I've got that familiar feeling growing inside...

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Hi
We have three gorgeous children and I have that familiar feeling brewing up and making me want a baby again. My partner was joking about it last year saying when I got it next he was having the chop! I really did not think it would happen as I have three children. But its here, it happens everytime - starts as a little thought in my head, pops up here and there and then everyday and now I am at the stage that I feel emotional when I hold a baby and the thought that I will never carry a baby again depresses me so much. Why is this? If I had another baby would that solve it or will I feel like this forever? I always wanted a big family and when I had my first baby I knew I wanted more straight away. My youngest is 2 and it happened around this stage the last two times. I guess they become less of a baby at 2. I have to deal with this and sort it out. Its like a wrench inside, I am craving for to grow inside me and then the birth and feeding them. It is such a wonderful and magical thing... anyone else feel like this?
I sound like a crazy woman, I am normal honest!

I have no idea but will lurk if that's okay. I have 2 dd's, youngest 7 months, and as soon as she was born I knew I wanted another one.

Have always said I wanted 3 but am worried I will always want 1 more. And dh is going more grey by the day

Exactly, will giving in make it stop?

We have to think about the children we have and enjoy them, there are many years ahead with caring and guiding. The more we have the less we can give so I know I am being a little selfish wanting more. But I have to say three children is not too many so you could definitely add one more in there :) .

But four children is quite alot these days, for a start we'd need a bus to get around. We do have a car that has a boot that can turn into two more seats. But they are have hardly any leg room and not very comfy plus the child sitting there can not see anything - I would not want to sit in them.

I'm trying to talk myself into changing my mind here ;)

I was once told by a friend of my mother's who had four children that if she had known the feelings of broodiness would be so strong after her fourth child she would have stopped at one! She was tongue in cheek but I think there was a bit of truth in what she had said.

Hi everyone, I'm too very very much like this (was)

After each of my babies I used to feel so upset and missed the whole thing.

I'm such a broody person and my mum used to say to me she was the same and when she had ha enough (3 babies for her) the whole "I want another" stopped.

After my 3rd baby I used to get so upset and actually cry as we said no more an I used to hold her and think this was my last baby!

As it happens I fell pregnant quickly after with twins, and my mum was right, I know I have had enough and the yearn for another one isn't there, but I still look at babies and think awwww so cute.

Hth

ShesAStar... oh dear, I hope it ends at some point.

xkatyx - so having twins is the answer ;). You just do not have time to think about it. Congratulations on having double the fun! x

I guess I'm just one of those people that love babies, I have since I was a little girl. If anyone had a baby I was like a fly around him or her. People would always say to my mum how maternal I was. I babysat from 12 for pocket money and enjoyed being around children.

I guess I just dont want this stage of my life to end, I love these early years and I'm sure I'll love the next part too but there is just something so special about making a life and teaching them everything you know, you are their everything.

But I have to say dd3 woke up early hours this morning and went back quickly, I suddenly thought that i could not handle a the whole sleepp deprivation again. DD3 was absolutely awful at sleeping. I have to keep reminding myself that part I think ;)