Ikea

I think I mentioned in the first post something about how malls give me "baby lust", what with all the families, new moms, pregnant women, etc., strolling around with their pretzels and soft serve. In a similar way, Ikea does a pretty good job at inspiring "baby lust", albeit concentrated in a smaller space. On a recent visit, it seemed like everywhere I turned there were round bellies and babies, really tiny ones, too. Even their baby products will do it. I found myself gravitating longingly toward the cribs and changing tables...

others on baby lust

If you search for the term "baby lust," you'll get a handful of articles with that phrase for the title. Articles on Salon and New York Times, while their titles are similar, offer perspectives from two different sides of the coin. A mother of four occasionally wants a fifth baby, while the NYTimes writer begins her article with examples of things she did during the six years it took her to conceive baby number one. This second article, not surprisingly, touches on all the crazy things women do to try to conceive. What's interesting about the article is the historical thread; women doing wacky things to try and get knocked up is hardly new.