S/O - how old were you when you had your first baby?

[Piglet]

Or if you are pregnant, how old will you be when you have your first?

[m448]

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[Ivy_CA]

My oldest was born the day before my 24th birthday.

edit: whoopsie, didn't see the poll. I voted.

[billysmommy]

I was 28.....

[Reyadawnbringer]

DS was born 2 weeks before my 26th birthday.

[catpagmo]

I was 31 when I had DD.

[arivecchi]

I was 33 when I had my first and still felt like I was not ready! LOL! :hysterical:

[SammyeGail]

I was 32 when I had the twins, would have been much soon if not for the need of infertility treatments, DH and I had been married 8 years! We would have tried for our first asap :).

[alien_host]

Wow, so far I'm one of the oldest....I was 36 when I had my first (and only) child. Geesh...I feel old!

[kijip]

I was 22. Toby was born exactly, to the day, 1 month before my 23rd birthday.

[wendibird22]

I was 32 when I had DD1. I probably could have waited longer but worried about it getting harder the older I got.

[lchang25000]

I was 30. Hopefully I'll have another one before I'm 35.

[septmama2b]

Another older mama here too, I was 36 when I had my first, and will be 38 when my second arrives in December

[MoJo]

I was 35 for my first and will be 37 for my second. (That's A LOT of "what's in the water" as far as why we're having another sooner than most people I know think we should.) Our 10-year wedding anniversary was 3 weeks before DD was born.

My husband is 41 and as old as most of the parents of his high school students. His older sister has a granddaughter who is older than our first. Yeah, we feel old, but I'm SO glad we're finally getting to this part of our lives.

[mecawa]

I was 26 (26 1/2 to be exact, lol) when DD1 was born.

[WatchingThemGrow]

I was 35 for my first and will be 37 for my second. (That's A LOT of "what's in the water" as far as why we're having another sooner than most people I know think we should.) Our 10-year wedding anniversary was 3 weeks before DD was born.

My husband is 41 and as old as most of the parents of his high school students. His older sister has a granddaughter who is older than our first. Yeah, we feel old, but I'm SO glad we're finally getting to this part of our lives.

I'm with you - only we've only been married just over 4 years -

35.9, 37, 38.9 years old.

[rlu]

I was 34.5 but had a lot of AMA symptoms. DS was born exactly 6 months from my birthday.

[Fairy]

Nine days after my 35th birthday.

[elliput]

Wow, so far I'm one of the oldest....I was 36 when I had my first (and only) child. Geesh...I feel old!

I was 36 also. :waving4:

[AnnieW625]

I was 28, and turned 29 two months later.

FWIW, I'll be 32 when #2 comes and I'll be 33 the following month.

[klwa]

29 for DS & 32 for DD. We were married 5+ years before we started trying for DS.

[crazydiamond]

43 and still thinking about another.

[elephantmeg]

25 with #1

[DietCokeLover]

36 with first, 37 with second

[deborah_r]

This is interesting. I had no idea that I was in the majority in both categories (age at first baby and current age).

I wish we had started earlier. i would kind of like 3, but DH is 8 years older than me, and doesn't feel like he can handle a 3rd.

[caleymama]

I was 24, just a couple of weeks shy of 25.

[veronica]

28 for DD and then 30 for DS

Hoping to be blessed with more but taking a break until next year....we need some sleep!

[Indianamom2]

I was 25 (almost 26) when I had my first.

I was 30 when I had my second.

Christina

[SnuggleBuggles]

25 with #1

Ditto. We were the youngest parents at preschool with ds and still just about the youngest at his elementary school in his grade. Pretty much every other mom friend I have is 5 years older than me. It got very annoying when other people would hear our ages and call us "babies". I wanted to say, "yeah, well you're old". :) I knew they didn't really mean it in a condescending way so it didn't bug me too much.

Beth

[maestramommy]

I was exactly 2 months shy of turning 37:jammin:

[mom_hanna]

I was 34, married 3 years. 36 with my 2nd.

[♥ms.pacman♥]

i will be 31 when my baby is born, which i don't think is *that* old, but having recently moved from Los Angeles to suburban TX, i suddenly feel like i will be one of the oldest mothers out there. LOL

[karenj2]

Well, for me it'll depend on when "Nemo" decides to show up... She's due right around my birthday! I'm 36 now, and could be 37 when I have her, unless she comes early.

