Any mothers who have advice on when the best time of year to deliver is?

Question

For example, if you had a baby in the summer, was the hot weather bad?

What I meant is during the pregnancy the weather, not the delivery.

Answer 1

Spring

Answer 2

My first born I got pregnant in december but didnt know until Jan. So I had still got to party it up for xmas and New Years without knowing! I delivered in September after the worst most humid hottest summer ever. We had no A/C and I had to sleep naked with a wet towel wrapped around me and a fan going. July August are the worst for the end of your term.

I got preg this time round in October, Due July 22, 2007. So this time summer wont be an issue. And since we dont have any snow yet winter this winter really isnt any cause for alarm for me.

I suggest avoiding the last term of you pregnancy during the peak season of summer!

Answer 3

I am going to try and plan on an early spring baby my next time around. I live in Texas and it's hot 11 months out of the year. My first was born in early Nov, the second early May. I think you will be miserable at 9 months pregnant any time of year, but a late winter/early spring delivery would be easiest.

Answer 4

The best time of year to deliver is the spring cause then you avoid all the hot weather of the summer when you are pregnant. My son was born in May and this baby is going to be born in May also. It is a wonderful time cause you can take them outdorrs when they are little, you just have to keep them out of the sun.

Answer 5

I'm due in the end of March, and I think it's perfect time. It's gotten cooler and cooler as I've gotten bigger, so I haven't overheated. Plus the bulkier clothes have been comfly and flattering, (I live in the chilly northeast, BTW) and outside of holiday parties, there haven't been a whole lot of things going on that I need to get all dressy for. Once the warm weather rolls around I'll have my body back, plus I'll have the whole summer to spend at the beach and the park with a new baby!

Answer 6

i perfer to be pregnant in the winter and deliver between the months of april and june. i had my first in the beginning of june so it was nice not to have to deal with the heat. my second though i had in the middle of august and i hated being pregnant in the summer. i wanted to go out and do fun things and i couldn't because i was just too far along. we took my daughter to an amusement park and i had to cut it short cause i couldn't handle all the walking and heat any longer. my third that i am pregnant with right now is due in april which i think is perfect because it won't be too hot or too cold and it will give me sometime to recuperate and lose the baby weight just in time for summer. it might not be the same for everyone though maybe there are some people that didn't mind being pregnant ALL summer long but i definitly wouldn't want to do it again.

Answer 7

I LOVED being due in January! Since I was pregnant w/ twins and so bloody hot ALL the time, we kept the house nice and cool (a balmy 58 degrees!) and it saved us loads on the power bill! Plus, I was told to keep the twins home for 8 weeks and it was too freaking cold to go out anyway, so it wasn't a big deal that I couldn't go out (well, that lasted about 4 weeks, really...I did get stir crazy!).

But keep in mind every woman is different, and some handle pregnancy better than others no matter what season :)

Answer 8

Hi Maria,

It's pretty hard just to breathe, during those last couple months of pregnancy. Right about then you'll notice an exponential increase in the rate of growth going on inside you. And it happens after relocation of your inards already donated all available space! Compression of 'em becomes the only way to make more room, so getting a lung-full of air in, just doesn't happen. If you're naturally short in the torso area to begin with, you'll feel this keenly. If you're asthmatic, or maybe prone to bronchitis during winter months, ditto. Choose a time of year when environmental factors where you'll most likely spend the last trimester won't compound this problem.

Also, if this is gonna be your first delivery, consider that you might very well go past due date. That seems pretty common, provided no complications exist. Conversely, the more full-term deliveries you've been through, the more premature they're likely to become. So, allow +/- 2 weeks "surprise" factor when calculating the time for conception. Not that there's too much you can do there...I mean, hormonal cycles have already timed your windows of opportunity.

Something else to consider is that near due date, the chances of going into labor increase proportionately to lowered barometric pressure. So if your environment during the last month is dishing out a lot of storms, you could deliver early by a week or two.

I've noticed that more petite moms-to-be, teens, and those with difficulties gaining enough weight during pregnancy, run overtime when no other complications exist. Hence large women, over 30s, and/or obesity will tend to result in premature delivery. Physical fitness, esp. good muscle tone counterbalances that.

Lastly, let me just share that being August-born in a family that moved almost every year during school vacation, made it so I didn't know people my age until after the school year began. Consequently, I wasn't one of those kids who could invite a bunch of peers to my birthday party and it naturally followed that I was excluded from many of their functions. So much that goes on in society, regardless of age-group, is based on reciprocity. Keeping that in mind, you can do much to ensure strong social support for your child's development.

Good health, and good luck!

p.s. My two's timing (born early May and late May) was a dream. As we lived in northern desert mountains, it wasn't too hot yet and not much rain, so I could give them lots of fresh air :) The only drawbacks came from nursing in summertime. Having to wear jackets to hide leak spots on t-shirts (nursing pads cannot cope with the volume and force of early milk) was stifling! But considering the benefits, I really can't complain.

Answer 9

How nice it would be if we could pick and chose. I had a February baby and an April baby. In terms of comfort and what not, neither one was better than the other. Your hormones are so out of wack when you're pregnant that it could be 90 or 10 outside and it won't make much of a difference.

To answer your question, if you could pick, the best time would be BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1st, so that your child is on time for school.

Answer 10

OMG! I had my oldest daughter in August (3rd) it was SO hot and such a miserable pregnancy. I had my second daughter in May. Which might not have been so bad IF my ex wasn't such a dingleberry. We had a driveway that was a 1/4 mile long. I begged him to move. When it snowed the snow would blow in and you had to walk up the driveway - IN SNOW up to your waist. There was no keeping up with it, of course, the slug didn't really try. I was so sick with my second daughter. Then add hiking up that driveway after a 10 hour waitressing shift, puking the whole way. Needless to say - I left him shortly after she was born. Moron. But if you have a responsible partner that actually takes care of you - then May is a great time to have the baby.

Answer 11

I was pregnant during the summer...my son was born in October. It was awfull being that pregnant in that heat. I am from the mid-west, aka, the butt-crack of the continent, and it is very hot and humid here in the summer. That summer was also the hottest summer here since 1981...needless to say, I was miserable all summer. So, I would suggest if you are trying to get pregnant, try to work it our so you will not be carrying the baby during the summer.