What age did you have your kids?

[Lacatrina]

What age did you have your kids and would you say it was before, bang on or over average age wise?

23 & 26. I think it was a good time to have them.

I had my son when I was 20, he’s 23 now.
I met my husband and gained a six year old step daughter when I was 32.

31 and 33 - young for my circles in London! Thinking about another now I’m 38.

Older
35 & 38 (just days after b-day)

I’ve been terrible at putting off decisions so makes sense I would do it with children 😅. Luckily it only took a few months of trying. Lots of people I know seemed to have their first at 35. I guess it’s an age when you start to realise you don’t have that many years left.

18 and 36!

18 one and done, now I'm going to be a grandma in the New Year at 45. No regrets and I'm looking forward to helping out with my new grandson.

31 and 33. Pretty average.

I wanted them earlier but had a lot of pain getting to bringing them home.

Age 31 Got pregnant on my honeymoon but I had a miscarriage followed by another a few months later.

Age 32 - Was due to give birth then to my identical twins but my first boy was stillborn and my second boy died in the NICU 3 days later after life support was removed. That was 2 years ago last month. It's a pain we are still navigating.

Age 34 this year in Spring had my daughter. And a complete surprise 4 months post partum found out I'm expecting again. I'm due in April.

I'm 35 since last month - Our hearts are shattered with the death of our boys but we keep going for our daughter and baby due.

I dont regret anything , the moments with our boys was precious but I miss them terribly and wish I was cuddling them instead of tending a grave each month.

29 for DS1
41 for DTSs

I'm 49 now

Im surprised that everyone had children so young. I thought there would be a lot more 30s and 40s.

I was 17 and 20 and I'm by far the youngest parent at the school and nursery. Everyone else is old enough to be my parent and seems very put together 🙈

Like PP, I also still feel like a teen mum and people are always shocked to find out I have children

27, 30 and 34

30 and 33. That was over twenty years ago now, wouldn’t change a thing.

29 (I only have one).

28 & 30
Felt ypung but now sooo glad ( they are 19 & 21)

33 and 36 (almost 37). Probably older than average for the UK. Bang on average for Mums in our area. Young compared to my university friends!

23 and I think it was younger than average, but there's a similar age gap between me and my mum and my mum and grandmother, so normal age within my family. A couple of my mum's friends had a bit of an existential crisis at her becoming a grandmother in her forties.

27 and 30, which seemed very average.

25 . I could have done with waiting a few years looking back now.

29, 31 and 32 in the early/mid 90s, so about average for then. I had loads of energy so carried on working all the way through. I think if I’d started later or spread them out more I would have struggled to develop my career fully.

I had my one and only at 27, about average age 17 years ago - most of her friends mums are the same/similar age.

My Mum was 20 when she had me and her Mum was 20 when she had her.

33 and 35. I'm 39 now nearing 40 and feel I've aged significantly in that time...My older friends by a few years have kids that are 8+ but a lot of our friends in our circle decided not to have children at all.

26 and 28. Younger than average in my area but not wildly young. I was usually the youngest mum at baby groups in our village with my first. And at the school gates DH and I are some of the younger parents.

I work with families and I’d say the average first time mum is around 29-33 usually, although the range is obviously teens to 50s.

Editing to add: Our eldest is autistic with a PDA profile and can be remarkably hard work. I’m glad I’m up against it whilst I’ve still got the energy!

20 when I fell pregnant, just turned 21 when I gave birth. Didn’t think I was that young at the time but since my son started school I’ve realised I was quite young, all of my school mom friends are 8-10 years older than me minimum.

I’m now due my daughter in a few weeks time and I’m 26, feels a bit more average this time

24 and 28. Probably considered average in the early 2000s.

17 and 29.

First one i was way to young. Second was perfect.