How old were you when you had kids?

Dear you do not have a child for your friends nor for your family. You have a child because you are ready to be a parent. Please don't forget that.

I was 29 when my son was born. Both his dad and I had established careers, traveled the States and Europe. We bought our house and were comfortable with our income. . When we had our son we both felt we had done everything we wanted to do except have children. The birth of our son was wonderful
I frequently say the best gift God gave our son was that I was 29 not 21. I wish you well.

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My first daughter at 19, second at 22.

One child...I had just turned 35.

I was 15 when I had my daughter. It was hard, but I had a very supportive family. I graduated HS on time with high honors. I had my son when I was 21. I want to have another one by the time im 28.

I would not change anything. It changed me for the better. If I had not had my daughter I would probablyu be dead or in jail,. not even joking.

I feel the same I was 18 for 3 weeks when I had my daughter, and it has been hard... Very very hard... But I graduated hs on time and will be graduating from college with 2 bachelors degrees in a couple years. Had I not had my daughter there would have been no reason to change my ways and I too would probably be dead or in jail due to the crowd I was running with at the time!

I lost twins this year, that was hard to get through.... But I can stand to wait a couple more years, and be married with my career under my belt before any more! I see a lot of my classmates jumping into things very quickly right now.

My first at 23 & my 2nd at 27. I don't think I would have ever been ready but it happened and I now I live for my kids. Not sure I would do it over at a later age. I like the thought of still being young when my kids graduate. The only things I really miss about life before becoming a mom is sleep, silence and a unscarred stomach.

If you feel you aren't ready then WAIT. Don't rush to have kids. Seriously.

We had our first when I was 19, best damn accident that ever happened!! Had a second 6 years later, Second/best thing that ever happened!! KEY!! Those that say it was difficult or hard, totally true, but even at 19 I had no expectations that having a child came with a book, rules or computer chip. That said, it made my wife and I struggle hard, sometimes working 3 jobs each, paying for babysitters - even more difficult, she was from another country and came to the US with me when I exited the military. The overall key is to look deep within yourself if you are lucky to be in that situation, hopefully you understand the authority of life and how cruel it is when you are in that position and can dig deep inside to do the right thing, regardless what everyone else says and whether you feel you are missing out on something! Being born and raised in the South, going into the military prepared me for darn near every step of the way!!! Hard work, faith, courage, confidence, self esteem and self motivated will be the key's, if any of those are lacking, you will definately need to dig deep.

I was 6 months pregnant when I turned 21. My first & only for now. I wasn't ready then, he was a surprise.
I wouldn't give him up for anything, he is a great kid. However, would have enjoyed a few more years before starting my familly, it's tough and quite expensive.

I had my oldest son at 31 a nd my second son at 36, my youngest son feels it that I was so much older than the other moms, they all thought i was his grandma. I have no regrets but then I didn't get married till I was 30 either.

28 and 33

I had my first at 22 and don't regret it at all. She was born 2 months before our 3rd wedding anniversary, and we'd been together 6+ years at that point. Had #2 at 24, and #3 at 26. Honestly, my only regret when it comes to my kids is that I didn't have a 4th at 28. lol! BUT, it's different for everyone. I know plenty of people who waited much longer than I did, and it was better for them and their kids that they did.

28

I'm 29 and I don't have kids. I don't even know if I want any. I've been married for almost 7 years and I'm enjoying my freedom with my husband. Maybe when my husband and I hit our mid-30's we'll think about adopting!

First child at 22 second at 24 3rd at 26 28 for 4th and 30 having last one no wonder i find it hard o lose the weight

I had my 1st (and currently only 1) at 31, and been with my hubby to be (in 5 weeks time) for over 12 years now. We knew neither of us was going anywhere and didn't feel the rush to do it all so young. We enjoyed doing our own thing and being together and generally having fun.
I think that because we waited, we were more chilled out, which shows with our little one. He's so content and always smiling and laughing, barely ever grumbles (but he does have his moments) He'll be 1 in 2 weeks time and its been the most amazing experience ever. :happy:

Well im holding out till im married and have my own home instead of renting!!
Im 23 my partner is 28 Iv been with him for 4years on 4th of July so hopefully he will pop the question soon enough lol
I hope to have a baby around 27ish want to do as many things as I can before I get responsible lol