The day more women find out they are pregnant
Although the perfect day to conceive depends on each woman, it is true that there are days of the year when that, for sociological or scientific reasons, there is a high probability that a woman will be pregnant. January 17 is the day that more women discover their pregnancy, and the reason is really surprising.
This is because this day falls two weeks after January 2, Baby-making Day. It has been calculated that the day with the most birthdays is September 26, so the day that most couples try to have a baby, and succeed, is January 2. In fact, scientists have managed to decipher the exact time when the miracle occurs: 10.36 in the morning.
The pregnancy test addiction
Some 10,000 women will try, throughout this January 17, to find out if they are pregnant, and they will be amazed to learn that in a few months they will bring a boy or a girl into the world. Apart from this fact, it is estimated that each woman will perform about six pregnancy tests to make sure of the result, which is known as the "pregnancy test addiction." 62% of them will take a second test despite having tested positive in the first test. It is better to make sure that it was not a mistake before communicating the news to family members.
"In any case, it is important not to generate an addiction to the pregnancy test, since they are expensive and, in most of the cases, unnecessary, ”says Dr. Siobhan Freegard, founder of Channelmum.com, to the newspaper Mirror. "We have witnessed mothers who do about five tests a day, so if you show that level of anxiety you need the help of a professional," she adds.
New tendencies
One out of every 100 women confesses that she has carried out a home pregnancy test, mixing toothpaste with urine to see if the toothpaste changed color. Another traditional method, although of doubtful rigor, is to mix urine with bleach. The study of the web indicates that, more and more, women are breaking with the tradition of waiting for three months to check if they are pregnant, since it is the ideal period for the analysis to be reliable.
The new times have brought changes in habits, and it is that the current trend is to announce the good news on social media, before even the closest family members know. The most common reaction of parents is still the question: "Did you have it planned?"
18% of pregnant women were criticized for having a baby so young and one in 50 for having it so old. The most worrying fact is that one in three suffers verbal accusations after announcing pregnancy, while 28% suffer unpleasant comments from their own mother.