I'm 33 & I talk to younger mothers all the time. I'm a 1st time mum, most of the older mums I meet have older kids. In fact I feel more comfy when I talk to younger mums who are 1st time mums rather than talking to older mums who have older kids.

I found the same and at baby groups it was horrible because I was just ignored when I tried to make an effort. I think it's more down to the groups being cliquey though because I've since been told I don't look young, I look like I'm in my mid twenties.

This happened to me ALOT when i had my 1st at 19 but now ive had my 2nd at 23 i do get alot more conversation out of people and my best friend is 28 so not exactly older but i have found more comfort in mummy's as such as my friends my age dont have babies an are clubbing,holidays and partying all the time.
But yea i had the 'look' the talking behind your back and so on but it eased out as i got older and i ignored them as he was my babie he was happy and so was i..We were both in the same place doing the same thing so what made me any different to them i'll never know.xx

I think unfortunately this can happen regardless of age. I'm part of an NCT group and we do a lot of things together, there are seven of us, but we've 'collected' 3 other mums just from chatting to them at groups I always try to include someone who looks lonely and that's how we're now a group of 10.
I'm in a funny position I suppose - I'm 29, was 28 when I had my LO but I'm the youngest of my group of friends and in a few cases there's quite an age gap, but none of us feel it. I also look very young.
This makes me want to know where you live!

In 26 so somewhere in the middle I suppose and this is exactly why I've never been to a group, even though I really want to! My confidence is somewhere around my ankles anyway I'd be gutted if people treated me like that.

We do take Xander to swimmin lessons though (everyone starts together so there's no cliques) and the ages are pretty split. I'm probably around the youngest and the one I get on with the best is in her mid 40's. Everyone chats together though, we all have babies around the same age (3-7 months) that's a huge thing to have in common!

I experience this all the time too, I've just turned 20 (was 19 when had LO) and every time I've been to the baby clinic I've been glared at and ignored, makes me feel so uncomfortable. This is the reason i haven't been to any baby groups yet My HV has advised me to go to teen mum groups but don't really feel like i would fit in there either x

I'd try the teen mum group

I wish there was one in my area but there are hardly any young mums in the small town I live in, probably why the older mums aren't used to it lol. xx

have to go along with a lot of the comments already made.
I had my first baby at 21, I was living in the commuter belt in surrey and all the other ladies in the ante natal group were well into their 30's and 40's. They had professional careers, amazing homes and it seemed to me that they had nothing in common with me. We had agreed to all meet up once our babies were born, Someone drew up a rota of whose house it would be each week and I got myself in a right stew because I only had two arm chairs, no sofa and only three mugs.
So rather than admit it, I pulled out of the group and cut myself off. I went to mother and todler groups and was quite a loner. i felt that no one would have anything in common with me and that someone nearly twice my age wouldn't want anything to do with me. I was suffering from PND at the time and it was bleak. I suddenly clicked with a couple of women who were older, found things in common and had fantastic friendships with them.
Now I find myself at the other end. we've moved back to Yorkshire and the mums around here are significantly younger than me and I am dreading going to the ante natal groups and looking like I am there as a granny!
Have to say now though that I have the confidence i lacked when younger to start up conversations, to introduce myself etc. (and I now have more cups and a sofa, so I shall be inviting people in this time. i hope my experiences make me a more compassionate person.

I shall be on the look out for the people like you when I go!!!

I'm 20 and I find I get along with older people as I've never really been around young adults I supose my Oh is 26 and my sisters are 26 and 29 and there partners are older than them , I find it hard to talk to younger people as my life is very different I've been with my oh for almost 5 years and living together for almost 4 we have gone through all of normal life struggles and I find they haven't I have worked full time since 16 my oh is on a good wage as a manager and we have savings and are engaged also the big thing for me is ( probably got shot for saying this ) but we planned our babys they weren't accidents so when I've been at home all day with a screaming baby I don't tend to moan as ots what I signed up for but I feel those younger mums who didn't resent there babys a little for not being able to do the things they feel they should have , but any way sorry think I got side tracked a bit I think its not down to age but its simply hard to start a conversation with a stranger whether young or old and of you went again they would recognise you and talk more xx