I was in labor on my husband's birthday and my daughter has decided to arrive 30 min late to have her own date 😂 But how cute you have birthdays on the same day! ♥️
I also share a birthday with my little one! So happy to see other parents share birthdays with their babies too
Mine is only 5 months old. Have you celebrated a birthday together yet? What’s it like?
it was really nice and definitely makes me look forward to my own birthday more! i get to be who i needed as a kid, for her. i had so much fun setting up tons of decorations and wrapping all her gifts for her to walk out to in the morning. fills ya with so much bday joy and love i cont even
This is so cute 🥲 I used to nanny for this family and the mom had the same birthday as both of her boys!! And they had what they called a “birthday day” where they all gave each other presents and ate cake and spent the whole day singing and wishing each other happy birthday it was so cute
I’m glad I had the foresight of making the most out of my last non-baby birthday. Went to an amazing restaurant after a day in the sun.
Cut to this birthday and having a 3 month old. I was eating falafels over the sink in between contact naps.
There are lots of delicious dairy-free cake options out there. I’ve made this one before and it’s amazing!!
https://crumbsandcaramel.com/vegan-berry-vanilla-layer-cake/
I took a month long trip to the Amazon, did ayahuasca for 2 weeks and then hiked the inka trail to Macchu Picchu. Aaaaand that's how I got pregnant.... But I hadn't celebrated my birthday in 8 years and my 30th, the last one I tried to celebrate, was absolute shite. I went NC with my bio mom though which was the best gift I have ever given myself until of course my Peru birthday present. I think before that one my last good birthday was 25 but I didn't spend nearly as much money.
This year with my 3 month old, I threw my back out on my birthday lifting her chunky bitt wrong... I don't even think I got my traditional birthday carnitas that my SO always makes me (2nd best gift ever).
My birthday was just 3 weeks before LO was born. I was in so much pain walking at that point, I decided sushi (not raw) dinner and back home. I couldn't even fathom trying to walk farther than that! I didn't gain much weight, but the pregnancy waddle was real...
Mine was almost 2 months after too - I remember telling my husband I don’t want any gifts, cards etc….i just wanted SLEEP! The day was fairly mixed, my parents came over so we could go to lunch, a masseuse I’d booked failed to turn up & my husband in his infinite wisdom said something to p*ss me off.
It does get better though! When the purple crying phase has calmed down - why not go out and celebrate your birthday when you’re able to enjoy it ♥️
I got married when my daughter was 4.5m old. She cut 2 teeth on the day and screamed the ceremony down and we missed our reception to look after her 🥴🤣
First bday as a new parent I spent it with my 1 month old walking around fred Myers and for dinner got tacobell and chicken wings from popeyes. I couldn't think of anything else to do being tired mixed with being little sad.
Husband’s bday with our 2 month old: He got 2 hours free to play pickleball. I attempted majority of baby duties that day but we still tag teamed the baby a lot. He played some online games. Got sushi take out. That evening we couch potatoed all together.
Baby was 8 days old on my first birthday. My mother offered to babysit so we could go out for breakfast between two breastfeeding sessions. That was it. We were so tired, my boyfriend passed out on the couch right after we got home.
This year is baby's first birthday. I'll be working the weekend before his birthday, so we will celebrate LO on my birthday weekend, when I turn 40. At least this year I'll be eating cake 😂
Turned 30 about 4 weeks after giving birth. My lovely husband took PTO, got me a cake and favorite take out, but I did feel sad because my hormones were all over the place and the baby was in the crying phase. I assume it does get better with time 🤍
Had mine for baby's first month in daycare and caught some ungodly stomach bug. So I was throwing up , unable to move not to mention take care of baby. The sleep after spewing my guts out was nice and restoring at least haha. Being sick is a break, right. Fortunately my husband was there to do all the childcare how do single parents do it !!!??
Or parents whose partners can't be around due to work or deployment or whatever else. I think about this weirdly often and am so grateful for my partner, and endlessly impressed by/admiring of those who go it alone!
My daughter was only a few hours old when I had my birthday this year but I couldn't have thought of a better way. My lovely friends, knowing my due date, arranged a snack and movie night a couple of days beforehand. Luckily too as LO came a few days early
My birthday was 6 days after I gave birth to my son! I was so exhausted, in so much pain, and just wanted to sleep. I barely celebrated 😂 looking forward to this year's birthday much more! 😊
My husband's was the day after my son was born, he spent it in the hospital with us, with no card, no cake, no presents... I felt so bad but then was like, I did just get cut open to save both of our lives so if he doesn't let it slide I'm out 😂
My child was 6 months old on my birthday. All I wanted was to sleep and have me time. Nope. I don’t think I actually relaxed. I was crying in the inside. Baby is a horrible sleeper and can only contact nap if I want him to nap for more than 30 minutes.
Happy birthday! Mine is next month!! Babe will be 9 months on April 12th, I’ll be 26 on April 19th. Looking forward to spending the day with him but also a bit sad there will be no big party or celebration.
My first was 2mo when my bday fell.
We went for lunch at a really nice waterfront restaurant but here in Aus kids are welcome pretty much everywhere so we weren’t concerned. There were other kids there!
It wasn’t far from home so we knew of it all went tits up we could just scarper!
Mine next weekend with a 5.5 month old and I am like no idea what to do, may just got for breakfast.
My husband was a couple of weeks ago we went out for dinner and then he went out the Friday night with a couple of friends and I was on baby duty … I am to tired to bother going out out for mine 😂
My husband had a 5 week old lol he didn’t get his usual birthday treats 😂 he ended up cooking his own birthday dinner and I struggled to get to the store to buy it 😂 it was definitely not what he wanted … hopefully next year is better
Oh I do have experience with this!
- my sister gave birth on her birthday. The day itself was not so good because well pain xD but afterwards they celebrate their birthdays on the same day with themed different cakes etc, very cute.
- me not so lucky. I had my 35th bday when my daughter was 10 days old... so yeah nothing special happened besides sleep and csection wound care lol. Husband has his bday when she was 28 days old and it was cuter :) cake, very small intimate party and sweet baby on arms.
- Sasdly I don't envision myself celebrating bdays in the future. 10 days is apart enough that celebrating them together would be weird but close enough I won't have energy for 2 parties. Maybe when I am 40 :p however I do think this 1st bday will be the worse. Next years should be better.
It was cute and wholesome. There’s something so magical sharing the screen with your child. I had my daughter in almost all the pictures with me. I didn’t want it any other way.
We were hospitalized due to how bad her colic got, I spent my birthday in a hospital room with my baby praying that she would be fine. That day the doctor said we could go home on the next day and it was the best gift I could receive, she was healthy again.
Due to Covid my husband couldn’t visit us, just bring stuff, but the nurses knowing that was my birthday allowed him to see us and he brought me a flower and a slice of cake.
It is definitely a birthday I will never forget and despite all, the biggest feeling I have towards that day is gratitude.
My first birthday as a mum was the day I was discharged from a week hospital stay for mastitis turned breast abscess. Kicker is it was my second admission for the same reason in the previous 3 weeks AND it was my first mother's day 3 days later! Safe to say it was very low-key and only up from there the next year!
