Constant broodiness is getting me down. I'm 31, should I be pregnant?

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I (31F) feel intense feelings of broodiness yet I am not ready to have a baby just yet. I know, at my age!!! People have told me to just get pregnant because "times ticking", but I just would like some money behind me to be ready plus I have a needle phobia that I'm waiting to get some CBT therapy for as this is a part of pregnancy that worries me.
I don't know how to overcome the broody feelings, they genuinely get me down. And it's basically have a baby when I need more time or getting a dog (it worked in my twenties). Help!!! 😆

Last year I had an accidental pregnancy which resulted in an early miscarriage. I was so stressed when I found out as I wasn't ready (Both me and my partner are mature students) but naturally I felt protective over the pregnancy and it made me realise it's something I definitely want, despite fears.

I'm about to finish uni, trying to concentrate is a task. All I think about is baby names and babies. Or I'm looking at puppies online. I feel so annoyed at myself for feeling like this. I have adhd/ocd and become very obsessed with one idea before moving on to the next idea, but I don't think this is a phase, as it's been ongoing for awhile.

Is it the ticking clock? My partner is 36 and he wants kids but he doesn't feel the broodiness like me. He is so chill.

We are not ready - neither of us are settled in a career and I need to find a way to get rid of this feeling so I can concentrate on myself for a bit longer before babies.

You could find yourself in early menopause. Who knows?
i don’t know about this line of reasoning. You could ofc struggle or find yourself in early menopause, buts it’s statistically very unlikely. Most women are able to still have children in their early 30s as you are and will be for a few more years, and most women do not go into menopause at that point. Ofc you might, but you might also lose your home, or get hit by a bus or struck by lightning, any number of unlikely things could happen, that doesn’t mean you have to make all your plans based on the worry of them happening

Thank you. I think it's definitely something to consider, the possibility of not being able to conceive. But I definitely agree that I should try and channel my broodiness into getting prepared for a baby and then think more seriously about it. It's hard when my mind is totally obsessed with one thing but I know deep down I have things to do first.