Active discussions

Help protect children from gaming harms.

Take our survey

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Conception

When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

Original poster

How young is too young?

31 replies

Hayden7833 · 21/05/2016 14:24

Hey guys! im new here and would like to know how young is too young trying for a baby?

I am 21 myself and my partner is 26, we both have a home together and both have full time jobs we could say life is perfect. We both have been speaking about trying for a baby which we both are very very excited about! BUT as usual with me there is something in the back of my mind .... Am I too Young?

Let me know what you think! All opinions welcome.

OP posts:
haveacupoftea · 21/05/2016 15:21

I dont think youre too young if youre well settled. I am 30 and wish i had started ttc much sooner.

MummyBex1985 · 21/05/2016 14:57

19 wasn't too young for me (unplanned) but given the choice I'd have waited until I was married and a home owner.

BendydickCuminsnatch · 21/05/2016 14:49

Also, if your real name is Hayden - absolutely looooove that name! Grin

BendydickCuminsnatch · 21/05/2016 14:45

I think it depends how long you've been together. When you say you have a home together, do you mean you own it or rent it? I look back soooo fondly on the 3 years me and DH spend together after we got married and before kids. Just indulging ourselves, big holidays and spontaneous breaks, nights out, buying our flat etc. Really exciting times and then felt very satisfied that we'd really spent that good quality time one-on-one before having DS.

FWIW we got together when I was 18, married at 22, baby at 25 (he'll be 1 on Wednesday :)). DH is 3 years older than me.

You have to do what's right for you! Hard to say!

CinnamonTwist · 21/05/2016 14:33

I don't think anyone is ever fully and completely 'ready' for a baby and I think everyone will always give you their opinion on your age and ability no matter what. A woman told me the other day that I'm "far too young to be thinking about babies" I'm 26 and she had to have ivf as she left it too late... Only you know when you're truly mentally, emotionally, physically or financially ready (or whatever else you're waiting for!)

Buggers · 21/05/2016 14:31

I'm 21 with a nearly 4 year old, still with her dad rent a nice house BUT i do wish I waited a few years sometimes. I would wait if I was you Go on holidays together, have lazy weekends together and just enjoy having no responsibility for a bit longer. there's no going back to the lie ins or last minute evenings out for a long time.

Swipe left for the next trending thread