https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:07:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/3#post-865798 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:51:44 +0000 HLK208 865798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>October! I have an April and June already so I need some space between the other two. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/3#post-865771 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:42:36 +0000 mfa_lady 865771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>May! My job is much slower in the summer, and since I work with a really small team it would be great to feel like I could ACTUALLY relax when I'm on leave. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/3#post-841269 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:18:47 +0000 mrskc 841269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>October was my ideal month for my first and that's what I got! I voted April for my second. Not too hot yet and close to summer when my DH is off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/3#post-841242 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:00:56 +0000 Grace 841242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think March. Hopefully we'd be settled enough that I'd be able to do all my gardening in the summer. The bad part is I'd have morning sickness in August/September when I want to be harvesting said garden... Nope, changed my mind - an October baby would make me second trimester in summer, which is the season I'd most want to enjoy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/3#post-841191 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:25:00 +0000 SupernovaJ 841191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think in terms of weather, so probably May. It's still cool during that month where we live, but it begins to get warm. I figure if our baby was born in may, I would probably be cooped up for the first month or two...and then we'd be able to enjoy hot summer weather after that. I love hot weather! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/3#post-834546 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:31:03 +0000 luckypenny 834546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: I think late January or February would be perfect! Still able to spend holiday with family and then kids are old enough to enjoy spring/summer weather. I had a late April baby and I couldn't wear her in the moby because her and I would be too hot! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/3#post-834540 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:27:27 +0000 Mrs. Pen 834540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@luckypenny: glad I'm not the only one! Whenever I say that, people say I'm crazy!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/3#post-834538 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:26:30 +0000 luckypenny 834538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: totally! Maxi dresses all the way! I loathed being pregnant in the winter </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/2#post-834526 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:08:25 +0000 Vegmama 834526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm due in January which was my least preferred month. I'd love March because spring is around the corner &amp; I think it would be a lovely motivator for getting back into the swing of things. With that said, I wouldn't trade my Jan due date now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/2#post-833952 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:28:43 +0000 MamaMoose 833952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: that makes sense! Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/2#post-833926 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:15:54 +0000 teamjse 833926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A spring baby, I had Ds in July and being pregnant in the summer sucked. My poor Dh was freezing in our house yet I couldn't get it cold enough for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/2#post-833917 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:13:17 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 833917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: The ear infection itself is not contagious. It's caused by a respiratory infection that then becomes an ear infection... so if the child is no longer contagious from a respiratory perspective (cough, runny nose, sneezing) then they can't really transmit their ear infection. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/2#post-833909 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:10:40 +0000 Ree723 833909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a June baby and loved it! June is the start of winter here, but our winter is about 75 and sunny every day, so it was perfect. </p> <p>This time around, I think our due date is going to be early Feb and I'm cringing at the thought of going through an entire tropical summer whilst heavily pregnant. October through March are beastly here, from what I've heard - temps in the mid 90s every day and high, high humidity. Ugh. I didn't swell at all with my last pregnancy, but I have a feeling it will be different this time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/2#post-833801 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:35:01 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 833801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had January and February babies and I thought those were pretty good months! I wish my Jan baby was towards the end of January though, instead of the beginning. </p> <p>I think those are ideal months, at least in California, because I got to be pregnant in winter (and CA winters are pretty nice - 60s, crisp and cold with not too much rain).. and when I gave birth it was still chilly, but warming up... so by the time I hit my 6-week check-up it was perfect for a run outdoors or take my baby out without worrying about extreme cold or heat.</p> <p>I also like that it's around the time when the holidays are over, there aren't too many holidays in the beginning of the year to have to share a birthday with, and things are calming down some.</p> <p>I wouldn't want a baby anywhere from July-December. July-October because it's so hot. September-December because then I'd have to wait another year to enroll them in Kindergarten... and with so many holidays around that time it would be madness to celebrate a birthday too (not to mention our wedding anni is also in November - just too much going on).</p> <p>Whew, didn't mean to write a Novella! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/2#post-833701 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:01:51 +0000 LovelyPlum 833701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nana87: I agree, an academic calendar does make things more interesting. We were aiming for a baby between semesters or over the summer. Now, though, I am more of the attitude that we will just make it work! