How old were you when you had your first baby?

[PollyEster]

I was 21, thought I knew it all & was more than a bit shocked to find I knew nothing! Had great fun growing up with my dd though. I then had my ds at 28 (much more sensible!) & dd2 at 29. DD1 had her first at 22 & is a FAB mum so I must have done something right...

Wheely, are you thread killing?
How's your little bundle of joy?

I don't think I've ever posted on Gransnet before!

Hi fruity - looks that way . I too hadn't realised it was gransnet !!

Things here are ok - except dd2 has a horrible cough which is quite distressing and won't shift. Other than that though she's great. how are you doing ?

20

22

then 25

Wouldn't swop for the world. We're still young enough to do anything!!!

25

38. I feel a lot tireder than when I was in my 20's but I think I'm a much more chilled out confident mum than I would have been in my 20's. I feel bad sometimes that I'll be in my 50s and when DS is a teenager - hopefully I'll be one of those young older ladies.

dd1 at 17, dd2 at 19, ds1 at 21, ds2 at 33, now have 3 grandaughters but id love another baby myself, i constantly feel broody lol

1st = 29
2nd = 34

18, 21. 24.31.32,34 and last at 40

and im still not done...........

and a nanny at 37 to to lovely children, the last one is 5mths younger than my last

38, I would have preffered 28 but couldn't find a willing man!

19, Grandmother at 36.

31,32 and 35 so a bit close together

I was 18 and then had another at 20.My parents lived in another country and I was coping with domestic violence.When I look back now I don't know how I survived or how my two wonderful sons turned out so well.

I had baby number three almost three years ago when I was 42 and then 364 days later my fab ds1 made me a grandmother

32

24 and second one at 30

1st- 29
2nd- 30

41 and that wasn't planned.

31

31, surprise shock pregnancy contraception falure

2nd @ 34 and that's it for me.

If nature hadn't taken over would only just be thinking of ttc now at 35 and may never have actually had dcs as was v ambivalent about it.

Still in a state of shock and have never been broody or maternal!

Even @ 31 round here I'm a "young" first time Mum. Most leave is until 35+. Only 1 Mum I know had babies (slightly) younger than me at 29.

Saying that hope dd had babies in her 20s so I can look after them and be a bog part of their lives while I still have the energy!

First at 19, last at 36. Now I'm 52, so I will have been looking after children for 36 continuous years by the time my 15 year-old leaves home at 18. Now I'm a grannie too. Why do I still make mistakes??

1sst at 30 - I was unflatteringly called an Elderly Primagravida
2nd - 33
3rd - 39 - asked at ante natal clinic if I was considered old to be having a baby, midwife said no one bats an eye til you're over 40 these days.

how times change