Young / average / old motherhood

[Lacatrina]

What would you consider is young to have a child, average to have a child and old to have a child.

Genuinely just interested. I would say 31 and under is quite young. 32-38 very average. 39+ starting to get into older category. But I'm SW London so aware these figures are totally unrepresentative of the whole picture

I felt average at 31, older at 36.

Young to me is under 23. Average 24 - 35. Older 35+

How on earth did the thread descend into arguing about thongs and arse cracks?! So strange 🤣

Young- 27 and under
Middle- 28-36
Old 37+ if a first child, 40+ for any

I had mine at 36 and almost 38 which is incredibly average in my area. I'd say anything under 30 was young.

Under 23 young
24-33ish average
35 up old

Basically in line with the human female's body fertility

I'd say anything from 16-25 is young

25-38ish is middle

38+ is older really

I’m in the NE. My mum was 18 & 23 when she had my sister and me in the 60’s, even then she said she felt too young. I was 34 & 38, when I had mine in the 00’s.I think up here it used to be that people started younger than the national average and I’d say that was still true but that age is rising. I certainly didn’t feel old and there was plenty around me of the same age.

I’d say u24 is very young, u30 is young,, u40 average.

It totally makes it right in the context of the OPs question, which was asking people what they consider to be young/ average/old to have a baby. Everyone knows the biology, it’s clearly a question of social norms according to demographic which is why answers vary (and nobody but you has mentioned elitism).

I had my first at 32, biologically that is getting on a bit, it was socially very average in terms of my friendship group and area. There was a school mum who was in her early 20s and was by far the youngest. If I had settled and had my kids in a different area, she would have been an average age mum and I would have been the older one.

Theres nothing particularly controversial about the OP, you seem really intolerant to peoples different perspectives though.

22 or under too young

Under 30 young

30-38 average

39 or over older

I personally consider over 40 too old, I felt like I was pushing it having my last at 37.

I am the same and it's been fantastic. I didn't choose to leave it so late, I had 10 years of trying before adopting at 44. While it's been brilliant, and I'm very fit and healthy, I'd prefer to have been younger.

I was a young mum at 32 amongst my friendship group. The first of my friends to have a baby.

In reality 32 falls under average age.

One of my school mates was a nan before I'd had my first.
We each have our own row to hoe.

I consider
Young - 27 and under
Mid - 28-39
Older - 40+

My mum had kids from her late-30s to mid-40s (as did her peer group in the 1960s) and I was mid-40s having my kids.

i Know ! I need to stop reacting !! 😀

I think it depends on where you live - I was 29 when my eldest started school, and most of them mums are 8-10 years older than me.

Hmm... I'd say 23 and under is young.
23-35 is average.
35 and up is old.

But this would be for a first baby. If I met a 38yo having their 3rd child, I wouldn't blink.

I lived in London too. Under 31 is young to have a baby, anywhere from 32-42 is average a 43+ is older but not surprising

I think 23 - 33 is average. 34-36 I’d think was old for having a first/only child but not for having subsequent children but I don't quite know why I feel that’s different

Young - Under 25
Average - 26-35
Old - 36+

East mids

None of my friends intentionally had a baby under 30, so I'd say under 30 is young. 30-maybe 38 is average, I'd say. And then 38+ is older, although quite common in my demographic (but I'm aware we lean older).

I was so shocked when my son started school by how young some of the mums were. 25 with two kids! It's a different world and wouldn't be for me, but I can see the benefits. If only we had more years to get a degree, get established in a decent career, save a house deposit, and start a family (and cope with the subsequent hit to our career/health/time).

I agree with you.

Under 25 young , 25 to 29 early adult mother , 30 to 34 middle aged mother , 35 to 39 older mother , 40 and over advanced maternal age .

How is 29 and ‘early adult’ mother?

In my area
under 26 young
26 - 36 average
over 36 older
having said that I had my first 22 years ago and my notes clearly said geriatric mother and I was 31 so this just goes to show what we consider to be a normal age is very different to what biology dictates

My sisters and I between us had children at: 16, 19, 22 (young) 34, 37 (average), 40 and 43 (old).

24 and younger - young
24-38 - average
39+ - old

I personally think 42 is the cut off. Nobody should have a child in school and a freedom pass.