Since my youngest child was born 4 years ago, I've gone through spells of short-lived broodiness, generally only lasting for one cycle or so. But over the last couple of months the broodiness has reared its head again. My youngest goes to school in September which means that all 3 of my children will be in f/t school, leaving me time to pursue my own interests, maybe even start a course or something. There's plenty of space in the house for another child and money isn't a concern really either, so having another baby is perfectly possible from that point of view.
But I wonder if this sudden broodiness is some sort of reaction to the knowledge that my littlest one will have flown the nest, so to speak. Maybe the thought of moving on from the baby/toddler years is causing some kind of biological panic?!
The more I think about this baby, the more I can picture it as part of our family. I don't know what to do tbh. I haven't spoken to DH about it, because i'm really not sure what I want.
Trying to do some sort of pro and cons list, but I suppose in the end it doesn't matter. After all, does anyone make this decision using a list like that?
How do you determine what is more than just a fleeting broodiness?