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Curious if this happens to a lot of people? Anyone? It never happened to me.
I've never heard of it. It is always best to stick to a pre-determined plan when possible. I can't imagine it is biological but something more psychological I would think.
This doesn't not happen to everyone. I've never had baby fever. I've never really wanted a baby my entire life. The older I get, the less I want children and have absolutely NO desire to ever have a baby - none at all.
Curious if this happens to a lot of people? Anyone? It never happened to me.
After I had two almost back to back (16 months apart), it never happened again. My daughter started asking for another sibling around age 4/5. We got a dog that she calls her dog brother. Perfect.
Curious if this happens to a lot of people? Anyone? It never happened to me.
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This doesn't not happen to everyone. I've never had baby fever. I've never really wanted a baby my entire life. The older I get, the less I want children and have absolutely NO desire to ever have a baby - none at all.
I guess I cant generalize then considering there are people who dont want kids at all. The people who I do come across talk about baby fever though. I definitely think this is a psychological problem for me.
I woke up this morning feeling like my ol self and letting out a sigh of relief because that feeling has passed and I am so thankful I didnt do anything stupid. We are using a birth control method but when I get this feeling it makes me want to GO OFF it. Anyway, guess I will just find things to do during that fertile time to keep me busy and too tired to think about having another baby.
I found that having three when they were very young, all at once, to be a huge challenge! Much more than when there were only two. They were six, three and the baby. My husband and I would semi-joke that there were only two of us and one was always running loose. Also that third baby was not as easy-going as the first two had been; many ear infections and needed surgery as an infant. Granted, some babies have more problems than that... I would zoom through the house all day, felt like I was on roller skates, I was that busy. The plus side...baby weight came off in a snap.
Once they were teens and pre-teens, life actually got a lot easier for us!
For me, I feel like it was easier going from 2 to 3 than 1 to 2. Mine are 5, 3, and 17 months and I love it! It can get crazy, but they can also keep each other occupied so I can do other things. Also, my third pregnancy was my easiest and my third baby was my easiest.
OP, I for sure know how you feel. We are supposed to be done, but I am just sad sad sad that we won't be having any more . I felt sad when my baby turned one, but got over it, but currently I'm just in the throws of baby fever trying to pull myself out! The baby is the age our other two were when we conceived the next so my uterus is like "okay it's time again!" My husband doesn't want anymore, I think deep down I know a forth isn't in the cards for us, but I can't help but want to do it again! I love having a baby so much even though it is insanely hard. My husband's cousin just had a baby and I burst out crying when he told me, because I know that will never be me again. I am just trying to look at the freedoms I will gain as they get older and the fun stuff we'll get to do once the baby is 3-4 years old. It's SO HARD though.
Ewww lol oh my god. That is way too much "nature trying to control person" rather than "person controlling oneself" for me to imagine. I'm so glad my girlfriend hates kids.
This is me!!! Every month I go through wanting to get pregnant again. I think about it a lot and yearn to be pregnant again. However logical it is for us to stop at two, I can't help but want another. My husband is totally done though. He has no desire for another and as much as I want another, I have to respect that. I don't want to hurt our marriage to satisfy my desire for another baby. But jeez it is so hard. I loved my pregnancies and could easily do a third. I miss holding a tiny little baby in my arms and I just love seeing how they grow up to be the cutest little people. I am getting close to 40 and my time will be up soon forever. That will be even more sad!!!
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Also that third baby was not as easy-going as the first two had been; many ear infections and needed surgery as an infant. Granted, some babies have more problems than that... I would zoom through the house all day, felt like I was on roller skates, I was that busy. The plus side...baby weight came off in a snap.
. I felt sad when my baby turned one, but got over it, but currently I'm just in the throws of baby fever trying to pull myself out! The baby is the age our other two were when we conceived the next so my uterus is like "okay it's time again!" My husband doesn't want anymore, I think deep down I know a forth isn't in the cards for us, but I can't help but want to do it again! I love having a baby so much even though it is insanely hard. My husband's cousin just had a baby and I burst out crying when he told me, because I know that will never be me again. I am just trying to look at the freedoms I will gain as they get older and the fun stuff we'll get to do once the baby is 3-4 years old. It's SO HARD though.
