Is Baby Fever Real?

Research confirms that sudden, overwhelming desires to have babies -- aka 'baby fever' -- exists. And women are the ones who can catch it.

Join Cristen to get down to the business of being a woman and all the Stuff Mom Never Told You about bodies, boys and the female brain.

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[KristinaSandnes]

I am 20 and I often have baby fever... My ovaries NEED to calm down.

[kalegirouard]

is it bad that im 15 and have baby fever? like, i dont want one of my own its just the thought of holding one and caring for one just make me all bubbly and happy

[rubberducky]

17 and have had severe baby fever since 12. Rough because there's no way I'm logically having kids for at least another 7 or so years.

[Merelf]

I'm totally in the midst of baby fever. I really really want to have a baby like yesterday but we are trying to be responsible and get a little more financially stable first, but seriously it doesn't help that it seems like everyone on my Facebook is either pregnant or has just had a baby :(

[paranoiapoliticiandiva]

I'm 19 and I don't want children until I'm at least 27. But I have horrible baby fever. If I see babies I start thinking about having them. I know I'm obviously not close to being too old for children so I think it's definitely the nurturing thing for some people, since me and my boyfriend are close to being together for 4 years. I feel like once you're close to getting married or you've been together for a while the thought of babies just gets too real lol.

[serriayisasia]

I think I've wanted a baby ever since I was a baby. I just love kids.

[Mibs-Mibby]

Baby fever is not helpful when you’re single😭

[littlecindy]

I’m 26 and just now experiencing baby fever. And when I was younger I used to say I didn’t think I ever wanted kids! My husband and will try for a baby around August ❤️

[trollnystan]

I've had baby fever since I was 12 and my first niece was born. I'm now 33 and still no babies. YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME OVARIES BOOYA

[tetsubo]

At age fourteen In knew I never wanted to be a parent. I'm fifty now and haven't changed my mind. Though I do enjoy the occasional baby cheek. :)

[bellalyfe]

It’s really hard having baby fever when you can’t have kids. Biologically, financially, and emotionally😭😭

[dbsirius]

Oh dear...my girl keeps talking about babies...i get it now

[mediha]

ok thats it i should stop watching these pregnancy and gender reveal videos T_T

[heatherstein]

I NEVER wanted a baby or really liked being around babies but always knew I wanted to adopt. In the last few months baby fever has been real and it's so strange!!

[blackdahlia]

i'm 28 and i've never had baby fever, to be honest babies and pregnancy really repulse me. i hate having to pretend to be excited when someone tells me they're pregnant or declining to  hold  a  baby because it makes me feel really uncomfortable. everyone tells me that one day i'll feel differently but in all honesty i've always felt this way it makes me wonder if i'm some kind of freak.

[kpopaddict]

Lol when I get baby fever I usually have dreams that I'm pregnant and I'll just go into this manic state of picking out names, things I'm going to do for them, etc. It's wild...for me the fever lasts between 1 week to a month but it usually comes back quickly. 😔😔

[alaynawhyte]

But I have 2 kids already and my body keep telling me to have another baby, i seriously have to fight these thoughts.

[flamintaco]

I'm 30 and I'm not sure I ever had that baby "fever." I've thought about it and maybe down the road but not today.. that being said, why isn't choosing to not have children more socially acceptable? I'm always asked if I have kids or when I'm going to. I really enjoy my sleep, why just because I have a vagina, am I supposed to be a child farm? At work it's almost frustrating not having kids. I usually am asked to work holidays, night shifts and the odd shifts because all my other co-workers have children. So because I don't have kids, my life and time is less valuable?

[imaginebright]

I’m 19 and getting married next month. My fiancé and I have plans to wait at least two years so I can graduate college and we can have more stable finances. That being said, I’ve had baby fever for years but recently it feels like it’s consuming me. My fiancé’s brother and his wife just had a baby and my favorite coworker has a one year old and just gave birth to her second this week and in both cases I’ve found myself extremely jealous. I don’t want kids now because it wouldn’t be the best decision for the child or us as parents. But this fever is starting to have a large emotional toll on me and I don’t know what to do other than to just wait for time to pass… :/

[kristase]

I have cat fever. My allergy to them only makes it worse.