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What age did you have your kids?

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Lacatrina · 12/12/2025 14:04

What age did you have your kids and would you say it was before, bang on or over average age wise?

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TrixieFatell · 12/12/2025 22:06

Late 20s, early 30s, late 30s

Femalefootyfan · 12/12/2025 22:06

First a month before my 24th birthday
Second at 27
Third at 30

This was between 1988 and 1994, not sure about average age for each

augustusglupe · 12/12/2025 22:06

24

mondaytosunday · 12/12/2025 22:04

41 and 43. I know that’s older than average as I can google. But plenty of mums at my kids’ school similar age to me.

EllaPaella · 12/12/2025 22:04

23, 30, 35

AliTheMinx · 12/12/2025 22:03

I've got one DC and I had him.when I was 33. I only ever wanted one child. He's perfect.

EsmeSusanOgg · 12/12/2025 22:03

34 and 38 (just, day before my birthday). Slightly older than average, but not out of the norm.

francii · 12/12/2025 21:57

19,20,25 and 35! First three were probably well before average age. 35 was probably pretty average although I felt ancient in comparison to my others!

Cel77 · 12/12/2025 21:53

37 and 41. Definitely over average age but not completely unheard of.

Isadora2007 · 12/12/2025 21:32

Teen twenties and thirties.

younger than average for first two. Probably average for third and older than average for fourth.

Mistaken for grandchild number 3s mum the other day- and at 47 I guess I could be… at a push.

c2025 · 12/12/2025 21:31

28, 33, 35

TheNameWasOnceChosen · 12/12/2025 21:06

17 and 29.

First one i was way to young. Second was perfect.

TeenageSu1cideDontDoit · 12/12/2025 20:53

24 and 28. Probably considered average in the early 2000s.

WanderlustMom · 12/12/2025 20:51

20 when I fell pregnant, just turned 21 when I gave birth. Didn’t think I was that young at the time but since my son started school I’ve realised I was quite young, all of my school mom friends are 8-10 years older than me minimum.

I’m now due my daughter in a few weeks time and I’m 26, feels a bit more average this time

HopelesslyNaive98 · 12/12/2025 20:51

26 and 28. Younger than average in my area but not wildly young. I was usually the youngest mum at baby groups in our village with my first. And at the school gates DH and I are some of the younger parents.

I work with families and I’d say the average first time mum is around 29-33 usually, although the range is obviously teens to 50s.

Editing to add: Our eldest is autistic with a PDA profile and can be remarkably hard work. I’m glad I’m up against it whilst I’ve still got the energy!

Ladychatterly86 · 12/12/2025 20:46

33 and 35. I'm 39 now nearing 40 and feel I've aged significantly in that time...My older friends by a few years have kids that are 8+ but a lot of our friends in our circle decided not to have children at all.

MummyWillow1 · 12/12/2025 19:46

I had my one and only at 27, about average age 17 years ago - most of her friends mums are the same/similar age.

My Mum was 20 when she had me and her Mum was 20 when she had her.

Gardenalia · 12/12/2025 19:45

29, 31 and 32 in the early/mid 90s, so about average for then. I had loads of energy so carried on working all the way through. I think if I’d started later or spread them out more I would have struggled to develop my career fully.

Marble10 · 12/12/2025 19:45

25 . I could have done with waiting a few years looking back now.

TwooooDoooozenRoses · 12/12/2025 19:41

27 and 30, which seemed very average.

DelphineDonkeys · 12/12/2025 19:40

23 and I think it was younger than average, but there's a similar age gap between me and my mum and my mum and grandmother, so normal age within my family. A couple of my mum's friends had a bit of an existential crisis at her becoming a grandmother in her forties.

Allswellthatendswelll · 12/12/2025 19:33

33 and 36 (almost 37). Probably older than average for the UK. Bang on average for Mums in our area. Young compared to my university friends!

Neurodiversitydoctor · 12/12/2025 19:28

28 & 30
Felt ypung but now sooo glad ( they are 19 & 21)

easytoremember · 12/12/2025 19:16

29 (I only have one).

DemonsandMosquitoes · 12/12/2025 19:07

30 and 33. That was over twenty years ago now, wouldn’t change a thing.