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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

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cadburyegg · 11/12/2025 21:13

Mine are y6 and y3 now but when they were y1 I was 33/36

isargosaword · 11/12/2025 21:11

I was 26 and the youngest/one of the youngest!

There was a really mix of ages. Plenty in their 30s and 40s. Also for some it was their first child, whereas a few had older secondary age or teenagers already from first marriage etc.

Some of the parents I got along with best were fifteen years plus older than me so I don’t think it matters.

Also there were some parents I have no idea exactly how old they were, it can be hard to tell exactly if you’ve not been told.

Gormless · 11/12/2025 21:04

50!

Bringemout · 11/12/2025 20:58

43

Tiedbutchorestodo · 11/12/2025 20:57

I was 35 with my eldest (and one of the youngest mums in her class) and 42 with my youngest (on the older side of average for her class)

KeenGreen · 11/12/2025 20:56

Almost 40, one child.

Quite a few in DS Class similar age or older

BakewellGin1 · 11/12/2025 20:54

Well with my eldest I was 27 and my youngest 40

Parents seem to be anywhere from age 23ish to 47ish

Misswright88 · 11/12/2025 20:53

I’m 37. I think I’m one of the younger year one mums

Globules · 11/12/2025 20:48

33 with DS.

I felt old in my area.

Sartre · 11/12/2025 20:44

32 and I can confidently say I am one of the youngest. I can pinpoint perhaps three other parents I would gather are a similar age to me but the rest are easily at least a decade older.

littlemissalwaystired · 11/12/2025 20:42

I’ll be 34 when mine starts year 1😊

Julimia · 11/12/2025 20:41

5 going on 6!! What does it matter you are mum to your child not 42 year old mum. Ages will be very mixed and will be so all through your childs life. Stop worrying , be you and enjoy it as it comes.... soon be Yr 2etc.

Miaminmoo · 11/12/2025 20:34

When my DS1 was in Year 1 I was 39, when my DS2 was in Year 1 I was 42 and I couldn’t have cared less, we had a variety of ages in my Mum group, some 10 years younger than me. It is what it is.

EveryDayisFriday · 11/12/2025 20:31

I was 32 with DD1 and 36 with DD2 when they were in Y1.

AliTheMinx · 11/12/2025 20:29

I would have been 39 when DS was in Year 1. I was one of the younger mums (but not young!).

Randomcrackedegg · 11/12/2025 20:28

Mine are all past year one now but I was 23, 30 and 44. Youngest is now in year 3 and I'm probably one of the oldest mums, but I don't really pay much attention to be fair

Hummusanddipdip · 11/12/2025 20:26

I will add that most of the parents in ds year group are around the same age and a couple of years older/younger, but I only know that because dh went to school with so many of them. (Small town, only a couple of primary's and people dont tend to leave, or come home when they start families)

adviceneeded1990 · 11/12/2025 20:24

LemaxObsessive · 11/12/2025 19:54

JFC! 64? That’s appallingly selfish, that poor kid. Destined to be a young carer, poor little thing.

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My friend was a carer her entire childhood and her Mum, who died at 43, had her in her early twenties. She had lost both (young!) parents by 25. There are no guarantees in life. My Gran had her last baby at 44 and died last year at 94, having lived completely independently until she was almost 90.

Many people who don’t conceive easily don’t have the luxury of choosing when to start their family. I’m 35, my DSD is 10, DH is 41. We planned when we started trying for us to be done by the time I was 35. Yet here we are, exploring adoption after years of failed IVF and pregnancy losses. So there’s every chance my DH could be pushing 50 with a year 1 or 2 child. It wasn’t a choice.

TurquoiseDress · 11/12/2025 20:22

So with my two DC I was aged 41 & 45 respectively when they were in Year 1

I felt pretty average really compared with all the other mums

Definitely think women are having babies later especially taking into account career progression, being able to afford a home/mortgage etc

Firsttimemom3 · 11/12/2025 20:20

31 !

PrincessSakura · 11/12/2025 20:19

I was 26 with my eldest and 27 with my youngest.

TurquoiseDress · 11/12/2025 20:17

When DC2 started year 1 I had just turned 45

Definitely think there is a wide ish spectrum of age although here where we live in SE London I’d say prob mums aged at least early 30s and beyond

adviceneeded1990 · 11/12/2025 20:16

Massive range! Anything from early 20s to mid 40s here!

popcornandpotatoes · 11/12/2025 20:14

34, it's very varied at DDs school and honestly I can't really tell how old other mums are

Hummusanddipdip · 11/12/2025 20:13

My eldest is a July born yr2 and I'm 35. I will be 39 when my youngest is yr1

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