I think I'm ovulating

[Super~Single~Mama]

Yes, this goes in Single Parenting.  I'm young (26), and my body is telling me to GET PREGNANT.  Grrr.....I don't have a boyfriend, don't have the money, and just am not ready to have another baby.  I'm not.  So WHY is my body telling me to GET PREGNANT??  Am I the only person who is not in any position to have another baby whose body is just not listening to that??  I haven't even had sex in over a year, so why do I feel this overwhelming desire to have more babies???

ETA - no, this is not libido talking, my uterus wants a baby in it, kwim??  I'm not horny, my body wants to have a baby.  Someone please tell me that I'm not the only one.

[2xand2y]

It happens. You're not the only one.  It's not happening to me right now, but I've heard and felt this before- many times.  Give your sweet boy extra squooshies and hope the feeling goes away soon.

[soso-lynn]

I have a 6 month old donor-made baby and couldn't be happier. You should think about it carefully, of course, but if you want to stay single, you can always use donor sperm.

[Super~Single~Mama]

Once I'm in a position to consider another baby I definitely will, but right is just not the time (just finished law school, have to study for the bar, need to get a well paying job with benefits, etc.). 

I'm definitely going to have more kids, it just isn't the time right now - I'm also going to consider adoption when I can.  It just needs to wait a while.

And I was always someone who kind of poo poo'd the "biological clock" yk?  Whenever people said they wanted babies, I just thought they were crazy.  Now, well, I know what they're talking about!!!

[soso-lynn]

Well, in that case, you can take comfort in knowing that children are part of the plan. Just be careful not to accidentally kidnap random babies in the meantime...

I know what you mean about the biological clock. It's a real, physical thing. I find it a bit scary.

[Super~Single~Mama]

Originally Posted by soso-lynn 

Just be careful not to accidentally kidnap random babies in the meantime...

I know what you mean about the biological clock. It's a real, physical thing. I find it a bit scary.

LOL!  Luckily, one of my friends has a 3mo, and I "borrow" him for a few minutes or hours sometimes!  I love it, he's so cute, and then I get to give him back!!

Yeah, whats with the biological clock??  I really don't like it.  (It also makes me feel like I need to be SUPER careful if I ever have sex before I'm in a committed relationship b/c my body wants to get pregnant SO BADLY I feel like it wouldn't matter what time of the month, it would just happen.  LOL)

[mandalamama]

yep, sounds like the ol' biological clock ticking! i think it's just hard-wired into us as a species. when my girl was about 3 my body started wanting another baby; perhaps 3-4 years is the optimum time between babies? it's a great time to start babysitting others' tiny ones - get all the joy of coo and goo and you can give 'em back.

[BabyBearsMummy]

Originally Posted by soso-lynn 

Just be careful not to accidentally kidnap random babies in the meantime...

   I do that all the time ;)

I know how you all feel. I am not done having babies. Now to figure out how to make our life stable enough to add the next little sweetheart to it. DD also expresses all the time that she feels our family is missing a little sibling. Funny neither of us is really attached to the idea of a partner/daddy.

[surrogate]

...and that is why I am a surrogate lol

[Super~Single~Mama]

Originally Posted by surrogate 

...and that is why I am a surrogate lol

I really respect that you are a surrogate!  I would do it as well, if it wouldn't completely shatter me to give the baby to his/her parents.  I want another child so badly, its kinda crazy!  Especially considering I can't have another right now.  I want one though.

[surrogate]

Me too lol...well I dont want a baby, I want to be pregnant....*sigh*