News — popular birth dates

I was 39 weeks pregnant when I sat under a Potutukawa tree at my local cafe, sipping horrible decaf coffee, crying. I was sore, tired, swollen and enormous with my baby bump. It had been a hard month of sleepless nights, mood swings and dramatic Braxton Hicks that my midwife was not interested in hearing about. It’s not labour, she insisted. Have a shower and go to bed early, she advised. I was over it. Please baby, please come soon I prayed, as I gazed up at the crimson red blooms above me. I didn’t know how much longer I...

If everyone you know seems to have a birthday this month, or is about to have a baby very soon, there is a good reason! September is the top month for babies to be born in New Zealand with the most common date being September 29, which just so happens to be 40 weeks and one day after Christmas!  We know that babies only arrive on their due date approximately 5% of the time, but the most common birth dates range from September 24 and October 4, which proves that Christmas really is a popular time to conceive! This baby...