How old were you when you had kids?

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  • mamatoboys6219
    mamatoboys6219 Posts: 75 Member
    27 with my first, 30 with my second. I am 33 now and want more. Probably wont work on that for another year or so. You know when you want kids, like another person said, stick to your plan. Trust yourself. You have a great plan..:happy:
  • thekarens
    thekarens Posts: 254 Member
    22 and 25. I'm now 41 with one out of the house and the second one just a couple years from being out. I like the fact that I'll be relatively young when they are out on their own. But, I don't see a thing wrong if you want to wait, even to your 40s. Only you know if and when you're ready. No one else can tell you that.
  • bobie1978
    bobie1978 Posts: 204 Member
    I was 23.. my daughter is 11.. I'm 34 now and want one more.. I feel old having another but do what works for you!!
  • liog
    liog Posts: 347 Member
    My first child was born 18 days shy of my 31st birthday. My second was born 18 months after that.
  • Creolemama88
    Creolemama88 Posts: 1
    I had my first son at age 30. That was a good age for me. The pregnancy was wonderful. I had my second son at age 35. I must say that I could definitely feel the age difference. The 2nd pregnancy wore me out.
  • MiloBloom83
    MiloBloom83 Posts: 2,724 Member
    I was 30, 33, and 36. My wife was 26, 29 and 32 years old, respectively.
  • DrPepperLeigh74
    DrPepperLeigh74 Posts: 236 Member
    I was 28 with my daughter and 32 with my son. You do it when you are ready not when everybody else is ready. My husband and I married when we were 19 and 20 and everybody asked constantly when are you having a baby? We had them when we decided we were ready. Good Luck to you and follow your plan!!!
  • marekdds
    marekdds Posts: 2,233 Member
    I am in your mom's generation. You do what is right for you. I had mine at 26, 30, 32 and 36, all healthy and happy and wouldn't change a thing.
  • iaemmy
    iaemmy Posts: 13 Member
    I guess some of the timing depends on how big you'd like for your family to ultimately be, and how late into your life you want to caring for children and teens on a day-to-day basis. There is something to be said for getting your "free and simple" life back for your own enjoyment before you're too "old" (which differs for each person). I had my first son at 27, my second at 30, then two miscarriages, then my daughter at 32 and my last son at 35....basically a kiddo every 21-28 months. I'm 37 now. We spaced the four them closely because we knew we wanted them but we weren't "spring chickens" with all the time in the world to get it done (and actually our last son was a surprise). Was it/is it crazy sometimes? Yes. Would I trade them in? Nope.
  • bootbuilder
    bootbuilder Posts: 24
    I was 35 and 37. My sister in law was 37 and 39. I think you just don't have the same energy level, but I would not have done it any other way. I wanted to be established in my career and have grad school completed before family! Now we can do what we want to do and not have to worry about schooling getting in the way.
  • ginaaz1988
    ginaaz1988 Posts: 4 Member
    I had my daughter at almost 37, wouldn't change anything!!
  • HisPathDaily
    HisPathDaily Posts: 672 Member
    My wife was 22, 28, 32, 37 ... and ... I think we're done ;) ... maybe ... possibly ... thought we were done at 3 until the baby bug hit me! lol ... I wouldn't worry about it my friend ...
  • lizabelle83
    lizabelle83 Posts: 28
    with my first husband i was 17 with first daughter & 21 with second daughter, i would like to have another before i turn 30 but i really need to play my cards right
  • bootbuilder
    bootbuilder Posts: 24
    I was 35 and 37. My sister in law was 37 and 39. I think you just don't have the same energy level, but I would not have done it any other way. I wanted to be established in my career and have grad school completed before family! Now we can do what we want to do and not have to worry about schooling getting in the way.
  • pinkiekat
    pinkiekat Posts: 39
    I was 35 years old with my first one (daughter) and 37 years old with my second one (son). I had been married for 12 years when my daughter was born. It was our choice to wait until we were older, and I have many friends who did the same thing. I wanted to finish college and my graduate degree before having kids. Plus work a little bit before becoming a SAHM. My daughter is now 4 1/2 years old.. I'm 39.. going on 40 years old. You should do what you think is right for you and your husband. Of course your parents and in-laws want you to have children now so they can play with grandkids, but it's your life. If you have any questions feel free to message me.
  • KareninCanada
    KareninCanada Posts: 962 Member
    28 and 30... but if I were given the chance to write our script over, I think I'd back everything up by at least five years - marriage, kids, AND hubby's career change! It would have made it more likely that we could have had a bigger family, I was in better shape, we would have more money now... lots of reasons. But life is what it is, and it's all good. :o)