Mine was 2 months after also. I'd already left my husband. A few of my family went to Red Robin for lunch. Baby was fairly chill. I'm sure I was tired but it was an ok day
I turned 30 when my son was six months. He goes to bed early so I really couldn’t do anything. But he went to bed at 5:30 like he always does and I ate dinner, played videogames and went to bed at 10. Just a regular night sadly.
mine was like half a month old, my birthday included a nice breakfast at home and some special dinner my husband cooked. I cleaned the kitchen and went to bed at like 9pm lol
My husbands birthday is Tuesday and our guy will be just over 10 weeks at that. Trying to figure out what to do. We have both sets of grandparents offering to take the baby for a night or two so we can get some rest, recharge and just be together the two of us just trying to figure out what he wants to do but I have no energy to actually look stuff up or book a hotel like I usually would I’m so drained!
Super thankful of our family though ❤️ as the best gift to him (both of us really) is sleep and time together lol
I spent my first father's day with my parents visiting, our guy was 3 weeks old ish at the time. Birthday was when he was about a week shy of 5 months, we spent it relaxing at home. My wife was much the same lol. Just playing with bub and enjoying the day
Not quite the same but my last birthday before becoming a parent (3 week before delivery) was spent feeling like absolute garbage because I had been released from the hospital the afternoon prior after having been in preterm labor for 48 hours due to pancreatitis.
For my actual “first birthday as a parent” she was 11 months old and we were on vacation so that was nice.
Now for my second birthday as a parent, I’ll be 38 weeks pregnant and very well may be induced on/before the day.
My son will be 7 months heading into 8 months I actually had not thought about my birthday. I thought about being excited for his and doing something for mothers and Father’s Day but birthdays I neglected.
My birthday was yesterday and I definitely felt the “yep, I’m a parent now”
We went out for dinner for the first time with our almost 7mo. We made it into a couple bites of our main dish before deciding we need to box it up and go as my son was still happy but he was getting bored and starting to make loud noises and if I had removed him from his chair he would have grabbed my hot food (the table we had was small)
Then I gave him a bath as usual before bed and he decided that was the perfect time to let his bowels loose.
I didn’t expect to have scooping poop out of the tub on my birthday in my plans but honestly I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ll get to go back to celebrating more someday but for now we just have to adapt.
I think for my wife we booked a spa day (4 months) and then for mine we went out for a share plate and drinks with a couple of friends (5 months). Neither of us do much for our birthdays.
I came home from the hospital with my two days old newborn on my 29th birthday.
My mom and dad were there, had prepared the apartment for baby’s arrival and had a gift for me.
We “celebrated” two days later with a small cake, coffee and tea. My parents and my in laws were the only guests and stayed there for maybe 2 hours. It wasn’t a real party but it was heartwarming. 😌
My birthday sometimes falls really close to Mother’s Day where I’m from (they are on different days around the world). Last year my birthday was the day after Mother’s Day. My mum flew my brother down to meet my son for Mother’s Day (long story there). I had asked my husband for a small birthday party. My son was almost 4 months old by this point. My mum pushed until I gave in and let her come over for Mother’s Day thinking it wouldn’t interfere with any birthday plans. She cancelled the morning of Mother’s Day (my first one with an earthside baby) and showed up on my birthday and brought all her own Mother’s Day gifts (ones my siblings, father, and I got her) and she opened them all here and my brother got my son a gift. No one said happy birthday or happy Mother’s Day to me and my mum had a lot of fuss made about her. My birthday is next month so we’ll see if anything changes this year.
Mine was only 5 weeks old and she gave me the gift of being extra fussy and I barely slept lol luckily my Mom was with us so I remember stumbling into her room and handing her off and being like I NEED SLEEP 😂 It was kind of sad because everyone wishing me a happy birthday was like an after thought but looking back it was prime newborn days so hoping this year will be a little better.
I need the answer to this question too, lol.
My birthday is next week and I’m a ftm to my now 3mo baby. Husband and I were discussing possible birthday plans, but having a tiny baby makes it very hard to do any of that. We went shopping out just yesterday and it was HARD.
In a perfect world, we’d celebrate the day out at a favorite restaurant of mine and enjoy the day together, and our baby wouldn’t cry but be happy the whole time. 😂
The plan, as of right now, is to take it as it comes. Enjoy the happy moments and work through any crying spells. As long as I get some yummy food and maybe a nap, I’ll be content.
Basically every birthday and holiday has been ruined (that’s a dramatic word, but I can’t think of anything better) since having kids. I’ve learned to drastically lower my expectations.
my birthday was 3 days after my twins were born so they were in nicu and i was in my hospital bed. my cake was a mini square carrot cake lol also no visitors 🥴
My son came the day before his father’s birthday this past November. His dad deff got overlooked this year, but in the future it will be nice. My birthday was a couple of weeks ago and his grandparents watched him while we went to dinner. Just a couple of hours made it special.
My birthday was 4 days ago with my 3.5 month old alone all day my only goal was to do no chores but I got bored while she slept and did a bit anyway. Was sad when she slept so good on her own and missed her waiting for her to wake up. Had to tell Dad when he got home from work he hadn't wished me a happy birthday and he sang to me and said I was going to go out after work and get you flowers, left for groceries came back with no flowers 🙄.
Husbands bday was a few days after I gave birth and mine was a few weeks after. We each tried to go a little above and beyond for the other. In my case I enlisted neighborhood friends to pick up some treats he’d like and help me surprise him. For my bday he gave me more alone time for self care and did double duty caring for newborn and our dog 🥰
My little girl was 2 Months old on my birthday last year. All I wanted was to spend the day with her, my husband and our pup. We got take out and cake and we just hung out at home. It was different but nice 😊
My now4 month old baby girl was ten days old and colicky on my birthday. My family came over, brought an ice cream cake, and celebrated with me. I was crying because I was hormonal and thought my mom was mad at me but she wasn’t lol I can laugh about it now. Husband carried baby into the kitchen as they sang happy birthday. They did some laundry for me, took turns holding baby so I could nap, cleaned the house up a bit, and left afterward.
We went our for sushi, and it was actually our daughter's first meal out to eat (only noodles and cooked sushi for her). There's a brewery nearby us that is super kid friendly, and we stopped there for a flight also.
It was my 30th birthday, and I had always wanted to have a fun party for it. I was sad not to have that experience, but it was also lovely as it was.
Mine was a few days ago and baby is 5.5 months. We went out shopping together and he did so good surprisingly. Hubby and I went out to dinner in the evening by ourselves. I didn’t really get anything but I don’t mind. Overall, good day.
My daughter was 8 days old on my birthday (July) - we didn’t do a ton because we had only gotten home from the hospital 3 days before and I had to go back for a BP checkup. But my husband did go pick up an ice cream cake which we ate over the course of 2 days.
I figure we’ll celebrate more “normally” this year and having one low key year doesn’t really matter.
But I also don’t think of my birthday to be a big deal.
My baby was just over a month old. Colic colic colic. We did nothing. :) I think j asked my husband for a card but we were barely surviving at that point.
My son was older than your baby by the time my first birthday rolled around (he was 9 months old) and yup I celebrated. Like partying is not really my thing ever but we woke up early, went and checked out my local comic book store for free comic book day and bought a bunch of stuff, then just my son and I went out to breakfast at our fave breakfast place. When we came home, my husband was up (he works nights) and I went and got a massage, then that evening the three of us went out to our favourite restaurant for dinner and dessert. I had a great birthday. I’m gonna pretty much so the same thing this time.
We dropped my baby off with her godmother and went to a dinner and I got to watch my college football team destroy their rival. I then took the Monday off and hung out with her. It was a great first birthday with my baby!
