To feel v broody again despite DS only being 8 months old?

[NooNooHead1981]

Posted elsewhere but posting here for traffic.

I must sound mad! I just found out that an ex-friend is pregnant and it has stirred up feeling broody in me big time.

I’m sitting here with my gorgeous 8mo baby DS, and I also have my older DD who is aged 8, yet I am totally wanting to go through another pregnancy and have one more child.

Financially and health-wise, it would be a very bad move. I would need to get another job to qualify for maternity allowance again (I was self employed before), and I think my DH would need therapy (and a vasectomy!) if we did find out we were expecting again.

I know that I am incredibly fortunate to have been blessed with two wonderful and healthy DC, but I just can’t get away from the feeling that I am done yet.

Maybe it is all hormonal and I am totally mad! I just feel really maternal, and love being pregnant, caring for my family and being a mummy.

What can I do to alleviate these feelings? I know it sounds really selfish saying that I really want another one when I have just had my DS, and there are others out there who can’t even have one, but I am overthinking this massively and need a kick up the backside to get some sense into me...

I’m with you. Six month old at home but really broody. Logic says this is rediculous. Financial suicide. Plus 2 under 2s..... but I’m really scared I’ll never have another! Dh and I were a bit careless and I’m slightly worried now I might actually be pregnant. Think I’m just paranoid because I’ve been thinking about it so much but this has made me realise that I need another baby right now like a hole in the head! Hoping it’s a false alarmz

DD is 9 months and I'd happily try again but DH didn't feel the same and so had a vasectomy last month. For me I think I just want what I know I can't have. I hope I don't always feel the same way

I'm the same! Have an 8 month old and a 7yr old. A ex colleague of my husband has just had a baby (well, his partner has!) and I'm so jealous of them getting to experience that lovely newborn stage. I got really emotional remembering the moment DS was first placed on my chest and I just want to do it all again.

Except I don't. I struggle enough with a fairly independent 7yr old and a baby. I could never manage the eldest, a toddler and a baby. I don't know how other people do but they have my utmost respect!