Hi ladies what would you say is the best month to conceive ? I was thinking around February March as I would love to have a baby near Christmas time and have a little newborn near Christmas. What do you all think?
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I think it’s better to have a summer baby as post partum would be really hard in the winter

I’ve got a May baby and a November baby and if I was to ever have anymore I’d go for a summer baby.
My winter baby had no end of illnesses in his first few months, recovery from a c section was tougher cos weather was horrible out so couldn’t go for as many walks and having his birthday so close to Christmas isn’t great - he doesn’t like it either.
A newborn near Xmas is cute, for you - for the first Christmas only.

I guess depends on where you live. I’ve heard postpartum in the winter is awful, if you live somewhere that gets really cold and have less daylight.
My opinion, living in Fl, would be conceive between May and August, that way baby is born between February and May. I couldn’t imagine being at the end of pregnancy in the summer in Florida

A May baby because geminis are the best star sign 🤣 just kidding, as a May baby myself it’s almost always good weather in May (Uk) so people want to do things and it’s smack in the middle of the year for presents when you’re a kid!

I have a spring baby she was born 1st of march but was 9 days late so I fell pregnant around June and I thought that was a lovely time to have a baby 🥰

October /November / December. Summer babies for the win.
For me, I’m a teacher. So it would tack two extra months on for Mat leave. I understand that isn’t everyone case.
I also live in a place that has all four seasons so the following points may only apply to those in similar climates.
BUT it’s not flu and cold season so you’re not worried about people holding your baby. So you’re not isolated, important for mental health.
You can take baby out for walks and such on summer and fall before it gets too cold. So you’re not isolated and trapped early post partum (also very important for mental health lol).
You go through the 4m sleep regression in December/January so it is dark all day and night. No need to worry about black out blinds and stuff. It’s cold and there are less things happening around you so you can focus on sleep.
When the weather gets nicer in the spring, your baby is crawling and can enjoy the nice weather.
Summer with a toddler is amazing and so much fun.

I got pregnant with my first in June and loved it because by the time I got big it was winter time so I wasn't fighting the heat at the same time. My second I got pregnant in November and the summer heat took me out, she was born in August.

I had both of my children in the winter months (Oct and December).
Recovery was fine, cold wrapped up winter walks with the promise of hot chocolate, cosy cafes and snuggles.
If I 'planned' to conceive again, it would be for me to give birth in autumn/winter again.
My kids have very minimal illnesses.
It was nice for me to relax in cosy loose clothes in the winter months during the newborn phase.
My December baby loves his birthday (27th December) because it's just another day that we celebrate with joy 💖.
I don't think there's a 'best month' to conceive though.

Summer babies all the way. My oldest two will always have their birthday in school holidays and they start school just after turning 5.
Third is an April baby which was great for getting out the house as much as possible. I think a winter baby would make getting out much harder plus all the viruses at that time. I wouldn’t want a newborn to become unwell. My second got RSV at Christmas when he was 4 months and it was horrible. I couldn’t imagine how I would of coped if he was only a few weeks
And birthday next to Christmas would suck. My oldest are 5 days apart for birthdays and it’s a struggle money wise for gifts without proper planning. I also think December birthdays can be forgotten about cos everyone is just thinking about Christmas
If you get pregnant September time you could do a Christmas pregnancy announcement which would be cute