[boolady]

32 and 10 months

[awoodm]

I was 20 when I had DS1.

[Piglet]

Ditto. We were the youngest parents at preschool with ds and still just about the youngest at his elementary school in his grade. Pretty much every other mom friend I have is 5 years older than me. It got very annoying when other people would hear our ages and call us "babies". I wanted to say, "yeah, well you're old". :) I knew they didn't really mean it in a condescending way so it didn't bug me too much.

Beth

That is us too - but it was the exact same with my parents. They were a solid 5 years younger than any of my friends' parents. I had my first when I was 23, but I attribute that more to marrying my highschool sweetheart (at 21) than anything else. I am called a baby all the time by my friends - it doesn't help that I am the same age as the parents in DD's class (but they are on their 1st) and everytime they hear that I have an 8 year old their eyes bug out of their head!

[ThreeofUs]

38 here - one of the oldest, I'm sure!

[graciebellesmomma]

I was 19 when I had my son.
36 when I had my daughter, but turned 37, 3 weeks
later.

My kids were born 17 years and 9 months apart.

[SnuggleBuggles]

That is us too - but it was the exact same with my parents. They were a solid 5 years younger than any of my friends' parents. I had my first when I was 23, but I attribute that more to marrying my highschool sweetheart (at 21) than anything else. I am called a baby all the time by my friends - it doesn't help that I am the same age as the parents in DD's class (but they are on their 1st) and everytime they hear that I have an 8 year old their eyes bug out of their head!

Yep, at preschool I mentioned that I have a 7yo and I got the same look. I actually really enjoy that. It's fun to surprise people. Plus, then you get to be the wise, experienced parent. :)

Beth

[Nechums]

The statistician in me loves the normally distributed bell curve!

[vludmilla]

I was 31 at the time.

[ilfaith]

DS1 was born a month before I turned 35...so I slid in just under the wire before AMA. I had DS2 two weeks after turning 37 and DS3 arrived a few weeks before my 40th birthday.

[BabyMine]

28 with M
31 with TT

[jayali]

I was 41! What the heck was I thinking?

[Roleysmom]

One month past my 35th birthday for DD1 and three months before my 43rd birthday for DD2.

[mominma]

I turned 28 4 days before DS1 was born.
30 when DD was born
Turned 33 one week after DD2 was born
So feeling old having another at 37

The U/S technician said she sees many more people in their mid 30's than mid -20s.

[cindys]

Dont feel old ya'll...

I was 28 when I had my first BUT years later married a wonderful man 10yrs younger than me with no children...

So....I had my 2nd baby when I was 42 and my 3rd when I was 44 and we are hoping for one more!

[StantonHyde]

Almost 38 with #1 and I was 3 mos past my 40th bday with #2. I didn't get married till I was 35. I wanted to just be married for a year and then we tried for 6 mos before I got pg.

I was not fit to be a mother when I was younger. I like being in a place financially, emotionally, and career where I can fairly easily acess the resources I need to make parenting as easy as it can be for my family. On the flip side, if I was 30 when I had my first, I probably would not have pre-eclampsia with #1 and I would definitely have more ENERGY!! But this way, I have the motivation to stay in shape and keep going for the next 20 years.

I don't think of myself as old--more on the young side of middle aged :cheerleader1:

But it is sobering to think that next year when DD goes to kindergarten I will be the same age my mom was when I graduated from COLLEGE!!!

[essnce629]

I was 22 when I had Conner.

[ZeeBaby]

I was 35, two weeks shy of 36 for DD1 and 37 for DD2.

[slworld]

DS was born 3months after my 28th b'day.

[larig]

38 here - one of the oldest, I'm sure!

me too! I got pregnant with DS the cycle that STARTED on my 38th bday.

[katydid1971]

The statistician in me loves the normally distributed bell curve!

LOL Me to

[lizzywednesday]

I'm right on the cusp between 2 categories ... I'll turn 32 within 19 days of my due-date (birthday is 3/29; EDD is 3/10) so, unless Baby is over 2 weeks "late", I'll still be 31, but so close to 32 that this poll is making me crazy!

