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How old were you when hen you had your first baby and your last baby?

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AWellTroddenPath · 29/10/2026 21:07

Curious to know answers! I feel like I was quite young in my area for my first - 30… then second was 33. Still wondering about a third but I’m so tired I don’t think I’ll have the energy to do it if I’m any older!

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HiPassingthrough · 30/10/2026 21:45

I was 17 with my first,
21 with 2nd,
27 with third (he has Down syndrome) and
43 with my fourth
Worn out and knackered now at 58

aintnospringchicken · 30/10/2026 21:48

1st 28
2nd 31

Zocola · 30/10/2026 21:49

16 then 32, two in-between.

WanderWalker · 30/10/2026 21:51

1st - 23
2nd - 25
last - just before my 39th birthday!
I had a huge gap between my first 2 and last baby

Cojones · 30/10/2026 21:51

For me 37 and 39.

I worked with someone who had hers at 27, 37 and 47. The last one was a menopause gift.

HaHaHa231 · 30/10/2026 21:59

24, 31 & 33 all same daddy

Lifehappenssometimes · 30/10/2026 22:09

40 and 43

user1469565563 · 30/10/2026 22:09

41 and 43

MorrisseysMisery · 30/10/2026 22:09

17 eldest DS
27 youngest DS
38 surprise DD

I will be doing the school run until im 55 years old!
No idea why they're such long gaps between ages, just the way things have happened

Tedsnan1 · 30/10/2026 22:10

21 and 34

MrsGrumpyKnickers · 30/10/2026 22:13

32 and 1 day with my first and 35 with my second

Twodogsisbetterthanone · 30/10/2026 22:14

20, 25 and 30. Have had a few early losses since. Have now shut up shop as I’m late 40s

TheDevilWears · 30/10/2026 22:16

41 & 42 … I didn’t meet their DF until I was 38.

AuntyHumperdink · 30/10/2026 22:20

I was 25 when I had my first and will be 28 when I have my second (and last).

Huxhux · 30/10/2026 22:22

44 first and only because she slept!

TortoiseWhoLovesStrawberries · 30/10/2026 22:22
LeapyearLoser · 30/10/2026 22:23

27 29 30

StasisMom · 30/10/2026 22:28

29 and 36

ThatAdeptLilacTraybake · 30/10/2026 22:28

16 & 29

Nothavingagoodvalentinesday · 30/10/2026 22:35

27 and 33

tinyspiny · 30/10/2026 22:38

27 and 33 , was so ill whilst pregnant the first time it took that long to decide on a second

lovethesunnydays · 30/10/2026 22:38

First 33
Second and last 40

I did lose a child when I was 36

didn’t meet my husband until I was 29.

Bowies · 30/10/2026 22:39

Citygirlrurallife · 30/10/2026 07:10

Quite a few with very large age gaps, just surprised!

I was 25 & 28

i think it was a bit too young and I should have lived a bit, had more time with DH just us etc. however now I’m in my 40’s and looks like perimenopause won’t hit until my DC are out of their teens so from looking at households where that is not the case it feels like a blessed relief!

Yes everyone thinks about having a baby or young DC, but it’s the teen years and menopausal symptoms which are a nightmare IMO. I was mid 30s and think earlier is better (late twenties early 30s) purely for the hell of the teen years!

spacewitch99 · 30/10/2026 22:50

26
39

Violinist64 · 30/10/2026 22:55

26, 28, 31.