baby fever
Craving a newborn
Baby fever is an intense longing to have a baby, typically striking someone who hadn't previously felt the urge or who feels it more acutely than expected: She got baby fever after holding her sister's newborn.
The metaphor suggests the desire arrives suddenly and irrationally, like catching an illness.
Usually applied to women, though men experience it too.
Intense prolonged craving
- achePersistent dull discomfort
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
desire · wanting · broodiness · maternal instinct · biological clock · daydreaming · fantasizing · hopefulness
Capacity for reproduction
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- biological clockInnate cycle regulator
- reproductive healthMedical care for procreation
hormones · menstrual cycle · fertile window · egg freezing · sperm count · age factor · instinct · procreation
Controlling fertility deliberately
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- fertility treatmentMedical help conceiving
- prenatal vitaminsNutrients for expectant mothers
- savingsAccumulated money kept
lifestyle changes · maternity leave · paternity leave · adoption process · surrogacy · IVF · sperm donor · egg donor
Room for infants
- cuddlesAffectionate close holding
- coosSoft dove utterances
- chubby cheeksFull, rounded face sides
- first stepsInitial actions taken
Influence from one's equals
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
- FOMOAcronym for exclusion anxiety
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- gender revealCelebration disclosing fetus's sex
keeping up · status anxiety · societal expectations · Instagram · family gatherings · wedding season · competitiveness
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
wistfulness · desire · wanting · broodiness · maternal instinct · biological clock · daydreaming · fantasizing · hopefulness · restlessness
fertility
Capacity for reproduction
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- biological clockInnate cycle regulator
reproductive health · hormones · menstrual cycle · fertile window · egg freezing · sperm count · age factor · instinct · procreation · ticking clock
family planning
Controlling fertility deliberately
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- fertility treatmentMedical help conceiving
- prenatal vitaminsNutrients for expectant mothers
savings · lifestyle changes · maternity leave · paternity leave · adoption process · surrogacy · IVF · sperm donor · egg donor · financial planning
nursery
Room for infants
- cuddlesAffectionate close holding
- coosSoft dove utterances
- chubby cheeksFull, rounded face sides
first steps · giggles · lullabies · swaddling · onesies · booties
peer pressure
Influence from one's equals
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
- FOMOAcronym for exclusion anxiety
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
gender reveal · keeping up · status anxiety · societal expectations · Instagram · family gatherings · wedding season · competitiveness
- pregnancypregnancy, pregnant, prenatal care, due date, weeks
- feversparatyphoid
baby feverwanderlust
Craving for distant places
independence · self-focus · hedonism · workaholism · nomadic lifestyle
baby, fever, babies, babyish, babyhood, babied, babying, fevers, feverish