My question is,
If you birthed a child,
Do you believe in pregnancy addiction?
Did you get a big hormonal push to have another child?
Again just trying to see how normal my experiences and opinions are.
Yes I think so. I really fantasize about getting pregnant again, but I don’t because I can’t raise a child.
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It’s funny how you want to get pregnant, but don’t want a baby.
I’m the same way.
After I had my son,
I spent years wanting to get pregnant again with no desire for an actual child.
So strange how hormones work.
Yes sometimes I think that if I had been more stable I could have been a surrogate mother. But it is strange because I love to be pregnant, but I don’t like kids very much.
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I get it.
Do you have any children?
I have one.
But, I didn’t want children, so during my pregnancy we planned an adoption.
My son was adopted 48 hours after birth by good friends.
We’re super close.
He’s about to turn ten.
I think pregnancy addiction is different than the hormonal push you get after giving birth. I always get “baby fever” shortly after having a baby, and 4 years after too. Thats how i winded up with 4 kids all 4 to 5 years apart. 19, 15, 9, and 5. Im going through it now, which is why im so glad i got my tubes tied, because i dont need any more. And its also a small small reason i got my puppy, lol. Cant have a baby? Get a dog!
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Yes I do have a son he is 13 now. He lives with his dad.
Do you think you will have anymore kids? I don’t think I will, I’m soon 40
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No more kids for sure.
I got a tubal after my son was born and now I’m also nearing 40,
So,
No.
Welcome to the forum by the way,
I see that you are new.
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I reallly enjoyed my first pregnancy and birthing life into the world. I wanted to experience it again but i also wanted my son to have a sibling.
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Same reasons as @Qwerty
I want my daughter to have another sibling closer in age.
Also I’m currently having the hormonal urges to have another one.
Don’t know that I’d call it pregnancy addiction though
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I don’t think every person that wants their child to have siblings has pregnancy addiction.
I just think it’s also a thing.
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Oh, yeah, i definitely believe it is also lol
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I never planned on having multiples. In the beginning I was told I wasn’t going to have any most likely. I got pregnant immediately. After the third pregnancy in a row, we realized we needed to do something, It was a very long time before I could get on birth control and by that time we had two more. After the last was born three months early due to my liver bleeding, the doctors agreed I needed a hysterectomy. That was very hard, not gonna lie. When someone decides for you that you are done with kids. When you can’t make that decision yourself. But I love my kids. I don’t mind having a large family. I can’t say that I planned a certain number of children, I just didn’t mind them coming along, if that makes sense.
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Can’t chime in as I haven’t had any children but I do get baby fever a lot and have the desire to have children/be pregnant even though I don’t really want kids lol
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I find that interesting.
Do you mind me asking if you’re doing hormone therapy?
Does that impact those feelings at all?
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I do want to get pregnant and have a baby now and again. We did something permanent in September 2011. So, that’s not going to happen. I’m also older. There are a few women my age having children, but it’s few and far between.
My children are older and will be 18 in less that 2.5 years. It’s easier for me not to have more children in my opinion. Anyway, I get that feeling too.
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Yes I am on testosterone, I haven’t noticed a huge difference with that though. I got baby fever last night at a show lol, a cute hippie couple playing with their toddler, just looked like a lot of fun, but I know the reality of having kids lol
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Very interesting.
Thank you for sharing.
Strange how bodies work.
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Welcome to the forum!
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The only time I felt a big push to have another was due to extenuating circumstances. I actually got pregnant before being cleared by the doctor. Pregnancies were not easy, though. No morning sickness during any of them, but I had heart problems with each and felt awful the whole time. I got a tubal when I was 22. I do think of kids now, but I think of being a foster home when my kids are all out of the house. I don’t know if that’s in the cards because of my MI, but I’ve always thought it’d be neat (and no doubt challenging… but kids are). I want to be the kind of home that takes in teens and doesn’t push them out of my home the second they turn 18. I want kids who didn’t get adopted to have a place to come back to. But again, this is just me daydreaming.
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