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GTKY: Why Are You Thankful

doozer1345doozer1345 member
in May 2016 Moms
For being due in May?? (In the spirit of almost Thanksgiving)

I am thankful I'm due in May bc I am going to bypass the hot and humid southern months being pg, I'm in my 2nd tri during the holidays when I enjoy food the most, it's not bathing suit season (WHEW!), it won't be freezing when LO gets here so I won't be too worried about LO getting cold, there's more to do outside with DD (like go to the park or go swimming) so she's not couped up inside with a fussy new baby, MIL will be out of school for the summer so she will help with DD a lot...

I had DD in March so I love spring babies!
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  • valerie4786valerie4786 member

    I've always wanted a spring baby!  I'm thankful for being due in May because hopefully all the extra baby weight will keep me warm over the cold winter months instead of feeling overheated in the summer months.  I'm thankful to celebrate this baby with my family over this holiday season and possibly bring a newborn to my family's Memorial Day cookout.  I'm thankful that my amazing MIL will be off school right about the time baby is born and will be helpful and may even be willing to watch baby a couple times a week as I'm transitioning back to work.  And just in general for the spirit of the season, I'm incredibly thankful for my family - they are amazing and supportive and equally excited for baby!

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  • CharissadeatsCharissadeats member
    I am thankful for a winter baby! I'm from South Africa - and even though I will suffer during our summer time season (basically from October all the way up to April), I know that it will be nice and cool when baby comes.
    I hate our heat - I get cranky and it's awful.
    And winter clothes are so much cuter!
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  • lionstigersbearslionstigersbears member
    I'm thankful for the first trimester nasties NOT happening in the dead of winter (I was stuck inside during a frigid Chicago winter newly pregnant with DS and dreamt of breathing fresh air that didn't make me freeze over). I'm thankful for a holiday season pregnant, and knowing that the next time around we will be a family of four. I'm thankful for mild and warm weather with a newborn. I'm thankful for the summer when my sister is off work and we can travel to get the kids together more often. I'm thankful that despite my worries...that I can and will choose be to be home full time with my babies in the spring.

    Also thankful for this thread. All of the feels.
    Me 27 | DH 28
    DS October 2014
    #2 May 2016
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  • cortney626cortney626 member
    I'm thankful to not be pregnant during the summer. My DD was born in Oct and that was brutal. I seem to get hot easier these days so I'm thankful it's cooler. I'm really thankful to be due in May (will have a c section end of April), so I can be off my daughter's last month of school. I can attend all of her school functions/ parties then I get the summer off with her too while on maternity leave! I'm thankful to have birthday at the beginning of the year. Hubby and DD are October birthdays, then with the holidays, etc it will be nice to celebrate another time of the year.
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  • mhc13mhc13 member
    Thankful for...
    -Summer birthday parties (my 1st is a December baby)
    -Giving birth before my birthday in June
    -Avoiding being 9 mos pregnant in Houston during the hottest and most humid months

    #1 Claire 12.17.13 & #2 EDD 5.11.16

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  • helleebelleehelleebellee member
    I'm thankful for the help in hiding this pregnancy. Being pregnant through the winter means daily sweater use with no questions asked. Being able to enjoy the summer not big a pregnant is golden! Less viruses the kids bring home from school since it'll be spring and school will almost be over. The list could go on.
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  • kbrands7kbrands7 member
    I'm thankful to be due in May because it times most of my maternity leave when I would be unpaid for the year anyway. I'm thankful that this little one will have a birthday close to DS's (yay hand-me-down clothes that will be right for the season!) but not so close that they have to share a birthday. I'm thankful to not have to drive snowy hills to get to or from the hospital when the baby is due to arrive. I'm thankful to not have to be up all night with a newborn when it's chilly. I think it's fun that he/she should be born right around Mother's Day! Lastly, I'm thankful that we got pregnant, period. We didn't have a long process (you ladies are amazing!), but it did take longer than with DS and I was starting to get concerned.
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  • laurenmdrn16laurenmdrn16 member
    I am thankful as well for the May due date. My son was born in September, which was nice for taking walks in the brisk autumn air after he was born...but those last few months of pregnancy were brutal in the heat! We just got rid of our pool and that was the only way I survived...floating like a giant whale (being on bedrest, I couldn't drive or walk so I was stuck either on the couch or in the pool all day). Also, as a school nurse, if the baby comes a little bit late (which probably won't happen because I am doing a RCS, but whatevs) my maternity leave will flow right into summer break. Still doesn't mean I necessarily plan on coming back next year...especially with all the shenanigans that are being pulled at work right now. Ugh! (Sorry, that wasn't really in the Thanksgiving spirit...)

