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Those who were born in late December are often met with well-meaning pity when they tell people their birth date. Isn’t it hard, they’re asked, to have your special day get lost in a marathon of major holidays?

The short answer is, often, yes. (Disclaimer: This story was written and edited by two people with late December birthdays, so we cannot claim to be entirely unbiased in this matter.)

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“Having a late December birthday sucks,” said Kim Rosenberg, who turned 56 on Dec. 29. Birthday presents get lumped in with other holiday gifts. The weather is often terrible (in the northern hemisphere, at least). Many family and friends are out of town, and those who remain are often too exhausted from all the other celebrations to put in much effort for a birthday.

Ms. Rosenberg, who lives in Toronto, still remembers the year her stepmother refused to buy her a birthday cake because she felt the leftover Christmas cookies and other treats should suffice. “You didn’t even get me a $5 cake from the grocery store?” Ms. Rosenberg said.

Some anxious parents-to-be go so far as to ask about inducing delivery early to avoid holiday conflicts, said Dr. Tawana Coates, an obstetrician and gynecological surgeon in New Albany, Ind. She assures them that their worries, while well-intentioned, are not insurmountable. She speaks from experience: She gave birth to her own daughter as holiday music echoed through the hospital and snow piled up outside.

“She was 6 pounds, 6 ounces and it was negative 6 degrees when we got home,” Dr. Coates said.

Dr. Coates’s advice is to put in the extra effort to make a December birthday distinct. Through some trial and error, she learned to throw two parties for her daughter, Mars, who turned 11 this December: a large gathering earlier in the month, before her friends’ calendars fill up, and a smaller one on the actual day for family.

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