What age do you consider a "young mum"?

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Under 20
I say that as someone who had dc 1 at 19, married at 20 and had dc 2 at 21.

Under 22.

I think officially it is up to 25 years old. I had Dd at 23 I didn't feel particularly young at the time but looking back it is trickier in terms of getting a job, housing etc. I was very fortunate in having a lot of support and childcare so I could get childcare and accommodation sorted but those things are trickier when you are younger.

A lot of people seem to use ‘young mum’ to mean mother of a young baby, there have been threads on it before.

Should have proofread that, it was a tad repetitive

Under 21 (arbitary)

Under 20

Under 23.

Anything under 25.

I suppose an arbitrary number would be 21, but given that the average age to have your first child is 28.9, I think that a mother under 25 might seem relatively young.

Under about 25.
Under 20 would be a 'teen Mum' (which, obviously by definition, would be a Young Mum).

I’m old enough to have seen social norms change enormously in developed countries since the era of mass higher education began. When most young women are still in full-time education until they are 21, anything under 22 must count as being a ‘young mum’.

Round where I live, anyone under 30.

From about 26 or younger.

23 and under

Under 30 in my part of west London

Under 25.

Under 25
I wouldn’t view it as a pejorative term though

Actually... under 30 would probably still be called that from time to time round this way too.

I had dc at 16, 19, and 23.. I was definitely a young mum with the first two, borderline with the 3rd. I now volunteer for a group that supports young / teen mums, they define it as 21 and under, but girls can stay on even if they “age out” so to speak.

26 or under I'd consider young in this case

@OwlBasket A lot of people seem to use ‘young mum’ to mean mother of a young baby, there have been threads on it before

Literally never heard of that before in my life! Isn't it obvious that a young mum is a... young....mum...? A mum that is young? How bizarre.

Reminds me of 'What an all day boat party?'...it's a party on a boat...all day

In my demographic Under 28 is Young, under 24 very young, 28 - 35 average, then 36+ older.

Under 25

Under 24 is young imo but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing to have a baby before 24.