baby rabies
Desperate parental urge
Baby rabies is informal, often humorous slang for an intense desire to have a baby—the overwhelming urge some people feel when their biological clock seems to be ticking loudly.
The phrase plays on the idea of an uncontrollable, almost feverish compulsion: She's got baby rabies—can't stop looking at nursery furniture.
Usually applied to women, sometimes disparagingly.
Inborn drive to nurture
- paternal instinctInnate father's protective drive
- biological clockInnate cycle regulator
- broodinessUrge to nest or mope
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
longing · craving · pining · wistfulness · nesting · clucky · ache
Formation of an idea
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- fertility treatmentMedical help conceiving
- IVFLaboratory-aided conception method
- egg freezingPreserving ova at subzero
reproductive health · fertility clinic · ovulation tracker · family planning · pregnancy · childbearing · fertility specialist · sperm donor
Innate cycle regulator
- ticking clockClock making sound
- fertility windowOptimal conception timeframe monthly
- family expectationsKin's imposed standards
- peer pressureInfluence from one's equals
parental pressure · societal expectations · marriage pressure · comparison · inadequacy · keeping up · gender roles · cultural norms
maternal instinct
Inborn drive to nurture
- paternal instinctInnate father's protective drive
- biological clockInnate cycle regulator
- broodinessUrge to nest or mope
yearning · longing · craving · pining · wistfulness · nesting · clucky · ache
conception
Formation of an idea
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- fertility treatmentMedical help conceiving
- IVFLaboratory-aided conception method
egg freezing · reproductive health · fertility clinic · ovulation tracker · family planning · pregnancy · childbearing · fertility specialist · sperm donor · surrogacy
biological clock
Innate cycle regulator
- ticking clockClock making sound
- fertility windowOptimal conception timeframe monthly
- family expectationsKin's imposed standards
peer pressure · parental pressure · societal expectations · marriage pressure · comparison · inadequacy · keeping up · gender roles · cultural norms · relationship strain