"Doctor, I want to start making test tubes after the Spring Festival, but I am worried that eating and drinking during the Spring Festival will affect my physical condition." At Reproductive Medicine Centers, there are many such consultations. Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival in China, and its long holiday characteristics have put many couples planning to undergo IVF into a dilemma in choosing time.
Experts say there is no absolute “right time” for IVF treatment, only the rhythm that best fits the individual's situation. How to take into account the Spring Festival holiday and carry out scientific planning is a practical problem that many families planning for pregnancy need to face.
| Higher time efficiency is a significant advantage for starting test tubes before the New Year. Complete the physical examination of both couples before the Spring Festival. After the physical examination report comes out, you can just catch up with the Spring Festival and enter directly after the Spring Festival. Treatment cycle.
More ▶time efficient is a significant advantage of starting the tube a year ago

Complete the physical examination of both husband and wife before the Spring Festival; after the examination report comes out, you can just catch up and directly enter the treatment cycle after the Spring Festival. Preliminary inspections usually take about 15-30 days. This waiting time naturally connects with the Spring Festival holiday and does not cause extra time to be wasted.
▶Relative easing of medical resources is another major advantage

The number of patients in hospitals before the Spring Festival is usually small, and appointment examinations are quicker without long queues. After the new year, especially after February, there is a traditional baby boom, and expert numbers and surgery schedules will be very tight.
▶A more stable psychological state is also a factor that cannot be ignored

After completing the cumbersome examinations and plan formulation, you will have peace of mind and a more relaxed mentality during the New Year. On the contrary, if you celebrate the New Year with the anxiety of "not doing anything yet", it may affect endocrine levels and be detrimental to pregnancy.
If you choose to start treatment after the Spring Festival, your physical condition may be better.
Choosing to start treatment after the Spring Festival, the physical condition may be better. The Spring Festival holiday can be regarded as a natural period of "recuperation and recuperation". Both couples can completely put down the pressure of work, work and rest regularly, and adjust their bodies to an appropriate state. Some families planning for pregnancy believe that their physical condition will be better after the Spring Festival and are more suitable for high-intensity treatment.
▶Have more time for knowledge reserve

During the period before the New Year, couples can systematically learn about IVF, regulate their bodies, and communicate fully to make comprehensive preparations for treatment after the New Year.
▶It can also avoid festival interference

During the Spring Festival, heavy meals, smoking and drinking, and staying up late to keep the New Year's vigil may have adverse effects on the quality of sperm and eggs. By entering the week after the New Year, you can completely avoid these interfering factors.
Some hospitals may launch new promotional activities after the New Year, which can also save some costs for treatment-seeking families.
3. Will the hospital be closed during the Spring Festival holiday?
For those worried about hospitals suspending services during the Spring Festival holiday, the actual situation is reassuring. Many large reproductive centers in China have issued announcements that normal treatment will be received during the Spring Festival in 2026, and all diagnosis and treatment services will be uninterrupted.
In order to ensure that patients can enjoy professional and intimate diagnosis and treatment services during the holidays, many reproductive centers have announced that the Spring Festival is non-stop, experts visit as usual, and key surgeries such as B ultrasound examination, egg retrieval, and embryo transfer are promoted as planned.
However, hospital-specific arrangements may vary. Some hospitals may reduce service hours from New Year's Eve to the second day of the new year. It is recommended to understand the Spring Festival outpatient consultation arrangements of target reproductive centers in advance and reasonably plan the consultation time.
From a medical perspective, seasonal changes have no direct impact on the success rate of IVF.
From a medical perspective, seasonal changes have no direct impact on IVF success rates.The treatment of IVF is mainly carried out indoors. The laboratory environment is constant temperature and humidity. The development of follicles is also carried out through drugs and is little affected by the seasons.
Clinical data displayThere were no significant differences in IVF fertility rates throughout the year.Key factors affecting success rates include the woman's age, ovarian function, uterine conditions, and the technical level of the medical team.
Female age is a major influencing factor.
| Avoiding getting sick is the top priority The weather is cold, so we must pay attention to keeping warm, take personal protection, and prevent respiratory infectious diseases such as influenza.
▶Avoiding illness is the primary task

The weather is cold, so keep warm, take personal protection, and prevent respiratory infectious diseases such as influenza. At the same time, pay attention to diet safety and avoid digestive problems such as diarrhea and constipation.
▶Nutritional supplementation cannot be ignored

Start paying attention to the supplementation of folic acid and multiple vitamins 1-2 months in advance, and appropriately supplement calcium, iron and other agents according to your own situation. Appropriately increase protein intake, such as milk, eggs and soy milk.
▶Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is essential

Including a balanced diet, moderate exercise, smoking and alcohol, regular work and rest, etc. Before undergoing IVF, both couples should improve their own resistance, which can increase the chance of implantation of the fetus.
▶Psychological preparation is equally important

Maintain a happy and peaceful mindset and avoid excessive anxiety. IVF assisted pregnancy is a gradual process, and good psychological quality has a positive impact on the success rate.
For women of advanced age or with poor ovarian function, time is more precious than gold and treatment should not be interrupted easily. For couples who are busy with work and have difficulty getting out at the end of the year, it is equally wise to choose to start treatment after the Spring Festival and use the holidays to recharge.
Whether you choose before or after the Spring Festival, what matters is to make a decision based on your own situation after full communication with your doctor, and strictly follow the doctor's advice.