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Hey Bees,
I was just curious if any of you who were TTC or NTNT tried to avoid getting pregnant in certain months because of the due date of the baby (eg. getting pregnant in May would most likely mean you'd give birth in February.) Is that weird? I really hate Feb and Oct. for birthdays (I have no idea why, it's kind of like having a favorite number etc.) Do any of you have months you just don't like? and more importantly did you try to avoid getting pregnant in certain months to avoid your child being born in a certain month?
Thanks ladies, just thought it was a fun thing to think about!
We didn't really care when the baby came, we just wanted her asap! I had miscarried already so we wanted to try as soon as the doctor would let me. I wouldn't have been happy waiting.
That being said, I ended up being super pregnant in the middle of summer in Fl, so that kind of sucked. But if I could do it over I'd do it the same way, I wouldn't want to have waited any longer to meet my baby girl!
No, after trying for so long I was just grateful to get pregnant. Sure, we'll probably be missing a family wedding we have been looking forward to, but I will happily take our little boy any month of the year!
With my second child I ABSOLUTELY did not want to be pregnant during the summer months because I was miserable for the entire summer when first child was born in late August. Also, my ten year class reunion was coming up and I did not want to attend that while being pregnant. So, at the beginning of the summer I told my then husband we had till August 31st to get pregnant. I wasn't pregant on that date and then husband pulled out the calendar and convinced me we could try till September 30th and I still wouldn't be pregnant in the summer. Baby girl was conceived that month and born June 7th the following year. Had she not been conceived that month we would have waited till the next spring to try again.
My best friend/maid of honor began trying in July 2010 but said that if she wasn't preggers by October 2010 that they would hold off and stop trying until the next spring because she didn't want to be SUPER pregnant/ about to pop at my wedding! (her choice, not mine! I wouldn't have cared either way, but she just didn't want to feel terrible and have lots to do!) Fortunately, it all worked out and she pretty much got pregnant right away- So her sweet little 10 week old will be an honorary flower girl at my wedding!
We aren't TTC but I know my FI doesn't want a baby born in december. His bday is obnoxiously close to christmas and he feels like he got 'screwed out of gifts' because of the double gifting that goes on for xmas babies!
@Miss Marine: oh my gosh that's cute =D I know a girl who got pregnant (Total accident, she was in the process of a divorce- woops) and her sister FREAKED out because the pregnant girl would be about 8.5 months pregnant at the sister's own wedding. She accused her of 'planning it out to steal her thunder with a huge baby bump' and uninvited her to the wedding! Bridezilla much? =O
I'm with 2ndtime.. I had DS at the end of August and I did NOT want to be big & pregnant through the summer again... which starts in May for us & seems to be getting hotter and hotter each year (we've had weeks consecutive 100+ degrees)... Having ms with the heat has been bad enough but I couldn't imagine being huge with it like this again... Thankfully I'm due Mar/Apr =)
We didn't plan it but I'm glad I'll be huge in the winter/spring. I'm due in April and the only negative to that is she/he will ve on the younger side in their class which sucks when you get to high school (getting your license) and college (turning 21).
We have been TTC for 13 months and are now doing ferility testing. I will just be happy to get pregnant and have a baby, when it is born doesn't matter in the slightest.
I'm due in Sept and after a year of TTC, I'm just happy I can get pregnant. I don't hate any month, but I am glad I wasn't pregnant in winter. I hate winter with a vengance and it's depressing as hell. Last thing I'd want added to it was being huge and being stuck inside the house. Summer has been hot, but the only thing I've been upset about is missing my yearly cruise. (You can't cruise past 24wks.)
If I could plan a month, I would do another spring baby or early summer. I wouldn't want to have a baby in December, I find that my nephew's birthday gets blended into Christmas. But, if I still am not pregnant in a few months and get pregnant and due in Dec, I will take it!
I don't see that I would care either way. I was preggers in the summer heat, and it wasn't bad at all. I got to hide in the air conditioning at home. Also, i think being preggers during xmas time would be very magical for some reason.
We're pretty blessed in NorCal with mild weather year-round, so being pregnant in the summer wouldn't have bothered me. We were more concerned about planning the pregnancy around job-related things. Job interview season for me is January/February, so I didn't want to be 9 months pregnant or have an infant at that time of the year as it would prevent me from interviewing.
I do favor some months over others, but there's only one month that I really would like to avoid for a baby to be born, which is December. There's just too much going on in December already with Sinterklaas (December 5th), Christmas, NY Eve etc.. I'd hate for our child to have to always share his/her birthday with other happenings.
