Anyone NOT TTC for certain months?

stargatemommy · #1 April 3rd, 2009, 01:28 PM

We've been trying for about 4 years now, and we have always "Held off" for march/april because we didn't want a Christmas baby. Now I don't care and I will take a baby anytime of year! But with my luck we will get a Christmas baby (Which wouldn't be too bad) just because it's the one month we prefer not to have a baby! August is another month we're trying to avoid (Because everyone in my family is born in August) and the baby I miscarried last was due in august....

Are there any dates you ladies started out trying to avoid? Do you still care if you get babies those months/day?

Kary♥RN · #2 April 3rd, 2009, 01:35 PM

If you would have asked that question to me back last year when we started talking about ttc. I would have said Dec and May. Dec due to Christmas.. and May.. EVERYthing is in May.. my b-day, my MIL bday, our aniversarry, mothersday.. My dh HATES May...

But since our two losses.. I don't care... as long as I have a healthy baby. Any of the 12 months.. 365 days... WHAT EVER...

mlyster · #3 April 3rd, 2009, 02:08 PM

I would have also liked to avoid a Christmas baby but that is only because I have a friend who was born Dec 21 and he said he always felt like he didn't get a birthday.

Now that we are TTC and have had a loss I don't care when our baby is born as long as he/she is happy and healthy. Now, no month is off limits.

jacinthe · #4 April 3rd, 2009, 02:23 PM

i won't be ttc in may since i usually ) at the end of the month and may 30th is hunter's birthday and i will try to avoid july as well since july 7th hunter passed away so those two months for me would be hard to have a baby on but if it happens i'll take my healthy baby and still be happy

*SamF* · #5 April 3rd, 2009, 02:55 PM

nope, I'm a Christmas baby so I know what to avoid. And at this point I really don't care when just that I have a baby!

KDD · #6 April 3rd, 2009, 03:40 PM

At one time I would have avoided TTC so that our baby wasn't born Nov - Feb. Now, after 12 months of TTC, I just want my baby! S/he'll just have to learn to deal with whatever b'day s/he gets!

Patriciamomofboys · #7 April 3rd, 2009, 03:53 PM

Dh and I were avoiding ttc until sept because I wanted to be pregnant in the summer and have a summer baby. I got my bfp in Jan due in sept which was perfect but then I miscarried. I really don't care anymore when we have another baby as long as we do have another baby. Sometimes it seems like it was my fault I had a miscarriage because I was being so picky... I'm not going to be picky anymore.

lex1078 · #8 April 3rd, 2009, 04:18 PM

I would like to avoid TTC in June cause then we would have a March baby and that's when the girls were due. I don't want to be pregnant for much of that same time again. It would be to stressful. Also, I would like to avoid have a baby in November, as that is when the girls were born.

taralyn · #9 April 3rd, 2009, 04:44 PM

I had never really thought about it before until I got pregnant in Jan and was due in September. I thought that was perfect!! Well I miscarried and if we TTC this cycle my EDD would be 12/26. We're not actively trying this cycle for that reason, but any other time of the year I don't care! June is pretty busy for us (my bday, brother bday, our anniversary, inlaws anniversary, sil bday, nephews bday...etc) but I still wouldn't care. My brother and I have the same birthday, just 3 years apart and I"ve always loved that. A healthy baby is really all I want!

Sue46 · #10 April 3rd, 2009, 05:14 PM

Nope! I was due in July and thought that was perfect since I'm a teacher. A few friends have asked me if we're still trying since *knock on wood* I should be getting my classroom next school year. YEAH, I'm not going to stop trying to have my baby just because I'm working. Of course some times are more convieniet than others but thats not whats important.

..Penelope.. · #11 April 4th, 2009, 01:51 PM

I thought that having PJ in August was perfect. Even though I would be really big for the hottest part of summer, I didn't care because my baby would have a summer birthday. After we started talking about TTC in a few months, I wanted to plan it so that baby would have a spring or summer birthday. Now I really don't care when they're born, just so long as I get the chance to have them.

#12 April 4th, 2009, 06:58 PM

This was our 1st month NTNP and it didn't work. The next couple months we will protect most likely since the birthday would fall on all kinds of other family birthdays AND, I found out I'm eligible for my sabbatical next August, so if we wait I can end up taking off almost a year and get paid for it hehe. (3 weeks vacation, plus 6 weeks maternity plus 6 weeks bonding plus 2 months sabbatical).

Rh♥nda · #13 April 4th, 2009, 09:58 PM

Before Andre was born I always said I didnt want to have a baby in the last two months of the year, that is when everyone in my family parents, and siblings birthdays fall and also parents anniversary and DH's mother bday and then there is Thanksgiving and Christmas. Let me tell you those are very expensive months!
Andre was born in March so his bday was far from everyone elses, and I loved it.
When I found out I was preg and due in OCT, I was like **** another birthday at the end of the year, then I m/c and I sure felt guilty.
Now I dont care when we have our next baby either, I just want to have another whenever it may happen!

lmunoz8517 · #14 April 5th, 2009, 01:13 PM

I never wanted a Christmas baby but now I dont care. If I get preg I would be due December 27th so only 2 days after Christmas, but I would take it happily. If I go into lablor Christmas day, my poor dh will have to haul all the kids stuff up to the room, and then back down. They can open it between contractions, lol!!

PixieQueen · #15 April 5th, 2009, 02:26 PM

I have never really cared. I have a bro whose bday is Dec 23rd and he never had a problem with it. Since I have a large family I thought it would be cool to try and hit a month that no one else had already claimed, so when I was due in July I thought it was perfect. I really don't care, although I would feel a little bad if I had the baby too close to Tanith's bday. She's still young enough though that I don't think she'd notice too much.

~Lynda~ · #16 April 6th, 2009, 06:06 AM

after two losses, there are no restrictions!!! healthy baby to term whenever God decides it's right!!!

amandakay29 · #17 April 6th, 2009, 09:55 AM

I just want a healthy baby. Doesn't matter when now.

#18 April 6th, 2009, 10:55 AM

In an ideal world I wouldn't be super pregnant in summer ( I hate heat) and I wouldn't have the baby Nov, Dec, Jan due to holidays and a million family birthdays. BUT I will take a baby born any day of the year. I don't care anymore