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@thehistoryofus, we avoided August because my niece and nephew both have August birthdays and I feel strongly about my kids not having to 'share' all their birthdays with their cousins. If i can wait one more month, I will. At least, as much as is in my power. My husband never got his own birthday celebration because he, his sister, AND his two cousins have April birthdays. Oh and August is hotter than BALLS in the midwest. It's such a disgusting month. Everyone I know who had a July/August baby here is like, "don't do it...it's so hot...it's so bad, next time I want a spring/fall baby"....

I would probably feel very differently if I didn't seem to get pregnant on the 2nd month every time. At some point, you just don't care WHEN you get pregnant when you struggle!

Personally, I find the idea of being due around a holiday to be very stressful. There are always so many work and family commitments to eat up my time, not to mention finals (which I won't have to deal with soon!). Plus it's just cold and disgusting here. I would be house ridden for days. If i can avoid that, I will.

If we get KU next month (fx) our edd will be 12/25. We are not taking a break because after our m/c we just want a baby and we will make it feel loved and celebrated no matter when his/her birthday is.

I'm not purposely holding off, my body is just out off whack after depo.

I never worried about the holiday season when TTC. I have always known, forever, that I didn't want a summer baby. My birthday is at the end of the summer, and I hated being the youngest in my class every year, and having my birthday overlooked by summer break. Plus my mom (who had both kids at the end of summer) absolutely hated the summer third trimester. I remember telling my mom as a teen that when I'm married I won't have sex from Sep-Dec because it would be the worst to have a summer baby.

All that said, I lucked out when trying for real that we were due in May. I know I wouldn't have really wanted to stop trying because by then I just Wanted. A. Baby. Now.

This is one of the reasons why we're specifically not starting to TTC until May. That, and to hopefully avoid being hugely pregnant in the summer!

Actually, we may try for a late December/early January baby next time since it will work best with my school schedule. But, if school weren't a factor, then maybe I'd want to avoid a Christmas baby. It also depends on how long we had been trying though-- if we had difficulty, I'd probably get to the point that I didn't care.