Anyone else NOT broody?

[PandaMao]

Not broody at all just yet, but my girl is only two months old and just home from the hospital today. I can't imagine being broody for a very long time, but I do want her to have a sibling. I'll try and space them about two years apart if I can, but I honestly dread being pregnant again. I have a pretty substantial risk of getting severe preeclampsia again. I know that will play in the back of my mind the whole pregnancy.

 

[babyjan]

Yeah when my son was under 1 I wasn't broody at all!!

 

[lilesMom]

Around ov time I get broody for a day or 2
When hormones are down I wonder what was I thinking
We r fine as we r.
I dont think I hve time or energy for 2.
Had yucky birth, lo has health problems.
So hve I. So it would be mad for me to TTC now.
I'm gonna enjoy time with lo and get some life back
But I wont say never ;-)

 

[liz1985]

No not at all. I dont want anymore. Im getting rid of all the baby stuff as dd outgrows it so I cant change my mind lol.

 

[HKateH]

No broodiness here either! Now when I see someone pregnant I think poor thing has that newborn stage coming right up and it isn't pretty no matter how 'good' your baby is!! I don't think I'll ever be broody again now I know the reality and the hard work of pregnancy and the first year.

Oh I SO get this! I went shopping with my mum yesterday whilst my husband had LO and we went for lunch (no baby - bliss). Behind our table were a married couple and she was about six months pregnant - you know that wonderful stage when you haven't really gained any weight yet and you're glowing and your hair is thick and your bump is big enough to flaunt but not so big you have to waddle like a penguin? And all I felt for them was this kind of patronising pity. I mean, I'm fully surmising (they could've had another LO at nursery or something) but all I could think was 'get as many lunches in as you can now'... In fact, eat as much as you can now because you probably won't be eating for twelve weeks or so fairly soon. Also, sleep. You're soon going to be so tired you worry your eyes might fall out and you'll hate your husband just because he can snore through the crying and you just CAN'T SLEEP FOR SHIT.

I hate newborns.

 

[Sinead82]

No broodiness here either! Now when I see someone pregnant I think poor thing has that newborn stage coming right up and it isn't pretty no matter how 'good' your baby is!! I don't think I'll ever be broody again now I know the reality and the hard work of pregnancy and the first year.

Oh I SO get this! I went shopping with my mum yesterday whilst my husband had LO and we went for lunch (no baby - bliss). Behind our table were a married couple and she was about six months pregnant - you know that wonderful stage when you haven't really gained any weight yet and you're glowing and your hair is thick and your bump is big enough to flaunt but not so big you have to waddle like a penguin? And all I felt for them was this kind of patronising pity. I mean, I'm fully surmising (they could've had another LO at nursery or something) but all I could think was 'get as many lunches in as you can now'... In fact, eat as much as you can now because you probably won't be eating for twelve weeks or so fairly soon. Also, sleep. You're soon going to be so tired you worry your eyes might fall out and you'll hate your husband just because he can snore through the crying and you just CAN'T SLEEP FOR SHIT.

I hate newborns.

Lol I've done this too!! Looked at pregnant couples and thought poor b******* you've got so much crap ahead of you and you don't even know it!! I used to look at them and think how lovely, not any more lol! There was a girl in work going off to have her first when I came back and I just felt so sorry for her too!

Sometimes I think I must be weird when I hear of others being broody and wanting lots of kids. I tell anyone that'll listen how hard I've found it all, it's soooo good to know I'm not alone x 😄

Also when I see the oft trotted out line on here that 'they're only this little for a short time' I think thank god, long enough 😁

 

[Brz04]

Well I couldn't STAND being pregnant (I was sick and miserable from week 6 all the way up until 37.5wks when I gave birth!) so I'm def not broody! In fact it surprises me that many women want to have another so quickly lol! I love DS but am honestly dreading being pregnant again whenever we decide to try for #2 I want the baby but not the pregnancy part!!

 

[Brz04]

No broodiness here either! Now when I see someone pregnant I think poor thing has that newborn stage coming right up and it isn't pretty no matter how 'good' your baby is!! I don't think I'll ever be broody again now I know the reality and the hard work of pregnancy and the first year.

Oh I SO get this! I went shopping with my mum yesterday whilst my husband had LO and we went for lunch (no baby - bliss). Behind our table were a married couple and she was about six months pregnant - you know that wonderful stage when you haven't really gained any weight yet and you're glowing and your hair is thick and your bump is big enough to flaunt but not so big you have to waddle like a penguin? And all I felt for them was this kind of patronising pity. I mean, I'm fully surmising (they could've had another LO at nursery or something) but all I could think was 'get as many lunches in as you can now'... In fact, eat as much as you can now because you probably won't be eating for twelve weeks or so fairly soon. Also, sleep. You're soon going to be so tired you worry your eyes might fall out and you'll hate your husband just because he can snore through the crying and you just CAN'T SLEEP FOR SHIT.

I hate newborns.

Haha agreed! I didn't even start to feel human again until LO turned 4mo My best friend is preg and due in July and I keep harping on about how she should go out as much as possible and sleep while she still can...she prob thinks I'm nuts but she will find out soon enough!!

 

[meli1981]

Def not! I have my three and thats enough! Too much on some days
Funnily enough its not just the newborn stage thats tough...my eight year old is being a friggin nightmare recently....urggg! Kids are f**king hard!

 

[XJessicaX]

Me! I have this amazing relief of feeling complete. I have friends who from the start knew they wanted 3+ kids and they are really struggling with their 2nd kid but still have this desire for more. I am SOOO glad I wanted two and now have two! My ovaries are retired, sipping cocktails with their feet up!

 

[Shadowy Lady]

I have never been broody my whole life lol! We planned to have our daughter because I knew having a baby made sense not because I was broody. I'm not a big fan of kids to be honest and seeing pregnant women makes me feel slightly bad for them than making me broody

I love my daughter; she's my life and I'm done with having kids. I don't think it's selfish at all either. Some ppl chose to have 5 kids, some 2, some none.

 

[susannah14]

I have never been broody my whole life lol! We planned to have our daughter because I knew having a baby made sense not because I was broody. I'm not a big fan of kids to be honest and seeing pregnant women makes me feel slightly bad for them than making me broody

I love my daughter; she's my life and I'm done with having kids. I don't think it's selfish at all either. Some ppl chose to have 5 kids, some 2, some none.

Me too! Me too! Except I never planned to have any. I love my son to bits even though he wasn't planned, but I definitely don't want any more. My best friend is actively trying to get pregnant...our sons are the same age, and it's weird how our mindsets are so different.

 

[tristansmum]

Got my two and in no way am I broody! Pregnancy was fine but I don't want to do it again! We were ntnp from 18 months and got pregnant at 22 months.... Even then I wasn't broody lol.

 

[Seity]

I am not and never have been broody since my first was born. The second was an accident because we were in the one and done club. We'd still be contentedly done with just the one if the universe hadn't intervened. Nothing makes me less broody than spending the day at home with my kids. I love them, but good heavens they are draining.

 

[Sinead82]

I love this thread 😄

 

[XJessicaX]

Your posts always crack me up Seity!

 

[rihanna]

Me! I have begged my gp to let me be sterilised but I'm 'too young'
Never never again for me , baby no1 was a breeze
Baby no2 is testing !

Arrrgh!