What Age did you first start wanting children?

[JoeyBartonHanson]

Was there a moment?

I was about 18 I think when I first felt the urge , I have now 4

I didn’t want any until I found out I was pregnant! And definitely no more babies, so don’t think I’m a broody person.

30, about a day after weeing on a stick and realising I was disappointed not to be pregnant.

Never. But I got pregnant after our wedding, as I knew I'd probably want a child one day, and wasn't getting any younger. How romantic!

He's 16 months now, and some of my NCT friends are on to their second pregnancy, but my uterus is permanently closed for business I think. No desire for another.

I am with Bertrand, also 37 when I got pregnant. it was a nice surprise. I wasn't that bothered about kids but my dp made it clear he wanted them.

13yo

Had first at 22

I always have! I feel so luckily that I now do.

Wheelchairs, same. I remember walking home from school aged 12 and seeing a mum with a little girl, and wanting one. It definitely coincided with puberty. We couldn't have biological children, but adopted two in our 30s.

Never. Mid fifties now. I feel very lucky to have had precisely the number of children I wanted (none). So many women don't get that.

Not remotely until I hit 30 then it was like an alarm going off. I had two by 34 and after that, and a decade on happy to leave it at two!

From about 16/17 when I got my first serious boyfriend and moved out. Although saying that I’m sure I used to say dream about it and still play with an old doll when I was about 13. Actually had my first at 25 and my second at 35.

I’m 48 now and have never felt the urge. That biological clock clearly didn’t have batteries in! So no kids, I’ve always been of the opinion that you should only have them if you very much want them.

41, when I got pregnant. I have never felt broody in my life. I love DD to bits though. I can't imagine having a house full of children. I prefer a quiet, ordered life to chaos.

Never. Had one anyway. I do like him though. Most of the time.....

For as long as I can remember all I've ever wanted was my own baby so somebody would love me.
Had ds1 at 18.

When I was little I used to play pretend mummys with my dolls and smother them with hugs and kisses and tell them how much I loved them. Basically everything my own dm didn't do.

That's really sad, @bluelonerose.

I didn't want kids for most of my 20s, and thought I'd never have them. I started to like the idea of a child when I was 29. By the time I married my husband, aged 31, I was very keen, so we started TTC straight away and I fell pregnant on honeymoon. DS is 15 weeks and we are now seriously thinking about having another baby soon!

I’d say from 18 months old! I adored my baby dolls and loved pretending to be a mummy pushing my little doll’s pram with my “baby” in it and “feeding and changing” it - even now I can remember the strong maternal feelings I had towards my dolls and younger children I came into contact with. Seriously began to get broody around 15 and knew I wanted to be a mum. I became an Auntie not long after and that helped channel the instinct and nurturing feelings for a while.

Unfortunately I’m now 35 and still childless. No man has taken me seriously enough to want children with me so it’s looking unlikely it will ever happen biologically now. It’s strange as I’ve seen so many of my peers who said they never wanted children or who never thought about it at all who now have children whilst I always knew it was what I wanted and it didn’t happen for me. It’s weird how life works out.

DD (18) is adamant that she doesn't ever want children. She really hates babies and toddlers, and can't understand why I am so interested in the newest member of our family. When her cousin's baby was born she was hoping that she wouldn't offer the baby for her to hold because she didn't want to appear rude. So she pretended that she had a cold. She never enjoyed playing with dolls as a child either.

I first knew I wanted a family when I met my husband at 18. We had dd when I was 26, married at 29, and now at 31 we have ds on the way

About 18 - I had already been with she for 2 years at that point. Had dd1 at 21 , now have 6 at 35.

Nearly 31 yo, having had zero interest in babies up to that point.

Whilst driving home I saw a mother walking with her young child maybe 4yo and it suddenly hit me that if I didn't have a baby, I would never have children !

Told boyfriend. He proposed a few weeks later, we married four months later and had our first child 9 months and 1 day after our wedding at 32yo !

I quickly discovered that MY babies were fascinating wonderful creatures, so we had three more babies at 34yo, 36yo and 38yo

From since I can remember. I’ve always been a maternal person and had pets etc. even when I went to Uni I got a hamster!

It didn’t get real/ serious until I was about 24. Then we had DD two years later.

I always assumed I’d have DC one day, from being a young child, but started getting properly broody in my late 20s.

I was about 24 or so, when the first of my friends announced her pregnancy and I suddenly felt a pang of jealousy. Had never wanted kids before that. I had DS1 at 30 and DS2 at 32.

about two years after getting married. I didn't see the appeal of children before then.

I think being emotionally stable helped realise the broodiness.

About 27.