Hey ladies.  I'm looking for some advice from those of you who have birthday's really close to a holiday, or have a  LO who's birthday is close.  I updated my post from before and unfortunately AF just showed up... I'm debating whether we should try this next month or not.  If we tried and I got pg, I'd be due around Dec 23.  I never wanted to deliberately have a lo around a holiday.  I always wanted them to be able to have their own special day and not lose any hype from the holidays... but after having a m/c I'm not sure I care about that anymore.  I just want Colleen to have a brother or a sister.  I know some of the babies on this board were born close  to or on Thanksgiving... I'm just wondering if the holidays overshadow the birthday, how family and friends react to having a birthday party right around a holiday (I don't want a baby/kid to get gypped on presents or attention) I don't want to sound silly but I don't want my kid to get a Christmas/Birthday combo when every other kid gets 2 special days, does that make sense?  I'd love to know firsthand from those of you know who, and everyone else's opinion too... thanks:)

My birthday is December 5th, and I never had a problem growing up. I still always got a birthday party and it was definately separate from Christmas. The only problem I had was that I wanted outside toys or certain summer clothes that I wish I could've gotten as a birthday gift, ya know? Like when I was older and wanted Doc Martins and wished "why couldn't my birthday be in the summer," instead of getting presents two times in the winter. Sorry if that makes me sound selfish.

When DH and I started the discussion of having kids, I said I never wanted to have a kid around Christmas. I'd prefer spring or summer months so that they have a good spacing between birthday and Christmas. But then Carson came along on November 26th and it's not so bad. We'll be sure to have a birthday party for him (which I figure people will be happy to come have cake, it'll be a nice break from turkey and pumpkin pie, lol.) But I also don't plan on having his birthday on Thanksgiving Day either, we'll always do it the Sunday after. His first birthday fell on Thankgiving Day, but we still did it on the Sunday after.

My boyfriend's birthday is December 17th, and I have a friend who's birthday is January 3rd, and they both hated it growing up.  Now it's not such a big deal, but when they were kids, it sucked cuz so many people would give them combo presents, so they only got one present for their birthday and Christmas.  My birthday is far enough away that that doesn't happen to me, so I can't tell you how I feel about it personally though.

Brady was born on Thanksgiving and we celebrated the same way Lindsay did with Van's, the Sat. after Thanksgiving.  I thought the Friday after would be way too crazy. I'm sure there will be come years that we will celebrate in the summer b/c there is not much to do in the winter time in MI. DH's b-day is Dec. 12th and that's what they did when he was growing up. They would have pool parties in the summer, but he would still get gifts on his b-day too.

My birthday is Dec. 28th. It sucked growing up, no parties and such because of school break, so many out of town etc. But like Amber said, come June, my parents would have a big pool party or a party at the park. I got my family on my birthday and my friends just because! Now that I'm older, it doesn't bother me. I don't like people making a fuss over me to begin with, so I actually like it! Em's birthday will eventually fall on Thanksgiving ( I think when she's 4) but we'll do like Lindsay did, celbrate the weekend after, or even the weekend before. We're fortunate, the family is really close so it's not a big deal.

Make your own family traditions with your family. If you and your husband are ready to try and conceive, then do it, no matter when your due date would be. It doesn't matter when they are born, as long as you love them and make them feel super special!