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If you're currently trying for a baby , perhaps you should give it a go tonight - as it's apparently usually very lucky for most people.
January 2 at 10.36pm has been revealed as the most common time of the whole year to conceive, according to statistics.
Fertility experts have even dubbed today 'National Baby-Making Day' after official figures revealed the UK's most commonly shared birthday is September 26, which is 38 weeks away - the average length of a pregnancy.
Channel Mum looked into the reasons behind the trend, finding that 71% of would-be parents will be having sex at this time.
And this year might even see more September babies due to the bank holiday.
The channel asked 2,139 couples and the majority agreed that January 2 is the top day for some fun between the sheets as 'the drinking and partying is over' and they want to spend time together before returning to work.
This year's Bank Holiday gives lovers even more time together and 10.36pm was revealed to be the most common time to fall pregnant, with 71% of those questioned admitting to having sex around this time.
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However, anyone in a relationship with a football-lover might find this time to be slightly unrealistic as Match of the Day starts six minutes earlier.
Almost a quarter of parents (23%) want Christmas-conceived babies with 17 percent already having fallen pregnant previously over Xmas, while a further six percent plan to this year.
A further 34 percent try for a baby on New Year’s Eve followed by a third (33%) who use Christmas Eve to try to conceive.
New Year’s Eve was voted the best night to have sex just for fun, with 70 percent of couples jumping into bed together.
On the whole, couples revealed they make love much more often over Christmas than normal, with 58 percent saying they have ‘a lot’ of extra sex.
Three quarters (73%) claimed this was because they had more time together, while 48 percent felt happier as it’s Christmas.
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Over a quarter (28%) said the festive spirit made them feel closer to their partner - but 36 percent admitted they made love more as they were ‘drinking more’.
However, the most popular reason to want a Christmas-conceived baby is so it would be born in September, making in the eldest in the school year, with 27 percent of mums and dads claiming this was important to them.
One in five (20%) got swept up in the festive feeling and decided to try for a baby, while 16 percent wanted to fall pregnant as ‘the best Christmas present ever’.
Eight percent also said their partner proposed at Christmas, or they had just married in December, so they decided to try for a child.
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To boost their chances of falling pregnant over Christmas, 40 percent of couples trying to conceive have sex every day - while an energetic 16 per cent make love more than once a day.
A further 16 per cent lost weight and 30 per cent exercised more (in addition to having sex) - while two in five women admitted following an ‘old wives tale’ and holding their legs in the air after sex.
Siobhan Freegard, founder of ChannelMum.com said: “’Tis the season to make babies. Conceiving a child over Christmas is magical and the ultimate festive present. After the turmoil of 2016 we expect a record National Baby-Making Day and a baby boom to follow this September.”
Top 10 sex positions to conceive
1. Missionary - 75%
2. Doggy style - 36%
3. The Eagle - woman lies flat while man knees up and holds her legs up high - 30%
4. Cowgirl - woman on top facing man - 19%
5. Downward doggy - 18.5%
6. The Toad - woman clasps legs around man as both of you lie flat - 18%
7. The Curled Angel/Spooning - spooning position lying on side - 15%
8. Reverse Cowgirl - woman on top facing away from man - 7%
9. Standing up - 6%
10. The Peg - man lies flat while woman lies flat on top of him - 5%