Is it normal to feel broody at a young age?

Ever since I hit puberty at the age of 9 or 10, I’ve wanted a baby so much! When my little cousins were born I was about 11 years old, and I looked after them all day – feeding them, changing their nappies, getting them dressed, putting them to bed and even waking up in the middle of the night to stop them crying. I LOVED IT! Everything about caring for them felt so natural; it was like I almost instinctively knew what to do. At the age of 13, I began babysitting for children of all ages, which I enjoyed so much I didn’t even care about the money. Now I’m nearly 17 and whenever I see a baby I just want to pick them up and look after them – the only way I can really describe it is like a “mothering” instinct. Even at this age now I feel I could be a fantastic mum! But all my friends think I’m mad… don’t get me wrong, they all LIKE kids and want to have them at some point in their lives, but none of them are anywhere near as broody as I am. So, my question is: Is it normal to start feeling broody at this age???

P.S: This is NOT a debate about teenage pregnancy. Despite feeling broody and loving babies, I have no intention of having children until I am AT LEAST in my late twenties, and married with a good job and a nice house. I fully understand how hard it is being a parent and I’m not going to tie myself down before I’ve had a chance to live my own life first. So please don’t lecture me about the hardships/responsibility of parenthood or the stupidity of teenage mums – just stick to what the question is actually asking. Thanks 🙂

What age do you think is too old to start trying to conceive?

I am approaching my 25th birthday. I am starting to feel the need to start my family but I know now is not the time financially speaking. I’m nervous about infertility as well as what age my ability to get pregnant with a healthy child will begin to decline. I know I am still young, but I have had bad anxiety all my life, so that probably has a lot to do with me feeling panicy. But I’m also nervous because I have had somewhat irregular periods since I started getting them as a preteen and I have had periods as short as 2 days before. I am just afraid that when the time comes and I am ready, I will have trouble getting pregnant or won’t be able to. I am extremely maternal and am known for “stealing” people’s kids since I have such a natural connection with children. I have helped my husband raise his child who was conceived in an accidental pregnancy just after high school. My worst nightmare would be to never have children of my own and now that I have reached an age where having them is crossing my mind, I’m just feeling worried I’ll run out of time. Did anyone have their first child in their late 20’s or early thirties?
Rocker Wife- honey, you misunderstood what I was asking. I wasn’t asking if any women have ever had babies at that age, I was asking if anyone answering this question has. You’re ranting and negative comments make you look ignorant and nasty, so don’t bother trying to answer a question if you don’t even understand what is being asked.

pregnancy survey (just for fun)?

DD:
weeks along:
gender:
baby name:
is this your first baby- if not gender/age/name(s) of siblings?
what is the weirdest food you have been craving?
do you have the nursery set up?
do you feel you are ready to have your baby?
what kind of birthing do you plan on doing?

my answers:
DD: April 14, 2010
weeks along: 33
gender: girl
baby name: Alana Joyce
is this your first baby- if not gender/age/name(s) of siblings?
this is my 3rd little girl!! i have 2 year old twins named Melia Faith & Chloe Alexa
what is the weirdest food you have been craving?
chicken nuggets and pickles dipped in strawberry milkshakes
do you have the nursery set up?
yes we do- it is gorgeous, yellow and pink
do you feel you are ready to have your baby?
so ready, i feel heavy and tired all the time (2 toddlers running around isn’t helping anything)
what kind of birthing do you plan on doing?
natural birth (with epidural)

Does your Mother-In-Law interfere during your pregnancy?

My nightmarish Mother In Law has reared her very ugly head again this week…

We didn’t speak for quite some time after she tried her absolute best to ruin my wedding. About six months ago, my husband made peace with her, and I said I would respect his feelings and get along for his sake. She has been pleasant and friendly since then. Now it seems like it was all a bit of an act, and she is slowly slipping back to her old ways!

The obsessive, manipulative, interfering, meddling, nasty and bitter mother-in-law of old is back!

I am currently pregnant, and she is starting to poke her nose in where it is most certainly not wanted. Her subject of choice today is the birthing hospital I have chosen to have my baby in.

They are an active birth hospital and they offer lots of different ways to birth and alternatives to managing pain. You can have a c section or a natural birth, an epidural, gas and air or an alternative form of pain relief like laboring in and/or birthing in water. I haven’t made any decisions as I want to look into all my options first, but I like the freedom of choice the hospital offers. She says that it is is ‘a load of new age, hippie nonsense’ ! She had her children at home and she just pushed them out laying on the bed, none of this rubbish!

The best part was when she told me she has been thinking about it, and she has decided she doesn’t want to be there with us at the birth. If I recall, I didn’t actually invite her to be there, but that didn’t seem to matter!

Anyone else got a nightmare mother-in-law to make me feel a bit better?!