How old are year 1 mums

[gottalovemushrooms]

If u are a mum to a child in year 1 how old are u? Just cos I feel so old. I’m almost 42

My youngest is currently in year 1 and I’m 44

52 when youngest child was in Year 1 (London)

41 with DC1 and 43 with DC2 — so almost exactly the same as you. At their old school I was the oldest mum (bar one in one year). At their current school I’m about average.

I’m 53 and my kids are 5.

I assume I’m the oldest mum in the class.

I was 46, wait till they tell you Johnies grandad is younger than you 🙄

I've got a Yr2 DD born in late August and I'm 33

I was 31 when my DS was Y1

I will be 34 when my eldest starts next Sept

I was 36 and 39.

A bit of a different perspective - do you just have the one child and everything is new to you? Is it your age that's bothering you or is it that you're doing things you've never done before and you feel out of place?

I was a first time mum at 41 but because it was all new to me I thrived. I was so elated that I'd actually managed to complete the pregnancy and give birth to a healthy child that nothing else mattered. I was often referred to as grandma but took pleasure in making people feel uncomfortable when I told them I was mum. That's 20 years ago and I've never stopped loving her, never stopped trying to give her all the tools she needs, the things I never had - a sounding block & listening ear. Both my parents were gone by the time I was 25 and that was hard but it's no reason not to have children if that's what's in your heart. Xx

Our daughter is 30. I was 35 with her and 44 with her brother. Some were younger, some were older. It really didn’t matter.

I was 26, then 28 then 35 when my dc were in Y1. There were all ages of mums at that stage, from early 20's to early 50's 🤷‍♀️

I'm 43!

Reception and almost 49. All natural as well so amazing blessing. But I feel very, very old.

I'm 42. My oldest is in year 7 so I must have been about 36 when she was in y1.

In contrast, when my mum was 42, I took my gcses. She was caring for her dad with alzheimers after her mum died. My sister will have 2 in infants school when she's 42. My friend had a surprise baby and will be 50 before he's in y1. Everyone is different.

Our y1 was 2020. That was a really, really bad time to have a 6yo, whatever age you were.

45 with a child in Y1. My other kids are 15 and 18 ❤️

I was 44 when DS1 entered Y1. The other mums were aged from about 38 to 45.

It depends on the school and area - a friend of mine teaches in a very posh private primary school, and says most of the mums are just mid-20s, as they’re married to wealthy men and can afford to not work and just have children.

I'm 43, soon to be 44 and I think I'm pretty typical for our area. I'm not really but a lot of the mums are career go getter types who prioritised careers and social life for longer.

I was 38 and 46.

I was 42 when my youngest was in yr1.
Several of us were around the same age. X

Only read the first page but I can beat you all. 48. In fact I turned 48 while my youngest was in reception.

Will carry on reading now, I’m sure there’ll be someone older 😂

i’ll be 31 and 33 when mine are in year 1 :)

I’m sorry about what’s happened to you but as someone who also turned 49 while my youngest was in year 1, your comment is out of order. A much lower chance of seeing them grow up? The pp said 49, not 69 ffs. No I don’t feel guilty, I feel full of love and pride. I think you need to find a better way to deal with your issues than making these sort of comments to people for having children in their forties.

Someone commented to me today that I must have been a child bride as I’ve got a child in sixth form, even though I’m now 51! And yet here you are cautioning me that I might be about to drop dead. Well I suppose I might, but then might we all.

I wish you all the best, and I’m sorry about your parents, but my youngest is the absolute embodiment of joy and hope and the idea I might feel guilty is anathema. I’m confident no-one in my actual life would think that I should.

It’s odd the things people feel emboldened to say on the internet.

@eastegg A child bride?! What?!!! I've just turned 45 with a son at uni (and also a 5 yo!) Someone once asked me if my daughter was an "accident." Absolutely not.

I know! I think it was meant as a very light hearted compliment, it’s just funny because medically speaking I’m a pretty old mum, as you illustrate! I thought it was interesting that I’ve had that comment, but also someone cautioning that I might not see my youngest grow up, in the same day!