Does Cold Weather Make Babies Late?

Posted by Brenda Lane Jan 17, 2009

Anytime from 38 to 42 weeks of pregnancy, your baby will be expected to arrive. Is it possible that seasons affect pregnancy? Will your baby be more likely to arrive past your due date in the cold weather months? Let's take a look at that theory to see if there could be any significance or truth to it. Especially given that many regions are now experiencing some of the coldest weather in a decade.

Women tend to be less active in winter months. This could have an affect on slowing contractions or labor or delaying it if mom is resting more.

In the summer months, she could much more easily become dehydrated from the heat. Dehydration can lead to contractions and even labor.

Storm fronts and pressure changes in the weather are notorious for bringing labor on. However this could happen as both.a winter snow storm and a summer thunderstorm.

There is more sickness in the winter months. Could this have an affect on starting labor? Potentially.

Other than that, it really may be a complete guess that the winter months cause babies to stay in longer.

What has been your experience with when your body went into labor? Let us know! :)

(For the record, both of my daughters were born in the spring and came before my due date.)

Warmly!!

Brenda