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New life - were you born on a’special’ day ?

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nanna8 Sun 17-Apr-22 10:27:15

So excited- my granddaughter is in labour having a little girl. So hoping she has her today, Easter Sunday. It would be really special. We have 5 hours to go here being ahead in time.
Any of you born on a Special day ? I was actually due Christmas Day but didn’t quite make it . One of our granddaughters was born 15 th March so we told her all about the Ides of March . My uncle was Boxing Day.

ginny Sun 17-Apr-22 14:57:25

My birthday is on St. Swithans day.

fiorentina51 Sun 17-Apr-22 15:00:35

My twin grandsons were born on New Year's Eve. We were hoping they would be born on different dates but the labour was pretty quick and they arrived around 8pm, December 31st 2012.

Hopikins Sun 17-Apr-22 15:03:30

Epiphany/ Twelfth Night/ 6th Jan

Harris27 Sun 17-Apr-22 15:04:25

My dad was Boxing Day and we made a fuss of him every year.

CountessFosco Sun 17-Apr-22 15:30:29

Born on 23 April = St. George's Day.
DS born on 25 March = Lady Day.

Aldom Sun 17-Apr-22 17:13:20

My daughter was born on 24th June, the Nativity of John the Baptist.
A cousin on 15th July, St. Swithuns day. A niece on 29th February, leap year day. An aunt on Christmas day. My mother at Easter, a movable feast.

nanna8 Mon 18-Apr-22 00:09:25

Yay- baby was born on Easter Sunday, all are well. That’s our 4th great grandchild, feeling so blessed.

grannyactivist Mon 18-Apr-22 00:25:41

I was my parents third child, born on their third wedding anniversary. I was obviously not mum’s favourite anniversary gift as she told me it was really hard for her as they ‘didn’t have abortion then’! ?

nanna8 Mon 18-Apr-22 00:33:12

Oh my, grannyactivist. You know she probably just came out with that without thinking and may not have really meant it ! One of my children was conceived after my husband had had a vasectomy ( no, we couldn’t wait long enough). She found out and I had a job on to convince her she was very much a wanted baby and loved and she was definitely meant to be here.

Kim19 Mon 18-Apr-22 02:38:29

S2 born late evening of New Years's Eve. Had to get a move on to prevent NYD. No mail delivery then and and didn't want him to miss the thrill of the Postie. Things we do/think!

imaround Mon 18-Apr-22 03:33:40

I was not born on the holiday, but my birthday does fall on Easter at time. I hate it those years.

My sister's Birthday is on (US) Mother's Day this year. She doesn't love it.

My husband and daughter both have birthday's at Halloween. It ebbs and flows each year if they love it or hate it.

My niece in law's birthday is the day after Christmas. She is not a fan.

In my life, I know more people who do not like having a birthday on a "special day" than who like it.

Congrats on the new family addition!

Ashcombe Mon 18-Apr-22 05:36:17

My DGD was born on Hallowe’en and she can be quite bewitching….!

grannyactivist Mon 18-Apr-22 05:38:43

nanna8 - I didn’t hold it against my mother, it was simply a statement of fact. She went on to have many more children, but I was the most ‘inopportune’ baby.

BlueBalou Mon 18-Apr-22 07:03:15

My birthday is the shortest day so I have always felt a bit cheated! And I hated being given ‘joint birthday and Christmas presents’ ?
DD was born on Easter Saturday ?

Grandma70s Mon 18-Apr-22 07:16:45

I was born in a leap year and very annoyingly missed 29th February by two days. If only I’d been born on that day I’d be much younger ?

granfromafar Mon 18-Apr-22 07:31:19

It's my birthday today so often falls around Easter. The day I was born in 1955 is the day Albert Einstein died. I'll leave you to draw your own conclusions!

DanniRae Mon 18-Apr-22 08:33:48

"Happy Birthday" granfromafar!!

I was born on 1 July ........ Princess Diana's birthday sad

activerelaxer Mon 18-Apr-22 09:29:46

Friday 13th ?

25Avalon Mon 18-Apr-22 09:34:37

But Easter is a moveable feast so OP’s gd won’t always have her birthday on Easter Sunday anyway. Whatever day she is born it is special.

Yammy Mon 18-Apr-22 10:11:00

My sil was born on Christmas day.

harrigran Mon 18-Apr-22 10:20:49

I was born on Florence Nightingale's birthday and as far back as I can remember I wanted to be a nurse.

Spinnaker Mon 18-Apr-22 10:38:07

Don't worry folks it could be worse for who you share your birthday with - I share mine with Adolf Hitler grin

Scribbles Mon 18-Apr-22 12:35:12

Heavens, Spinnaker, you must be older than I thought!

My daughter was born on Easter Sunday, also her father's 30th birthday.

Mollygo Mon 18-Apr-22 12:54:23

VJ day automatically condemned me to the addition of Victoria Joy. Thank heavens I liked my first name better!

Callistemon21 Mon 18-Apr-22 13:10:03

Whit Sunday

I really should visit the Whitsunday Islands