Do you think having "baby fever" is a real thing? Like an actual biological desire to have a baby? Or do you think baby fever at a young age is an attempt to avoid focusing on yourself and developing yourself as an individual?

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fever" is a real thing? Like an actual biological desire to have a baby? Or do you think baby fever at a young age is an attempt to avoid focusing on yourself and developing yourself as an individual?" /> 
Genuinely not trying to be ignorant or offensive here. As a young woman who has never experienced "baby fever" (but do look forward to motherhood many many years down the road), I can't help but wonder if having a child is a legitimate need women experience, or if they just want to have a baby young in order to give them purpose. Absolutely nothing wrong with wanting a baby young, this thought just came to me and I was compelled to ask!
Edit: Gosh I really don't want this to come off rudely

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I think its a biological phenomenon, but it probably doesn't affect everyone. :)

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I think it is.  I have absolutely no desire to have children, but every once in a while I catch myself saying that maybe having a baby wouldn't be so bad.  
And then I almost always immediately after come across a bratty little three year old that makes me glad I just have a cat.

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You don’t want it to come off rude but it definitely a plainly rude perspective that it would be “to have a baby to have purpose and not have to work on themselves as an individual”. Like...that’s just a rude perspective to have on that 🤷🏻‍♀️ don’t try to backpedal away from that lol
I imagine it’s like most hormonal processes. It A) doesn’t happen to everyone and B) happens to folks at different ages and stages. I never felt it before 25 and never imagined myself wanting to have children; and then I -felt- it lol It was a lingering, very primal feeling. I am also an individual who has lived a very packed life and continues to do so in motherhood (since your life doesn’t end when you have children).

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How were you able to edit a poll?

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For me, having a baby was definitely the latter & i didn’t realize it until after she was born. But i think for a lot of people it is biological

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Ok y’all I been having baby fever for almost 2 year and it’s getting worse. Like to the point where I am now ready to get off birth control without my bf knowing. I know that’s crazy. I’m not going to but I really want to. Smh

Do you think having "baby fever" is a real thing? Like an actual biological desire to have a baby? Or do you think baby fever at a young age is an attempt to avoid focusing on yourself and developing yourself as an individual?

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