[ourbabygirl]

29 with #1. It's interesting that I was just about 30 when having my first, but my mom was 30 when she had me, her third and final kid. Also, my grandma was 40, I think, when she had my mom, & my grandpa was like 50 or 51. It was her second marriage, so my mom's older half-sister is 20 years older. My grandma and aunt were pregnant at the same time, and my mom was an aunt before she was born. Interesting how some things change a lot between generations.
In the middle of labor w/DD, I told the nurse that I couldn't believe teenagers could ever do this! It was hard, and I'm sure glad I wasn't a young pup when trying- I don't know how I would have done!
I remember being in grad school, newly married, and mapping out when I'd like to have our kids: 4 in 2-year intervals, with the last one coming before the dreaded AMA of 35 ;). It took us 11 months to conceive DD, so I started later than I'd planned, and now we may stop at 2 or 3 instead of 4 :). We'll see!

[ChunkyNicksChunkyMom]

41 and 42, do I win something?

[army_mom]

I was 30 with DD. I feel so much better now that I am in the biggest section! There are so many young (18-20 yo) parents around me that I was feeling very old having my first at 30! Now I am feeling more "normal" :bighand: I work with a lady who will be a grandma at 35! I can't even imagine.

[erosenst]

The statistician in me loves the normally distributed bell curve!

I'll be the tail then. I was 43 and 8 months. Four more months and I could have been in the "44 or older" category for you. :)

Emily

[randomkid]

I work with a lady who will be a grandma at 35! I can't even imagine.

I know what you mean! My cousin is just a few months older than me. She married at 18 and had 3 kids very young. Her kids are all grown and her she is waiting for the arrival of her SECOND grandchild. When her oldest was pg with the first grandchild, I was in BRU shopping for something for DD. I ran into my cousin who was there buying furniture for her grandbaby - that was a really weird experience for me! Talk about feeling old - this cousin and I grew up together and played together a lot when we were little. Our lives took completely different directions - lol!

I was 39.5yo when DD was born. She was my first, DH's third. DH was 41 years 8 months when DD was born. So, we have one in preK and a freshman in college. We wanted to have one earlier so we could possibly have 2. I was 35 when we married. I had to wait a year after having surgery, then it took 8 months for us to get pg. So, we will just have DD - I'm too old (and too tired) at 44 to have another. No offense to those of you over 40 who will have more , *I* just can't do it.

[lmintzer]

I was 28 when I had my first, which was very young in our particular circle. I was 31 when Joshua was born.

[MontrealMum]

I was 36 when DS was born.

[momtoonegirl]

I just turned 35 when I had DD.

[ThreeofUs]

I work with a lady who will be a grandma at 35! I can't even imagine.


There are a LOT of people around here like that, and a lot of grandmothers younger than I am. Not in my neighborhood, but I'm frequently taken for my DS's grandmother when I go to a different part of town.

[Happy 2B mommy]

I was 36 when DD was born and 39 when DS was born. Still thinking about a 3rd, but not sure I want to be pregnant at 40 or 41.

[bubbaray]

37 when I had DD#1 (turned 38 3m later) and 40 when I had DD#2.

I feel old. VERY old.

[LarsMal]

I turned 28 a couple months before DS was born. 29 1/2 with DD1 and one month shy of 32 with DD2. I always said I wanted to be finished having kids by 32, so I just made it!

[infomama]

30 big ones

[Fairy]

Have you guys noticed the parabola, here, in the voting? It's so classic with the largest amount in the middle, and then decreasing on either side of that all the way down. Textbook cross-section, no? Fascinating!

[Momof3Labs]

Have you guys noticed the parabola, here, in the voting? It's so classic with the largest amount in the middle, and then decreasing on either side of that all the way down. Textbook cross-section, no? Fascinating!

That would be the bell curve mentioned by a few posters - it is very interesting!!

My first was born 10 days after my 30th birthday.

[belovedgandp]

This is interesting. I had no idea that I was in the majority in both categories (age at first baby and current age).

I wish we had started earlier. i would kind of like 3, but DH is 8 years older than me, and doesn't feel like he can handle a 3rd.

I'm pretty much in the same boat - 29, 33, and 36 for our 3 kids - I was pushing for the forth, but DH doesn't want to be retired when he/she would be in junior high.

