Does anyone over 50 here still suffer from being broody?

overwhichchill how old are your children? Sorry if you have said already and I've missed it.
When my youngest was about 6 I wished I'd had another one. And sometimes I wondered what it would be like to have another and what he/she would be like. And when going through the menopause those feelings came back for a while. BUT I have 3 gorgeous grandchildren now and they are more than enough for me.
Maybe you can do some volunteering in a school or nursery, I did that for a while and it did help.
You will feel better in time. Good luck.

I'm not exactly broody, but I do still feel that it was so unfair that I wasn't able to have the large family I wanted so badly.

One dearly loved adopted son, and no likelihood of grandchildren, so yes, sad at times.

Bloody hell NO!! Had 2 DS and a DD and later a hysterectomy at 37 and never once have I felt broody. Love my 4 DGC to pieces and would do absolutely anything for them - but at the end of the day you can hand them back!!

Being broody doesnt mean you actually want to be an older mother in the practical sense.

I know I couldnt manage to go back to that stage now. I still miss it though.

I became a foster mother at age 60. Best thing I have ever done. I did take older children though who are harder to place. I did it until 70, 3 years ago. I'm so glad I did. It stopped any broody feelings.

Noooooo! ? I promise I can cure these feelings if you spent a day with my adored but full on gc. There is a reason our fertility stops, thankfully.

In short- NO. Loved it, been there, done that - went on to do other things. Love being a Granny.

Occasionally you see articles in the newspapers about women in their 50s or 60s who have had a baby. Usually by some sort of artificial means. They are pictured looking happy. Will they still be happy 15 years later after all the work involved, the ruined nights, the school runs, the sneers of younger mothers, the loss of their looks... broody women have forgotten all that, all they want is the cute little mite who is always good and sweet.

After losing my third baby I never felt my family was complete and went on to have three more. When baby number five was born I looked at him and knew he would be my last. I have since been content to allow grandchildren to fulfill my desire for contact with babies.

I was 24 when I had my second and last child. I did get broody when my niece in law started her family (there is only a two year age difference between us) but that passed. I became a Nan before my menopause started and, although I looked after my three grandchildren from when they were only a week or so old, having them stay over to give my DD a break, it didn't make me want a baby myself. My DH died before there were any grandchildren and I do miss the mischief he would have got up to with them.

Overwhichill.... my advice for what it’s worth .... settle for grandchildren. The relief when they go home is worth every minute yiu spend with them. And a double brandy helps. My mother in law was pregnant unexpectedly at 47 and my husband (her son) was 26.......she gave birth to a daughter when she was 48, and with a pretty useless husband who was of course still working, she struggled to cope. She continued to struggle with her daughter for the next 15 years and 5ben she died ... way too young. Her husband followed her 6 months later leaving daughter alone. Now maybe things are changed and you feel able to cope. You underestimate or forgotten the demands on your body and time and future health. I’ve seen it firsthan. Please don’t do it .

Noooooo

I,ve always wanted another baby but it didn't happen . Even the pain of child birth would be worth every minute . I,ve always wanted that chance to breast feed again . Also being that bit older your out look on life changes . To have another baby would be all my dreams come true.

Definitely not. Not sure I have ever felt broody but I do love DS.

I am 71 and adore young children. I often stop and watch them when they're playing or as they're tottering down the street. I feel it is a creepy thing to do but I just love to see little ones. My GC s are strapping young people now, not as cute as they used to be. I miss that.

Thank you for all your responses. It is good to know that there is no "right" feeling. Some of you have no broodiness, some it goes away with time and grandchildren, and some never loose it. I can only hope for myself that once this horrible wait for menopause is over, that the broody feelings will go away and leave me alone!

For those who suggested fostering - I do that but they haven't given me a little one in ages, last teenager almost finished me off!!!! Reality of teenage years is sadly not stopping be feeling broody. Oh well, at least I know that there are some people who understand, thank you.

No, I'm not the type that goes all gooey over babies, love them when they are toddlers & watching them develop, I love my 2 DGS aged 9 & almost 2. I'm glad I had DD but circumstances dictated no more.

I have a cat now & I love him to bits

For human babies? God no!
For puppies and kittens? Of course!

No, definitely not, never felt broody, even before i had children, no contraceptive pill when i was first married, had 3 in first marriage, then 2 in second, only because 2nd husband wanted them, ironic really as when we split he never bothered with them, neither did first come to that

No, been there, done that. There's a time for everything, I guess.

No. I married very young, had three children quickly, then at 42 became a grandmother for the first time. Other grandchildren soon followed and a saw them often, so for me the broodiness stage had gone away by then. I love seeing other people's babies and am very fond of children, but wouldn't have wanted more than I had. I realise that some women do feel broody as you still do, but imagine what it would be like by the time they reached the teenage years, when you are in your 60s.....sorry but no.

Maybe doing voluntary work in a hospital with very young babies/children especially those that don't have their parents able to visit much.. just a thought...

From a very early age I used to tell anyone who would listen that I was going to have six black babies and six white babies! When DD1 was only six weeks old I saw a newborn on tv and felt really broody - crazy.

I had two text book pregnancies and births then what was called a missed miscarriage at 21-22 weeks. A grim experience made worse by incompetent staff. My instinct was to have a few months break but was strongly advised to get pregnant straight away. Did so but it was a difficult pregnancy with dates never matching up and amniotic fluid leaking. GP at the time was useless and told me I was sweating and not to “worry my pretty little head over it”! Imagine the outcry now!

Ended up on bed rest in maternity unit and DD2 was born prematurely and small for dates. She had a very worrying first year but is fine now. That experience put paid to any broodiness which was probably for the best.

Saddest thing was a broody man whose wife didn’t want a second child as it messed with her waist line.

I had 4 children, as an only child I longed for a sibling. Have 2 dogs same age as 2 of our 7 gc, dogs always substitute babies in my life.

I was 41 when I had a hysterectomy and think that after having the choice taken away from me made me more broody for another baby,it soon passed when my DD had her first baby boy and I got my fix of having a baby in the family,it was a case of wanting something which I could not have really.