'I'm gutted my baby was born on Christmas Day – it will ruin the magic' – The Mirror
A new mum has voiced her frustration and concerns having given birth to a baby girl on December 25th – she fears that Santa Claus will overshadow her birthday every year
Birthdays, Halloween and Christmas probably aren't the most convenient times to celebrate birthdays. And now, one new mum has voiced her frustration, having given birth to her daughter on December 25th.
Taking to Mumsnet to share her story, the mother pleaded with the other users for reassurance, while concerned that Santa Claus would always steal the show surrounding her newborn's special day. She wrote: "After being adamant all pregnancy that I wouldn't give birth on Xmas day – of course that happened! I'm feeling a bit sad that her birthday will be overshadowed and won’t feel special."
One of the mother's major concerns was the nightmare of finding a bakery around Christmas time, with many closing up for the holidays and perhaps not in the mood to serve up a birthday cake.
"I have lovely memories of waking up to birthday banners and big piles of presents and want her to have the same nice memories," she stressed while asking: "Can anyone give me any positive stories of Xmas day birthdays, or tips to make sure she still feels like she gets a proper birthday?"
According to The Conversation, December 25th is the least popular day in the year to give birth in the US, Australia and New Zealand. For England and Wales, this is actually December 26th, followed by Xmas Day as a close second. Believe it or not, a big reason for this is a lack of doctors, who play a big role in inducing births and scheduling caesareans – generally avoiding the public holidays.
Thankfully, countless mums came to the woman's rescue, with many also voicing that their relatives were also born on inconvenient days. One wrote: "My nephew is a Christmas Day baby. He's 16 now and has always had a cake. Usually, as a family around tea time, all the birthday banners and birthday table cloths come out and then party food (spring rolls, sausage rolls etc) is cooked and laid out."
Despite being slightly bad timing, the user also claimed their nephew loved having a birthday on Christmas, adding: "He gets to see all the family including grandparents, aunts, uncles etc. Which is generally loud chaos as there are so many of us."
Meanwhile, another user unveiled that they too were a Christmas Day baby and absolutely loved it as a child. They wrote: "I always had my party with school friends the week before, and my mum would stick a candle in a Vienetta or similar on the actual day.
"It doubled the excitement for Christmas day, and nobody ever forgot my birthday." However, the user did stress that it was important to give separate presents for both the birthday and Christmas celebrations.
They added: "Two small things is better than one big thing."
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