[Joolsplus2]

I was a couple months over 25. DH was almost 49 :D

[chozen]

19 with first 44 with second and we are planning on another.:)

[ourbabygirl]

chozen, I think you win for the biggest spread between kids... ummm... that came out kind of bad, sorry!

[Beckylove]

I was 29, after 6 years of marriage. Timing seemed best for us.

When we lived in Chicago, people were surprised that we started so young. Multiple people asked if it was "on purpose."

Now we moved to the south and we are OLD. Our friends are 3-5 years younger and are on kid 2 & 3.

[mommyp]

I was 32 when I had DD. We had been married 9 years!

[Veronica's Mommy]

Wow! I'm never in the majority! (I was 29.)

[caleymama]

Ditto. We were the youngest parents at preschool with ds and still just about the youngest at his elementary school in his grade. Pretty much every other mom friend I have is 5 years older than me.

Yeah, I was the 2nd youngest Mom in DD2's preschool class, and for many of the parents the preschool kid was their older or only child. There's definitely a solid 5+ year age difference btw me and most of my local Mom friends.


I had my first when I was 23, but I attribute that more to marrying my highschool sweetheart (at 21) than anything else. I am called a baby all the time by my friends - it doesn't help that I am the same age as the parents in DD's class (but they are on their 1st) and everytime they hear that I have an 8 year old their eyes bug out of their head!

Yup - same things happens to me! I married my college sweetheart a year after graduating (I was 22) and then had DD1 a little over 2 years later (I was 24, almost 25). Now that I'm at the ripe old age of 32 and DD2 is in K, I feel more "normal" but when people find out I have a 7yo 2nd grader I get the same reaction as you, LOL.

[Nooknookmom]

I was 2 months shy of my 25th birthday.

With DD2 I was 36. What a difference 11 years makes in terms of recovery and energy!

[C99]

I was 28, but only because my DS1 was born 5 weeks before his due date. ;-)

[baymom]

I was 30 when ds was born.

[new_mommy25]

Yep, at preschool I mentioned that I have a 7yo and I got the same look. I actually really enjoy that. It's fun to surprise people. Plus, then you get to be the wise, experienced parent. :)

Beth


This is me as well. When I mention to the parents in DD's preschool that I have a 6 year old, I can always see them mentally trying to do the math in their head and guess my age. I was 20 when DS was born, just a few months shy of my 21st birthday.

[scmama]

I was 27 when I had ds, just two months shy of 28.

[dcmom2b3]

Wow, so far I'm one of the oldest....I was 36 when I had my first (and only) child. Geesh...I feel old!

Aww, whenever you feel old, remind yourself that yours truly "is old-as-dirt-old." :D I was just shy of 40 when the bunny was born.

[soontobe]

I was 21 :)

[hellbennt]

33 w/ ds1
36 w/ ds2

married 3 yrs when ds1 was born

[ChunkyNicksChunkyMom]

19 with first 44 with second and we are planning on another.:)

I bow to you!!! Seriously. My legs involuntarily clamp shut if I even think of the possibility of getting pregnant again at 46. Good luck to you!

[chozen]

I bow to you!!! Seriously. My legs involuntarily clamp shut if I even think of the possibility of getting pregnant again at 46. Good luck to you!

how funny mine do the same thing sometimes, then irealize thats just my head my heart says yesss to one more.:ROTFLMAO:

[kcimato]

I was 24 with #1
26 with #2 and
28 with #3

[ast96]

I was 27 with DS1, 29 with DS2, and 33 with DS3.

[ChunkyNicksChunkyMom]

how funny mine do the same thing sometimes, then irealize thats just my head my heart says yesss to one more.:ROTFLMAO:

You are a good egg!!!

[gatorsmom]

how funny mine do the same thing sometimes, then irealize thats just my head my heart says yesss to one more.:ROTFLMAO:

This reminded me of a siggie that someone here used to have. It was "Babies are like tattoos. I always want just one more." :)

[updacountry]

My first and only was at 42! Tried, tried, tried and then gave up and SURPRISE!!!! My husband calls DD his fishing boat (that he didn't get, lol). Got PC 18 months later so was happy she made it here before that.