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How old are year 1 mums

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gottalovemushrooms · 10/12/2025 20:22

If u are a mum to a child in year 1 how old are u? Just cos I feel so old. I’m almost 42

OP posts:
Happycow · 10/12/2025 22:17
  1. A few mums are my age, many (most) a decade younger, some young enought to be my daughter 🙈
IrisEmily · 10/12/2025 22:16

I was 50 when my child was in Year 1.

Shinyandnew1 · 10/12/2025 22:14

I was 25 with my first and 32 with my last.

GrannyTeapot · 10/12/2025 22:13

With my eldest I was 21 when she was Y1, my youngest I was 45. I prefer to go with feeling wise rather than old 😉.

Runawaaybaby · 10/12/2025 22:13

I'm 28 with a child in Year One but I can't say I really take note of how old people look, I just say a friendly good morning

TwinklyOpalShark · 10/12/2025 22:11

My youngest started reception in September. I'm 49

Shedeboodinia · 10/12/2025 22:11

My sister had her first at 22 and said she always fwlt out of place being a young mum. And then a second at 37 and says she now feels like the oldest.
We were in a less well off area when my first was in primary and I felt old.
And then moved to a more affluent area now I am actually even older and i feel young.
It does depend on area I think too, stands to reason that younger parents have had less time to build up to a better job or more expensive house. Older parents have had more time to accumulate money and wouldnt have spent their 20s paying out for child related things.
I was 35 when my eldest was in year 1 and 40 when my youngest was in year 1.

SparklyRedZebra · 10/12/2025 22:11

Well that depends on things like siblings? With my youngest 31/32 and my youngest 41/42. So without knowing basics about their family I wouldn’t think anything about their ages really.

Thesquaregiraffe · 10/12/2025 22:11

My son aged 14 and his best mate, also 14 are going to see Metallica next year with his mum - aged 30 (possibly 31 by the time we go) and I will be 52!

What I will say is; when you have a child, whether you’re 18, 33 or 45 the goals, concerns and achievements are the same. We all, as parents want the best for our children - and then, age really doesn’t matter.

ScruffMuffin · 10/12/2025 22:10

Haven't read the whole thread.

When my kids were in Year 1 (around a decade ago), the youngest mum and dad were both 21. Oldest mum was around 48 and oldest dad was 61.

ScrambledEggs12 · 10/12/2025 22:09

I was 41 when my youngest was in Year 1, definitely one of the oldest. I was 38 when my eldest was in Year 1, and one of the oldest.

The parents older than me mostly also had much older children too.

HippeePrincess · 10/12/2025 22:09

I was 28 with my first and I’ll be 41/42 with the last. Perfectly normal to have a large range of ages.

WorryWife · 10/12/2025 22:09

I’m almost 41 and have a reception kid

Epidote · 10/12/2025 22:08

I was 48 when mine was in year 1.
I'm probably the older mum tbf by the look of everyone, but I can't care less tbh.

ThatJollyGreySquid · 10/12/2025 22:07

I was 39 when my DD was in year 1. The oldest Mum was 52 and the youngest was 19. It really doesn’t matter.

Rufus27 · 10/12/2025 22:05

I was 50 when my youngest was in Y1. I was surprised to find I wasn’t the oldest (by one month). At least a third of DC’s class had mums over 40 when they were in Y1 (small village primary).

Cherrybomb00 · 10/12/2025 22:05

I was 34 and 38 when mine were in year 1

MrsSamR · 10/12/2025 22:05

Based in the SW, my daughter started Y1 in September as I turned 40.

UnctuousUnicorns · 10/12/2025 22:05

She's a teenager now, but when DD3 started P1 (so five), I was three weeks off 44. My older two were 15 and 14 then.

Tacox · 10/12/2025 22:04

FortyFacedFuckers · 10/12/2025 21:36

I was in my early twenties but some of them were double my age, I was really worried about being judged but I became really good friends with a few that were between 15-20 years older than me, it honestly doesn’t matter

Depends on the school. I had mine at 16 in year 3 now and I’m 24. The others are all way older than me with even a few grandparents raising their grandkids, none of them want to know me.
I wouldn’t worry about being too old at 42 though think most of these are in their 30s or 40s

Ihaveoflate · 10/12/2025 22:04

I was 44 when my only child was in year 1 and I wasn't the oldest mum.

The age range of parents in her class in huge. My DH and another dad are probably old enough to be the youngest dads' fathers! It really doesn't matter - noone gives a shit.

Goldwren1923 · 10/12/2025 22:03

44!

Moaning5 · 10/12/2025 22:03

What an odd post 😂

Who cares !

I was 30 but I genuinely can’t remember any of the other mums being younger or older - we were just mums 🥰

ilikeeggs · 10/12/2025 22:02

I’m 38 and do feel like one of the older ones this time. I was 31 when DD1 was in year 1.

Kisshygge · 10/12/2025 22:02

I was 30, 32, 35, 37 and with my youngest I will be 40.