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My brother and I have birthdays 3 days apart and we had one shared party growing up and it was fine. No issues for me growing up with birthdays so close!

My brother and I have two different month summer birthdays, and we still shared birthday parties some years and it was never an issue for either of us. We loved celebrating together.

My family is chock full of July and August birthdays, so my Los first birthday was shared with 4 other ppl in my immediate family, and Lo 2's birthday will be shared with 3 cousins (all within a week of each other).

I think it's cool.

I don't think sharing a birth month is a big deal - you can make it special for each if you want to. I'd rather have a 3 year gap than 4. My sisters and I are 4 and 3 years apart - that year really made a difference in how close we were growing up !

Mine are May and September babies so I don't have experience with sharing a birth month but I don't see the problem, especially if they are 3-4 years apart. If we have another we will try again for September. I really preferred being pregnant over summer to having a tiny baby!

I don't care at all about whether my children share a birth month. But I would prefer to avoid a fall birthday because (1) likelihood of being the oldest or youngest in the class and (2) third trimester in the summer.

My sister and I were both born in April and I don't remember it even crossing my mind as an issue.

ETA: My son was born in March, so my maternity leave was in the spring which was PERFECT because we could go outside quite easily.

I think it's fine. I'd actually prefer the spacing that a same month/season baby would give us (3 years, instead of 2.5 or 3.5). The only reason we're aiming for a different time of year is because LO was a fall baby and we live in a cold climate. Hoping to get outside more with #2.

Two of my nephews were born the same month. It's also their mom's birth month. I've no idea if they planned it that way, but they just have a month full of celebrations and it's really sweet.

My sister and I are 3 years apart and our birthdays are 3 weeks apart in August/September. I don't remember it being a huge issue. My mom had us share parties for a couple years (maybe 2/5 and 3/6), but then we had our own parties as we got older and it was never a big deal!

My sister and I were 2 days apart: our age gap is big (7 yrs) so we could have never shared a party! I actually kinda like it and we all celebrate as a family.

My first 2 are 3 years 2 weeks apart and truthfully I really like it. Its hard as Im pregnant again with my last due this August and my baby (June 2013) will barely be 2 years old when this one is born. I guess because Im use to the 3 year gap 2 seems terrifying in so many ways. Im also sad as she lost a year to her brother basically in being the baby and will now just be the middle child. Had I been able to push this one back 6 more months I would have been thrilled.

My sister and I (4 yrs apart) always shared a family birthday party. It was never an issue and I don't remember ever being angry about sharing a cake. Not a big deal, in my opinion.

My kids are 4.5 yrs apart and I am loving the age gap. My daughter loves to help & I get to have my own time with each kid. My son is too young to have an opinion yet (6 weeks old)

I dont think closeness in age guarantees that kids will be BFFs. Personality plays a huge part in that.

@Chillybear: Me and both my brothers (they are twins) were all born in the same month. We never minded, it was a non issue. They always had joint birthday parties and mine was always a different weekend. As we got older and are now adults we always do a joint family dinner to celebrate.

Mine were going to be 2y 2m apart but the LO came early and instead they're 2y minus 5 days! So far it's fun having bday week I'm hoping to do more exciting things on their week as they get older. We plan to do joint parties for a while, but each kid gets to pick a special activity on their actual bday.

Never really thought about it. My LOs will have birthdays about 6 weeks apart, unless LO2 comes early. They will probably have joint birthdays until they are old enough to want them apart.

I don't think it matters. My brother and I have birthdays just one month apart and it was never an issue. My two LOs were supposed to be just 10 days apart (in the same month), but ended up being a month apart and again, no issues. They are 3 years apart. You just never know what will happen when TTC, it could be quick or it could take longer than expected. I would just TTC when you and your SO are ready and not be concerned with birthdays.