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Cons: snow, cold rain, temperature, flu season, colds, keeping the carseat covered,not being able to go for walks.

Pros: there isn't much else going on during that time, keeping them in long footie pajamas 24/7

I'm in the NE, too and had my baby on 2/3.

Pros:
Baby is older when it's warmer and you can do more with them.
Daylight savings is right around the corner so you are almost out of the winter months.
You won't go out much with baby anyway in the beginning so you only miss cold/snowy days and not the nice Spring/Summer days.

Cons:
Traveling to hospital in snow (we had a snowstorm on the day he was born.. yikes)
Cabin Fever

Pro: being able to stay at home all snuggled up with baby when it's cold and blustery outside
Con: not being able to go for walks or sit outside, you are basically stuck in the house

Cons: Indoor birthday parties forever. Close to Christmas = all presents at the same time of year (don't have an easy excuse to buy summer shoes/clothes/toys)

Pros: You don't have to worry about being cold during the winter while you're pregnant! Don't have to worry about taking newborn into sun ever because you're stuck inside for so long

Besides the winter birthdays, I actually really liked having a winter baby!

I live in FL ...

Pros:
No summer swelling during pregnancy!
Not cold during winter during pregnancy
Maximized pto for maternity leave because leave started in january
Boys skipped a winter in daycare their first year of life - less sickness while super young, yay!
Birthday parties when it's not super hot out (again, I live in FL)

Cons:
Birthday right after the holidays, soon after Christmas.
Kept babies isolated for two months after birth because of cold/flu season

Pros: excuse not to go anywhere for the first month
Cons: dressing in layers was a pain for all those newborn diaper changes, more worried about germs/flu, also cold weather around the time they turn 1/learning to walk was also not so fun

All in all, I think the "logistics" were easier with our summer baby, but you might be considering other things like spacing between siblings or other factors that might outweigh these.

For me the biggest put-off for trying this month is that I'd have to skip travelling for Christmas. The cold weather doesn't bother me because even in March/April you'll still have to bundle them up over here.

T was born 2/21.

My BIGGEST pro: You don't have to be heavily pregnant when it's hot! I was never cold in the winter while pregnant. I think I would have just died if he was due in the summer.
Also I didn't miss much during those newborn confinement days. The weather turned nice right when we got the hang of it and could venture out more!

I have a December 27th and February 22 babies.... There was a lot of cabin fever. And this year the flu season was so bad my pediatrician told me to keep the baby inside until he was 8 weeks old! I did the best I could, but with two other kids it didn't happen. He did get sick (he had three colds by the time he was three months old!) but it wasn't too bad. I also HATED being that pregnant for Christmas. I could hardly wrap presents and Christmas morning was so hard sitting in the floor opening presents.
February was a good month for a baby, December kind of sucked (but we did get that tax deduction!!!)

@sorrycharlie: We are in the same boat, I think we decided to skip May and start in June. Yes, its still February, but at least toward the end of maternity leave we will at least have spring months to enjoy. My ideal month to give birth is April.

D was born 1/17.

Pros:
-Being able to eat anything I wanted over the holidays
-Newborn hibernating
-Not super huge pregnant during the summer
-I had a good excuse to miss all the inlaws' holiday crap
-It was a good opportunity to start the tradition of being home by ourselves on Christmas Day and NOT traveling to see family

Cons:
-I walk to work, and was always worried about slipping on ice with my big preggo belly
-It's cold and flu season
-It is close to the holidays, so that time of year is now even more expensive than it used to be!

I really, REALLY did NOT want a winter baby. But I ended up with a late January EDD anyway. Most of the pros and cons I would add have already been mentioned, but I agree with @hilsy85: that it would make a difference for me #1 versus #2. Where I live, it's ***hot*** in the summer, I really prefer (1) not to be hgely pregnant during July and August, and (2) having a baby that is old enough to be outside in the heat by June/July. I feel so bad for summer newborns here - you are basically housebound in the AC.

One big pro that I haven't seen mentioned is that DD seems to never get cold. I chalk this up to being a January babe, but maybe it's just coincidence. We had her bundled up in the Bjorn and out on walks from day 1, so she is just used to be out in the winter. This past winter it was great (when she was 1) because she was a total winter champ.

That said, I would much *prefer* a spring baby, both so we wouldn't be stuck inside and also so my mat leave would fall during a better part of the year. To my mind, a late February/early March birthday would be best where I live. In the NE, I would probably push that back to late April/May.

My DS was born this past 1/13.

Pros:
-post partum I didn't want or feel like leaving the house and I didn't feel like I was missing out on good weather.
-Not a lot of swelling.
-no diet restrictions around the holidays

Cons
-this winter was the pits and I was afraid of bringing my newborn to his appointments in subzero temps.
- once again this weather was the pits and it was so slick out I really couldn't move around fast enough because I was so heavily pregnant.
-pp blues and seasonal affective disorder doesn't work well together.
- my son will never have a birthday party out doors.

My DS was born on 11/19 and I live in Chicago.

Pros:
Will be on the older end for his grade

Cons:
-Cabin fever. I honestly think late Nov is the worst for this as you are stuck inside with a newborn for Dec, Jan and Feb. Yuck.
-Holidays were stressful trying to shop and see everyone with a newborn. His first Christmas was like my worst one ever!
-It's dark all of the time, makes SAD/PPD more of an issue

I think a late Jan/Feb baby is actually doable. You won't be out and about for the first 3-4 weeks anyway. Then, it will finally be spring (ish) weather when you are ready to go on long walks in March.

I will not be trying for a Nov/Dec baby again. I think those are the worst months for a post partum mommy.
I'll try to plan LO2 to be a spring baby

I agree with @hilsy85. Although it wouldn't be ideal I would do it for a first baby, but I can't imagine being stuck in the house most days with a newborn and a toddler. Plus, DS is in daycare a few days a week and cold/flu season was terrible! I would like to avoid DS bringing colds home to my newborn. I wouldn't mind a late march/april baby though.

@sorrycharlie: I answered already but in terms of the cold/flu season, it really wasn't a big deal. We just didn't go out much (which we couldn't do because of the snow anyway) and we vetoed anyone coming over who thought they might be even a tiny bit sick. DS didn't end up getting his first cold until he started daycare in April.