Does it go away?

The urge to keep having babies I mean?
I really do not want a third child at this stage of my life, possibly ever, but I am plagued by this biological want to have another baby!
Thankfully I anticipated my rampant cluckiness and contraception is well sorted, its just the crazy longing that I get anytime I see birth scenes in movies or tv that are driving me nuts!
So does it go away? Please say yes!

In short YES. BUT I have to say for me personally after No2 I had the same urges but insisted I didn't want another child. 3.5 years later along came No 3. After we had her all urges were gone, she is now 3.5 years old and the clock has stopped and I know feel my family is complete. I can now look at babies and although they still look cute I also see a big neon sign over them screaming out "no sleep, hard work".

LOL janine I didn't see your post.

So maybe the answer is there is a 50/50 chance it will go away.

I had to have another child after Nyah, I just didn't know when, but before Nyah I NEVER thought that I would be a mother to three children.

So now that I have Cooper I feel fulfilled.

Sorry I guess that was no help to you at all.

I want another baby....

my2angels wrote: Carmel thats exactly how i feel. Ive never wanted 3 kids, always planned two, a boy first and then a girl which is exactly what i got but I want a baby, I feel like Im not done and I need another baby yet I dont want 3 kids!

That's it! That's how I try to explain it to DH too, I just want to have the baby, I don't actually want 3 kids.
What we have now is manageable, financially and in every other way. If we added a third to the mix it would impact our lives in so many ways, making it harder.. and I really feel like I'd be stretched beyond my capabilities. They're all really strong reasons not to have another. But then there's that awful hormonal ache that creeps up on me and I just feel like I need to do it again. Emotionally I hate the idea of never having another baby, I hate the finality of it. It make me so sad and I start thinking, of course we would cope, of course we could make it work and of course we would love another baby just as much as we love our two now!

Logically I don't want it. Hubby doesn't either.
Emotionally I do, and DH wouldn't be sorry if it happened.
But then I know if I were to get preggers again I'd be a wreck wondering what on earth I'd done and how the hell were we going to cope with it.
Thank God for the Mirena, I just really wish I could turn that emotional voice off!

Get a kitten?

I think that's what I'll save grandkids for.  And god help Ella if she's living overseas when she becomes a mummy!!!!!  I want to spoil her kids rotten! 

robyn & mel -   i feel the same way! i don't want 3 kids but i'd LOVE another baby. everytime i see one i just want to cuddle it. everytime i hear one crying i just want to pick it up
it's so hard going to malls during the day, all the young bubs are out and about

DH is allowing me a puppy for xmas so that's my new baby

I guess it only goes away once you become a grandparent - and then you want them to keep having more so you get to play with the little babes!!