Gail Sheehy Quotes

I just read that Time magazine cover story with all this information about how you have to have your kids by the time you're 12 or it's all over. Please.

Every time I went to the doctor when I was in my twenties, he repeated the same thing to me: don't wait too long to have children.

Wendy and I both wanted kids, but since we were pushing 40, the clock was ticking.

I don't see any reason why I couldn't have a child when I'm 40.

Right now I'm still only 25 and I don't think the maternal bug has hit me yet.

Right after I had Anaiya, I definitely wanted more kids. I was like: 'I think I could do this professionally.' Because I loved being pregnant so much.

My mom told me, 'Make sure you do everything you want to do before you have kids.' So that's what I was doing. But biologically, the body is just like, 'Well, you should have done it.'

For a long time, I wanted children. When I was about 30 or 32, I really thought about it.

I totally want, like, 18 babies.

I've been wanting to have a baby since I was 2 years old - I'm destined to be a mother.

I do think about having babies a lot, actually. I think I look forward to that more than anything else.

Personally, I'd like as many children as I can pop out, I reckon.

You either have a baby, want a baby, or don't want a baby, but you don't nothing a baby if you're in your 30s or 40s.

I was married for five years, and I definitely had that baby fever, which I think you should.

I want a baby and I want a family, for sure.

I never thought I was going to have children. I just thought after 45, that was it.

I definitely want children. That's important to me, so I just want to make sure that I'm completely prepared for it when that day comes.

I like trying to get pregnant, I'm not so sure about childbirth.

I'm a late bloomer. Being a late bloomer is a problem when you decide at 40 you want to have children.

Women right now kind of have this idea of success - putting your career first and then having kids. On one side, it's perfect and it's a great plan, but on the other side, they don't explain to you that after age 35, you start losing eggs.

I do know I want to have children. That's the only thing missing in my life. I certainly thought I'd have some by now.

I think, in general, finding the right time to have a baby is pretty scary.

I think I'll probably be pregnant all through my 30s. I've always pictured everyone around the table for the holidays and together once a week. It'll be heartbreaking if it doesn't end up happening, but hopefully it will. We've got some embryos on hold.

A very long time, I've wanted to be a mom. When we started this, we didn't know how it was going to end up.

I've always thought I'd like to have my first kid when I'm 30.