To ask what you did for your 30th birthday?

Had a party shared with my best friend. Party was on their actual birthday. (Was also NYE so awesome night)

I was thirty a long time ago and I don't remember anyone making anything much of thirtieth birthdays in the nineties. Apart from anything else, I had two small children and we had very little money plus my birthday is just before Christmas so l did not feel the need to do anything out of the ordinary.

Went for Toby carvery breakfast with my DH, kids, mum and siblings. Handed off the kids to my mum. Went for a few drinks up London, theatre show and then a nice meal that booked on wowcher. My birthday is same week as my husbands and our anniversary so we always try to so something if we can. 40th in 2 years so going to try a once in a lifetime holiday!

Husband took me to London for the night and we saw a few shows. I haven't had a birthday party since my 21st!

For my husband's 30th I booked a surprise trip to Rome and did a scavenger hunt the day before we left, ending in an Italian cafe, where I gave him the tickets!

Spent the day at home with two small children, while my workaholic (now ex) husband went to work (it was a Sunday!)

Had a miscarriage.

Did a trip on the Orient Express.

Sunday lunch out with family (incl husband, children, siblings, parents, in-laws, nieces, nephews etc).

No. An actual sword. , 🗡️

Went out for a Middle Eastern meal with friends. Nothing special for 40 though. Meal with husband.

I was pregnant with ds1. We had a bbq in the garden for close family and friends and Dh took me to Paris. It was booked before we knew I was pregnant which wasn’t great planning as I couldn’t drink wine, eat rare steak or most cheese, but it was still lovely. He felt ds kick for the first time in our hotel bedroom ☺️(said ds is now 20 <sigh>)

My friends threw me a party I didn't want! However my best friend met my cousin for the first time an 30 years on they are still together, married and have 5 boys!! So in hindsight was a great thing!

I had a rock n roll themed party. Complete with pink Cadillac cake, inflatable jukebox and Elvis cardboard cutouts. We drank lots and ate chilli dogs

Hired a club and had a joint birthday party with a mate then ‘afters’ back at mine till 2pm the next day.

I had a surprise party which wasn’t actually a surprise as I had taken a phone call from the venue months before where they said they were returning a call about a surprise 30th 🙄 to this day my parents still don’t know I knew! Plus surprise parties aren’t my thing! My 40th was better as it was in the first Covid lockdown! A friend came to drop my present off and we had a socially distanced chat on the street, then I had an M&S afternoon tea in the garden with mum & dad (lived together at the time) then went for a walk in the evening with another friend. 40th was my favourite!

It was thirty five years ago but I still remember! My XH and I went out for a posh meal, leaving 20 month son and two month old daughter with a friend.

Unfortunately DD didn't sleep at ALL and I was so exhausted that the fancy restaurant was wasted on me. I just wanted eight hours sleep.

I did a pregnancy test and found I was expecting DS1!
If it hadn't have been my big birthday, I'd have waited a day or 2 to do the test, but couldn't resist trying!
We also had uni friends come over and stay the night and had a really lovely dinner at home.

I left my toddlers with my mam and dad and spent a few days in Vegas with DH. Swiftly approaching another big one and hoping to spend it somewhere in the far east… I have a family member who never made it to 30 so I never feel sad about getting old, I celebrate every single one. London sounds lovely, have a great time!

I had been saving a little bit for a while, and for my 30th birthday I was given some cash and M&S vouchers.

On my 30th birthday I dropped off most of my old clothes to a charity shop and spent the day shopping for a smaller amount of new mix-match stuff.

I was in the throes of a divorce, living in a rented room, and I decided my 30th was the time to kick-start a new me, out with the old, in with the new - starting with clothes.

I met my now DH about 6 weeks later.

This was pre-kids for us. On my actual birthday DH took me to the Waterside Inn. A couple of weeks later we went on a celebratory long weekend to Paris with some more Michelin stars included. It was pretty nice!

I had mumps, caught from my children

Nothing, as my sister in law was in intensive care and my husband was a bit of a mess that week.

40th it was also my moms 60th so we did a weekend away in Slovenia.
50th I’d been made redundant so just wanted to go to see Harry Potter at the theatre, mooch round a bookshop and then dinner afterwards.

Please don’t! Turning 30 actually felt great in the end - much better than my 20s. 40s are even better.

Went to Marrakech.

Enjoy! I think Japan has been my favourite trip yet x