UK SMOG Wannabes - November (moved from PL)

**nuthinbutpink** · October 26th, 2011, 08:19 AM

Here, where I live, the cutoff for school is September 1 and school starts mid August so you could start school before you turn the age for school which is crazy. I have an August baby and a May baby. The August Baby I chose to hold back and wait to start school the following year. She would have been 4 turning 5 when school started and because others choose to hold their summer birthdays back here, some kids would have been 6 starting the year when my kid was 4- that is a HUGE difference in maturity, height, etc. So now, she is not even the oldest but somewhere in the middle but certainly not the youngest child. She has had no issues, handles things that come at her well and is a confident kid.

Now my May baby- she is really smarter book-wise than her older sibling- she has a higher IQ. She is one of the youngest in her class because we chose to send her to school knowing that she was smart enough to handle school. I see a big difference in the homework that comes home, her handwriting, and to us, she is not as mature and you can just tell that there is a year difference and she will be one of the last kids to drive which scares me because I'd rather her be the one driving than have her in the passenger seat of some other new driver. It is scary thinking about that.

Also, sports. We do swim team. The cutoff for that is June 1, so for each age division, whatever age you are by June 1, that's the group you swim in. For our elder child, this works out fine- she is one of the older kids swimming in each age bracket each year- it gives her a slight advantage. Our May birthday is on the short end of the stick because she is swimming against kids that when she just turns 7 this May, she will have to swim against a child that might turn 9 in the Fall months and you can only imagine that kind of difference in maturity/athletics at this age.

There is a book written here about that very subject- athletics and kids' ages and how it affects them throughout their lives. Our May birthday just cannot compete with the older kids. She is not built that way. So, we have found other things that she can excel at and feel good about herself doing. It's not fun to finish last all the time!

I don't worry at all about intelligence and birth month. I think that is just part of your DNA.

**littlemisswilko** · October 26th, 2011, 08:20 AM

yes we always enjoyed the house parties when the parents had gone out themselves. But even so my younger friends got fake id's which worked a treat! not that i would encourage my child to do this! but that was what it was like when i was up to no good!

**deaks66** · October 26th, 2011, 08:23 AM

Indigo, im dying for you to test! hope this is your month! GL!

Petal, the only thing that got my boys on the move was pineapple. I ate a whole pineapple which got my back waters leaking with ds1 and then for ds2 i dranks and drank TONS of fresh pineapple juice which was much nicer and he came shortly after. Might be coincidence but might be worth a shot!

Ladies, im quite selfish in my thinking of birth months. Its nothing to do with how they will do at school as i really think this sorts itself out but moreso the fact that i would love to be able to throw summer birthday parties... ha ha!

**charlieispy** · October 26th, 2011, 08:26 AM

Indigo - you have a will of steel TEST TEST

fx for a lovely second line

on my cheapies i didnt get a line till after it was clear on my FRER but then it got darker quicker on my cheapies than FRER - weird huh!

**deaks66** · October 26th, 2011, 08:31 AM

Originally Posted by charlieispy

Indigo - you have a will of steel TEST TEST

fx for a lovely second line

on my cheapies i didnt get a line till after it was clear on my FRER but then it got darker quicker on my cheapies than FRER - weird huh!

oh charlie, i dream of lines on frer's!! sooooooo desperate for a bfp its untrue! just spent the morning with my pg friend so lots of birth/baby talk makes me want it even more!

**littlemisswilko** · October 26th, 2011, 08:32 AM

yes i agree with the girls and think you should test indigo!!! you are 10dpo so might see 2 nice dark lines!!!

Id never heard about pineapple juice helping to bring on labour!! hhhmmm i'll try to remember that one as i always seem to go over!!!

**littlemisswilko** · October 26th, 2011, 08:34 AM

i feel exactly the same deaks! just really want a baby now! everyone seems to be pregnant!!! All i do is look at baby things (prams, clothes, bottles) which makes me worse! I want to buy things already and i arnt even pg and dont want to curse it!!!

**rainbowflower** · October 26th, 2011, 08:49 AM

I'd love to be pregnant in the summer this time - bumps look so pretty in those lovely floaty dresses/tops...

I just threw up randomly a min ago, just like morning sickness but way too soon to be that even if I did ov already. SS is a nightmare isn't it?

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**deaks66** · October 26th, 2011, 09:19 AM

Oh no rainbow! wander what caused that! BTW, what is SS??

**deaks66** · October 26th, 2011, 09:22 AM

Can anyone remind me of how to get my ff ovulation link into my signature?

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