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Men, how old were you when your child was born?

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,108 Member
    40. And trying for another.

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  • Kenzietea2
    Kenzietea2 Posts: 1,132 Member
    My husband is 28 (I'm 22) and we are due any day now with our first.
  • cardsfanlv
    cardsfanlv Posts: 110 Member
    30 and 11/12ths. I don't think I would have been ready much earlier than that.
  • Tony_Brewski
    Tony_Brewski Posts: 1,376 Member
    20, 22, 24, 27 ... 4 kids
  • ravikrishna
    ravikrishna Posts: 51 Member
    29 when i had my boy.
  • fcp1234
    fcp1234 Posts: 1,098 Member
    My husband was 37
  • spade117
    spade117 Posts: 2,466 Member
    16, 23, 26, 29.
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    I was 39. Perfect timing for me. Would have been to selfish when I was in my 20's and early 30's.
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    i was 35. trying to decide now whether to have a second (i'm 37 now, my wife is 35).
  • peuglow
    peuglow Posts: 684 Member
    26
  • CF4L
    CF4L Posts: 58 Member
    29 and 31
  • funpilot56
    funpilot56 Posts: 100
    40, on my birthday so I stopped having birthdays for me and it's his day....
  • mjtull
    mjtull Posts: 12 Member
    We had six children our youngest is 17 so I was 45 when she was born and my wife was 46. She is a delight.
  • Lone_Wolf70
    Lone_Wolf70 Posts: 2,820 Member
    first child 30
    second child 33
    third child 37

    Im not counting all of the ones i dont count.
  • doorki
    doorki Posts: 2,576 Member
    31 and 33
  • hanna1210
    hanna1210 Posts: 286 Member
    My dad was 41 with his first and 47 with his second (me).
  • atsteele
    atsteele Posts: 1,358 Member
    My husband was 37 when we had our first. And he was 46 when we had our last child. We have 5 kids.
  • tri10806
    tri10806 Posts: 192 Member
    31 and 33
    ^^^ same here!
  • AmberLeighD
    AmberLeighD Posts: 112
    My man and me are going to try for more children in about a year or so. (I have one from a previous marriage) He's 50 next month. So I was just curious. So far he'd be the oldest.
  • agriffiths73
    agriffiths73 Posts: 108 Member
    Too damn old.....37.....but took too long to find someone who I wanted to have children with
  • AmberLeighD
    AmberLeighD Posts: 112
    My husband and I were 20 when our first was born and 23 when our second was born a few days ago. =)

    Congrats on your newest edition!
  • CF4L
    CF4L Posts: 58 Member
    My husband and I were 20 when our first was born and 23 when our second was born a few days ago. =)

    Congrats on your newest edition!

    Amber, not trying to scare you, but rather to keep you informed. You may want to check this recent article out from WSJ: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444812704577605282821235136.html
  • tdaddybarlow
    tdaddybarlow Posts: 673 Member
    I was 38 when my first child was born 3 years ago.
  • holeshottdr
    holeshottdr Posts: 364 Member
    18,21,35,38 Talk about spacing them out...
  • MsTanya77
    MsTanya77 Posts: 357 Member
    One of my old managers was 56 when he had his last one. His other children were already in their 30's. LOL
  • ITTISSDONE
    ITTISSDONE Posts: 10 Member
    My first was at 30 and my second was at 38
  • deo_volente
    deo_volente Posts: 16
    29, 32, 34, 39, and 43....Couldn't figure out what was causing it.
  • iAMsmiling
    iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member
    34 and 37.
  • Dan112358
    Dan112358 Posts: 525 Member
    I was 26 when my son was born & 28 for my daughter. I'm 35 now.
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