If you could change it would you have your kids younger or older than the age you actually were?

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What age were you, and would you change it? Just being nosey!

32 and 36. Would like to have been a few years younger. I wasnt building a career or partying, just had health issues. Would also like my parents to have had me younger so that my DC could have younger grandparents (they're 74 and 78).

How old are your kids?

If id have been my mums age when she'd had me (she was 35), she'd have been 70 by the time any GC came along. Seems really old for first grandkids.

26, 28, and 33. Looking back I think I should have waited a bit longer, many another 5 years or so. I got married at 23 and I was very young for my age, if I had my time again I think 30 would have been a better age for marriage. (And maybe a different groom)

24 and 26, perfect and no regrets.
They'd both flown the nest by the time I was 45.

Oh this is hard. Had mine at 33 and almost 39. I do sometimes wish I'd had my first at 31 and then I could have squeezed a 3rd in as I quite fancy a third now, but I don't want to push my luck as I'm in my early 40's.

35 and 37. Ideally I’d have been slightly younger but it wasn’t that long after I met my husband, who happened to come into my life at exactly the right time.

We are here now DS is 19 Dd 17, I am 47 DH is 48. Life is pretty good. Hoping to semi retire in 5 years as will no longer need a family home downsize and travel the world.

33. I'd have happily had one when I was ten years younger.

30 and 34 and I’d have had them slightly earlier, maybe 28 and 32. Although we would have struggled more financially then, so I guess there are pros and cons at any age!

34 and 36 - was perfect for me.
Wouldn't have wanted sooner as I had some emotional trauma I needed to put further into my rear view mirror, and I had better wisdom and experience to improve my parenting than younger me could have managed.

Kids are now 10 and 12 and I'm glad I didn't do it later as I sense that the time when I don't really want to be doing daily mum stuff as my topmost priority is on the horizon.

33 for first, 38 for third/last and wish I'd started a bit earlier so I could have had a fourth as felt for me, 40 was too old at DH is a bit older than me.

I was 30 and 32. Youngest of my friends. I'm late 30s now. I would of had them each 2 years earlier I think, but I didn't feel ready at the time.

Had my one and (unsurprisingly!) only two weeks shy of 42. It's been great and now that they are a teen even better. Maybe younger would have been better but there's no way of knowing, and I wasn't in the right place before 40...although I appreciate I have been very lucky in many ways.

39 & 45. Ideally I would have been 5-10 years younger and would have had a smaller age gap (maybe even a third but DH was on the fence about a 3rd anyway so maybe not), but I didn't meet DH until I was mid 30's. By the time we got engaged then married I was late 30's which (I assume) affected my fertility as it took a few years for each DC. Very grateful for what I have though, and whilst I may end up too old to help with any grandchildren should they choose to have any, financially we were better off when we had them vs the age I might otherwise have chosen so am able to afford hobbies & whatnot for my children. Swings and roundabouts I guess.

20,25 and 27.

Would liked to have had DC1 maybe a few years later but ultimately very happy about when they happened, especially as DC2 was IVF.

37 and 40. No regrets and finding three young kids fine in my early 40s - maybe menopause hasn't hit yet lol.

With hindsight though, I think I was very lucky that after dithering endlessly about kids, when I finally did decide to Ttc it was easy to get pregnant. I also had twins naturally and now I love having three, which I might not have had time to have one at a time IYSWIM. So I'd probably advise my daughter to try a bit earlier than me!!

I had mine at 23 27 31 and if I could chose again I wouldn't have children at all.

24 and 27 and I wish I’d been younger but it wasn’t happening for us at the time despite all the warnings of mega-fertility at that age!

30 and 33. Absolutely perfect. Perfect age gap too -2.5 months.

22,26,29,30 and 33.

I'm happy with my choices.

29 and 31 but looking back I’d go a bit younger maybe 25 and 27

25 and 29 and wouldn't change that.

24, 26 and 28. If I had my time again I'd have them later.

@poblano. Do you mind me asking why?

26 and 29. I wouldn’t change it. They’re 11 and 8 now