Starting New Year with a bang! Couples are most likely to conceive at 10.36pm on January 2 than any other time, according to research
- Channel Mum said January 2 is the most common date of the year to conceive
- More than 70 per cent of would-be parents get intimate at 10.36pm that night
- The date is dubbed 'National Baby-Making Day' by fertility experts
- A survey found couples get more intimate over the festive season and New Year
The new year has started with a bang for many couples, with January 2 revealed as the most common date of the entire year for women to conceive.
UK site Channel Mum has even narrowed it down to the minute, with couples most likely to fall pregnant at 10.36pm.
The reason why?
An incredible 71 per cent of would-be parents are getting intimate at this time, with the 'drinking and partying' of the holiday season having come to a close and more time spent together.
'National Baby-Making Day': January 2 at 10.36pm has been revealed as the most common time for women to conceive in the entire year
January 2 has even been dubbed 'National Baby-Making Day' by fertility experts, after research revealed the UK’s most commonly shared birthday is September 26.
The September date is exactly 38 weeks - the average length of pregnancy - after January 2.
Channel Mum conducted a survey of 2,139 couples, with the majority confirming January 2 was a busy time in between the sheets.
Starting the year with a bang: More than 70 per cent of would-be parents surveyed revealed they were getting intimate at that time on January 2
The study showed couples made more love over the festive season as they had more time together and felt 'happier' at Christmas time.
A few extra glasses of festive bubbles also helped put people in the mood.
Channel Mum said babies born in September in the UK would make them the eldest in their school year, something 27 per cent of parents claimed was of importance to them.
Baby boom: In the UK the most commonly shared birthday is September 26 - exactly 38 weeks after January 2, the average length of pregnancy
But while New Year's babies are most popular, parents to be are also conceiving at Christmas.
Almost a quarter of parents said they wanted to get pregnant at Christmas so their child would be born in September.
Christmas weddings also lead to an increased number of couples trying for a baby, with eight per cent saying their partner proposed at Christmas, or they had just married in December, so they decided to try for a child.
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