Christmas babies and birthdays

jackyann

I haven't read all the replies and I expect you've got a lot from people with experience, but I'll chip in with mine:
7 cousins, all but one born in Dec/Jan (including all of my kids in Dec/Jan) we did the following:
Birthdays: party for school friends, taking full advantage of the xmas / new year specials - we just learned best to arrange at the nearest w/e. Presents as usual except from one aunt & uncle ( see below)
Xmas: stocking full of the usual from santa + 1 under the tree present from parents.
We then gave them a "summer present" which was discussed - things like bikes, stuff for the garden etc.
The 2 families would then choose a w/e in summer to all meet up: we called it "the cousins' official birthday" and they gave each other presents + present from uncle & aunt.
It helped to spread the cost, and when younger to enable them to have the best gifts for the stage they were at rather than everything all together.

Johnny_Barnes10

My son's birthday is Christmas Eve (1 week late lazy boy!), there's NO excuse for him not having seperate presents. People have all year to get a card, present etc. Always has a party and I treat it as a normal birthday (although buses are a pain!).

Mupette

I was supposed to be born in 1970... but i was 6 weeks early so 15th December is my bday.

same bloody excuses every year

oh will get you a bigger christmas pressie rather that bday and christmas... never happens

NEVER.

you can't do a booze cruise
no bbq
no picnic

no outdoor activity at all as too cold or raining..

and then there is a meal in a resturant... all have their christmas menus with christmas prices...

december birthdays are just too expensive to go out and enjoy yourself full stop.


I keep saying i should have another birthday in the summer but i forget

lady1964

I meant to add to my post that both daughters had one present out of either their Xmas or birthdays that was more of a 'summer' present, a slide or swing for the garden for example, they always liked that because it was then like a new present they got when it got warmer, they didn't miss that present at birthday/xmas time as they got plenty of other gifts.

I always bought their presents very early, particularly the 30th December daughter as the thought of going out present shopping between 27-29th December filled mewith dread! They were always asked to do seperate lists, they still do that, although now they are almost 17 & 21, if they want a bigger or more expensive present, they will ask for it to be a combined one, which we are happy to do if they ask for it.

neverdespairgirl

My OH was born on 26th December. He didn't think anything of it at all as a young child, because he was born and brought up in Israel, where 26th December is just another working day. Once he moved here aged about 6, he always spent the Christmas holidays in Israel anyway, with his Mum and brother, to escape Christmas, so that was fine, too.

He had a birthday party in mid-January, by which time everyone's sick of winter and delighted to get rid of their little darlings for an afternoon!

Since we've been together, he has to tolerate Christmas with my family, but everyone gives him separate cards for his birthday, and my parents, Isaac (our son) and I give him separate birthday presents. He doesn't exchange birthday presents with my siblings anyway, they do Christmas presents instead (both ways).

mummyplus3

My daughter is the 8th December because she was 11days late naughty little monkey!

I spent loads of money on her 2nd birthday party at a softplay on the 12th December . Put on loads of food invited 20 odd kids and thier parents from nursery and 3 turned up. I could of cried, luckily she was far too young to notice. But I don't know if I could risk that again when she's older so I'm not sure how we would handle it!

For her 3rd birthday we just had a little party at home, I brought a small white christmas tree some pink decorations and Peppa pig crackers and we put up her "birthday tree" which she really liked.

Not sure what we are going to do this year but I've been sent some money from her great nan for her to go out and buy presents and I make sure they get seperate xmas and birthday gifts anyway!

The kids get alot of gift vouchers for clothes so it's always upto me to get them the "toys" they want for birthdays which does solve some problems but when she may feel abit disapointed that people dont buy her actual presesnt for her birthday

mildred1978

pigpen wrote: »

They don't leave you 14 days over any more.. they induce at day 10 usually.. so you are looking at the 21st at the latest.

Not true here (Wales). I was induced at 14 days overdue on a Sunday evening (and DS arrived exactly 12 hours later).

euronorris

ciderwithrosie wrote: »

My youngest son was due New Year's Eve, so we had all the uncertainty of will he/won't he arrive over Christmas, as it turned out I had to be induced and he was born on 14th Jan! Whilst I was pleased he had a separate birthday to all the festivities and I didn't have to be in the paper for having a New Year baby, his birthday is always a bit of a wash out. There's never anything left to buy in the shops and no one's got any money straight after Christmas and you can't have a party outdoors. What I have tended to do over the years was buy extra presents for him before Christmas and hold some of them back so at least he's got something he wanted, my Mum did the same. Now he's older and generally just wants money to spend on clothes, he often gets some good bargains in the sales!

Surely other people could've bought him presents in the after Christmas sales?

My sister's B'day is 28th Jan, and my brother's twins B'day is 16th Jan. All 3 of them get extra presents from me, because I go shopping straight after Chrimbo and get some bargains for them.

Means lots of gifts for the little ones, and my sister actually gets what she wants (often find st tropez tanning sets half price in boots if you're quick! ).

Though, at the moment, I think she's just wishing her baby would arrive. Due date was 9th Nov and she's waiting.

big5

My mum's birthday is Dec 28th. One year my dad managed to forget it. He and my mum were both working that day and I was at home (school holidays), and had decided to bake my mum a cake as a surprise. I got a phone call in the afternoon from my dad who'd just realised what day it was - he had a gift hidden in his wardrobe and wanted me to wrap it for him, then he got out of work a bit early and picked up a birthday card and flowers on his way home. My mum got home to find my dad waiting with a glass of wine for her and thought this was a wonderful birthday - I still don't know if she knows the truth!

newcook

One of my friends had a Christmas baby – she has always had it so that Christmas morning is Christmas and the evening is birthday. If people ask my friend what to get daughter as a present she will always reply with ‘for christmas or birthday?’ to make it clear that a joint present isn’t acceptable.

As her daughter is now at school she has decided that she might have an unofficial birthday at the beginning of December with a party or sleepover etc for her friends and then have the normal Christmas/birthday for family.