Age when you had your first child?

[sugabuga]

Morning everyone! I'm doing a paper for development psych (ugh) and was wondering how old most of you were when you had your first child and what you think the best age to start a family is. I appreciate your responses in advance!

[Hoping LVN2BSN]

#1 & only - 24y.o.

Whenever your life is in order, you have been through school, have a stable job, have worked a couple years, gotten married, and put a few thousand in the bank.

Now for the real world answer, I wasn't READY until my daughter DH and I got home! We had jobs and all that good stuff, but that still didn't equate to ready. She's 10 months now and I finally think I'm ready :)

[farishtaRN]

Had my son and daughter (twins) when I was 22 ---- I'm glad that I'm as young as I am because I need all the energy I have to keep up with them! They are entering "the terrible twos"!

[capribry]

I was 18 when I had my son in July 2004, he was four weeks early. I went straight to college that August with no problem besides the "I miss my baby syndrome"

[jgwe4e]

1st: 20

2nd: 22

3rd: 24

It looks more planned than it was. The first two are really only 16 mos apart. The first was 3 1/2 when the third was born. It was great having 3 babies, having them grow into 3 toddlers, then 3 pre-schoolers. But 3 teenagers...not so fun, 3 college kids...very, very expensive. Still, I'd do it the same way again.

[Beckalicious]

1st - 23

2nd - 25

There is exactly 2 1/2 yrs between them, and it's perfect. (But that's just my opinion.)

[jlwlln]

I had 1st at 23, 2nd at 26. was through with LPN school before got married. was working hubby worked full time too. wouldnt change anything except for the constant bickering between them. I am told this is normal though. Were we ready? No but we adapted and made and still make sacrifices for them every day. They are the most important part of my life, I wouldnt give them up for anything. Now they are 13 and 10 and keep us busy with sports and stuff, so in my spare time i am working on my RN so hopefully I can help them with college and stuff when the time comes.

[Jean Alice]

My son was born 3 weeks after my 21st birthday. I didn't get that night out drinking to celebrate turning 21!! But it has worked well for hubby and me.

[tantalus]

I was 34 but that was down to not being in a suitable relationship...in all honesty I think I have more patience now but I get more tired

[postmortRNhere]

#1 at 32 1994

#2 at 35 1997

#3 at 36 1998

#4 at 37 1999

I forgot what my body looked like after being pregnant almost every year. Not to mention the constant vomiting nausea and vomiting.

[twinmommy+2, ADN, BSN, MSN]

19 first pregnancy- m/c

20 second pregnancy- m/c

24 third pregnancy- oldest girl

26 forth pregnancy- identical twin girls

30 fifth pregnancy- finally a boy on feb 2nd of this year

[smkiya, BSN, RN]

28, while in nursing school....

[L&D]

24- my oldest girl

27- my youngest girl

they keep me very busy