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/2#post-833698 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:01:21 +0000 skipper2010 833698@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm due August 1st, and I think I'm in the minority when I say I actually like being in the 3rd trimester in the summer. It's so nice to just be able to throw on a dress and walk out the door. Plus there's so much going on in the summer so the third tri is flying by! I'd much rather be hugely pregnant in the summer than in the winter and have to dress in heavy clothing/winter coats and worry about slipping and falling on ice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/2#post-833604 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:35:38 +0000 mrs. 64 833604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mewtill: That makes me feel better. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/2#post-833030 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:54:54 +0000 cavalierkcs 833030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted January because I'm an accountant and my 12 week maternity leave would fall over tax season (when we have to work 12-16 hour days). </p> <p>Things worked out and I'm due 1/23. Now just nervous to tell work...:-/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/2#post-832772 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:03:15 +0000 MamaMoose 832772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: @looch: Well now that we're talking about ear infections.... I'm confused about them. LO had her first one last week at 6 months old. Every baby in her class at day care had one. But when I asked her ped about keeping her out of school he said it was fine to send her because ear infections aren't contagious. I don't get it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/2#post-832728 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:49:21 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 832728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I do that all the time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/2#post-832714 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:44:15 +0000 looch 832714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: yeah, you're right! I don't know why I read ear infections, I guess I am paranoid about them, honestly!</p> <p>My son caught a cold at 9 months, when my husband brought it home from the office. He also got sick a bunch when he started day care at just a little over 2. The ear infection came from there, no doubt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/2#post-832697 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:39:24 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 832697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: oh I didn't say ear infections. I was thinking specifically about brochiolitis season where everyone is trapped indoors and passing around their colds. Babies born in spring and summer usually don't get brochiolitis until they are a little older and stronger.</p> <p>My poor February baby was so sick, but she was also a mostly formula baby, so that probably didn't help, while my May baby didn't get a single cold until 18 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/2#post-832679 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:34:17 +0000 looch 832679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: May I ask you a question on the less likely to get ear infections point...less likely when? In the first year? After? I only ask because I had a December baby and his first ear infection was in April, at almost 2.5 years old. I was paranoid he'd be sick the first year! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/2#post-832650 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:24:52 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 832650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. 64: I had a late September baby and it wasn't so bad. I started off the first 6 weeks and then took off until January. My long term sub was AWFUL. The kids loved him, but the stories I heard from my teammates stunk. All that to say, I came back in January and we had a kick ass 2nd semester &amp; everyone adjusted spectacularly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/2#post-832572 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:58:00 +0000 Lindsay05 832572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sandy: hmmm interesting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/2#post-832484 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:38:49 +0000 jhd 832484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'd love a spring baby...would prefer baby not have a december birthday. i always disliked that growing up. but really i'd be thrilled no matter what! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/2#post-831966 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:52:53 +0000 NovBaby1112 831966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>May. I'd love to have summer off on maternity leave and I cant imagine giving birth in the late fall again and having a toddler and newborn cooped up in the house all winter. LO was born in Nov and while it was nice to have the holidays with a newborn, i hated not being able to go outside much and the flu/germ season was scary as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/2#post-831876 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:47:06 +0000 mrs. 64 831876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted April because I'm a teacher. 12 week maternity leave would get me to summer and then I wouldn't have to come back to work until late August. </p> <p>@char54: You're so lucky to have that nice long mat leave! My biggest fear is a late summer or early fall baby because I will have to go back after 12 weeks and I don't want a long term sub setting the tone for the year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/2#post-831829 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 05:05:30 +0000 lamariniere 831829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted December because DS is December and #2 will be December. I didn't want to be heavily pregnant during the summer months. Also, I figure with breast feeding you aren't going out much anyways. It was nice to have a 5-6 month old when the weather was warm and I didn't have to worry about the baby being too cold </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-ideal-birth-month/page/2#post-831154 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:38:04 +0000 doxielove 831154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted October, because growing up I wanted a Halloween baby! Realistically, my ideal month is probably May or June due to work. We've been TTC since November, though, so at this point I'll take what I can get ;-) </p>