Did unavoidable broodyness hit for child no 2

[Sooty1983]

Just wondering, did you get an overwhelming broody feeling or maybe did you do it for other reasons when considering trying fornl second....
Bit of context, have 10 month old, am 39, zero broodyness.... Is that even a word....

I wasn't particularly broody, had broody moments but knew I wanted a sibling for DS and hubby was very broody so wanted to consider his opinion too. Due in a week 😆

It really hit me hard! I was super broody before DD so kind of thought it would be less intense this time but it wasn't!
Currently 6 weeks pregnant with baby 2

Was very broody for no 2.

Not broody, decision was made because we always planned 2 and I was getting older

Yes but not at ten months!

It came about 8 months ago, when DS turned 2 and I kept getting all these iPhone “memory” photos of him as a newborn.

I am now 8 months’ pregnant 😂

I was never broody, just knew kids were in the plan, knew I wanted two and what gap, so just got on with it.

Yep, me! Ttc number 2. DD is 3 (just). It took a while to be honest, it didn’t come rushing in the moment she hit 18 months like it seems to with everyone else. But I feel ready to do it all again now, and excited. Just need to get preggers now!

I wasn't broody for DS1, got broody when he was 2 but DH was on the pill so got a puppy, had DS2 a year and a half later.

Nope. Always planned only to have one, never felt broody for a second after DS. Luckily DH feels (and always felt) the same.

I was broody for another baby, when DS1 was 4mths old, I was pregnant again by DS’ first birthday. No regrets my boys are adults now, and best friends as well as brothers.

I have a 2 year old. I’m considering having a second but I’m not at all ‘broody’ like I was for DC1. At 10 months I had the coil fitted, I was that sure I didn’t want number 2!

Vv broody for all my babies. It started this latest time when DD was a few days old! Started trying as soon as af came back 😂

Don’t think I’ve ever been broody- more I wanted two children and got to a stage where I could manager number 2- it certainly wasn’t at 10months

DD is almost 3 and it didn't actually hit me until I became an auntie 5 months ago and I remembered how much I missed it, those newborn snuggles and that smell. DH has been broodier than me for a long time, probably since DD was around 18 months old and has been asking for us to have a second since then, but the times just not felt right for me until now so we've just started TTC again.

Broody in the hospital the second I gave birth to DC1. Was never broody before number one. Been broody every moment of every day ever since and now TTC #2.

Yes but not until DD was 18 months; before that I didn’t think I wanted a second then it became all consuming

Yep. When Eldest was around 4. Took another couple of years for the second one to arrive.

Yes I was more broody for No 2 than I was for No1! However absolutely zero broodiness for No3 and that's 4 years after my last.

No I never got that strong longing for a baby I had before my first. I had another one because I wanted 2 and I was getting older. We have a 6 year gap between them. I was going for 5 years but it took much longer to conceive second time.

Not broody at all. Had number two as didn't want an only, 2.5 years between them and 17 years on, the single best decision we ever made.

Me too! I’m surprised by a lot of these responses (just because different to me I suppose). I would LOVE another baby, one of the reasons is because I would like DD to have a brother or sister but primarily it’s for me.

Thanks for your replies everyone. Loved reading different views.
Am edging towards one for various reasons but Ill give myself some grace for a while, see how we go over the next year or so.
Ps, know nothing guaranteed and am v lucky to have my daughter.

I have occasional bouts of broodiness (am also 39) but I am so wrecked physically and we would be under so much financial strain that i think it dampens the need for another!

If I had money and owned my own house, I probably would.

Yes both finance (sadly this a factor for most esp currently) and exhaustion big players for me too.
My mantra is I want to thrive not survive ;)

Broodiness hit hard around DD's first birthday.

I knew I wanted (at least) two long before I even had one! However I didn't want to start trying until DD was closer to two. I have PCOS with all the associated fertility issues, but I didn't want to risk having two under 2.

I managed to stave the broodiness off for a few months, but then I couldn't hold it back any longer. So I got my implant removed and started trying in earnest, even though it was earlier than I initially wanted. Luckily PCOS did it's thing, but not for very long. As a result I wound up conceiving at the exact time I would have started if the broodiness hadn't interfered! 😂

The result of the broodiness is now 4 months old. I think I'd like a third, but the broodiness hasn't hit yet. Let's see in 8 months.