    BodyRockerVT - isn't that funny.... by comparison, I've been the "older mom" most of the time... not so many 30-somethings with four year olds in our area.
  • dcgonz
    dcgonz Posts: 174 Member
    I was told I could never have children. We had our miracle baby when I was 45! He is now three and I thank God he came into our lives. You never know what is in store for you.

    Diana
  • laurabeth326
    laurabeth326 Posts: 124 Member
    I had my son when I was 24 and I'm almost 27 now. Only recently have some of my friends starting have children too. And plenty of them don't want to start til they are at least 30. I think it's really what works best for you.
  • RH_Brazell
    RH_Brazell Posts: 339
    I was 22 when i had my first and 24 when i had my second
  • MissFit0101
    MissFit0101 Posts: 2,382
    25 when I had my son. I'm now 27 and going to wait a couple/few more years until deciding if we are going to try for another baby or not. Nothing wrong with waiting. That's good for you!
  • k0nfyo0zed
    k0nfyo0zed Posts: 313 Member
    We are looking to have 2, maybe 3 children. Hopefully close together. He's in grad school right now to become a pastor. Once he gets established in a church after graduation in May 2014 (thus leading to financial stability and health insurance!), we're going to start trying to conceive. I work from home selling Tastefully Simple products. That's not so easy on a college campus where everyone is broke and doesn't provide any benefits.
  • llamalland
    llamalland Posts: 246 Member
    31 and 39. Same father, even tho since they are so far apart, people wondered....
  • hedgiie
    hedgiie Posts: 1,226 Member
    my wife and i is 19 then 29. In my opinion it works well for us since we didn't stop having fun. we tried our best to be educated and makes sure we have good progress in terms of career even in entertainment so we're so far, so good still.
  • Artemis_Acorn
    Artemis_Acorn Posts: 836 Member
    I had three children. I was 22 for the first, 25 for the second, 27 for the third. After the third was born, my PCOS, which I had since I was a teen but didn't know it, kicked into high gear. The hormonal imbalances from the PCOS rendered me infertile, and the Reproductive Endocrinologist who diagnosed me told me that I was very, very lucky to have had my children young, because I would have been childless had I waited, or would have at the least had to invest $$$ in attempts to conceive.

    My youngest is now 24 and my DH and I did NOTHING to prevent pregnancy from the time she was two years old.

    For many, waiting is just fine, but it IS a gamble, and tragically, if you start later and there IS a problem, the window of time you have to conceive is much, much smaller.
  • Klem4
    Klem4 Posts: 399 Member
    Had my first at 19, second at 22. they are 2.5yrs apart. :)
  • marywilsoncline
    marywilsoncline Posts: 301 Member
    I was 31 when I had my little man.:smile:
  • andreascarff
    andreascarff Posts: 62 Member
    I was 20, 25 & 29 :)
  • JustLindaLou
    JustLindaLou Posts: 376 Member
    Well I guess I am the "late bloomer" thus far in this thread: Had my one and only at 42, with no assistance from medical science. She is beautiful and healthy and my pregnancy was not difficult by any means. We were not seriously trying, (not to piss off anyone who has struggled with trying to conceive) - it was just God's will and timing - and perhaps a wee bit too much alcohol on the night of my mother-in-law's memorial.... I have always considered that Marie went to heaven just to pick Casey out for us.
  • naiomi85
    naiomi85 Posts: 29 Member
    I had my daughter unplanned when i was 17. I will be 29 in 2 years when my husband finishes grad school. That is when we plan on having more.
  • fitmom_pam1976
    fitmom_pam1976 Posts: 1,192 Member
    Got married at 19 had my first at 22 and my second at 31
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