At what age did you/ will you have your first child?

United States
January 28, 2007 8:42pm CST
At what age did you or will you have your first child? Why did you wait or not wait? I was 27 when I had my baby. I think that was a great age for me. I was old enough to have saved up some money and had some time to myself. I was able to do some traveling and also finish up my studies. What about you? How old were you? Or how old do you want to be when you have your first baby?
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• United States
29 Jan 07
I was 20 when I had my daughter and I think it was a perfect age due to my husband being a few years older then me. It def brought me and my mother closer since i have a baby sister who is a year old now. My mother and I are the best of friends and never used to get along as much as we do now!! I think having a baby at 20 was the best thing for me!!
• India
29 Jan 07
congratulation mam, if got baby thats good otherwise 25 age also good for this. so both are agree than no problem. be happy , take care, hav a nice time.
• United States
29 Jan 07
well on my 18th birthday i was so excited to finally go out and buy a carton of ciggerettes. i also had to buy a pregnacy test. i did both, i waited all night for my boyfriend to come home from work so we could take the test together, well i was i handed my butts over to him and i was done. so i found out on my 18th birthday, which wasnt a bad thing, i was "an adult" i was out of school and i had a job at that time. my boyfriend and i were already getting an apartment together. we didtn have lots saved and whatnot but we had enough to get by
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• India
29 Jan 07
beutfulmama 18 age not for getting baby, cigerettes is not solution.u can call your boy friend and discuss about it than reach a point, mutual understanding must here.
@ambkeb (782)
• United States
30 Jan 07
I had just turned 19 when my son was born. I got pregnant right around his first birthday with our second child, a girl. she was born 5 days before my 21st birthday. I felt this was the perfect time for me. I was out of school and into partying a lot. To much actually. I didnt want to go to college, still dont actually. I just want to raise my children, watch them grow. I love being a mother. It is the best thing in the world. Maybe after they are both in school I might go back. Who knows. My fiance and I have been together for 5 years, he is 10 years older then me, so it was a good time for us. He doesnt want to be in his late 40's with a 5 year old or a young child. He wants to be able to watch them grow and be able to be active with them. Do all the outside activities and not worry about hurting the next day. My children were my blessing. I believe that they saved my life and my relationship with a great man who was about ready to move on because of my bad decisions.
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@crystal8577 (1466)
• United States
29 Jan 07
I was 20 with my first. It was earlier than I imagined, but I had a lot of fertility problems, so it worked out for the best.
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• India
29 Jan 07
if you got fist no problem, but you think before about it, now no problem, take care.
• United States
29 Jan 07
Congrats first and for most. I also have some fertility problems and have a little girl and I wouldn't change it for the world so in the it worked out for the best i agree i just wish it would have happened differently is all. Hope all is going good for you.
• United States
29 Jan 07
Congrats first and for most. I also have some fertility problems and have a little girl and I wouldn't change it for the world so in the it worked out for the best i agree i just wish it would have happened differently is all. Hope all is going good for you.
@mbarryton (1872)
• United States
29 Jan 07
i just turned 19 when i found out 20 when i had her
• United States
29 Jan 07
so do you think that was a good age for you?
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• India
29 Jan 07
no 19 age not good for her health, so wait for around 25 of age.
• United States
29 Jan 07
I was 18 when I got married. I always loved kids.....babysat since the age of 11. We dicided to wait till we had been married to have kids. Mother nature didn't agee. I was 26 and still not pregnant. We adopted a 6 month old boy. The next month I got preganant. He had to live with us for at least 6 months before the adoption was final. So he became legally ours on April 7 and I gave birth to twins on May 8. Was I blessed or what?
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• United States
29 Jan 07
That is great! Congrats.
@cikedo (3483)
• United States
5 Feb 07
I don't want to have a baby myself but instead would like to adopt. I'd probably do it around age 30 or so.
@msqtech (15074)
• United States
6 Feb 07
that is a great thought and will help the world.