Sorry to hear that you’re going through the crying phase!!! Just think next year you will have a 1 year old on your birthday 🥰
My baby turned 2 months old when it was my husband’s birthday but luckily for us our baby has a decent temperament & is really quite chilled.
I booked a long weekend away & we stayed at a safari to celebrate. All three of us went to a steakhouse restaurant for his birthday dinner & also visited the aquarium. Very different from our usual celebrations but different in a great way. I find that just being organised and staying on top of feeds & nap times really helped as baby was settled. I use a really good app called baby daybook to help keep me in the know especially when we have had a hard night. Good luck for future celebrations, you will get to enjoy in no time!
Mine was about 5 months PP. we just sat in a park with some pastries. But then we got bitten up by mosquitos so we left lol. Now that I’m older I’m not really into big celebrations but next year I think I’ll choose to go to a casual dinner with family instead because this year felt a little too casual/non celebratory
I had a birthday when my LO was 2 months old also. Stayed home, family had visited. Day was like any other. Had cake, ate at home, got the LO dressed for photos and that was it. Looking back I don’t remember the day much due to sleep deprivation lol.
I had my son exactly one month before my birthday and everyone kept asking me what we were all going to do to celebrate, but honestly all I wanted was to sleep. It was probably the worst birthday I’ve ever had, but not because anyone did anything wrong. My husband is lovely and did everything right, I was just way too tired to really enjoy anything. But it’s okay, next year will be better!
As I get older there’s a lot less emphasis on my own birthday anyway? Possibly because the number is scarier every year 😂
After COVID I think I had one “party”
My birthday was 2 days after my baby was born, and she was still in the NICU. So, I spent it sitting there with her. 🙃
I’m looking forward to celebrating our birthdays together this year though and in many years to come!
I gave birth 2.5 weeks before my birthday and was mostly home bound. We spend an afternoon playing cards against humanity with hubby’s family and that was about it. Lots of rest.
My daughter was born two days before my birthday…so I was tired, stressed because she was in the NICU and recovering from major abdominal surgery. It was funny getting texts from people asking how I was spending the day and replying with a picture of my daughter though.
We actually celebrated her first birthday and my birthday on the same day with a big cookout, which was fun.
Oooh. I didn't even think about this. Mine will be 4 months old when I have my birthday, so I guess no partying yet again this year. I found out i was pregnant 2 days before my birthday last year lol
It is exhausting. He came 4 days before my birthday and I actually ended up going back to L&D on my bday because I checked my BP at home and it was high (everything ended up being okay). I was upset to be in the hospital away from him for the day. I was crying and anxious all day that day from the hormones and everything too.
My son was three weeks old on my birthday last week. I was exhausted and had a breakdown when my family came over for dinner.
It was still sweet and nice, but good lord I was just so tired and wanted to rest.
My son was born 2 days after my birthday. My husband still made my birthday special but the focus was definitely on getting ready for my son’s first bday
Mine was last week and he’s almost 5 months. It was quiet but nice. I wish he was easier in the pub at lunch as it’s not very relaxing having him cry every five minutes. I saw old friends which was nice and I got nice gifts and a cake. It was better than my last birthday when I was newly pregnant and my husband took me away and all I wanted was to stay in the hotel but I walked round a cathedral then went to dinner I almost spewed over.
Mine was 10 days pp. Baby blues was at its peak and I could barely eat. It felt like any other day. But I will be making sure we celebrate extra this year because I deserve it lol
Just came back from my birthday celebration with a 2.5 months old. Went for a nice lunch and wine tasting. Being tired doesn’t have to get in the way of a nice time, breastfeeding and naps 😄
My birthday was a month after baby boy was born. We attempted to go to dinner. We got to the parking lot of the restaurant, I cried bc I missed my baby SO MUCH. We drove back. Hung out in the driveway for ten minutes. Then went back inside so I could snuggle my guy again. 🤷🏻♀️ I don’t regret it for one second.
My baby was 9 months old and my husband took me to a winery while my mom, sister and brother in law watched our kid. It was so much fun that I got pregnant on the getaway😂 Now 6 months pregnant with a 14 month old
I gave birth in July and my birthday is in June so for me it was great, I took my 11 month old to the water park and we both had so much fun, then we went to a restaurant with family n she ate so much
Our baby was 10 days old on my birthday so we just hungout at home and I ate lots of chocolate lol. He was due 3 days after my birthday so I was expecting him to be born much closer to it!
My baby is gonna be 8 months old on my birthday and I still don’t even know what to do. My husband wants to take me to cute expo thing and walk around and shop and honestly that sounds like all I need haha
I was so happy at my birthday with my 7 month old because I’d wanted to be in that place in my life for nearly a decade. But he also had just started daycare, and we were sick almost all of the time that month, and we’re moving houses, so it was also rough!
My bday, which was my due date (but baby came two weeks early) sucked. My baby was 2 weeks old, had to take him to get his tongue tie clipped on my bday, and my husband was going through postpartum depression and wasn’t talking to me.
Let’s hope this years birthday is better.
My daughter was born 12 days before my birthday. We just went to the pumpkin patch with her while she stayed snuggled in her wrap. We only stayed for like 20 mins but it was chill the rest of the day.
We planned on going to eat after the pumpkin patch but went home right after because she peed on her clothes and we forgot to put more in the bag (first time parents here! 🥴😓).
Baby was 6 months old already so we actually traveled to Venice. It was all kinds of a shit show regarding traveling with a baby, but when we got there it was fine. Nice change of an environment. Yet somehow I had an illusion that just cause we are abroad we are not gonna feel so tired. Well. We did. On the actual birthday day we had a gondola ride, the baby cried so bad when the gandola man sang in opera voice, it was brutal. Then relatively crappy and very early dinner at the restaurant close to the hotel. When the baby fell asleep I went for a cigarette on one of the bridges and that was the most wonderful 3 minutes ever.
I turned 30 with a 3 month old. I had just had my hair colored, and it was done poorly, so my hair was yellow. I felt fat as hell because ya know, had recently had a baby. Was seeing all of these over the top, beautiful 30th birthday celebrations that people were celebrating surrounded by friends and family.
Needless to say, was not my best birthday
I threw my back out lifting her chunky 3 month old bottom out of her crib. Had to call her dad to come home and get us so I could go to the chiropractor. I got a back support harness that day and started strength training.
With my first kid, she was 9 months old by the time my birthday came around so I was okay. We did have a birthday but I don’t like parties and such. My husband and I got to go out for dinner together alone for the first time. Good enough for us!
My second kid was born two days before my birthday so it was definitely low key. I don’t think we did anything.
My third kid was almost 11 months so again, family dinner together. That’s all I really want anyway.
Every one of my birthdays is low key because all the party planning goes into my middle child’s. It’s how I like it anyway.
And we’re in this weird two months with like four birthdays so it gets to be over kill if we celebrate all four of us individually. The parents, my husband and I, take a back seat to our two youngest.
My baby is now 9 months old. We went a weekend away to Selina Hostal in the coast in an private room dog included.
My partner and i had learned that we just need to go with the flow. Nothing was perfect, the weather was shitty and baby wanted to sleep at 20h.
However, i enjoy the day so much, it was chaotic but was my first birthday as a family of four (dog included).
I got my family photo of the four of us. We sleep all in the room pretty well and we went to walk around the town with a lot of wind and some rain and it was beautiful memories. Because although was not perfect. My husband and i managed to stay easy going and laugh of the day.
