Is this normal at age 6?

[Lalaland2000]

I have a DC soon to turn 6. I’ve always been accepting that he will be my only biological child. He has 2 much loved siblings via my DP and I was 39 when I had him and I know I was very lucky to have him as easily as I did.

Whilst I’ve had the odd pang of jealousy at Nct friends having their second children, I’ve always been very happy with our situation and the bond I have with my son is one where I was never even sure I could manage having anything more to love than him.

But in the past few weeks something has changed. I don’t know if it’s a final flush of hormones, or if turning 6 feels like a bigger step than the other age milestones before, or other?

Logically, I don’t want to have a baby at 45, but equally I feel so broody and suddenly emotional about not having 2 children biologically of my own or more specifically, ever having my baby in my arms again.

Is this normal? Did anyone this wobble at their child turning 6? I feel like it’s a ‘thing’ and I’d love to have some faith it passes so I can carry on feeling grateful for what I do, rather than don’t, have.

I think it's very common at 45ish and is hormonal which would happen whether your child was 6 or 2. I'm sure it will pass, but it sounds difficult to feel that way. I hope it settles for you

I'm 48 now and all feelings of broodiness have completely disappeared! I think it's hormonal and will die down over time.

Ah thank you. It’s good to know it’s likely hormonal. In another life maybe it would have been lovely to have another but equally in another life I could have had none, so I want to go back to feeling very lucky with my one. Blummin hormones!

I felt exactly like you and had my second child 6 years after the first. I didn't know it was a 'thing' before today!

@Throughabushbackwards if I was a fair few years younger, I think I’d be seriously contemplating my options but given my age and also the lack of logic of having another child (I’ve only just started recovering my career) it does help to know it might just be a final nudge from Mother Nature.

I think it natural at certain points where children move into the next stage of maturity/independence etc. DH and I were both firmly in the one and done camp until the reality of dd going to primary school was raised. At that point we both got broody again, so we have a 5year age gap (lucky to conceive v quickly). It is only you and your dp who can make the decision.