• United States
29 Jan 07
i will probably have a baby around 25 years old. i have heard it's a really good age to have a baby and i would have spent a good quanity of my life making a life for me and saving up some money so i can make a great life for my baby. i think that it's great that you did as i want to do.
• China
29 Jan 07
i gave birth to my baby at 27, i feel it is a good age to have baby, for we have married for more than 2 years, it is a good fundation for us to have a baby,and face our new life.
@mnrmkr (75)
• India
29 Jan 07
I had my first baby at the age of 30. I think that is the right age to have.
29 Jan 07
i whould have a chid at an age of 28 years
• United States
29 Jan 07
I just turned 29, and will be having my first baby in June. I wanted to wait, until I knew for sure that I would be able to take care of a child. I am in college yet, I took WAY to much time off years ago lol. But I do think I am responceable enough, have a great loving husband who will be a great dad, and we are fine financially. Keep our fingers crossed, hope we are good parents!
• United States
29 Jan 07
I'm sure you will be great parents. It sounds like you are very responsible. I know you can never be fully ready, but it seems like you have your stuff together. good luck!
@baby88 (696)
• Singapore
30 Jan 07
im 28 now n i have my first baby 2 years ago. at that time we really never plan for it. maybe im lucky enough n now i hv 2 beautiful babies.
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@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
29 Jan 07
I was barely 16 when i had my first baby. In some ways i wish i had wait till i was older because i really didn't pay attention to all the life moments with my son back then. I regret this now and wish i could go back.
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• United States
29 Jan 07
I was 20 when I had my daughter. I hope to have more soon.
• India
29 Jan 07
yes you have got to early, don't think about it, you must think before of this, now enjoy life with her dot.good luck, have a nice time. god bless u and ur daughter.
• United States
29 Jan 07
I was 23 about to turn 24. I think that no one is truly ready have a baby until it comes and then you have to get ready. I read many books on babies and so forth during my pregnancy and although much of the information was helpful, I was not ready until I held that precious being in my arms. Everything from that moment on. We are TTC #2, 5 years later and again we will have to get ready for the change going from one child to 2.
• United States
29 Jan 07
I know what you mean about reading all the books and not being truly ready until you see the baby for the first. I don't think I know everything about babies, but it is amazing how much we just figure out and go with our instincts. good luck with #2
@Mamaof4 (222)
• Philippines
29 Jan 07
Let's see.....I got married at 27. Had baby #1 at 28. Had baby #2 at 29. Had baby #3 at 30.....thought i was finished..... Had baby #4 at 35! Thank goodness we are comfortable enough and had had ample time to prepare for the world of diapers, formula, baby toys, strollers, car seats, cribs, education.
• United States
29 Jan 07
wow. your first one are close in age.
@msqtech (15074)
• United States
6 Feb 07
I had my first at 20 and my first grandchild at 45 I think having them early is best and healthiest for all
@SACH4ISHA (1163)
• India
30 Jan 07
i think when i am able to fulfill my child's need then i will have one other wise i won't go for this that no rezone to have child if you can't afford one and age for me after 27 i will have one for sure because i am earning from now for my child
• Philippines
5 Feb 07
i was 23 years old when i had my first baby.i got pregnant to my boyfriend and now he's my husband.my husband is 5 years older than me so he has his savings for us.but for me i got no savings yet i am just starting.eventhough i got married and had my first baby at an early age i still do some traits of being a single woman.my husband doesn't avoid me to do some things but i should have my self limitations.
• Singapore
29 Jan 07
I had my girl when i was 21.
• India
29 Jan 07
congratutation angelagomes for getting girl, good age.
@Anne18 (11029)
17 Nov 11
I had my first child at the age of just over 25, my birthday is sept and my eldest daughter was born in the nov. I then had to wait nine years for the next one and then almost two years after him for my twins to come. I love having four children and sometimes wish I had had five children
@Mayuko (1268)
• United States
25 Sep 11
I don't have children and I don't ever plan to. But if I were interested in having children, I think I'd want to be married for at least 2 years before having my first child, or else have it when I'm around 28 years old.