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How many people do you know who were born in September? Probably quite a few - and there s a reason for that. They re all Christmas conceptions.
It turns out it s an actual scientific phenomenon that more babies are conceived at Christmas than any other time of the year, and it s not
just because of the pandemic and the cold weather keeping us indoors with not much else to do.
Sure, the increase in sex definitely has a role to play in the number of pregnancies that occur over the festive season, but a study published a couple of years ago in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology journal revealed there s also a biological reason you re more likely to conceive in winter.