How old were you?

[Larkspur]

I just had my first at 36. I felt ready to have kids from about age 30, though in retrospect my career has taken some pretty decent leaps in the last 5-6 years so I have benefitted from waiting there. We didn't have any trouble conceiving or with my pregnancy, so no regrets in that regard.

My OH is 48 and sometimes I wish he were younger because of the concern of him having less time with the kid/s. He will be retired by the time LO goes to university. But on the other hand, he is in great shape and has the energy of a much younger man, so it's not too much of a big deal. My dad's parents had him young and yet he was orphaned by the time he was 14, so you never really know how life is going to pan out. Also, my OH has a very well established business, so financially we are in a very comfortable position that we wouldn't have been 10 or 15 years ago.

 

[staralfur]

I got pregnant when I was 22, had her at 23. I had always said I didn't want kids, but if I did I wanted to wait until I was 30...

Now I want more kids and I want to be DONE by 30.

I think it has its pros and cons. On one hand I'm big into traveling and hanging out with friends at the pub, and that's much harder to do now...I feel like I definitely had a few more "me" years left in me. But at the same time, I wouldn't change my LO for the world and I'm glad that I didn't keep waiting for the "right" time and have it pass us by.

 

[pachamama92]

I was 28 when I fell pregnant, 29 when I had my LO, I'm 30 now. I wouldn't change anything, I think it was the perfect time. We didn't plan things but I'm glad they worked out the way they did.

Now I want more!!

 

[Duejan2012]

19 when i had natalia now i wouldnt change it at all but like someone else said i would change what i had done before hand. I was 22 when i had jonathan and still wouldnt change anything. When i first got preg so young i was kinda upset because i wanted to go to school and stuff first but now im happy i will be done having kids at a young age and still look like a young mommy when my kids get older if that makes any sense lol

 

[MiniKiwi]

I got pregnant when I was 22, had her at 23. I had always said I didn't want kids, but if I did I wanted to wait until I was 30...

Now I want more kids and I want to be DONE by 30.

I think it has its pros and cons. On one hand I'm big into traveling and hanging out with friends at the pub, and that's much harder to do now...I feel like I definitely had a few more "me" years left in me. But at the same time, I wouldn't change my LO for the world and I'm glad that I didn't keep waiting for the "right" time and have it pass us by.

I actually feel exactly the same. I was 22, had LO at 23. She was a suprise and I feel like if that hadn't happened it may have just never happened, which I now think would have been very sad. I'd never even thought about having kids If someone had asked me that question before, I guess I'd have said 30-35.

 

[kirst76]

I was 21 when I had my first and 35 when I had my last....we have a 7.5 year age gap between 1 and 2....if I could change anything it would be to have them closer together but everything for a reason!

 

[Casey3]

I was 22 when LO was born (just turned 23 yesterday!) and OH was 24 and I wouldn't change a thing. I've literally dreamed about having babies my whole life and my OH wanted to wait until he was done med school which made me sad as thatll be years away but we accidently fell pregnant and I would LOVE to have more right away lol. I always said as soon as I finished university it didn't matter if we got pregnant and we actually conceived during my very final week of university Yes it may have been better financially if I had finished my masters or an internship and OH was closer to finishing school and we had our own place but I honestly still would not change a thing! I have always thought being a younger mom would be best as we'd be closer in age, I think we have the perfect age gap!

 

[DragonTamer]

With my first I was 18 and my second I was 20...i do with I was a few years older with them. My third was born when I was 26, I had her at a good age. My fourth and now last was born 2 days after I turned 33. I wanted him sooner, we had been trying over 4 years. Maybe if I had him sooner I would have had more babies but it took so long to conceive him and I had too many health issues so I'm done...going to get "fixed" next month...lol

 

[MillieJoan]

I was 26 when she was born (turned 27 just over a month later). It's a good age for me; DH (also 27) and I had been married for four years by then and had gotten to do a little traveling, which is one of the main things I wanted to do before having kids.

My mom was 37 when she had me and she always said she wished she'd started younger, as she didn't have a lot of energy by the time she was done with work to play with me. However, I really think it varies by individual; I know other moms in their late 30s with tons of energy (more than I have, sometimes! )

 

[Soph n Chris]

22 when conceived and 23 when born would not change a thing. My partner is 27.

Even though LO was unplanned we are ssettled in a long term relationship and we know we can provide as we have stable financials and a house which allow me to be a SAHM.

Singally the best decision either of us ever made to carry omitted with this journey a year ago.

 

[fairydust87]

25. Perfect age for me x

 

[Harli]

14. I would not change it at all.

ETA: As for why, I really shaped up after I had Azia. I was going down a really bad path, and that all changed after having her. I can't imagine my life without her now, or Leela, & #3 on the way!

 

[libbylou]

I was 30 when I had DD

I wanted kids earlier. I wanted them since I was 19. DH and I had been TTC for 3 1/2 years before we got pregnant...that said, she came at the perfect time. We were both secure in our jobs, owned our own home, had gotten married 2 months prior to finding out we were pregnant so really I wouldn't change anything

 

[greats]

I had my LO 3 days after my 24th birthday! I love her to pieces, I just wish I had not given up on college a few years ago. I got my Associate's degree but I'm kicking myself for not going further to get my Bachelor's! I can't find a good paying job and absolutely hate the crappy job I have now. I am going back next fall but I'm completely changing my major (going from criminal justice to a secondary teaching degree in English) so I'll still have 3 years to go & I won't graduate until I'm 27 almost 28. I plan on having 2 more kids but have to wait until I'm done with school. I want to be a good role model for my little girlie =)

 

[mommytobe11]

i was 25 when he was born. i always wanted to be a young mommy, so that makes me wish i was younger. but i wasn't in the right place until now. i could never have handled having a baby when i was 20 with how my life was.

 

[Phantom]

I was 24. I would have waited a few years even though I really wanted him. I would just love to be financially better off

 

[Indigo77]

40!

We were never really certain we wanted to be parents,
but as the door was closing, we jumped through last minute....

Regrets? Nah...we have our son & he's everything!

Life is good!

 

[HappyAnjeL]

Fell pregnant when I was 25, had her when I was 26. We got pregnant first month we stopped prevention.. We want one more when LO is around 2.. but I think that we started at the perfect time for us. I get to stay at home with my baby girl which wouldn't have happened if we had her any earlier.

 

[Faith1025]

21 - wouldn't change a thing. I was with my DH for almost 6 years and married a little over a year before she was born. I had graduated with a bachelors degree and started my career. It worked for us.

 

[jenniferttc1]

Had him at 21 (almost 22, got pregnant after 1 month of being legal to drink )
I would not change my age at all. I would change though, is getting into college and more determined the 3-4 years before I had him. I went to beauty school, half way I hated it and quit. Took a year off, went to college for a year, took another year off during pregnancy and now back in with 3 classes left before applying to the radiology program.