She called me an older mum!

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So I’ve been trying to get to sleep for the last 2 hours but something has really been bugging me. Me and dh went to our first antenatal class today, I was so excited and did enjoy it but while I was there these 2 girls kept staring at me, as we were leaving they asked me how old I was and I told them (I’m 28, dh is 30) they laughed and told me I’m well to old to be having my first baby and people would think I’m it’s granny when I pick them up from school. I know I shouldn’t let it bother me but it did, it’s all I’ve thought about all evening, yes I would have liked to have had kids earlier but I didn’t meet dh until I was 26 luckily we wanted the same things, we got married after 6 months and 6 months after that I got pregnant. So I guess what I’m asking is: what age do you think is a young mum? What age do you think is an old mum? How old were/are you when you’re having you babies?

What nasty rude girls - classic mean girls Totally agree! It's why even as a fully functioning adult I quake in my shoes (internally) when I come across a group of the wrong sort of teenage girls when I'm out and about. I was relatively recently 'sneered at' and mocked for my 'posh' accent by a group of 16 year old girls (on a bus), with no provocation I might add. It was horrible and totally unnecessary.

Your a lot nicer than I am OP.

I wouldn't be able to keep my mouth shut. Mid twenties/early thirties is when a lot of women have their first babies as they want to get a career or life experience first.

17&18 mean girls and I would have said something really bitchy and put them in their place. Why they would feel to make comments like that is beyond me.

Eh?! I was by far the youngest mum in my NCT class at 30 - in fact after me the youngest was 35, and 3 of them were 40. 28 is young!

I was 30 when I had my twins and was about average at toddler groups etc. However at twins group I was one of the youngest (so don't worry isitmummy!) As lots had had IVF and twins are more common the older you get. I am also a nursery teacher and the kids mums at work range from about 18-45 with I would say the average being mid 30s

They were rude. But they're just kids.
I would regard you as youngish! I had DC1 at 33, DC2 at 38, and haven't ruled out another at 40. I don't feel all that old.

When I was having DC2 I was on a ward with 2 women in their early 20s. We were all nice to each other, you just met a pair of idiots!

I thought from the thread title you were going to say you were 48! Your area must be young. At my antenatal class (nct which I think makes a difference) I was the youngest by 10 years and I was 23. 20years younger than the oldest.

You are not an old mum at all!

Had my 1st at 31. I didn't think about having children until I have a career and a house tbh! Where do you live? May be 28 is older than average over there? But 28 definitely not old. Mums at my DD class are around my age.

They were so rude OP, ignore them.
I was 28 (and the youngest in my NCT class) if that makes you feel any better.

28 is still a great age and certainly not old. Even if you was way into your 50's it's got sweet FA to do with anyone else. I would have lost my temper with them, I'm suffering from pregnancy rage if there is such a condition x