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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:
WarriorN · 10/12/2025 20:47

And there are several mums my age

DappledThings · 10/12/2025 20:46

I was 42 and 44 when DC were in year 1.

When I was 44 with DC2 there were a couple of mums about the.same age as me, and a couple only just into their 20s.

It's a huge range.

notthatoldchestnut · 10/12/2025 20:45

I was 40/41 when my kids were in year 1

ByronKoala · 10/12/2025 20:45

I was also 42. Not old whatsoever nowadays and I definitely didn’t feel any different to the younger mums. DD went to a prep school so parents were all a bit older in general - I definitely wasn’t the odd one.

WarriorN · 10/12/2025 20:45

I was 46

cinnamonscented · 10/12/2025 20:44

When DC1 was in Y1 I was 27-28 and lots of the parents were starting to celebrate their 40th birthdays.
When DC3 was in Y1 I was about to celebrate my 40th.
It also depends on the school - I taught at a lovely school in a deprived area and there were lots of younger mums. The schools my kids were at had lots of parents older than me, even by the time I had DC3.

herbalteabag · 10/12/2025 20:44

I was 33 and 41

Daisypod · 10/12/2025 20:43

My youngest is only in reception but I’m 49 so by yr 2 I’ll be 51

niclw · 10/12/2025 20:43

My child is in year 2 and i’m 45. I know that another set of parents in my child’s class are 49 and 54.

PancakePatty · 10/12/2025 20:43

I will be 47 when my child goes in to Y1. We have a few years to go though!
I don’t feel old at playgroup even though all the other mums are younger than me.
My husband will be 51.

ThatBluntZebra · 10/12/2025 20:42

40 for DD1, 42 for DD2 and will be 45 for DD3

BusMumsHoliday · 10/12/2025 20:42

I'm 38 and a yr1 mum; quite a few of my friends with kids in the same class are over 40. I'll be 41 when DC2 starts year 1. Most mums in the year are within 5 years of me, but we're in an area where people have kids later.

NoSoapJustUseShowerGel · 10/12/2025 20:42

The last time I was a y1 mum I was 36. I was probably towards the younger end of the fellow mums at the classroom door.

Ladybugheart · 10/12/2025 20:41

I'm 33, my DDs dad, my husband, is 49. I've found a mix of parent ages in my daughter's year group , from what looks like young 20s to, well my husband's age lol

GrooveArmada · 10/12/2025 20:39

I'll be 40 when my DC is Year 1. You're not old, OP.

Soggyspaniel · 10/12/2025 20:39

33 for me. But I feel on the younger side compared to the other parents, I don’t think you’re unusual x

thefamous5 · 10/12/2025 20:39

thefamous5 · 10/12/2025 20:38

I have a year 2 baby that was born two days before rhe school year cut off. I'm 40.

Meant to add...

My other children are y10, y9 and y6

Hesma · 10/12/2025 20:39

I was 44, another mum from my DDs class was 22… nobody cares!

Wowsersbrowsers · 10/12/2025 20:39

Generally anywhere between late 20s to late 40s with a couple of outliers. Pretty sure at least one parent had grandchildren the same age.

SockQueen · 10/12/2025 20:38

I was 38 and 40 for mine. Probably older than average for the class but not massively so.

thefamous5 · 10/12/2025 20:38

I have a year 2 baby that was born two days before rhe school year cut off. I'm 40.

TickyTacky · 10/12/2025 20:36

I was 27 & 29 as a y1 mum.

GarlicBreadStan · 10/12/2025 20:36

I'm 27 and my son is in year 3. So I would've been 25 when he was in year 1.

Swissmeringue · 10/12/2025 20:35

When my oldest started year 1 I was 37, and the youngest mum in her class by a good 3 years. When my youngest is in year 1 I'll be 41, which is a perfectly average age in my experience.

Posithor · 10/12/2025 20:35

I'm 40 next year I have my eldest in year 2, middle in school nursery and a 10 month old (so I'll be older than you when the middle and youngest are in year 1)

My eldests best friend was in the car with me a few weeks back and said something and I commented
"Well your Mum is a lot younger than me."
"How old are you about 65?"

It had been a rough week in fairness 🤣😂

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