How successful was your planned due date (if you had one)?

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Wondering how many planned to have a child (let's say September for the new school year) and were successful in conceiving for giving birth during that month?

I'm aware things don't always go to plan, but just wondering if things go to plan for most people (assuming things were planned to begin with)..?

I planned / assumed I'd get pregnant last June and give birth in April - I'm not pregnant and haven't given birth.

It's very rare OP. I have to laugh now when people tell me their plans to conceive a particular month. I've been trying 6 months for my second.

The figures for a perfectly healthy couple doing all the right things and conceiving in any given month are something like 20% depending on age.

It’s rare for that to happen. I fell pregnant the first time we tried for ds2, we just wanted to get pregnant never thought about schools etc. We were very lucky. Most people just get happy that they get a heathy baby, because that’s all that matters.

For what it’s worth ds1 was one of the youngest in his year, but top of his year academically, so it shows it doesn’t matter.

Ok thankyou. It's good to know so I'm aware on chances and have realistic expectations thanks Xx

Conceived my first quickly and thought I'll have another to coincide with his second birthday, lovely 2 year age gap. 4 miscarriages later and still not pregnant! You get your baby when it's the right time for them...they don't care about whether Christmas is coming up or when school starts.

We planned to have a second baby in September. Got pregnant straight away and amazingly was due mid September like we wanted, felt like the luckiest people ever. Then we lost it at 12 weeks to a TFMR.

Got pregnant again straight away and am now due mid January. At this point I couldn't care less which month my baby was born in, I just want it to be healthy.

I've learnt that you just can't plan these things.