To ask if prior to having a baby, you really pined for one?

[annabanana84]

further to my thread yesterday about the cost of having a baby, I was just wondering if im alone in these insane broody feelings I'm having.

I think about having a baby constantly. To the point it brings tears to my eyes. I daydream about life with baby, and even write down names I like while I'm doodling at work time and time again. The feeling is overwhelming. I recently had my coil out to ttc, and dp now says we can't afford one and next year after our holidays, he says we can start saving then (ffs, saving for a new car or a holiday...yes, but a baby?!) I'm so frustrated and usually dp and I get on like a house on fire, but we haven't spoken for 2 days now.

Yes, I pined for a baby from the age of about 16 , I got pregnant at 24 and when DS was born weirdly all feelings of broodiness stopped, it had always been the plan to have 2 children but he is now 4.9 and an only!

I've never been broody and I'm 34. Might try for a kid in the next couple of years but I feel as though I could take them or leave them. I really don't like other people's babies, but I quite liked my siblings' once they reached the toddler stage and were more engaging.

Never felt broody or pined but did have a plan of how old I wanted to be

now I have ds I can't imagine life without him and I think now ive experienced it, I will get broody in future.

Pined no, desired yes. Especially when I got another period.

Yes, I've always loved babies and children in general.
We were 14 when we met and I quite wanted a baby from the age of 16 but had plans to get an education etc. We moved in together at 18 and decided to have dd1 at 20 (got pregnant immediately!) we got married, brought our house and decided to have dd2.
I did drop out of uni which I sometimes feel not quite regret or sad about but somewhere close. Dh had a brain tumour when dd1 was 5 months old so I would've probably dropped out anyway. It's made us realise that life isn't forever and the most important things are the people you love.

We plan to do more travelling etc when the girls are older anyway - wild and mid 40s

Are you there OP?

For the record, I pined. Luckily, my OH was on the same page and after my implant came out, I conceived quickly. Expecting our first in March...still pining weirdly enough.

Do need to ask though...your post makes it sound like your OH had no input before you had your coil out?

Didn't plan Dd who will soon be 14. In fact I cried because it ruined plans we'd made. Dh was delighted! We've managed but struggled at times.

Number 2 was planned. I didn't want a big gap between them.

No I never pined. I had a baby because I married a man who loves children and I could see he'd make a wonderful, fully-engaged father. So happy I had her and she is my joy :) but still don't pine for another.