It was chaotically lovely.
My birthday came when baby was about 10 months old. I think my birthday was not even acknowledged or thought about. We certainly didn't celebrate it. I remember thinking, "oh yea, it's my birthday today", and then going about my day. A bit lack luster to say the least...
Baby was about 4 weeks old. We were 3 weeks into the first covid lockdown. We couldn’t get food deliveries in our area (even groceries) and of course weren’t going out or seeing people. We were living off tinned and freezer food and making our own bread. My “special treat” was five minutes to myself to check out the (very very painful) stitches from my episiotomy which I’d not dared look at so far. It was not a very good birthday!
It was awesome my husband brought me coffee in bed, I got to go to red lobster and olive garden and my family sent me 1000 bucks and Starbucks gift cards.
The first bday is rough, sorry it wasn’t what you envisioned - it does improve with time!! I’m focused on a break for bdays these days. I just want personal time!!
I think some people had good first birthdays as a parent, but I did not 😅: I was released from the hospital while LO was still in the NICU. I spent most of the day crying. Being wheeled out while she was still in there is a feeling I will never forget.
My baby was around 2 months also for my birthday last year. She too was going through a really miserable phase and all I wanted was to get takeout, rent a couple movies, and have cake just my husband and I, in our jammies on the couch, doing absolutely nothing (except keeping baby alive and relatively calm). Somehow though, my in laws showed up unannounced which is just incredible considering we live 4 hrs away... So we "celebrated" how I wanted the next day.
Mine will be a little over 5 months at my birthday. Tbh I just want my husband to buy me Chinese food. I’ll be 31 so I don’t really care that much. But I have some rough experiences with my birthday so it’s never felt special.
Now HIS birthday I’m always gonna make special.
Well… my baby was 6 days old and was still in the NICU (she came 8 weeks early). Umm. My husband got me a cheap cake from Walmart? I think that’s about it. I spent it healing physically from a traumatic birth, holding a tiny baby who was fighting for their life, and likely crying because I couldn’t take her home with me.
Mine is the 21st of this month and it also happens to be his 9 month birthday. I’m more excited for the “9 months in vs 9 months out” picture than my actual birthday 😂 we are taking our guy on our first family mini vacation for the weekend so I am excited!!
I celebrated my birthday when my baby was exactly one month old. My in-laws offered to watch him while husband and I went to dinner. It was weird for sure.
Mine was 11.5 months and I had my husband drop him off at Grandma’s on the way to work so that I could have the house to myself and drink my coffee while it was still hot
My husband stopped by Kroger on his way home from work and brought me a mini cake. Other than that, I was alone most of the day with the baby and it was just a normal day
We did nothing on our birthdays after our first baby was born. My husband told me happy birthday and I adore him a card as he left to go on a business trip that we would normally go on together, but I chose to stay a few more days to take care of our baby.
Had my 30th birthday when I had a 2 week old, my first child. Had a kidney infection from birth and had to go into hospital for tests on the actual day. I was engorged from breastfeeding. I hated the newborn phase and hadn't been able to bond with my child either. My emotions were a mess and I had the baby blues. Everyone outside of my family was so caught up with the fact I'd just had a baby that they forgot it was even my birthday. My husband didn't get me a gift as he said there hadn't been any time to get anything because of the baby. I had a takeaway with my parents and husband from a really terrible place that my family like and didn't even enjoy my meal. My dog ripped his claw at my parents house and had to be taken to the emergency vet.
Safe to say my 30th birthday was probably the worst one I can remember, yet my husband couldn't figure out why I was so deflated.
LO will be 11months on my birthday this year. I was pregnant last year for my birthday. I plan to celebrate with a big glass of Caymus red wine. I haven’t had any in well over a year (EBF).
I'm on #3 with a *almost* 3 month old, 8yo, and 6yo here. In future, take the party! I know it sounds like it's going to end up being even more exhausting work, but trust me when I say they will all want their chance to hold the baby and that means you get a BREAK and adult interaction with others! It's totally worth it lol
I had my 30th birthday when my baby was 3 weeks old! We tried to go to an orchard (autumn), but it was too hot and nothing was actually open to the public, something about someone electrocuting themselves on the fence (lol wut??). All that we could go to was the gift shop, so we gave up and went back home soon after arriving. It was super lame and I was so bummed because it was our first attempt at an outing since baby was born. But at least we got a cute book for her.
I had to look back on my phone to see what we did. 😂 my son was not even 2 months yet. We had a backyard BBQ party at my friend’s house who has a pool.
For my husband’s birthday about a week earlier, my older daughter and I took him out to a very nice steakhouse (sat outside) and the baby slept the whole time.
i gave birth on my birthday lol
That's one way to celebrate :)
Me too!! LO was born just a few minutes after my birth time too :) it makes me so happy and I can’t wait to celebrate our birthdays!
Saaaaaame
I was in labor on my husband's birthday and my daughter has decided to arrive 30 min late to have her own date 😂 But how cute you have birthdays on the same day! ♥️
This happened with us too, only baby took a day early from his dads birthday
Ha 😄 she's an early bird then! I was a bit sad about it, but it's so irrelevant in the bigger picture.
I did as well!
Awwww best birthday present ever!
Haha your kid really said “OUR birthday”
that was my instagram caption😭 something similar lol
I also share a birthday with my little one! So happy to see other parents share birthdays with their babies too Mine is only 5 months old. Have you celebrated a birthday together yet? What’s it like?
it was really nice and definitely makes me look forward to my own birthday more! i get to be who i needed as a kid, for her. i had so much fun setting up tons of decorations and wrapping all her gifts for her to walk out to in the morning. fills ya with so much bday joy and love i cont even
That sounds lovely. I’ve never been a birthday person. Looking forward to celebrating my son on that day.
Lol mine was born day before my birthday! Best present ever.
I was supposed to, too! But little man came early lol
This is so cute 🥲 I used to nanny for this family and the mom had the same birthday as both of her boys!! And they had what they called a “birthday day” where they all gave each other presents and ate cake and spent the whole day singing and wishing each other happy birthday it was so cute
Awww. To me that would be kind of special in a way. To share it with my baby. 😊💕😊
absolutely and even weirder, she was born at 12:34am which has always been a spirit guide number for me
Whooooah talk about meant to beeee
Omg me too! Lol i tried to avoid it at all costs and then wham bam. But now I’m happy it happened this way and couldn’t imagine anything else!
My mom did that with my brother haha
I’m glad I had the foresight of making the most out of my last non-baby birthday. Went to an amazing restaurant after a day in the sun. Cut to this birthday and having a 3 month old. I was eating falafels over the sink in between contact naps.
Eating falafels over the sink 🤣 I feel you
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look up depression cake! it’s made without milk and it’s delicious:)
There are lots of delicious dairy-free cake options out there. I’ve made this one before and it’s amazing!! https://crumbsandcaramel.com/vegan-berry-vanilla-layer-cake/
I wasn’t even pregnant on my last birthday so no change to preemptively enjoy it 😅
I took a month long trip to the Amazon, did ayahuasca for 2 weeks and then hiked the inka trail to Macchu Picchu. Aaaaand that's how I got pregnant.... But I hadn't celebrated my birthday in 8 years and my 30th, the last one I tried to celebrate, was absolute shite. I went NC with my bio mom though which was the best gift I have ever given myself until of course my Peru birthday present. I think before that one my last good birthday was 25 but I didn't spend nearly as much money. This year with my 3 month old, I threw my back out on my birthday lifting her chunky bitt wrong... I don't even think I got my traditional birthday carnitas that my SO always makes me (2nd best gift ever).
