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FWIW, my husband and his siblings have birthdays that are January 20, December 12, and December 24, almost exactly 2 years apart. I joke that he is a Valentine's Day baby and that his siblings were St. Patrick's Day shenanigans.

Anyways, I think my SIL hated having a Christmas Eve birthday only because people were chintzy about it - they just wrapped her gifts in Christmas paper and then said their gift was for both Christmas and her birthday. So at some point she put her foot down and insisted her own party, her own cake, with birthday trimmings and no Christmas stuff and the family obliged. In fact, her birthdays were always the best attended by family because everyone was off anyway and she got double the presents compared to her siblings. This is extra true now that we're all adults - since we're all more likely to travel to see each other at Christmas, she gets much bigger birthday celebrations. If the travel schedules don't work, they just do her party the weekend before Christmas and then get her a cake on Christmas Eve. We always just celebrate Christmas Eve as her birthday and I think its really sweet.

BIL has a mid December birthday and they usually just celebrate it as usual, but its a little more lowkey than SIL's birthday.

I have a mid December baby and it’s not ideal, but not so bad. She’s only two though so maybe she will hate it! There were some positives- all of my medical bills for the pregnancy and delivery were in one calendar year so I only had to meet one deductible, it doesn’t usually get too cold or have big snow storms in December, where in January or February getting snowed in during labor could be a real concern. And our kindergarten cut off in 9/1 so she will be on the older side but not the very oldest, which I think is nice. My other daughter is a late July bday and we had to decide whether to hold her for K or have her be the youngest, and i was very pregnant during the heat of the summer.

So pros and cons no matter what!

Just to put it out there, we had a Jan 7 due date but DS decided to show up the 27th. Some kids have their own sense of timing. And boy does he make out like a bandit for his birthday. Everyone's out and already buying presents, and they're on great deals. I'd go for it.

My son has a December birthday and while it makes the month extra crazy, it's also a time when we see extended family, so he gets to celebrate with everyone.

I would go for it. DD was born on 12/31 with a DD of 1/28. I love it being on NYE. The thing is you cant control it

My husband and I both have December birthdays, and we would like to avoid it, but we've been trying for a year now and at this point, I'll take a baby born any time of the year

I just don't think it's a big deal! I say try.

I have a history of recurrent loss so I'm left with the feeling that I can plan and hope as much as I want but my plans and hopes appear to be somewhat irrelevant to the universe... I am not planning on sitting any months out in TTC - even though December would not be ideal from a very short term perspective of trying to make a magical holiday for my other two kids.

DD is 12/17
Plus BIL 12/19
Niece 12/14
BIL 12/28

lol It's nuts but fun

I always thought the same thing, that I'd actively try to avoid a Christmas baby because I didn't want my LO to feel ignored for the holiday. But when we were ready to have a baby, we didn't want to wait arbitrarily. And we figured it would take a while to actually get pregnant so we started trying last March.... well, I was due 12/27. She was born 12/10 and it was amazing to celebrate Christmas together. It's not a big deal. Maybe as she's older she'll care, but we're just so happy to have her. If you're ready to try, try! Good luck!

I personally don't think it matters and wouldn't avoid it when TTC. My son is just a few days after Christmas and my DD was due right before, but ended up arriving a few weeks early. Like @looch: said, it's a time of year when it's easier to travel and see family, so my son has actually seen his grandparents on or right around his birthday every year, but my DD hasn't.

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My mom has a mid December birthday and feels that everyone is celebrating her all month long. Personally a Christmas Baby was not my ideal either, but then again I got married the day before my birthday and it’s not so bad. One of my good friends growing up was born on Christmas Day and she got a hoot out of having a 12/26 bday. Her sleepover birthday parties were the best.

I'm a Christmas Eve baby and I don't mind a bit. The good thing is it's a memorable date so nobody ever forgets it

My parents were careful to schedule my birthday parties a week or so in advance and they did "celebrate" my half birthday in June for a few years with just a cake so I felt special, but I don't think that was necessary.

The only downside I can think of is that it was sometimes annoying to get birthday gifts from some people in Christmas wrapping but the people who cared about me (extended family) were always thoughtful and tried to separate the birthday from the holiday.

I've also tried to avoid a December baby, not because I think my kid would mind, but more because I'm a frazzled mess in December. Its my busiest time at work + all the stuff for the holidays makes me feel like one more thing to do that month would tip me over the edge. We haven't had to take time off TTC to skip that month, but (just given odds) will likely need to next time and that is the current plan. I could very well feel differently in the thick of it, but right now that's what we're thinking.

I would probably just go for it because I'm impatient and wouldn't want to skip trying for a month or two. My mom is 12/18 and definitely talks about how she had no birthday parties and got half her gift for her birthday and half for Christmas so I would avoid being that kind of mama and make sure there was clear delineation of the events!

I'm not sure how well you can time these sort of things, but I do understand your hesitation to have a Christmas baby. I have a friend who has a Jan 3 birthday, and she hates that it's so close to Christmas. She feels like she didn't get as many presents as her siblings and people would try to give her one gift for both holidays. Also, her friends were always out of town for winter break, so they weren't around to celebrate her birthday. She said she would never have a Christmas baby, and she just had a baby born in July, so it seems to have worked out for her