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leighla
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Leap year babies?
Anyone have a baby born on Feb 29th?
My friend's wife is scheduled to have a C-Section Friday afternoon.
When the heck will they celebrate his first birthday?
Do you just choose the 28th or 1st?
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CrankyPants
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Re: Leap year babies?
I always wondered about this!
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| Posted 2/26/08 8:33 AM |
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nbc188
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Re: Leap year babies?
Posted by CrankyPants
I always wondered about this!
Me too. Interesting. My friend's mom was born that day. Guess for your friend's baby they just pick the 30th or the 1st. He could have a SUPER cool 4th b-day party (isn't that when the next leap year would be?)
I've always said that babies born on the 31st of a month, when do you celebrate their 'month-birthdays' with the sign and all? Guess you just choose a day.
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| Posted 2/26/08 8:41 AM |
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Diana1215
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Re: Leap year babies?
My cousin is a leap year baby.
My cousin will throw him a big party every four years.
A few years ago - when it was his 7th birthday she had it at a kids arcade - it was very cute. Obviously - he was 28 at the time.
If I had to choose - I would DEF. not have my baby born on this day though.
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| Posted 2/26/08 8:50 AM |
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cjik
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Re: Leap year babies?
I had a coworker who was a leap year baby. She celebrated her birthday on Feb. 28th, since she identified with being born in Feb.
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| Posted 2/26/08 9:06 AM |
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hbugal
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Re: Leap year babies?
My neighbors son is a leap year baby. We are all so excited that he will actually have a birthday this year.
In general they celebrate his birthday on March 1st. And the mother explained it this way..Zach will be 8 on his birthday. Leap year or not he will still be 7 on February 28th. It's not until the next day that he will be 8 so whether that next day is the 29th of February or the 1st of March that is when he actually turns 8...Hope that makes sense.
He is sooooo excited b/c he really doesnt remember ever having a "real" birthday!!!
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| Posted 2/26/08 9:31 AM |
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Eireann
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Re: Leap year babies?
My cousin is due TODAY...so who knows, we might have one in my family!
The year I got married was a leap year--2004--and I was thinking it would be cool to do 2/29 (it was a weekend that year), but my SIL was due with her son on 2/13, so it was too close and we got married in March instead, but anniversaries are one thing...
Honestly, I would not schedule a c-section for that day. When you're an adult it's cool, but what about when you're 5,6,7 and everyone else has a real birthday? If it just ended up that way for one of my children by chance, I think we would celebrate on 2/28--at least it's the same month.
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| Posted 2/26/08 9:35 AM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Leap year babies?
I don't think most people celebrate their b-day ON their b-day anyway (except for maybe the first year or two). How many school-aged kids have a big party on a Tuesday after school? It's usually on a Saturday or Sunday. In that case, the date isn't that important any more. Except when it happens to turn out that way, we don't celebrate DC's b-days on the actual date anyway.
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| Posted 2/26/08 10:32 AM |
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KateDevine
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Re: Leap year babies?
A girl I work with is due Friday. She is just hoping she goes on March 1st.
I wouldn't schedule a section though.
Although, it is always a topic of conversation
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| Posted 2/26/08 10:34 AM |
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Re: Leap year babies?
Posted by hbugal
My neighbors son is a leap year baby. We are all so excited that he will actually have a birthday this year.
In general they celebrate his birthday on March 1st. And the mother explained it this way..Zach will be 8 on his birthday. Leap year or not he will still be 7 on February 28th. It's not until the next day that he will be 8 so whether that next day is the 29th of February or the 1st of March that is when he actually turns 8...Hope that makes sense.
He is sooooo excited b/c he really doesnt remember ever having a "real" birthday!!!
That makes perfect sense.
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| Posted 2/26/08 11:18 AM |
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leighla
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Re: Leap year babies?
Posted by KateDevine
A girl I work with is due Friday. She is just hoping she goes on March 1st.
I wouldn't schedule a section though.
Although, it is always a topic of conversation
They are really excited about having the baby on the 29th.
They asked for it because it was originally scheduled for Thursday.
I think they are crazy.
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| Posted 2/26/08 11:27 AM |
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Erica
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Re: Leap year babies?
My friend is being induced on Thursday. She says if the baby comes on Friday, so be it, but she wasn't going to choose that day. I asked if she would celebrate 3/1 and she said she would celebrate both days! I thought that is a nice alternative.
As for a c/s, I don't think you have any choice sometimes. I had no choice with mine - OB does them (scheduled ones) on Fridays.
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| Posted 2/26/08 11:33 AM |
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