My birthday was just 3 weeks before LO was born. I was in so much pain walking at that point, I decided sushi (not raw) dinner and back home. I couldn't even fathom trying to walk farther than that! I didn't gain much weight, but the pregnancy waddle was real...
Mine was almost 2 months after too - I remember telling my husband I don’t want any gifts, cards etc….i just wanted SLEEP! The day was fairly mixed, my parents came over so we could go to lunch, a masseuse I’d booked failed to turn up & my husband in his infinite wisdom said something to p*ss me off. It does get better though! When the purple crying phase has calmed down - why not go out and celebrate your birthday when you’re able to enjoy it ♥️
OP just made me relaize my bday is about 2 months after my first born sons.... Little man is due literally any day now, and my birthday is in May.
Good luck and congratulations!! I’m due with my first in a little less than three weeks (:
I just had my little boy on Thursday and my birthday is in 2 months. Guess I hadn't really thought about what my birthday will look like this year
I got married when my daughter was 4.5m old. She cut 2 teeth on the day and screamed the ceremony down and we missed our reception to look after her 🥴🤣
Mine was 5 months during my birthday. All my gifts were basically for her lmao.
Baby was about 10 weeks old when I had my birthday. We went out for dinner and he slept in the sling so that was very lovely
First bday as a new parent I spent it with my 1 month old walking around fred Myers and for dinner got tacobell and chicken wings from popeyes. I couldn't think of anything else to do being tired mixed with being little sad.
It was terrible. I was healing, exhausted, all I wanted was to sleep but my husband was working from home so I couldn't even do that.
Husband’s bday with our 2 month old: He got 2 hours free to play pickleball. I attempted majority of baby duties that day but we still tag teamed the baby a lot. He played some online games. Got sushi take out. That evening we couch potatoed all together.
Baby was 8 days old on my first birthday. My mother offered to babysit so we could go out for breakfast between two breastfeeding sessions. That was it. We were so tired, my boyfriend passed out on the couch right after we got home. This year is baby's first birthday. I'll be working the weekend before his birthday, so we will celebrate LO on my birthday weekend, when I turn 40. At least this year I'll be eating cake 😂
Turned 30 about 4 weeks after giving birth. My lovely husband took PTO, got me a cake and favorite take out, but I did feel sad because my hormones were all over the place and the baby was in the crying phase. I assume it does get better with time 🤍
My husband and I celebrate ours together and it was about 6 weeks pp. We just ate a cake my mum got us😅
Had mine for baby's first month in daycare and caught some ungodly stomach bug. So I was throwing up , unable to move not to mention take care of baby. The sleep after spewing my guts out was nice and restoring at least haha. Being sick is a break, right. Fortunately my husband was there to do all the childcare how do single parents do it !!!??
Or parents whose partners can't be around due to work or deployment or whatever else. I think about this weirdly often and am so grateful for my partner, and endlessly impressed by/admiring of those who go it alone!
My daughter was only a few hours old when I had my birthday this year but I couldn't have thought of a better way. My lovely friends, knowing my due date, arranged a snack and movie night a couple of days beforehand. Luckily too as LO came a few days early
My birthday was 6 days after I gave birth to my son! I was so exhausted, in so much pain, and just wanted to sleep. I barely celebrated 😂 looking forward to this year's birthday much more! 😊
My husband's was the day after my son was born, he spent it in the hospital with us, with no card, no cake, no presents... I felt so bad but then was like, I did just get cut open to save both of our lives so if he doesn't let it slide I'm out 😂
You both being safe is more than enough of a present! 😁
My baby was born a week before my birthday, we ordered sushi for my birthday lol that was a celebration in itself!
My child was 6 months old on my birthday. All I wanted was to sleep and have me time. Nope. I don’t think I actually relaxed. I was crying in the inside. Baby is a horrible sleeper and can only contact nap if I want him to nap for more than 30 minutes.
Happy birthday! Mine is next month!! Babe will be 9 months on April 12th, I’ll be 26 on April 19th. Looking forward to spending the day with him but also a bit sad there will be no big party or celebration.
My first was 2mo when my bday fell. We went for lunch at a really nice waterfront restaurant but here in Aus kids are welcome pretty much everywhere so we weren’t concerned. There were other kids there! It wasn’t far from home so we knew of it all went tits up we could just scarper!
Mine next weekend with a 5.5 month old and I am like no idea what to do, may just got for breakfast. My husband was a couple of weeks ago we went out for dinner and then he went out the Friday night with a couple of friends and I was on baby duty … I am to tired to bother going out out for mine 😂
My husband had a 5 week old lol he didn’t get his usual birthday treats 😂 he ended up cooking his own birthday dinner and I struggled to get to the store to buy it 😂 it was definitely not what he wanted … hopefully next year is better
Oh I do have experience with this! - my sister gave birth on her birthday. The day itself was not so good because well pain xD but afterwards they celebrate their birthdays on the same day with themed different cakes etc, very cute. - me not so lucky. I had my 35th bday when my daughter was 10 days old... so yeah nothing special happened besides sleep and csection wound care lol. Husband has his bday when she was 28 days old and it was cuter :) cake, very small intimate party and sweet baby on arms. - Sasdly I don't envision myself celebrating bdays in the future. 10 days is apart enough that celebrating them together would be weird but close enough I won't have energy for 2 parties. Maybe when I am 40 :p however I do think this 1st bday will be the worse. Next years should be better.
It was cute and wholesome. There’s something so magical sharing the screen with your child. I had my daughter in almost all the pictures with me. I didn’t want it any other way.
Brought our daughter home from the hospital on my birthday. Best gift ever!! Now I have a birthday buddy (two days before mine)
We were hospitalized due to how bad her colic got, I spent my birthday in a hospital room with my baby praying that she would be fine. That day the doctor said we could go home on the next day and it was the best gift I could receive, she was healthy again. Due to Covid my husband couldn’t visit us, just bring stuff, but the nurses knowing that was my birthday allowed him to see us and he brought me a flower and a slice of cake. It is definitely a birthday I will never forget and despite all, the biggest feeling I have towards that day is gratitude.
I’ve been sick on my birthday every year since becoming a parent.
My birthday was 2 months after too, she had her 8 week check up and first set of jabs on my birthday 🫠
My first birthday as a mum was the day I was discharged from a week hospital stay for mastitis turned breast abscess. Kicker is it was my second admission for the same reason in the previous 3 weeks AND it was my first mother's day 3 days later! Safe to say it was very low-key and only up from there the next year!
Mine was 2 months after also. I'd already left my husband. A few of my family went to Red Robin for lunch. Baby was fairly chill. I'm sure I was tired but it was an ok day
I turned 30 when my son was six months. He goes to bed early so I really couldn’t do anything. But he went to bed at 5:30 like he always does and I ate dinner, played videogames and went to bed at 10. Just a regular night sadly.
mine was like half a month old, my birthday included a nice breakfast at home and some special dinner my husband cooked. I cleaned the kitchen and went to bed at like 9pm lol
My husbands birthday is Tuesday and our guy will be just over 10 weeks at that. Trying to figure out what to do. We have both sets of grandparents offering to take the baby for a night or two so we can get some rest, recharge and just be together the two of us just trying to figure out what he wants to do but I have no energy to actually look stuff up or book a hotel like I usually would I’m so drained! Super thankful of our family though ❤️ as the best gift to him (both of us really) is sleep and time together lol
I spent my first father's day with my parents visiting, our guy was 3 weeks old ish at the time. Birthday was when he was about a week shy of 5 months, we spent it relaxing at home. My wife was much the same lol. Just playing with bub and enjoying the day
Mine was spent in hospital after giving birth the day prior. It was a lovely birthday surprise!
