Age when you had your first child?

txspadequeenRN, BSN, RN · Nov 30, 2005

#1- 16 lost the baby at 19 weeks

#2- 17 (1993)

#3- 24 (2000)

#4- 25 (2001)

#5- 26 ( 2002)

#6- 27 (2003)

and yes folks I know what caused all this.... :devil:

sixthborn · Nov 30, 2005

I was 18 when I had my daughter. I was also fresh out of high school.( Not recommended) I was 31 with my 2nd child( son) and 32 with my third( son also)..I felt great with my boys and worked up to the day of delivery. I encourage waiting until you are in your early to mid 20's before having kids..Gives you some time to grow up yourself! :)

candykane · Nov 30, 2005

I was 22 when I had my son. I learned my lesson. LOL. He is now 10 and has never wanted any sibilings.

CEG · Nov 30, 2005

I had my daughter at 25 and my son a week and a half ago :) at 26. He is a very easy, laid back baby and so far it has been a pretty easy transition. I am hoping to have 2 more but DH says he is done. We'll see who wants it more.

When we had DD we were married for three years, both in the military, had traveled extensively, paid off all our bills/student loans/cars, owned a home, etc. Now we are leaving the military and moving- I'm going to nursing school :) and DH has found a great job.

I was very happy with the timing- except that DH ended up being in Iraq for the first 9 months of DD's life. Very hard- single mom's deserve a medal for all that they do. This time with him around has been a wonderful experience.

BORI-BSNRN, BSN, RN · Nov 30, 2005

1st-25

2nd-27

3er-30

:)

sugabuga · Nov 30, 2005

Thanks for all the replies! My prof is going to flip! It seems as there are pros and cons to any age. I have no children and don't plan to until my late 20s, maybe 30. Do any of you that had your children when you were older worry about your retirement or not being able to spend as much of your life with your grandkids? Dh worries about being too old when the kids get out of school. He's worried he'll never be able to retire. Are his fears valid?

tvccrn, ASN, RN · Nov 30, 2005

I was 17 with my first son, 19 with my second and 23 with my daughter. I was a grandma at 36 and now that I have finally found the right man am thinking about having another at 38.

I must be nuts!

SC RN, RN · Nov 30, 2005

I was 18 when I had my first child (a boy) but I was also finishing up my first year of college since I graduated early. 13 years later I finally graduated from college and became a RN! I think I was too young for marriage but not too young for a baby. You either step up to the plate and take on the responsibilities of parenthood or you allow others to do it for you. It wasn't easy but when I look at my 13 year old soon today, my heart is filled with love and pride and happiness. I think the timing would've been better if I had waited 'til my mid-20s only because school would've been done and I would've been more financially stable.

And, finally, my second husband and I are trying to have another baby ... it's only our second month trying but I guess that my old body is not quite the same now that I'm 32. The first time I got pregnant I was on the pill ... and I took it every darn night and never forgot a single one! Now that I'm trying to get pregnant on purpose ... things aren't as easy as they look! :rotfl:

goodn · Nov 30, 2005

1st pregancy @ 30

1st baby girl @ 34

Divorced @ 36

Remarried @ 38

2nd baby girl @ 40

I never have felt too old to have my children, but do wish I could have had the second a little closer to the 1st. The ideal time, I think, would be between 25 and 35.

sonja77 · Nov 30, 2005

i was 21 years old when our son was born.

it was the right age for us. i came to the us at age 19 and wasn't able to work in the beginning because i was still waiting for my green card. and i didn't feel my english was good enough back then to go to college. so we had a baby and i stayed home with him until he started kindergarten. then i started taking my prereqs and now i'm almost half way through an lvn program. :)

eandgsma · Nov 30, 2005

First child was planned and I had him one month shy of 23. Second child wasn't planned (just came a little sooner than planned, hehe) at 25. I was married young, at 19, so we had 4 years together without kids. I am now 30 and am pursuing my career in nursing. My kids will be in school while I go to school and I didn't miss out on those baby years. I'm glad I had my kids when I did because I now have the "freedom" (if you want to call it that, LOL) to pursue my career and will still be young enough to enjoy my life when they are grown and out of the house.

But, that's just ME and what has worked for ME.

Darlene K. · Nov 30, 2005

age 24