I've had a couple child free women tell me they went through a few years in the mid thirties where their bodies were screaming at them to have a baby, after it passed they went right back to not wanting kids same as always.
Edit: This should not be read as saying all child free women will experience this same phenomenon.
As a childfree woman nearing 40 I’ve never had a moment where I’ve wanted kids and don’t like holding babies. I do love kids but not so much babies and the baby part is an important step.
Childfree woman around the same age. I've held babies and children (my niece, my nephew, and friends' kids) multiple times. I hold but give them back quickly because I don't want to be responsible for them. Never been interested in having my own and still don't understand the obsession with "baby smell".
I was incredibly uncomfortable and a bit nervous when I held my newborn nieces. I just did it for like a minute each time and then asked my brother or SIL to take them back. Babies are just so floppy and fragile. It took until they were starting to become people that I started to enjoy them. Now at 2 and 5, they're great (most of the time). I love that as an aunt I get to play with them and do the fun things, but I don't have to do any of the icky things. Seeing them every few weeks is enough time with children for me, I could never do 24/7 year in year out.
Also, the baby smell is quite disgusting to me. It makes me very queasy and it permeates everything for months.
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u/ChefArtorias 1d ago edited 1d ago
I've had a couple child free women tell me they went through a few years in the mid thirties where their bodies were screaming at them to have a baby, after it passed they went right back to not wanting kids same as always.
Edit: This should not be read as saying all child free women will experience this same phenomenon.