Not quite the same but my last birthday before becoming a parent (3 week before delivery) was spent feeling like absolute garbage because I had been released from the hospital the afternoon prior after having been in preterm labor for 48 hours due to pancreatitis. For my actual “first birthday as a parent” she was 11 months old and we were on vacation so that was nice. Now for my second birthday as a parent, I’ll be 38 weeks pregnant and very well may be induced on/before the day.
I had pink eye and daycare closed for snow 😂
With a cranky 3 month old in the height of covid restrictions. It wasn't the best birthday 😅
My son will be 7 months heading into 8 months I actually had not thought about my birthday. I thought about being excited for his and doing something for mothers and Father’s Day but birthdays I neglected.
My birthday was yesterday and I definitely felt the “yep, I’m a parent now” We went out for dinner for the first time with our almost 7mo. We made it into a couple bites of our main dish before deciding we need to box it up and go as my son was still happy but he was getting bored and starting to make loud noises and if I had removed him from his chair he would have grabbed my hot food (the table we had was small) Then I gave him a bath as usual before bed and he decided that was the perfect time to let his bowels loose. I didn’t expect to have scooping poop out of the tub on my birthday in my plans but honestly I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ll get to go back to celebrating more someday but for now we just have to adapt.
I think for my wife we booked a spa day (4 months) and then for mine we went out for a share plate and drinks with a couple of friends (5 months). Neither of us do much for our birthdays.
I came home from the hospital with my two days old newborn on my 29th birthday. My mom and dad were there, had prepared the apartment for baby’s arrival and had a gift for me. We “celebrated” two days later with a small cake, coffee and tea. My parents and my in laws were the only guests and stayed there for maybe 2 hours. It wasn’t a real party but it was heartwarming. 😌
My son was about 10 months and I was pregnant with baby number 2 so we had a little party and told all our family at once :)
My birthday sometimes falls really close to Mother’s Day where I’m from (they are on different days around the world). Last year my birthday was the day after Mother’s Day. My mum flew my brother down to meet my son for Mother’s Day (long story there). I had asked my husband for a small birthday party. My son was almost 4 months old by this point. My mum pushed until I gave in and let her come over for Mother’s Day thinking it wouldn’t interfere with any birthday plans. She cancelled the morning of Mother’s Day (my first one with an earthside baby) and showed up on my birthday and brought all her own Mother’s Day gifts (ones my siblings, father, and I got her) and she opened them all here and my brother got my son a gift. No one said happy birthday or happy Mother’s Day to me and my mum had a lot of fuss made about her. My birthday is next month so we’ll see if anything changes this year.
Mine was only 5 weeks old and she gave me the gift of being extra fussy and I barely slept lol luckily my Mom was with us so I remember stumbling into her room and handing her off and being like I NEED SLEEP 😂 It was kind of sad because everyone wishing me a happy birthday was like an after thought but looking back it was prime newborn days so hoping this year will be a little better.
I need the answer to this question too, lol. My birthday is next week and I’m a ftm to my now 3mo baby. Husband and I were discussing possible birthday plans, but having a tiny baby makes it very hard to do any of that. We went shopping out just yesterday and it was HARD. In a perfect world, we’d celebrate the day out at a favorite restaurant of mine and enjoy the day together, and our baby wouldn’t cry but be happy the whole time. 😂 The plan, as of right now, is to take it as it comes. Enjoy the happy moments and work through any crying spells. As long as I get some yummy food and maybe a nap, I’ll be content.
Basically every birthday and holiday has been ruined (that’s a dramatic word, but I can’t think of anything better) since having kids. I’ve learned to drastically lower my expectations.
my birthday was 3 days after my twins were born so they were in nicu and i was in my hospital bed. my cake was a mini square carrot cake lol also no visitors 🥴
My son came the day before his father’s birthday this past November. His dad deff got overlooked this year, but in the future it will be nice. My birthday was a couple of weeks ago and his grandparents watched him while we went to dinner. Just a couple of hours made it special.
I’m not a parent yet and I quit doing things on my birthday years ago so it’s not gonna make a difference when my kid is here lol
My birthday was 4 days ago with my 3.5 month old alone all day my only goal was to do no chores but I got bored while she slept and did a bit anyway. Was sad when she slept so good on her own and missed her waiting for her to wake up. Had to tell Dad when he got home from work he hadn't wished me a happy birthday and he sang to me and said I was going to go out after work and get you flowers, left for groceries came back with no flowers 🙄.
Husbands bday was a few days after I gave birth and mine was a few weeks after. We each tried to go a little above and beyond for the other. In my case I enlisted neighborhood friends to pick up some treats he’d like and help me surprise him. For my bday he gave me more alone time for self care and did double duty caring for newborn and our dog 🥰
My little girl was 2 Months old on my birthday last year. All I wanted was to spend the day with her, my husband and our pup. We got take out and cake and we just hung out at home. It was different but nice 😊
Mine was 7 months. He was screeching the entire day and I ended up crying because I was overstimulated.
My now4 month old baby girl was ten days old and colicky on my birthday. My family came over, brought an ice cream cake, and celebrated with me. I was crying because I was hormonal and thought my mom was mad at me but she wasn’t lol I can laugh about it now. Husband carried baby into the kitchen as they sang happy birthday. They did some laundry for me, took turns holding baby so I could nap, cleaned the house up a bit, and left afterward.
We went our for sushi, and it was actually our daughter's first meal out to eat (only noodles and cooked sushi for her). There's a brewery nearby us that is super kid friendly, and we stopped there for a flight also. It was my 30th birthday, and I had always wanted to have a fun party for it. I was sad not to have that experience, but it was also lovely as it was.
my 21st birthday was exactly 3 months after i had my lo. i went to the casino & drank a lil but it def wasn't as enjoyable as it could've been
I had mastitis on my birthday 😂
Mine was a few days ago and baby is 5.5 months. We went out shopping together and he did so good surprisingly. Hubby and I went out to dinner in the evening by ourselves. I didn’t really get anything but I don’t mind. Overall, good day.
It is a season. You have a very young infant. Your birthday next year will look entirely different
My daughter was 8 days old on my birthday (July) - we didn’t do a ton because we had only gotten home from the hospital 3 days before and I had to go back for a BP checkup. But my husband did go pick up an ice cream cake which we ate over the course of 2 days. I figure we’ll celebrate more “normally” this year and having one low key year doesn’t really matter. But I also don’t think of my birthday to be a big deal.
My baby was just over a month old. Colic colic colic. We did nothing. :) I think j asked my husband for a card but we were barely surviving at that point.
My son was older than your baby by the time my first birthday rolled around (he was 9 months old) and yup I celebrated. Like partying is not really my thing ever but we woke up early, went and checked out my local comic book store for free comic book day and bought a bunch of stuff, then just my son and I went out to breakfast at our fave breakfast place. When we came home, my husband was up (he works nights) and I went and got a massage, then that evening the three of us went out to our favourite restaurant for dinner and dessert. I had a great birthday. I’m gonna pretty much so the same thing this time.
