When did your broodiness stop?

[lottie198]

I have a son, he's 13 months. When he was born I was like there's Noway I'll want more than one child. Fast forward to now, the broodiness is killing me.

I was just wondering if this is just going to be an ongoing feeling forever.
How long did your broodiness last? Does it just come back after having another baby?

As soon as I had my first and only child. Never felt broody again

I always wanted 1 DC. Then, I got majorly broody when DS turned 4 (I didn’t seriously consider it when DS was younger as Covid hit when he was 1).

However, I had a miscarriage in October and my desire for another one has completely gone. After an ‘easy’ birth, going through surgery took a real toll and I think it’s changed my view of what I’m willing to put myself through. I’m coming out the other side now and very happy with our family the way it is.

Have two and I'm desperately broody for another. Husband doesn't want to and I know sensibly it's the right thing to stop but I am so desperate and part of me still wants to persuade husband to at least try!!

Really interesting hearing all your responses !!
I try to explain the broody feeling to my partner and he just doesn't get it. I guess it's a hormonal thing 🤣
Our first was IVF so may need it again with our second so if we were lucky enough to have a second , that would definitely be it as ivf costs a fortune.

Mine went after an ugly emergency c section, nothing even came close to slowing it before that.

Never really. My 3ds are in their teens and I am getting too old but I still have the 'I want another baby' feeling.

Similar to @rosegoldivy

Baby 2 turned out to be twins. I love all three of my kids to bits but I'm not risking another set of twins

I do feel a bit broody when I see little babies but I absolutely could not do toddlers x2 again!

I've not felt broody at all since having our second - even when I've had lovely baby cuddles with friend's newborns. Genuine relief that I don't have to deal with that stage again.

DH had the snip 18 months ago so maybe my body just knows it's not happening so there's no point bothering with those feelings!

Soon as 2nd was placed in my arms. Felt like we're all here now. DH did too.

I don't get broody, but I do occasionally get tiny pulls on the heart strings when I see pregnancy announcements etc. Only because I'll never have those experiences again.

It's purely missing those early memories with our DC, zero interest in wanting those times with a "new baby."

I think I might be in a minority. But the broodiness stopped pretty much immediately when I got pregnant with my second.

I only ever wanted 1 child, it wasn’t until my first was born I weighed up the ‘only child’ pros and cons and decided we should have another - but absolutely no more.

Once DS was born we were both dead set on being done. We discussed it anyway and decided we didn’t want to be any less than comfortable financially, you see so many people struggling to feed their families, especially now with the cost of living at a ridiculous amount. We just didn’t ever want to put ourselves in a potion where we have to be tight with money just to add a third child.

I regretted declining my sterilisation (that I’d previously requested) at my last c-section, we only really declined on a ‘what if’ but now DP has had a vasectomy, so there’s no going back.

My friends have had babies since and as lovely as they are and I love having all the cuddles with their babies.. I feel absolutely no desire to have any more even when they’re around 😂

I always wanted two babies so I had two babies! I still love newborns when I see them but have no desire for another of my own. In fact DH is in the waiting list for the snip and I'm impatiently tapping my foot, keen for him to have it!

I’m 35 and my youngest is 10 and I’ve been broody on and off for about 5 years. However the longer I go without acting on it the lesser it becomes and to be honest most days I actually feel sick at the thought now.

I would love love a 4th but I’m 40 and Dh not mad about the idea and it would entail financial sacrifice so I think I need to say it’s over. That would be much easier if the broodiness would stop.