What age is right for YOU to have your first child?

[Abbie]

heya
I have just been thinking with all this news about 'is it too old to have a baby at 62?' well it just got me thinking what is a good age for YOU to have a baby. In the poll i put like 20's and 30's and so on so you have a certain age like 28 or soemthing please state it, and i am asking the age that you, yourself would like to have children or if you have already had children what age you would of wanted to start at or maybe that age was already right for you.
Ok well i hope i have explained that okish cos i know im not a very good explainer.

[leanne27]

i had my daughter (still not used to saying that at 27) and i voted that 20's are the ideal age, i think your mature enough to cope with children but also young enough to lead active, healthy, long lives with them too.

[Chloe-Elise]

I think in the 20s is the best age.

[true.moon]

I think 20's not too young and ready for you to cope seeing as when you are 20 you still have the rest of your life to live with them rather than when you are 62!!

[Abbie]

i had my daughter (still not used to saying that at 27) awwwww bless ya.


i think your mature enough to cope with children but also young enough to lead active, healthy, long lives with them too.
yer thats what i belive that and i want to be able to see my grandchildren grow up to a good age and be around for them for many years, not saying you cant do that in your 30's but your 20's mean i just be around even longer and you never know i might even meet my great grandchildren.

[Cornishbabe]

For me my 20's but when I finish uni ill be 24 and then. ill want a career for a bit so ill prob end up being in my 30's

[Kim]

I think late 20s to early 30s. I want to go to uni and want nothing to do with boys until I've finished there.

[Babe14]

Up to the individual at the end of the day. These days people do seem to be having kids later on in life,o.k good as you have lived a little first, on the downside though your tied in later years. Whereas if you have a family when your young you are free to enjoy the later years of your life.
Personally I have no intention of getting married or having any kids and am the type of person who enjoys her own space and being free to do what they want.

[Katy]

i dont really want a kid really, but if i did then probably 25 above as you can start your career and not be too old to go back to it.

[Dutchgirl]

I waited until now. I'm 35 and very happy to be pregnant with my first child, I did all the fun things like hollidays far away and feel very confident. For me it isn't a day to soon.:)

[Jojo]

I waited until now. I'm 35 and very happy to be pregnant with my first child, I did all the fun things like hollidays far away and feel very confident. For me it isn't a day to soon.:) Huge congratulations DG!! Make sure you keep us updated on how things go...when are you due?? :cheer: :cheer:

[Londoner]

I only have one daughter and i had her at 19!!!! I am now 30 and my daughter is 11yrs old, I didn't plan to have a child at 19 it just happened (its ok i no how it happened! :rotfl: ) anyway the one thing i must say is that we are very close, we do so many things together and the great thing is that as i am still young myself (well kind of!) i can do them with her e.g. roller skating (although i spend most of my time on my bum!) go karting, pop concerts, we even do a street dance class together (which amuses her no end! as i am rubbish)

Sorry i started to go off track there, my point was that although i was very young we are very close, and she loves the fact that i am younger then a lot of mums as she says quite often that it is great that she has a trendy mum!

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[Dutchgirl]

Huge congratulations DG!! Make sure you keep us updated on how things go...when are you due?? :cheer: :cheer:
End of February beginning of March so I'm 12 weeks now.

[Dutchgirl]

I only have one daughter and i had her at 19!!!! I am now 30 and my daughter is 11yrs old, I didn't plan to have a child at 19 it just happened (its ok i no how it happened! :rotfl: ) anyway the one thing i must say is that we are very close, we do so many things together and the great thing is that as i am still young myself (well kind of!) i can do them with her e.g. roller skating (although i spend most of my time on my bum!) go karting, pop concerts, we even do a street dance class together (which amuses her no end! as i am rubbish)

Sorry i started to go off track there, my point was that although i was very young we are very close, and she loves the fact that i am younger then a lot of mums as she says quite often that it is great that she has a trendy mum!

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Well good for you if you're happy and she is happy that is all that counts! And 30 is young of course!

[Siobhan]

I waited until now. I'm 35 and very happy to be pregnant with my first child, I did all the fun things like hollidays far away and feel very confident. For me it isn't a day to soon.:)

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: I am so happy for you DG... big congrats

[Dutchgirl]

[quote=Siobhan]:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: I am so happy for you DG... big congrats[/quote

Ah thanks you guys, I'm very happy! And will keep you posted.:)

[xStephaniex]

i think for me it would be late 20's / early 30's because i want to get a carea (SP?) first and settle down then it would be perfect to have a baby. but ill have to wait and see if like plans out that way :p still got another 16 years yet :eek: :p x
Big congrats to you dutchgirl !! wish you all the best for the future :D :D

[di marco]

for me i think 20s, but not early 20s, i want to finish uni first, so thatll be about 22, so probably about 25 or a few years after. i dont wanna be too old cos i want to know my grandkids and stuff

[EE Rocks]

I'd say late 20's/early 30's.:)

[chance]

I had my first child when i was 17 and i dont regret it at all,i dont feel i have missed out on anything at all,if anyhing it has helped us to work at getting things.We go abroad twice a year,(disneyworld one of those) we have our own house (bought at 19) and are never short for anything.I know couples who havent got children and struggle and they are the ones who told me to have a abortion as id never have anything,how i proved all them wrong.
As i said without having my son when i did id prob still be going on uk hols and living with my parents.