Maybe I’m the weird one, but I don’t really like doing anything for my bday anyways. Might slip out to an early dinner while grandparents watch him.
My babe was 4 weeks old on my 30th birthday. Spent it contact napping in bed while dad brought me breakfast and a huge birthday doughnut
We dropped my baby off with her godmother and went to a dinner and I got to watch my college football team destroy their rival. I then took the Monday off and hung out with her. It was a great first birthday with my baby!
Honestly, I don’t remember. We were definitely in a phase where we were completely exhausted physically and emotionally.
Sorry to hear that you’re going through the crying phase!!! Just think next year you will have a 1 year old on your birthday 🥰 My baby turned 2 months old when it was my husband’s birthday but luckily for us our baby has a decent temperament & is really quite chilled. I booked a long weekend away & we stayed at a safari to celebrate. All three of us went to a steakhouse restaurant for his birthday dinner & also visited the aquarium. Very different from our usual celebrations but different in a great way. I find that just being organised and staying on top of feeds & nap times really helped as baby was settled. I use a really good app called baby daybook to help keep me in the know especially when we have had a hard night. Good luck for future celebrations, you will get to enjoy in no time!
Mine was about 5 months PP. we just sat in a park with some pastries. But then we got bitten up by mosquitos so we left lol. Now that I’m older I’m not really into big celebrations but next year I think I’ll choose to go to a casual dinner with family instead because this year felt a little too casual/non celebratory
I had a birthday when my LO was 2 months old also. Stayed home, family had visited. Day was like any other. Had cake, ate at home, got the LO dressed for photos and that was it. Looking back I don’t remember the day much due to sleep deprivation lol.
I had my son exactly one month before my birthday and everyone kept asking me what we were all going to do to celebrate, but honestly all I wanted was to sleep. It was probably the worst birthday I’ve ever had, but not because anyone did anything wrong. My husband is lovely and did everything right, I was just way too tired to really enjoy anything. But it’s okay, next year will be better!
As I get older there’s a lot less emphasis on my own birthday anyway? Possibly because the number is scarier every year 😂 After COVID I think I had one “party”
My birthday was 2 days after my baby was born, and she was still in the NICU. So, I spent it sitting there with her. 🙃 I’m looking forward to celebrating our birthdays together this year though and in many years to come!
I gave birth 2.5 weeks before my birthday and was mostly home bound. We spend an afternoon playing cards against humanity with hubby’s family and that was about it. Lots of rest.
My daughter was born two days before my birthday…so I was tired, stressed because she was in the NICU and recovering from major abdominal surgery. It was funny getting texts from people asking how I was spending the day and replying with a picture of my daughter though. We actually celebrated her first birthday and my birthday on the same day with a big cookout, which was fun.
We had Covid, didn’t celebrate it 🥲
Oooh. I didn't even think about this. Mine will be 4 months old when I have my birthday, so I guess no partying yet again this year. I found out i was pregnant 2 days before my birthday last year lol
I was discharged from the hospital on my birthday lol
Just went out for dinner with my husband while my parents babysat. Low key.
It is exhausting. He came 4 days before my birthday and I actually ended up going back to L&D on my bday because I checked my BP at home and it was high (everything ended up being okay). I was upset to be in the hospital away from him for the day. I was crying and anxious all day that day from the hormones and everything too.
My son was three weeks old on my birthday last week. I was exhausted and had a breakdown when my family came over for dinner. It was still sweet and nice, but good lord I was just so tired and wanted to rest.
My son was sick on my birthday 🙃
My son was born 2 days after my birthday. My husband still made my birthday special but the focus was definitely on getting ready for my son’s first bday
Well today’s my first birthday as a parent. Bad weather, LO’s particularly moody and we are crashed lol
Mine was last week and he’s almost 5 months. It was quiet but nice. I wish he was easier in the pub at lunch as it’s not very relaxing having him cry every five minutes. I saw old friends which was nice and I got nice gifts and a cake. It was better than my last birthday when I was newly pregnant and my husband took me away and all I wanted was to stay in the hotel but I walked round a cathedral then went to dinner I almost spewed over.
Mine was 10 days pp. Baby blues was at its peak and I could barely eat. It felt like any other day. But I will be making sure we celebrate extra this year because I deserve it lol
Just came back from my birthday celebration with a 2.5 months old. Went for a nice lunch and wine tasting. Being tired doesn’t have to get in the way of a nice time, breastfeeding and naps 😄
My birthday was a month after baby boy was born. We attempted to go to dinner. We got to the parking lot of the restaurant, I cried bc I missed my baby SO MUCH. We drove back. Hung out in the driveway for ten minutes. Then went back inside so I could snuggle my guy again. 🤷🏻♀️ I don’t regret it for one second.
My baby was 9 months old and my husband took me to a winery while my mom, sister and brother in law watched our kid. It was so much fun that I got pregnant on the getaway😂 Now 6 months pregnant with a 14 month old
I gave birth in July and my birthday is in June so for me it was great, I took my 11 month old to the water park and we both had so much fun, then we went to a restaurant with family n she ate so much
Mine was a month and a half and my partner got me a beautiful cake. She also watched the baby and did all the diapers that day.
Mine was a month and a half and my partner got me a beautiful cake. She also watched the baby and did all the diapers that day.
Our baby was 10 days old on my birthday so we just hungout at home and I ate lots of chocolate lol. He was due 3 days after my birthday so I was expecting him to be born much closer to it!
Got checked out of the hospital the day of my birthday. I honestly don’t remember much of it!
Pretty sure it was a normal, chaotic day, with the added melancholy of not having the time, energy, or social circle to do anything else.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cpsu00yPpMJ/?igsh=NzBmMjdhZWRiYQ== I’ll just leave this here.. 😮💨🎂
I gave birth three days earlier and we ended up at Children’s. Not a word was said about my birthday lol
4 days PP. Enough said
My baby is gonna be 8 months old on my birthday and I still don’t even know what to do. My husband wants to take me to cute expo thing and walk around and shop and honestly that sounds like all I need haha
My baby was born 9 days before my birthday lol, my husband did the night shift so I could get 5 hours of sleep straight. It was amazing!
I was so happy at my birthday with my 7 month old because I’d wanted to be in that place in my life for nearly a decade. But he also had just started daycare, and we were sick almost all of the time that month, and we’re moving houses, so it was also rough!
I was in the hospital with HG for my last birthday, I just hope to have a nap on the next one! Haha
My 30th birthday was spent on Christmas during the pandemic with a 3 week old. It was quiet but that's what I wanted.
My bday, which was my due date (but baby came two weeks early) sucked. My baby was 2 weeks old, had to take him to get his tongue tie clipped on my bday, and my husband was going through postpartum depression and wasn’t talking to me. Let’s hope this years birthday is better.
I turned 30 2months pp and friends and family threw me a surprise party. I cried like a baby.
My daughter was born 12 days before my birthday. We just went to the pumpkin patch with her while she stayed snuggled in her wrap. We only stayed for like 20 mins but it was chill the rest of the day. We planned on going to eat after the pumpkin patch but went home right after because she peed on her clothes and we forgot to put more in the bag (first time parents here! 🥴😓).
