Is 25 a young age to have a baby?

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I am turning 25 in 2 weeks and my partner is 27. We are both university educated, fully employed working full time and living away from home, both earning slightly above the average salary in the UK.

I always pictured myself having my first child in my late 20s. I still feel quite young to be an upcoming mother. My mother had her first child at 31.

I was diagnosed with PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease) at 19 years old which did lead to some infertility concerns and fears. I've never been someone who enjoys partying or clubbing, I am very much a homebody so that social side of things is not something that I'm worried about.

Is 25 considered a young mum?

Nope.

15 is a young mum.

18 is a younger mum.

Mid 20s, I doubt anyone would think anything of your age..

On the younger side of normal in some areas and perfectly average in other areas I'd say.

I had my first a couple of days before I turned 29. It was important for us to get married and be home owners first. I was very broody from about 25 though.

I think it depends on your social circles. My social circles are largely university educated / good jobs / career minded and with one notable exception (an unplanned pregnancy and very late discovery she was pregnant) no one had had a baby at your age.

Completely normal in other social circles mind you.

No

I had my 1st at 23 and 2nd is due in 2 weeks. I'm 25

I think your lifestyle, financial position and maturity are much more relevant than your age

If you can afford it go for it

I had my first at 23 and even though it's not particularly young, in the area I live in it seems to be out of the ordinary. Dd is now 7 and I'm 7-10+ years younger than the rest of the school parents which is weird. It's not a huge gap but I find it hard to find anything in common with most of them!

Most people in my area are on baby number 2 by 25!

The average age of a first time mum in the uk is almost 29 so 25 is a younger mum overall.

No it’s perfectly normal! There are lots of older mums now but that doesn’t mean that having babies at your age is young. I had children young and it was amazing

It is in my “social circle”, I had my first at 28 and felt quite young.
I think it’s probably the ideal age really if the circumstances around you are good.

I'd say it is on the younger side in this day and age, but if you would like to have a child at this age go for it! I wish I could have, too x

When I had my first aged 29 I was described in my notes as an "Elderly Primigravida"

It's definitely not too young!

I personally wasn't ready then. I'm a few years older than you and went to university. Only one uni friend has had a baby recently..noone else at that point yet.

25 is fine....my daughter had her 2nd at 25 .... she’s 27 now....absolutely old enough

It's younger than the average of 30. But it's not 'oh that's a shame she's very young that's going to affect her life'

It's younger than average but that doesn't make it wrong

Yes you would be a very young mum in my area too. I had my first at 28 and was by far the youngest mum in my NCT group. Most first time mums here are 35+
So it’s definitely a young mum but not too young

I had dd at 25, I was on the younger side but certainly not young, I owned a flat and we both were university educated with good jobs. If you are ready and can support your child not just financially but physically and emotionally then it's a great age to have a child from a physiological perspective, your body is at optimum condition in theory.

Everyone matures at a different rate so it's hard to generalise, do what's right for you. I certainly found motherhood far easier than friends who wait until late 30's/40's

No, I had my daughter at 24. Only regret that I didn’t have more kids when I was that young. Everything is easier when you’re younger

Ps all of my good friends are university educated and all had their kids in mid to late 20's

@msbevvy elderly primigravida is a description of a mother pregnant with her first child at age 35 or over.

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I had my 1st at 23 and 2nd is due in 2 weeks. I'm 25

I think your lifestyle, financial position and maturity are much more relevant than your age

Completely agree with this. I had my first at 34 and wish I'd been in a position to have kids younger, but it just didn't line up fo me

I was the first of my circle of friends from university to have a baby and I was 34 , most of the girls I knew at school (bog standard comp not a great area) had children in their early to mid twenties none of them went to university. It also depends on property costs in your area, I live in the South East just outside London, if I had had children at 25 I would've struggled to ever get onto the property ladder, I also wanted to be married first. There are lots of variables and personal preferences, if you're in a financial position you are comfortable with and in a relationship you are happy in go for it. However don't just do it because you're scared about your fertility, I was told at eighteen because of severe pcos, endometriosis and other hormonal issues I'd struggle to get pregnant without intervention. I fell pregnant one cycle after coming off the pill. Might be worth seeing a fertility specialist so you have all the information before you make a decision

It would be very young amongst my friends, think only one person had a baby in their 20's (28). Everyone else has been mid-30s, we are all University educated, professional careers and definitely doing other things in our 20s such as travelling and having adventures.

That said I had mine at 39 and 42 (youngest is currently 6mths old). Which would be FAR too old for lots of people! So just do what suits you, just be very aware that if you're the only one in your group it can be very lonely and isolating.