as you recognize it and bring two separate gifts. Our baby is due December 24. I hope the baby comes a little early or holds out for a few days. My husband and I live about 2 hours from our families. I'm kind of excited that they have to come to us this year and we don't have to try to go to 3 different places all in one day!
My birthday is the 28th and I've always hated that because as others have mentioned I tended to be forgotten in the midst of holidays and always got a "Christmas/birthday" present which would make me so sad. I'm really happy to even be having this baby but really praying I'm not late. I'm due the 11th. In order to make sure my kid never feels the way I did, I'm going to make its birthday a big deal every year and separate it completely from Christmas. It's not fair to any child to ever feel left out like that.
This is my second December baby. DD 12/20 and my DS birthday is 12/30. He has some of the coolest parties that include hockey parties and skating parties. From the beginning I have made sure that his birthday was separate from the holidays as I will with this one. I make sure the gifts are wrapped in bay paper not Xmas paper and I've told family that they can't combine a gift....if they can only do 1 gift then make it for either or but never 1 gift for both occassions
I can't wait to give birth in a hospital decorated for the holidays. Or bring my baby home to the house decorated, nurse under the lights of the Christmas tree, looking out at the snow falling, putting up the baby's stocking and enjoy the holidays that much more. I'm stoked to be having a December baby.
I can't wait to give birth in a hospital decorated for the holidays. Or bring my baby home to the house decorated, nurse under the lights of the Christmas tree, looking out at the snow falling, putting up the baby's stocking and enjoy the holidays that much more. I'm stoked to be having a December baby.
This mental image made me tear up, it really is a magical time to have a baby, isn't it?
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I can't wait to give birth in a hospital decorated for the holidays. Or bring my baby home to the house decorated, nurse under the lights of the Christmas tree, looking out at the snow falling, putting up the baby's stocking and enjoy the holidays that much more. I'm stoked to be having a December baby.
I couldn't agree more! Christmas is my favorite holiday and is the most magical time of the year. I wouldn't trade a December due date for anything. I love the way you worded it, so festive!
Well I looked at it this way...I'm lucky to have a healthy, growing baby and I don't care when he/she is born. The friends/family that matter will make bdays special for the baby no matter what! My bday is 2 weeks after Christmas and I feel most people are partied out by then...this bBy is due Dec. 3rd, so the partying is just beginning! Woohoo!
I can't wait to give birth in a hospital decorated for the holidays. Or bring my baby home to the house decorated, nurse under the lights of the Christmas tree, looking out at the snow falling, putting up the baby's stocking and enjoy the holidays that much more. I'm stoked to be having a December baby.
I appreciate this so much. DH will most likely be working 12/24, 12/25, nye, and 1/1 and my entire fam/friends are across the country so I'll be alone during the holidays. But this image helps
Exactly!!! My birthday is December 29th and everyone except my mother always got me combo presents lol I hated it as a kid. On the flip side a December due date is perfect timing for me so hopefully the kiddo will forgive me lol
I can't wait to give birth in a hospital decorated for the holidays. Or bring my baby home to the house decorated, nurse under the lights of the Christmas tree, looking out at the snow falling, putting up the baby's stocking and enjoy the holidays that much more. I'm stoked to be having a December baby.
Ohhh I didn't even think about newborn christmas outfits!!!!!!! Can't wait till I feel safe and I'm trolling Amazon lol
@Embuzz247 goodness, did I miss you and your wonderful opinions! Beautifully stated :-)
@CMDD i'm sorry that DH is going to be working all of the holidays… The good thing to know is that it won't be lasting forever. Being on call will though:-( I still vote on moving back to Boston! Then you would have friends and family and of course I would watch your kiddos whenever you wanted me to! Lol #truestory
@nik6499 Great idea about "browsing" Amazon for Christmas clothes… We all know that's what you meant to say;-)
My son was born on January 1st. It gets super expensive around the holidays. But if you buy throughout the year it takes a lot of the stress off. My second is due Dec 11th, so I will have Christmas and 2 birthdays all within 3 weeks. Planning ahead is my strategy! Other than money, I LOVE his birthday because all of my family is together at that time. That most likely wouldn't happen in say, July
I can't wait to give birth in a hospital decorated for the holidays. Or bring my baby home to the house decorated, nurse under the lights of the Christmas tree, looking out at the snow falling, putting up the baby's stocking and enjoy the holidays that much more. I'm stoked to be having a December baby.
@Embuzz247 hormones got to me and this had me tearing up! I'm having my csection mid December and will be home in time to do just this! It will be magical!
Re: Thoughts on December babies..?
1) don't ever, EVER use Christmas or holiday related wrapping/ cards for bday gifts/decorations. My mom's bday is Valentine's Day, so she was so wonderful to make sure that all of my birthday gear was always separated. She would always host Christmas, then as soon as everyone left she and I would take down practically all the holiday decorations except the tree and start stringing up all of my birthday decorations. It was such a fun tradition in my house to have that transition.
2) Try to make the day as special as possible. Classmates and friends are likely to forget as they will never see your child in school on his/her actual birthday. Planning birthday parties for friends can be really tough as other parents are super busy prepping for the holidays. (On the flip side, it was always awesome to never have to go to school on my birthday. However, it makes it hard now to have to work on my bday because I'm so used to spending the whole day with family)
Sorry for the long rant, but I just needed to vent a bit. I'm so glad there are other mommies to be who are thinking the same as me. Of course I'm thrilled that I have this miracle growing in me, and the most important thing is that the baby is healthy. But I'm human. Would I rather be due a different time, yeah. But I'm not and I feel like it was meant to happen this way, so I'm trying to learn and grow from it. I'm just so happy to have the support from you ladies along the way!!!
My son's birthday is 2 days after Valentine's Day, so I'll have 2 "holiday" babies.
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We did that trend for me too and I'm a fall baby. In 2013 my birthday gift was a trip to an indoor skydiving wind tunnel. It was really neat and definitely better than a sweater or a yoga mat.
My husband and I live about 2 hours from our families. I'm kind of excited that they have to come to us this year and we don't have to try to go to 3 different places all in one day!
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@CMDD i'm sorry that DH is going to be working all of the holidays… The good thing to know is that it won't be lasting forever. Being on call will though:-( I still vote on moving back to Boston! Then you would have friends and family and of course I would watch your kiddos whenever you wanted me to! Lol #truestory
@nik6499 Great idea about "browsing" Amazon for Christmas clothes… We all know that's what you meant to say;-)