Babies born in February have some pretty cool advantages – no, really – it's true

Waiting for the arrival of your mini Valentine, mama?

Congratulations! February is a great month to be born – science says so.

For starters, being born this month is actually rather rare – statistically speaking – as February is the shortest month of the year.

Having your birthday fall during this month is also pretty darn special in other ways – just take a look:

1. February babies are taller, stronger and smarter

You might have got a future basketball or rugby star on your hands, mama.

According to a seven-year-long study from Harvard, that examined data from 21,000 children around the world, babies born in February tended to be longer at birth, and at age seven, babies born in winter months were taller, heavier and had larger head circumference than their peers who were born during others times of the year.

And the benefits of being born in February doesn't stop at size. Nope, according to the same study as above, the US researchers found that winter-born babies performed best in a series of intelligence tests. As the researchers concluded, “The overall pattern of findings is that winter/spring babies are both 'bigger' on the anthropometric variables and 'smarter' on the selected neurocognitive variables."

2. February babies are pretty chilled out

You will not have a drama queen on your hands, for sure.

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 3. February babies are creative and artistic

Be prepared to have a lot of cute art-work come your way once your little February babe starts creche or school. And you can thank their star sign for this, apparently.

The reason for this is that February babies are either born under the Aquarius or Pisces star signs—which are linked to the traits of originality and creativity. But even if you aren't one for astrology, a study complied from the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics found that people born in February are more likely to be artists. Interestingly, they are also more likely to be famous than babies born other times during the year.

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