First baby...how old were you?

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  • msrootitooti
    msrootitooti Posts: 253 Member
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    I had my first when I was 31, second when I was 35.
  • MelissR75
    MelissR75 Posts: 760 Member
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    27 with first child, 29 with second and 31 with my third. Im 37 now.
  • jobiheps
    jobiheps Posts: 5
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    I'm 19 had my baby in August (I was 18) .... Trying to lose the weight I gained in pregnancy.... Grrrrr
  • Molly_Maguire
    Molly_Maguire Posts: 1,103 Member
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    Married at 25, pregnant 7 months later, baby at 26. Not an "oopsie", he was fully planned. :)

    ETA: From Phoenix
  • Mhaney
    Mhaney Posts: 467 Member
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    from louisiana.
    first baby I was 23.
    am 32 now.
  • HiKaren
    HiKaren Posts: 1,306 Member
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    To make a long story short....

    So in my case I was 5 years old when I had puffy, the kitty... Labor was not difficult.
  • LucyT4dieting
    LucyT4dieting Posts: 284 Member
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    I was born in 1952
    Graduated in 1970 at 17
    Married at 18 (1971)
    Had my first at 19 (1972)
    Miscarriage at 20 (1973)
    had second child at 21 (1974)

    I think that generation had children younger

    I am now 60 & a young grandma of 5
  • 12skipafew99100
    12skipafew99100 Posts: 1,669 Member
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    From: Indiana USA
    Age now: 48
    Age when first child was born: 29

    (second when 31,
    third when 34,
    fouth when 36)
  • CTCMom2009
    CTCMom2009 Posts: 263 Member
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    Age now: 41
    Had my son at 38 1/2. I'm a late bloomer! Ha ha!
  • sarahharmintx
    sarahharmintx Posts: 868 Member
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    From: Houston, Texas
    Age now: 26
    Age when first child was born: 18
  • jcstanton
    jcstanton Posts: 1,849 Member
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    Nearly 36 and still haven't had one. Still hoping, though. Just gotta find the right daddy first. :wink:
  • fit4lifeUcan2
    fit4lifeUcan2 Posts: 1,458 Member
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    Had my first at 24 then 28 and age 30 for our last. I'm 46 now.
  • RunnerBlonde808
    RunnerBlonde808 Posts: 257 Member
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    I don't agree with the whole lumping the 'deprived' into more teen pregnancies. That's just ****!

    I was not in a deprived area but made a mistake. I was born in 1971 and am currently 41.

    First child: 17
    Second child: 23
    Third child: 29
    Fourth Child: 35

    My 2nd and 4th children were the only ones that I really "planned" the other two were oops. Not that I would send them back, but I would have liked to waited until 23 for my first and had my last at 28.
  • BluenoserChick
    BluenoserChick Posts: 106 Member
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    Married at 23

    First baby on my 25th birthday

    Second at 29

    No more came after that -- I'm 42 now.
  • jcstanton
    jcstanton Posts: 1,849 Member
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    On the other hand, if you live in a deprived area and have no ambition, you end up with a lot of teenage pregnancies. In the UK you get pretty good benefits if you're on a low income and bringing up a child.

    Seriously? Way to tar everyone with the same brush, I was brought up in what would be described as a deprived area, I had my son at 21, my sister was 16 when she had her 1st (she is now 27 with 4 children) We have both worked our entire adult lives to provide for our children and do not rely on the benefits system, yet I would say we are in quite low incomes.
    Not everyone wants to milk the system, and it definitely has nothing to do with the area you live, only yesterday I read the story of a journalist and broadcaster who is receiving a very generous income complaining about losing her £20 a week child benefit!


    :drinker: To you and your sister for taking responsibility instead of milking the system. Seriously, I wish more people were like that.
  • Cylinda30
    Cylinda30 Posts: 152 Member
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    I am 31 and still haven't had one yet. :embarassed:
  • TXtstorm
    TXtstorm Posts: 163 Member
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    Fort Worth, TX
    Now 45
    Married @ 22
    1st Child @ 32, 2nd Child @ 37
  • crabbyab90
    crabbyab90 Posts: 111 Member
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    I got married at 19 had baby number 1 at 20. I'm 22 now. While she wasn't planned, she wasn't an ut-oh either. We live in Connecticut soon moving to Seattle.
  • OfficiallySexyVal
    OfficiallySexyVal Posts: 492 Member
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    I was 25 when I had my son, I am 27 now and do want more children but not sure when right now. Working on a healthier me first!
  • LucyT4dieting
    LucyT4dieting Posts: 284 Member
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    I was born in 1952
    Graduated in 1970 at 17
    Married at 18 (1971)
    Had my first at 19 (1972)
    Miscarriage at 20 (1973)
    had second child at 21 (1974)

    I think that generation had children younger

    I am now 60 & a young grandma of 5
    Almost sounds like my story:

    Born: 1952
    Graduated: 1970 (5 months pregnant)
    First child born in September of 1970
    Second child born in July of 1974

    Regrets? Not really. I am now 59 years old and happily married for the second time for three years. I have 9 grandchildren and two great grandchildren whom I love dearly.
    Probably wasn't the ideal way to do things, but it worked out OK for me.

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