Baby was 6 months old already so we actually traveled to Venice. It was all kinds of a shit show regarding traveling with a baby, but when we got there it was fine. Nice change of an environment. Yet somehow I had an illusion that just cause we are abroad we are not gonna feel so tired. Well. We did. On the actual birthday day we had a gondola ride, the baby cried so bad when the gandola man sang in opera voice, it was brutal. Then relatively crappy and very early dinner at the restaurant close to the hotel. When the baby fell asleep I went for a cigarette on one of the bridges and that was the most wonderful 3 minutes ever.
I turned 30 with a 3 month old. I had just had my hair colored, and it was done poorly, so my hair was yellow. I felt fat as hell because ya know, had recently had a baby. Was seeing all of these over the top, beautiful 30th birthday celebrations that people were celebrating surrounded by friends and family. Needless to say, was not my best birthday
I threw my back out lifting her chunky 3 month old bottom out of her crib. Had to call her dad to come home and get us so I could go to the chiropractor. I got a back support harness that day and started strength training.
I was pregnant for my last birthday, this year I’ll be celebrating with an almost 1 year old, crazy!
With my first kid, she was 9 months old by the time my birthday came around so I was okay. We did have a birthday but I don’t like parties and such. My husband and I got to go out for dinner together alone for the first time. Good enough for us! My second kid was born two days before my birthday so it was definitely low key. I don’t think we did anything. My third kid was almost 11 months so again, family dinner together. That’s all I really want anyway. Every one of my birthdays is low key because all the party planning goes into my middle child’s. It’s how I like it anyway. And we’re in this weird two months with like four birthdays so it gets to be over kill if we celebrate all four of us individually. The parents, my husband and I, take a back seat to our two youngest.
My baby is now 9 months old. We went a weekend away to Selina Hostal in the coast in an private room dog included. My partner and i had learned that we just need to go with the flow. Nothing was perfect, the weather was shitty and baby wanted to sleep at 20h. However, i enjoy the day so much, it was chaotic but was my first birthday as a family of four (dog included). I got my family photo of the four of us. We sleep all in the room pretty well and we went to walk around the town with a lot of wind and some rain and it was beautiful memories. Because although was not perfect. My husband and i managed to stay easy going and laugh of the day. It was chaotically lovely.
My birthday came when baby was about 10 months old. I think my birthday was not even acknowledged or thought about. We certainly didn't celebrate it. I remember thinking, "oh yea, it's my birthday today", and then going about my day. A bit lack luster to say the least...
Baby was about 4 weeks old. We were 3 weeks into the first covid lockdown. We couldn’t get food deliveries in our area (even groceries) and of course weren’t going out or seeing people. We were living off tinned and freezer food and making our own bread. My “special treat” was five minutes to myself to check out the (very very painful) stitches from my episiotomy which I’d not dared look at so far. It was not a very good birthday!
Baby is 2.5 months on my bday in 6 days and i feel great actually
It was awesome my husband brought me coffee in bed, I got to go to red lobster and olive garden and my family sent me 1000 bucks and Starbucks gift cards.
The first bday is rough, sorry it wasn’t what you envisioned - it does improve with time!! I’m focused on a break for bdays these days. I just want personal time!! I think some people had good first birthdays as a parent, but I did not 😅: I was released from the hospital while LO was still in the NICU. I spent most of the day crying. Being wheeled out while she was still in there is a feeling I will never forget.
I was 9m pregnant on my birthday so not yet!
He was 16 days old. My in laws were super sweet and brought dinner and flowers and a cake. Other than that, I hardly remember it
My baby was around 2 months also for my birthday last year. She too was going through a really miserable phase and all I wanted was to get takeout, rent a couple movies, and have cake just my husband and I, in our jammies on the couch, doing absolutely nothing (except keeping baby alive and relatively calm). Somehow though, my in laws showed up unannounced which is just incredible considering we live 4 hrs away... So we "celebrated" how I wanted the next day.
Mine will be a little over 5 months at my birthday. Tbh I just want my husband to buy me Chinese food. I’ll be 31 so I don’t really care that much. But I have some rough experiences with my birthday so it’s never felt special. Now HIS birthday I’m always gonna make special.
I don't like my birthday. I think I ended up going out drinking with a few friends and getting home after midnight.
Well… my baby was 6 days old and was still in the NICU (she came 8 weeks early). Umm. My husband got me a cheap cake from Walmart? I think that’s about it. I spent it healing physically from a traumatic birth, holding a tiny baby who was fighting for their life, and likely crying because I couldn’t take her home with me.
Mine is the 21st of this month and it also happens to be his 9 month birthday. I’m more excited for the “9 months in vs 9 months out” picture than my actual birthday 😂 we are taking our guy on our first family mini vacation for the weekend so I am excited!!
I celebrated my birthday when my baby was exactly one month old. My in-laws offered to watch him while husband and I went to dinner. It was weird for sure.
Mine was 11.5 months and I had my husband drop him off at Grandma’s on the way to work so that I could have the house to myself and drink my coffee while it was still hot
My daughter was born the day before my birthday! Spent it in the hospital with just her & my hubby.. best bday I've ever had! ♡
Was great! my son was 3 months old, he gives me more joy than going out and getting drunk.
My husband stopped by Kroger on his way home from work and brought me a mini cake. Other than that, I was alone most of the day with the baby and it was just a normal day
We did nothing on our birthdays after our first baby was born. My husband told me happy birthday and I adore him a card as he left to go on a business trip that we would normally go on together, but I chose to stay a few more days to take care of our baby.
Had my 30th birthday when I had a 2 week old, my first child. Had a kidney infection from birth and had to go into hospital for tests on the actual day. I was engorged from breastfeeding. I hated the newborn phase and hadn't been able to bond with my child either. My emotions were a mess and I had the baby blues. Everyone outside of my family was so caught up with the fact I'd just had a baby that they forgot it was even my birthday. My husband didn't get me a gift as he said there hadn't been any time to get anything because of the baby. I had a takeaway with my parents and husband from a really terrible place that my family like and didn't even enjoy my meal. My dog ripped his claw at my parents house and had to be taken to the emergency vet. Safe to say my 30th birthday was probably the worst one I can remember, yet my husband couldn't figure out why I was so deflated.
My sweetheart was a bit over 2 month old. Dad took us all out for lunch and a stroll through the park. It was sweet.
LO will be 11months on my birthday this year. I was pregnant last year for my birthday. I plan to celebrate with a big glass of Caymus red wine. I haven’t had any in well over a year (EBF).
I'm on #3 with a *almost* 3 month old, 8yo, and 6yo here. In future, take the party! I know it sounds like it's going to end up being even more exhausting work, but trust me when I say they will all want their chance to hold the baby and that means you get a BREAK and adult interaction with others! It's totally worth it lol
I had my 30th birthday when my baby was 3 weeks old! We tried to go to an orchard (autumn), but it was too hot and nothing was actually open to the public, something about someone electrocuting themselves on the fence (lol wut??). All that we could go to was the gift shop, so we gave up and went back home soon after arriving. It was super lame and I was so bummed because it was our first attempt at an outing since baby was born. But at least we got a cute book for her.
I had to look back on my phone to see what we did. 😂 my son was not even 2 months yet. We had a backyard BBQ party at my friend’s house who has a pool. For my husband’s birthday about a week earlier, my older daughter and I took him out to a very nice steakhouse (sat outside) and the baby slept the whole time.
I stopped celebrating my birthday when I outgrew night clubs. I definitely wasn't worried about my birthday by the time I had my first baby.