How old are you and how many kids do you have?

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How old is everyone on here, with how many children? Just to be a nosey cow.

Im 28 with 2 kids. I was chatting to a mum I know from nursery today and found out she's 32 with 4 kids. I had always hoped to have 4 kids because I always wanted a big family. Now that ive separated from my ex I cant really see that happening with anyone else.

If it did happen again, it would take a long time for me to be comfortable enough to have kids with someone else, and im just thinking I really don't know if I could be bothered to do it all again in my mid-30s or later. Not to mention the scaremongering against having kids beyond this age. If i did end up with only my 2, I would still remain overjoyed, as they do keep me very busy and are the light of my life. Equally, if I could have more, I most definitely would. I just love being a mum/motherhood.

Did anyone here have kids at a later age, and did it go smoothly (i.e. pregnancy and birth)? Or does anyone on here have kids with a large age gap, and if so, how has it played out I.e. sibling relationships?
There are 10 years between me and my older brother, and our relationship was always very poor (though for a number of other reasons, too). This also puts me off having more later in life.

24 with 2, had my first when I was only 16 though. Would like one more but before im 27

I'm 49 with a 2 year old and a 16 year old. Sounds odd to some but I bloody love it. I don't dwell too much on age gaps (for a start I didn't have a choice). My Dad has a brother 18 months older and they have never got on. So just because siblings are close in age does not mean they will actually be close!

God damn, bravo! I don't think you are old lol, its the age gap that bothers me most

This is true, but I think it maybe makes it sightly more likely. I was super close to my sister growing up (4 years older than me) but hated my brother. I'm just going off my own experience, I guess.

But I'm glad to hear its worked out for yours, I think older kids either take on a carer role with a young sibling, or reject them and have little to do with them. If I do ever have another, I hope its the latter!

30 with 2 children (9DS and 3DD). A brilliant age gap for us - they get on fantastically and all of his friends love her as well as him!

I respect anyone with a smaller age gap/more child but I know I couldn't do it.

I'm in my 50s and have 6 dc.

I had 2 in my teens.

Met my exdh and ten years later had 3 more dc.
6 years later had a massive 'surprise' baby.

No issues health wise or complications. It was no harder having babies in my teens then my 20s, 30s or 40s.
All unmedicated, last 3 were water births.

Dc are now 36, 34, 24, 21, 28 & 11

54. 0 kids

I have a 10 year age gap with my older sister and we didn't get along growing up, there was a lot of jealousy on her part which, as an adult, I can understand now. I have a younger brother too (18 months younger) so a lot of the focus was on us, and we were like best friends, so older sister probably felt very side lined. We get along well now, though.

I have an 8 year age gap between my two. So far, it's been amazing. They absolutely adore each other.
I'm 37 btw.

Why 27?

I think you're lucky in a lot of ways! You should do it if you feel you are in the right position to do so. Id love to have another I just don't know that its the right decision

I’m 40 with three, aged 8,7 and 4. So done!

Obviously meant former lmao im just tired and slow

I am the youngest of five with a 10 year age gap between me and the next sibling. My oldest brother was 18 when I was born. Love all my siblings dearly , but I was more like an only child growing up in fact I’m closer in age to some of my nieces and nephews, than I am to my brothers and sisters. Actually my best friend is my niece who is only 8 years younger than me. So I grew up in a large family as the youngest but with nieces and nephews popping along all of the time, even though I loved my family very much I knew that I only wanted 2 and preferably girls which I got! I have a 4 1/2 year age gap between my two daughters as I really don’t work well with chaos and now they have both had their own babies in the same year which is lovely.

39 - 2 kids aged 10 and 13. I have a big age gap (10 years) between me and my siblings and although we get on well as adults, I felt quite separate from them in childhood. Due to that, I didn’t want a big age gap between mine.

I am 41. I have one DS, aged 9. Wanted more but it didn't happen. We do have a 5 yo tortoise though :)

We had an unplanned late 3rd arrival.
Practically an only child but with strong ties to the oldest two.

This was honestly so wholesome to read. Im glad you got what you wanted lol, I did too yay (elder boy and younger girl). Its so sweet you're at the stage of watching them become mother's themselves, I sometimes think about all of these times to come and it makes me feel so excited and full of joy lol. Enjoy it!

I had my first at 16, I love being a mother but would like to have some years of my life not being a mother to small children. Like how most people have their late teens/early twenties but for me it’ll be my late thirties and 40s

I have 2 DC. DS is 29 and DD is 13. The age gap worked out well for me, they are very close. DS left home when DD was 2 so it’s a bit like having an only child again day to day but he visits regularly and she speaks to him on the phone more often than I do!

41 with 1 baby after loss and ivf. We have 3 embryos left so who knows.

I adopted my first at 30. Then divorced and met my dh and had two babies naturally with him. My children are now24, 13 and 9 and all get on brilliantly and I am so proud of them all.

60 with 2 adult sons. Had them when I was 27 and 28. Now a granny to 2 year old and 4 year old boys ( born when DIL was late 20s). Husband and I are retired and spend all day ( 7.15 to 5.15) on Monday with them at our house, plus frequent sleepovers. I can honestly say being a granny has been the greatest joy of my life.

Nearly 47 with 2 kids age 17 and 12. They would have been closer but I had secondary infertility.

I am in my 50s and my youngest is 18. I have two children with a large age gap and they get on really well. Eldest was very protective over his little brother when he was very small and now the age gap has naturally closed a lot. However, youngest has been pretty much alone since he was 11 when his sibling went to uni and didn't come back, they don't see each other often and I think he misses him a lot.

Im 39 No kids never wanted them no regrets.