Meh, if I'd actually chosen to get pregnant I would have done it exactly the way it happened, pregnant in July and baby due at the end of March. I think I would have hated being pregnant in the summer too.
If you would have asked me this early in the TTC process I would have said yes.
But now, after trying for this long I would be happy whatever month. Sure being in the third trimester in dog days of summer in the south is going to blow, but I try to think big picture. Its one summer of torture and a lifetime of happyness.
The only month I avoided was late March/early April, so that the baby wouldn't be born around Christmas or New Years, so that we wouldn't be tempted to combine those holidays with her birthday.
The only month I would want to avoid getting pregnant is March/early April so that I would not be due around the holidays.
I figure we'll just plan to start TTC in May or June and if we still haven't gotten pregnant by almost a year later when March/April rolls around, we probably won't care about being due around the holidays anymore.
We'll be skipping the summer-ish months (May-July/August) due to my body being REALLY weird during those months. For two years running now, I've had problems. Last year with a highly-likely miscarriage and then again this year (minus the m/c).
For whatever reason, the hot summer months and my body just DO NOT agree! Every other month, however, is available, though.
I hope to get pregnant soon and have a baby that sticks because I do not want to be super pregnant during the summer. However, we won't stop trying. I'll be happy to get pregnant whenever I can.
I'm hoping to avoid being super-pregnant during the summer, but now that we're actively TTCing, I'm not sure I'll have the patience to turn off the baby train in October to avoid that. So, here's hoping for success this next cycle!
@skibobrown: pshaw. You must be in a different part of Norcal than I am- we had a nice cool day yesterday at 98 degrees. Next week it's 'warming up a tad' at 106 lol.
@Goldilocks1107: Good thing you got your BFP!
I just don't like September or December. Otherwise I think anytime would be great, not that we are TTC....
Mine is totally work related. My husband is a landscaper so spring and summer is his busy season. I didn't plan the due date on this one...but I will with the 2nd.
Will try to aviod a birth between may-sept. Want my husband to be able to take a few weeks off when baby is born and that would be very hard during his busy season.
This time we are giving birith in Oct and it's prefect because his work is just slowing down :-)
Mine is related to my mom & big sis who are both teachers...I need their help while DH's at work so I wish I could have a summer baby but we're TTC still so i've missed that window unfortunately
I care! I would prefer my children to not have a birthday in July or August (partly because it sucks for them to not get to celebrate their birthday in school and partly because it is DAMNED HOT in Ontario in July and August). However, I don't know if we'll go so far as to actively take a break from TTC in October and November. But I do care! :)
I'm not going to actually do anything, but I would prefer not to have kids with June or December birthdays. Why? June is already when BOTH FI and my birthday are, plus father's day. December is when: Step-Dad's, FFIL's and Mom's Bdays are PLUS Christmas and etc. My Mom's bday is Christmas Eve even....so yeah. I'd PREFER not those two months but really I don't care.
Since I do wedding photography June - October is a terrible time for me to give birth lol. So we are hoping to try for a winter baby or an early spring arrival.
Both our pregnancies were a surprise, so we didn't try for a certain month. But I have to say, I am absolutely thrilled that if all goes according to plan, we will have 2 June babies! I loved having my daughter in the first few days of June. The weather was gorgeous, I felt relaxed, I could wear tee shirts and flips flops and be comfortable, without the blazing hot or muggy summer weather fully kicking in yet.
I wouldn't want to have a baby in November, January or March.
I wanted to avoid a baby around Christmas. We ended up with the end of January for Baby #1. That still may be a little close to the holiday rush but can't change it now! :) Baby #2 is due August 8th so I'll be giant in the horrible Texas summer. We'll see how it goes.
I would rather not have a baby in the winter, as I'd like to go out for walks etc and not be stuck in the house due to the weather. Having said that, when it came down to it, I don't know if I'd be able to convince myself to TTA. Id just be happy to be having a baby!
We didn't plan to get pregnant during any particular time, but I am glad that I'm due in March. Baby girl will be ready to go and about just when the Wisconsin weather is finally warming up! Plus I'll be huge and overheated during the coldest time of year!
This thread's a little old, but I'm still curious! DH and I are going to start TTC in fall/winter of this year and I've been thinking about what happens if it takes a while and we have a Christmas baby. I don't think I'd care very much.
We don't want to have a child in December. It is just too hectic and my mother's birthday is between Christmas and New Years and absolutely hates it. Once we are clear of the December due date...we will start TTC.
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