Is what seems liks a fertile month a sway factor?

[NCBeachyGrl]

It seems like it might be a common "fertile" time for me to preggo in January/February timeframe as DS1 was born in October, DS2 in November and now this baby is due on DS1's b-day. Of course it could be a big coincidence but it just seems strange! My sister and I are both April babies, my BFF has 2 DDs born Feb and April, and it seems like there are many families with the same story!

So, since it seems like I may be more fertile in January/February, could this be a boy sway factor?

[Prayingpink]

I would say its a coincidence. I can't imagine that if you conceive in only January or February for your whole life that you'd be "doomed" (for lack of a better word. Boys are such a blessing :)) to boys. I also think you can get pregnant in other months it's just that's when you happened to conceive. My ds1 was conceived in July and ds2 in January so opposite times of the year for me

[Prepsina2014]

My brother and I share our birthday! :)

[NCBeachyGrl]

My brother and I share our birthday! :)

That gives me hope!! I know some don't want their kids sharing birthdays but I think it is sweet!

[Rosie85]

hmmm my mom was due with all three of her kids in November or December and she had us all really early so my older brother was born in September, I was born in November and My younger brother was born in October...So she was always getting pregnant within that same two month range and had both sexes.

[atomic sagebrush]

I think that if you go looking for patterns and coincidences then you can always find them, but largely these things are just random confluences of luck. :)

[hotdogz&boyz]

I don't think it's a sway factor...I think it's more of a "couple" factor. I think it's pretty normal for couples to have kids in certain time frames. Be it because work stress is lower and leaves more time for nookie or because there are shorter days and the current kids might go to bed earlier. Or even just because someone is more open to frequent BDing during certain times of the year. Lots of families have birthdays piled together. A close friend is one of 12 (lucky number 10) and we were discussing the most popular birthday in the US (Sept 16th) and he mentioned that seven of his siblings are born within 3 weeks of that day. The the other five are scattered throughout the year, but the seven all are shoved together (his is 9-21). It's mixed genders too, his closest in age sister was born almost exactly two years before him (I think hers might be very early Oct). My mom also had three pregnancies due in late April (lost one). I think it's pretty common :) (I believe Sept 16th is linked to NYE babies, hence it's popularity!)

[Adia]

Yeah, New Year's Eve and Valentine's day are dead give aways!!!