    Also thankful that my 24hr urine and blood tests are looking so healthy. I was certain I had sustained long-term kidney damage from the untreated preeclampsia, but I am heartier than I give myself credit for (which is making my decision of whether or not to file a malpractice suit against my previous OB practice even more difficult, despite the fact that EVERYone I have talked to has told me to do it!). My BPs are awesome (better than pre-pregnancy!) and this baby is a dancing machine and I am so thankful I have a posterior placenta so I can already feel the smooth moves. I am thankful for MH who works so hard and would do anything for his family. I am thankful for my incredible son who is the light of my life. I am thankful for my mom and sisters who remind me that it is ok to be crazy, as long as you have unrelenting and fierce love. I am thankful for all my friends, from church, Mommy's group, college, etc. They each do their part to challenge me, support me, entertain me, encourage me, and bring me back to reality. I am thankful for a peaceful home and warm bed. I am thankful for full bellies and tickle fights. And, as much as it is making me want to rip out all my hair right now, I am thankful for employment that allows me to use my education (which I am also thankful for) and get a steady paycheck. I am thankful that God has blessed me so generously and lovingly in all areas of my life. 

    As my son says every night when we say Thank You to God: "Thank you for eberyting! But mostly twains (trains)...and fwiends (friends)...and Baby Sister...and Dada...and Mama...and..." (this is his ultimate bedtime stall!)

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  • Jesse835235Jesse835235 member
    Obviously I'm very thankful for this pregnancy and am thrilled to have the May-August off for maternity leave.  We have brutal winters here, so I would definitely be holed up at home if this was a January baby.  I try to always be thankful for the simple conveniences that we tend to take for granted.  I know we are all thankful for these things, but it's easy to get caught up in the day-to-day craziness and forget how lucky we all are.

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    Me: 27    DH: 30
    Married in 2011
    Baby 1: Stillborn at 27 weeks (April 2014)
    Baby 2: Due May 2016

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  • seasalt123seasalt123 member
    I'm thankful that, in the coldest months here, I will only be 5 - 6 months along and therefore likely won't need to get a new parka because I'm too huge for the one I have. 

    I'm thankful that it'll be early enough in spring that I won't spend any hot summer months huge and pregnant but that I'll have good weather to take advantage of to get back in shape once the baby arrives. 
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  • businessmamabusinessmama member
    I had a fluke virus at 22 that resulted in heart failure. They said that I would never be able to have children so I am so incredibly thankful that not only were we able to conceive, but I had my echocardiogram yesterdau (at the first risk 13 weeks) and everything looked perfect. I didn't realize how much stress I had been holding onto until I heard the news.

    I'm also thankful to tell all our family this coming weekend. They knew about the risks and to share it with them in person is more than I could hope for. God is good.
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  • Pascal86Pascal86 member
    Everyone in my family has birthdays between March - June, so in my mind, a May birthday just makes sense, and non-spring birthdays are weird and out of place. So I'm thankful that I don't have to re-calibrate my brain to accept a birthday in a different time of year.

    I mean really, a baby anytime of year would be amazing. But my birthday is the day before my dad's, two weeks after my husband's, and the baby is due three days after my husband's. I love having birthday after birthday after birthday!

    But as for reasons that actually matter, I'm definitely excited to not be in my third trimester during the hottest time of year!
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  • dshannahdshannah member
    vinerie said:
    I am especially thankful to be in due in May because I basically couldn't have timed it any better. I'm a college professor. I get one semester of maternity leave, which will be this fall. I can combine that with the summer to basically be home with baby from May until January. 

    Now, during the summers is when I normally get a lot of writing on my research done, but I don't have to be at the office to do it.  I'm working hard now to get stuff done so when the summer comes I won't have to worry about that writing. 
    I am a college professor without maternity leave:)  (Contingent now, but hoping to change that!).  So I am grateful that, if baby arrives in May, I'll get three months before I have to go back to work.  Of course, I'm not getting paid, but DH and I have amazing families who we can rely on if we need help (for housework, baby supplies, or finances).
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  • khochanadelkhochanadel member
    I am thankful for science, which got us pregnant on our first frozen embryo transfer! I am incredibly thankful that we had the means and discipline to cash flow our IVF, especially so many people have to go into debt for it. I'm thankful for a flexible workplace and understanding boss that didn't make me feel like a failure at my career for putting my health first. Thankful my first trimester has resulted in very few yucks.

    Finally, I'm thankful to be pregnant during FOOD SEASON! I'm even thankful we are having twins, although that part was not planned at all!
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