Original URL: https://www.theregister.com/1999/02/04/year_2000_baby_boom_bug/

Year 2000 baby boom bug in the offing

Web site tells couples how to it properly

By Tim Richardson

Posted in On-Prem, 4th February 1999 12:49 GMT

Prospective parents wishing to stigmatise their children from birth by ensuring they're the first born in the new millennium can now seek technical help on the Web. Babycenter.com suggests that competitive parents should consider conceiving between 27 March and 10 April to maximise the chances of giving birth to the first year 2000 sprog. It's even created an ovulation calculator to help couples pinpoint the optimal time for conception. Among its top tips for successful conception Babycenter.com suggests that couples should time their lurv-making to coincide with when the woman is ovulating. No, really? What will they think of next... ®