To ask if you think 24 is a young Mum?

[Cleo2628]

just wondering your opinions. I’m 24 with a 7 month old.

I am both ends of the scale. I had my first at 21 my second at 23 my 3rd at 37, my 4th at 39my 5th at42 and my6th at age 44. Before anyone asked all by the same husband we are married 29 yrs in August and all natural pregnancies. First was a emergency c and the rest n b.

I was 19 when I got pregnant with my PFB, 20 when he was born, and even though I was married and living in my own home, was classed as, and treated as a "teenage pregnancy".
When I had my youngest son, I was 36, and classed and treated as a "geriatric pregnancy"!!!
I couldn't win.

I think that's normal.. I'm 22 with two. I think I'm too young but feel ancient.

24 young? No, teenage is young but they cope.

Had my first at 19 (few weeks before my 20th) now having number 2 at 26.
I am the youngest mum of DSs class.

I'd say it's a little young compared to when my circle of friends have had/are having children. We've all been over 30, a couple of my friends are intending holding off until nearer 40 (career focused). My mum was 24 when she had her first child back in the 70s, then it was completely normal. She had her last child at 39 (early 90s) and was treated like she was 99 not 39 by the hospital.

Personally I'd consider 20 or very early 20s young to have a first child.

I was 23 when I had my first baby.
I was young. There are slot younger mums but I still would call 23-24 a young mum xx

Average age for first time mothers in the UK now stands at 30yrs old...so 24 is rather young.

40yrs ago or so, most women would've finished having all their kids by 30, so times are changing.

Well it's on the younger side but not shockingly young. I was 29 with my first and will likely be 31/32 for second (if ttc is successful next year). A lot of my friends haven't started to have babies yet but then there are a few who are done, having had 2/3 already. My mum was 21 when she had me and 33 when she had my brother. She said that she did feel old with my brother compared to other mums. This was 19 years ago - I doubt she'd feel that way now!

Thats easy to say when you only have one child whos still a baby

I have 2 one of which is autistic, it would be totally unrealistic of me and my husband to just spontaniously do the things we used to do when we were dating eg weekends away, nights out, restaurants etc. Everything we do is well planned and have to be mindful of making sure things are suitable for ds. Even without the implications of the asd, as much as id like to still live life to the full its totally unrealistic in my opinion. You can still enjoy life and experience lots of different adventures but travelling the world and all night raves are out of the question 😂😂

It’s at the young end of normal range so yes young but not shockingly so.
At DDs school there are women who has their first child at all ages from 16 to 42. There is no right or wrong age (although I think I child in your teens is probably not ideal).

First was born just after I turned 25 and second just after I turned 33.

I found that the other mums in hospital were either much younger or much older than me, both times.

Now 40 and one in secondary (year 10) and one in primary (year 2) and the range of ages in parents is huge.

There is no right or wrong age imo.

I had DD1 when I was 23 - 11 years ago tomorrow 😭 waah where does the bloody time go?!

Anyway, I guess it is young. DD says I’m the youngest Mum out of all her classmates mums as they’re mostly late 30s to mid 40s.

I have no regrets, in fact I bloody love it. I’m glad to have got the baby stages done when I was younger as I’m getting a lot less patient as I get older - for many it’s the opposite but I wouldn’t survive on just a few hours sleep now. Many of my friends my age are still in the baby and toddler stages and just hearing them talk about sleepless nights makes me tired .

My parents were “older” parents and didn’t have the energy to run around with me. My Dad died when I was 13 and it makes me sad that we didn’t have longer together. I always felt that if they’d had me younger, like they did my sister, I would have had him longer. This is what shaped my decision to have mine young.

I had all 7 of mine by the age of 28. My school runs will be finished at 40 (I'm 38 now) 😊 and my youngest hits 16 when I'm 44 so then I'll have holidays, holidays, holidays.

Yes. it's young.

I'm a midwife: most of the women I look after at the moment have birthdates around 1984-86. It's more common (in my trust) to see a woman in her 40s than in her teens.

24 isn't exceptionally young, but I don't see man women of that age. Under 25 is unusual round here.

@SexyManatee its about the norm for everyone I know who has had kids. I don't need to follow statistics.

But thanks for trying to form the argument.

I was pregnant with dc3 at 24

She started school last sept

In her class the mums are probably 75% over 40 and 25% under.

It makes me feel like a young mum even though I am 30

I also have a 10 year old and i am the youngest parent in his school class

@purple I'm guessing both your comments were made at me? As you've mentioned the age twice now.

I was mentally and physically stable enough to carry and look after a child at 17. Also my second at 19. They have turned into marvellous beautiful boys. I couldn't be more proud of them or ourselves.

Like another poster commented. People are different. People grow up at different times.
I went through alot as a child. And it grew me up unbelievably.
At 17 I already had most of my degree on my back, and DH had a fantastic stable job.

I think it's young but none of my friends had babies in their 20s and in the area I live in, it does appear that most first time parents are in their 30s.

I had my first at 30 which was right for me. I really wouldn't have been ready beforehand.

The primary school my children went to had mainly older parents. In fact one Mum who joined later said she was happy to see a younger mum at the school gates to chat to. We were both late 30s at the time

So many people on here seem to think it's young, I had DS1 at 23.

Yes but each to their own and everyone has different circumstances.

Seven.... by 28, clucking bells, that is going some!

I had my DS1 a month after I turned 23. I felt young but not really young. I wasn't young enough to join the "young mums" antenatal group but felt young in the normal group

I'm the youngest of his friends mums, most are around 5 years older than me

I was 25 when I had my first so I don't think it's too young at all. I was the first of my friends to have a baby but I was married, had my own house and was financially comfortable for the area we live in. Most people on mumsnet would think I was poor but like most things it's relative. I wasn't interested in drinking etc. It was the right decision for me.
In my area there is a massive split between older mum's and teenage mum's I found it really hard to find anyone my own age that was having kids so I'm guessing it's unusual but that doesn't mean it's too young.

Not at all. I married at 23 and I had 2 children by 26. I still travelled quite a bit pre-children and have what I consider to be a great career.
It’s a personal choice and not sure some of these comments are constructive!