Christmas babies and birthdays

vik6525

Im struggling to see what the fuss is about here.
My sons birthday is Dec 30th, and we celebrate it in the same way we would if he was born in May, July, September, whatever......

menollyke

vik6525 wrote: »

Im struggling to see what the fuss is about here.
My sons birthday is Dec 30th, and we celebrate it in the same way we would if he was born in May, July, September, whatever......

My parents celibrated it in the same way as my brothers, however my family, friends and neighbours just didn't show up. Neighbours would knock on the door and drop a present off just before they would visit their family. My aunts and uncles where to busy with their family and kids. And the ones that did came always left at about 1pm to go to other family. So even though my parents tried to celibrate it the same, it was completely different than my brothers birthday where the house was full of family from the moment we came from school to the moment we went to bed.

I don't see a problem with a birthday around christmas though. My friend has one halfway december and one on boxing day and people are more enclined to come over and visit the child on their birthday.

I must say that every family is different and if a family is willing to make it work it will work. However mine wasn't and so I never liked having my birthday on christmas day.

Sessy

Hi, my birthday is on the 8th December so as a child in my house, Christmas didn't happen until after my birthday. Even though Xmas presents and cards were received by then, they wernt put up until after my birthday. My Mom did this to make the events seem as separate as possible because alot of my family did the whole "double up your present" thing (lies, my brothers xmas presents were of the same value as mine [yes i know - thought that counts, but as a kid, you feel robbed of a gift]).

After my birthday cards had been up for a week or so, Christmas would happen and my Mom went all out decorating the house, but my Mom always discussed it with me first and made sure I got involved so I didn't feel as though my birthday was being pushed aside.

As I got older, I wasn't so bothered and became more aware of people's money situations if I would get a stocking filler type gift for my birthday and a bigger gift at xmas i wasn't so fussed as long as my birthday was MY day, Christmas comes after

Crisp_£_note

My birthday is on December 27th and I was 3 days late due on Christmas day!

My parents always made it separate and never bought me one combined pressent, even if both my wishes were more expensive, I suppose they had a Chrismas and a birthday fund ???

They always invited family and friends round on my birthday on a 'drop in' occasion and in the late afternoon / early evening they would have a party for me. It seemed to work as other days the rest of the family seemed to be too busy doing other stuff or we were visiting others ourselves.

None of my family ever bought me just 1 present either even if it was 2 smaller ones or one to go with the other (say a doll and some clothes for it or on one year my brother gave me a left hand glove for Christmas and the right hand for my birthday :rotfl:) or money in a card I always had 2.

I never really noticed until the last few years how people forget or theres not enough money to celebrate twice or friends are too hungover or skint inbetween Christmas and new years eve.

I like the idea of a half year birthday though especialy as this year I reach another milestone !

Congrats by the way

faithcecilia

My birthday is Christmas Day. Its not a day I would have chosen had I had a say, but there's no way I would celebrate it in the summer etc. Now I'm an adult I very rarely get given a specifically birthday present but when I was tiny Mum asked if all family members who were buying presents could give separate present wrapped in suitable wrapping paper. I also had a party almost every year so my birthday didn't just get forgotten in the fuss of Christmas. Until I was 6 or 7 my parents would also give me a present on my brother's birthday as I was too young to understand why he got presents on my birthday but I didn't on his!

I am forever being asked what its like having a Christmas Day birthday, but of course I have never known any different!

Sadie204

My DD was due 15th Dec and because our eldest was 12 days early, we kept hoping she would be early aswell. Did not turn out that way though and ended up being 9 days late and born on xmas eve. They were going to induce on Boxing day but she decided to make an apperance herself lol! I am also a little worried about people giving joint gifts or not making her birthday special when shes older. Will let anyone who tries it exactly how I feel about that We are also thinking about having joint party early Dec when their older, before the school holidays so all their friends won't be busy with xmassy stuff! Got a while before we need to think about this though.

My eldest DD bday is 15th Nov, neice bday 23rd Nov, other neice bday 16th Dec then my LO on 24th Dec. Expensive time of the year for us all! Thats why Im starting shopping already lol

Edinburghlass_2

I'm a Christmas Day baby and my daughter is 7th December. We were just talking about this the other day as she is 21 this year and due to it being party season it makes it difficult and expensive for a big party or even for a meal out. When she had birthday parties I always tried to get the invites out early, generally the weekend before rather than after and the upside was often a visit from Santa would be involved just because it was near to Christmas. Not so appealing when she got older though.

I was born at mid-day so we always celebrated Christmas in the morning, then sat down again at 12.00 while I opened my birthday presents the only exception to this was the year I was 21 when we had champagne at midnight on Christmas Even after church and I opened my family presents then. Parties when I was young were held on 5th November and Dad let off fireworks when he got home then as a teenager we had an informal old fashioned games party at night on Christmas Day with a mixture of my sister's friends, mine and some family friends.

Mum was an accomplished baker and a couple of times she decorated the Christmas Cake in two halves, with a Christmas side and a birthday side. Presents were always two though and a fuss should be made of the birthday child no matter which day they are born.

LJM

my eldest birthday is 20th december yes it is close to christmas but it isnt a problem she loves the fact that the tree and decs are up for her birthday

suejb2

If it is such a big deal if the baby is born on or around Christmas then maybe you should have thought of that in February!! By the way I'm a Christmas birthday (24th) and I have always loved it I somehow have always felt different,:xmassmile

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Suejb2, life isn't often quite that simple, for some people just getting pregnant is an achievement so they probably couldn't careless at the time when their due date would be.