How old when you had your first child?

[Brightstar29]

I’m 30 and every other day I’m seeing a pregnancy or birth announcement on social media, often from people younger than me.

i’m in a relatively new relationship, both doing masters level uni courses which finish next year, both on the same page about wanting kids, don’t currently live together but have talked about it and it’s in the pipeline for within the next year. Despite this I’m still feeling the anxiety and urge to have a baby. I was with my ex until 28 and had 3 miscarriages, I’ve had all the tests to find out why and will get extra support in another pregnancy, but it’s intensified the urge and heightened the anxiety for me.

25, my one and only DC. I’m 33 now and still know quite a few people my age who haven’t had kids yet.

22

18

37 and my friends were 35,36,37 too.

I was 31. A lot of my friends were more like 34/35.

28 other friends 33, 29, 35. Family 19,21. Other friends 36 and not had one yet

Had my first and only when I was 18.

Pregnant at 30, miscarried. Then first that went to term at 33.

38

I didn't want dch, until I hit 30 and then it was like a switch being flipped. Took DH a while to come round, and we had our first when I was 34.

24. (3 months away from 25)

2nd at 28.

3rd at 33.

18 with my first. I'm 39 now - some of my friends (same age) are just having their first, some like me have adult children and everything in between.

32, nearly 33.

25 but I was in the minority - most of my friends were 30th

20. I had 4 kids by 28.

25, though most of my friends had theirs older than that.

20

1st at 31.
2nd at 37.

26, I know people who had dc as teens and I know people who had their first in their early 40’s and everything in between.

24 then 2nd at 29

23, but DD1 is about 10 years older than my same-age friends’ DC.

35...and just had third at 42 :)

I was 31 ( only just as I was induced on my birthday and he was born the day after). First got pregnant at 29 but ended up having a MMC at 19 weeks then fell pregnant again at 30

34, and am expecting his little brother or sister this November (am now 36)

32, now I've just turned 34 and due baby no2!