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At what age did you had your second DC

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Laughnluv · 17/10/2023 20:35

DH thinks we are older parents at 40 and 35 respectively. Our friends had DC early in 20s and early 30s. We had our first DC in early 30s and we are planning for second. I have been arguing that we are average age and it's not too late.
Please share your opinions and when you had your second DC

OP posts:
professionalnomad · 18/10/2023 22:29

1 - 38
2 - 40

Notamum12345577 · 18/10/2023 22:30

Laughnluv · 17/10/2023 20:35

DH thinks we are older parents at 40 and 35 respectively. Our friends had DC early in 20s and early 30s. We had our first DC in early 30s and we are planning for second. I have been arguing that we are average age and it's not too late.
Please share your opinions and when you had your second DC

24 and 21 for 2nd

Fifthtimelucky · 18/10/2023 22:31

I was 38 when I had my second. My husband was 49.

We were 36 and 46 when we had our first.

fourelementary · 18/10/2023 22:31

I was 22

DH was 48

annlee3817 · 18/10/2023 22:38

First at 33, second at 41

ElizaMulvil · 18/10/2023 22:46

36 41 ( just managed to scrape in before 42nd birthday.)

GlitteryUnicornSparkles · 18/10/2023 22:48

24

LifeInAHamsterWheel · 18/10/2023 22:50

37 (second and last child)

morag1234 · 18/10/2023 22:51

30

crew2022 · 19/10/2023 06:46

First at 26, second at 27 and third at 30.

Laughnluv · 19/10/2023 08:37

I think 30s is quite common now to have DC. I don't think it's late. It's just whenever it suits people.

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PimpMyFridge · 19/10/2023 08:39

My first when I was 34 my second when I was 36, all good, I'm 47 now and no regrets of the timing of things.

SnacksToTheMax · 19/10/2023 08:40

First at 33 and second at 37. I know, biologically, it’s quite late but I didn’t/don’t feel like an “old” mum and my pregnancies were very straightforward. Husband was 35/39.

Spottyhousecoat · 19/10/2023 08:47

First at 30 second 32 I was one of the younger mums at primary school.

KookyAndSpooky · 19/10/2023 08:48

I had my first at 30, and I just gave birth to my second at 33 this week.

Anyflippingname · 19/10/2023 08:56

2nd I was 36 and my husband 40. Having our third soon.

Notfeelinghunkydory · 19/10/2023 08:59

1st at 27 2nd at 30

ssd · 19/10/2023 09:05

34

sunshinestar1986 · 27/02/2024 10:51

First 23, 2nd 36, hopefully 3rd 38 😊

riotlady · 27/02/2024 11:43

I was 30, DH 29 when we had our second. Lots of our friends don’t have children yet though.

My mum was 37 when she had my sister

milkonesugar35 · 02/03/2024 14:25

I was 22, 26 and 33. Dh 8 years older

ConsuelaHammock · 02/03/2024 14:26

33 and 37

ConsuelaHammock · 02/03/2024 14:27

Tried for a third but stopped trying when I was 40. Husband is younger.

Nannyfannybanny · 02/03/2024 14:29

26, and considered "old", this was the 70s.

Hotpinkangel19 · 02/03/2024 14:30

I was 22,24, 27 then 34. I'm 40 now. My children are 18, 16, 13 and 6. Definitely no more!

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