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To be cheeky to ask how old you were when you had your kids? And age gaps?

117 replies

ecossegirl91 · 04/01/2024 16:12

I have one child currently, almost 15m old. Not an easy baby by any means - very bad reflux, very unsettled, kinda grumpy even now 😂 but delightful when he wants to be and still not sleeping through consistently! He was conceived and born when I was 31, very luckily on the first go after coming off the pill (which I’m now back on).

im Fairly certain a second is on the cards, not right now, probably with a 3 year gap if I had total control which of course I don’t because who knows if it’ll even happen for me, nothing is certain! I’ve just turned 33 and first born will turn 2 in the autumn.

not sure whether to bite the bullet and try when they turn 2 - that would be a min age gap of like 2y 8m or so if it happened straight away.

what did other people do? How long? What age etc?

OP posts:
JennyGracexx · 04/01/2024 17:13

Had my first at 35, will be looking to try for another quite soon I imagine, as I turn 36 this month and not expecting it to happen straight away

mintich · 04/01/2024 17:13

36 when I had my first. 16 months later had my second. Then 2 years later had my third.

BootOfTinsel · 04/01/2024 17:10

29 and then 32 so there is a 3 year gap with a couple of weeks added. It was planned for a 3 year gap started trying when Ds1 would be 2.9.

allfurcoatnoknickers · 04/01/2024 17:05

32 and 36. A deliberate 4 year age gap.

tokesqueen · 04/01/2024 17:01

30 and 33 with a 2.5 year age gap.
Twenty years on, wouldn't change the age I had them or the gap between. It's been perfect.

Rosiiee · 04/01/2024 16:59

23 and 28. The big age gap was fab and I’ve been toying with a third and I’d want a similar age gap. It means one set of daycare fees at once which is really the biggest expense of having a child so far!

I’m 30 now and my body isn’t what it used to be in my 20s so a third child is way way down the list atm. Aaaaand we’re still paying childcare fees 🙄

summerlovingvibes · 04/01/2024 16:55

First baby age 33, second baby age 36 with a 2 year and 4 month age gap. Perfect gap in my mind.
First one will be at school for 3 years (due to term time start dates and time of year they were born) which means I'll have some time with the youngest one when they turn 2 a couple of days a week.

They get on great, I was glad my older one was out of nappies by the time baby came along (excepts nights).

Personally didn't want a bigger gap (would have preferred smaller but it took a while to conceive second).

IDontLoveTheWayYouLie · 04/01/2024 16:52

18 and then 23

Tryingtokeepcalmandcarryon · 04/01/2024 16:27

30 with my first, 32 with my second. I think the number of school years makes a difference too, I have a autumn baby and then a summer one so there is 2 years 4 months between them and only 2 school years. If I had a September baby for my second a couple of months later, there would be 3 school years.

It will be nice having both at Infant school together for a year and it just means a year less doing school runs!

Twoshoesnewshoes · 04/01/2024 16:23

I was
20
24
28

gaps worked really well for us
24 was the best age! Organised (a bit) and still lots of energy and having fun.

MayBeee · 04/01/2024 16:22

Had two , the age difference was exactly 3 years , 9 months and two days .

Oops edited to give my age , had first at 21 .

TheBeesKnee · 04/01/2024 16:22

I wouldn't say it's cheeky, there are many threads like this.

I had my first when I was 31 too and he's 8 months old now. I'm not putting a date or number on the next baby, I'm going to go with when I feel ready. At the moment I absolutely do not between night wakes and feeling run down and haggard.

Dacadactyl · 04/01/2024 16:21

21 with our first and 26 for the second. Conceived straight away both times. If id had my time again I'd have liked a smaller age gap. I think 2-3 years between them would've been nice, but we were saving for house and wedding so not practical at the time.

OldRanter · 04/01/2024 16:21

I was

19
22
25

BeReet · 04/01/2024 16:20

I had my first at 30, my second at 32, my third at 34 and my fourth at 36 so I have roughly 2yrs between each of them.

TheBirdintheCave · 04/01/2024 16:19

34 for my first and I'm 37 with number two arriving in May. We started trying when I was 32. I would have liked to have been younger when I had kids but I didn't meet my husband until I was 29 then infertility and recurrent miscarriage scuppered any planned age gaps.

Wallawallakoala · 04/01/2024 16:15

I was 29 when I had my first and there’s a 3 year gap between ours. It’s really hard to say what is the best age gap to be honest because it depends on the dc! And how you feel. I liked the fact my first was at a point where they were potty trained, had a level of independence and could be left for a minute here and there whilst I was feeding / nappy changing / settling.

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