To wonder what 'Feeling Broody' actually means?

[BuggersMuddle]

I'm 33 and I have hand on heart never felt anything I could describe as 'broody'. I have no DC but have been with DP for a long time. As a child / teen I never thought I'd have kids and was upfront with DP (way back when) that I didn't think I wanted any.

Anyway, now I'm getting older I get the odd comment from family about getting a move on etc. or that we'll come round to it (um, well, we might, but I'm 33 which is not panic stations, but nor is it 'lets hang about 10 years and see if we fancy it' territory'). DP has never really raised it although he was ambivalent (towards not) when we met and I have hammered home the age message as we are same age.

The reason for posting though was to see if anyone is willing to share what 'feeling broody' or indeed deciding to have a family without 'feeling broody' meant for people. I've been waiting for years for this 'overwhelming urge to procreate' to hit me (as people promised it would when I said I didn't want kids in my teens) and I am feeling a little defective in that it's never happened

I don’t know if I can reignite this thread but I would Love to know if OP did have kids in the end?
My reasons - I’m 33, and I get very broody (esp around ovulation) which materialises for me as waving at babies, playing with other people’s kids (I work in a public place with a lot of children) and imagining how to fit a child into my life ... but I never coo over small clothes or look at Instagram of pregnant women! And the rest of the time DPA and I have decided to be childfree. Then ovulation comes and boom!

Never felt it at all. Then suffered severe PND and was hospitalised. It’s been a few years now but never again and I wish I had listened to my body. It has all got better now my child is growing.

I never felt broody until I met my OH then it really kicked in. Sadly we were unable to have any children despite going through years of tests and IVF.

I never wanted children until I met my husband then we had huge issues TTC with multiple losses. It was only after our first loss my real desire for kids kicked in and i became obsessive about wanting them to the detriment of my mental health. Luckily I've got pregnant with one that has stuck albeit a high risk one.

But being broody for me is just an overwhelming want and need to have a child of my own.

I’m sorry to hear you had PND, it sounds horrible. I’m glad you are feeling better now your child is growing though.
What made you decide to have a child despite not feeling ‘broody’ (who knows wtf that word really means!)