but sometimes i really would like to have a child.. im too young so i dont even consider actually having one... dont get me wrong.. but sometimes i still would really like to have one.. im only 18, almost 19 so i know i am to young to have a child (and it might take till im 30 for my boyfriend to be ready to be a father) so im not actually considering getting pregnant or annything.. but still... im a babysitter and then i take care of a 6 month old baby for 4 days a week.. and then i see her and really want to have my own child, have that big pregnant belly, breastfeed my child etc... is it weird to have these thoughts?

to be clear: i know its not smart to have a child this young and i do everything to prevent getting pregnant. i know raising a child is more than getting pregnant keeping it and hugging it, i know children are not just cute.. but still my body and my feelings tell me i want a baby...

my question: did anny of you ever feel the same way? knowing youre to young to raise a child but still feeling like its time to get one?

ecit: forgot to tell.. im also taking care of older children, they vary in age from 6 months-11 years old... so i do know a lot about children and how to take care of them

Yep, I have this feeling all the time. I don't care for other children and to be quite frank I'm not too fond of other people's children at all so I don't know where exactly my want stems from, but I do want to experience motherhood very badly and I feel like it's a missing piece in my life. I don't want kids right now, I can't support a child and I have so much to accomplish before I can handle having one, but at the same time I cannot wait until I can have that pregnant belly and experience raising a child.

I'm sure it just stems from human female instinct, really. I feel that this is just a normal feeling to have and I'm sure you'll make a great mother when the time comes.

Edit: baha. I am 18 as well, I forgot to mention. So clearly kids won't be popping up for quite a number of years, though I do want to start a family in my mid twenties.

It's normal for many women. As long as you're thinking clearly and don't act rashly on such desires, you'll be fine. Those loveing biological clocks God gave us! What in the world.

In college, I worked at a preschool to kind of get out that excess 'I want a baby' energy. Babysitting is also something I've done since I was 11. While you yearn for one of your own, fill yourself with those of others until you're actually ready/prepared to have a child yourself.

I'm young also, 2 years older than you, but I feel like that too sometimes. For me it's the wanting to be a caregiver and wanting a family. By no means am I going to get pregnant though. c; The thought of actually becoming a mother is scary to me. c;

good to know im not the only one:)

: Yeah. I'm even younger than you, but sometimes I feel as if raising a child would be nice. I don't want to have a child and be pregnant and all. (I'm scared I'll balloon, actually, which is a shallow thought in comparison to giving life, but still...) I just want someone to... guide and help and teach, I guess. n_n; I have no intention of having a child; I'm far too young and I actually don't like children that much. xD

lol... yeah the pregnancie actually sounds quite good to me.. having that litlle life grow in you... i actually would really like to experience this.. but not yet:)

Not really, since I have a tiny phobia of pregnancy happening. (especially how the baby is born.. /shudders)

Plus, I don't have patience for children, anyway. xD

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I understand so, so much. I'm currently really broody, and have been for some time. Everytime I see a baby, I simply want to coo at them and take them home. I think it makes it worse because I'm studying how babies learn to talk and have to watch DVDs and read transcripts. I know that in myself, though, I couldn't cope with a child now. Me and my boyfriend are stable, so I know my hormones are all over the place! It's perfectly normal, so don't think it's odd or weird or anything. You're at that age. I'm 18 in a few days, so we're around the same age. Just make sure that you're stable and that you have a finacial support. I think sometimes people forget that in the cuteness and thinking about the sleepless nights, they need a lot of money, too.

It's hard, but you'll get through it, don't worry. ❤