How old were you?

[MrsPMP]

I was 21 when I got pregnant, turned 22 the day we got our 12 weeks scan. For me its a hard one, we had only just gotten married and LO was our honeymoon baby, I had been told I would fine it hard to get pregnant easily due to PCOS and well, first time!...Docs were wrong.
Having quite a difficult baby has really taken it out of me sometimes, I have found it difficult, but it hasn't affected out relationship except for time. I do wish sometimes we had had more time just us together, but then again I love the honeymoon baby we have, and the fact that I can wait a good 5 years or so before thinking of doing this ALL again!!! I always wanted babies around this age and I did get what I wanted!

 

[Mummy Bean]

I was 24 and for me i think it was perfect as i had a chance to do all the silly stuff when younger and settle down. i was far enough into my career that taking a year out shouldnt hold me back to much ( and with the recession it helped). also hoping number 2 comes along next year meaning they shud both be in full time school by the time im 30.

 

[chell5544]

i was 22 when i had DD1 been with my OH since i was 17 had DD2 3 months ago being 25 i wouldn change the age i had them but i would change what i did before i would of done better in education and tried to get a better paid job lol

 

[KathrynW]

I was 28 when I had Luke, 30 with Rosie, 33 with Macie and 34 with Heidi.

At the time, I would have preferred to have been a bit younger, but now I don't think I would change it. We waited until we could fully provide for our children and it's turned out perfect.

 

[sequeena]

We started TTC when I was 19, pregnant at 21 and gave birth when I was 22. I think that was the right age for me and I'm glad I didn't fall pregnant when I was 19. Those extra few years gave me a chance to grow up fully.

 

[dgirllamius]

I was 26 when I got pregnant, 27 when I had her.

It would have been nice to of had her when I was 24 but it doesn't matter that much anymore now she's here

 

[Citycroft]

I was 28, very nearly 29 and my OH was 30. It was the ideal time for us; we had been together for 7 years so had plenty of time to enjoy just being "us"; so we felt really ready to add to our family. We had also just bought a large house that has plenty of room to become our family home, OH has a fantastic job and is earning a great wage.
I hope to have a second baby before I'm 31 in an ideal world.

 

[stephj25]

I was 26 when I had LO, we were trying for 2 years and wouldn't change a thing as we were in the best place financially x

 

[MrsButterfly]

I was 29 when I had lo and feel like it was the right time for us x

 

[VikkiD]

I was 28 when I had my lo I think it was the right age for me as I had been with my hubby for ten years so we had pleanty of time together to enjoy just us before we had lo

 

[bumblebeexo]

I had LO when I was 18. I wouldn't change a thing - I much prefer the lifestyle I have now. I love staying in and watching films with OH when LO goes to bed. Much better than going out, wasting money and generally making a tit of yourself. I want to start trying when I'm 20 (which is one year and one week away!) for a second LO, as I personally like being a younger mum and I want to keep a close age gap.

 

[Emma&Freya]

I was 21 when I had Freya. I do wish that I waited a little bit so I could train to be a nurse, but at the moement Ive got all the time in the world with my princess

 

[phoenix333]

28, and I feel like I had her at the right age. I got to the point in life when the music in the nightclubs was too loud so I really don't mind that I never go out any more x

 

[septemberbaby]

I'm 26...and I wish I had had her at 25, just because it would have meant I wouldn't have gone over by two weeks (my due date was 2 days before my birthday).

I've always said I'd like to have all my kids between 25 and 35 and so far I'm sticking to it! (Ask again in 10 years whether or not I'm done! )

 

[babybrums]

30, just two weeks shy of my 31st bday. I would have liked to start a family when I was younger but I feel like I'm more ready now and we are better off financially. I get to be a SAHM - something I couldn't have done even two years ago. Plus waiting seven years since our first miscarriage (not by choice, it just took that long) has made me love LO more than I could have ever imagined. I truly do feel blessed to be a mommy now. I don't know if I would've felt the same back then.

 

[devon_91x]

20 and i love being a young mum!

 

[Natasha2605]

18 when I had Summer and 20 with Maci, wouldn't change a thing. They are my world and everything I live and work for is for them.

 

[bumpbear]

31. Perfect for us as financially we were in a good place, we'd been together 14 years (married 3), travelled together lots, basically had all the fun there is to be had pre 31 so emotionally ready for the next phase. I wouldn't change a thing! We did manage to cOnceive first time trying though so very lucky in that respect. If it had taken a while to get pregnant, I probably would be saying that I wished I had kids earlier.

 

[MommyJogger]

I'm 25. If I could go back, I'd have started a lot sooner. We got married at 17/18 and were both in college, so having babies wasn't the "responsible" thing, but in hindsight it would have worked out perfectly. We were already in a good place financially and a baby hasn't changed our lifestyle because we were boring anyway. Grad school is much more time consuming than undergrad, but I'll be 27 when I graduate and I don't want to still be having babies when I'm 30, I'd rather be enjoying the babies. ...But only if I could guarantee I'd still have Joseph. He'd just be the youngest instead of the oldest.

 

[xsadiex]

20 When I had Jasper, wouldn't change it for the world. It's hard when you look at what your friends doing sometimes, but I'd still never change anything. I love the fact I'm a young mum x