Do you think it's better to have children in your 20's, 30's or 40's?   

Interesting enough, I have experienced this.

I had my first son when I was only a mere 17 years Old... I feel that is too young, but oh well. Yes I had lots of energy, but I was stille so young, I have no regrets. I also think in your early 20's still May be, just maybe a bit young depending on your mindset, people still want to go "hang out" party etc.

my 2nd son came along when I was 37... YIKES SURPRISE! I feel I am more in tune now, appreciate his first steps and developing speech, I have more patience now.

I do get upset sometimes when I think how old I will be when he Graduates College, etc.

My first son will graduate next year, and I'll be 40, that's cool. So I think I'll see grandkids with him, but maybe not with the 2nd, what I was not fully aware of the precious moments watching my first son grow up, I am fully aware with my 2nd. What I am experiencing now with my 1st, I may not be able to with my second.

So I am really lucky to have both experiences and wonderful boys!

well i want mine in my ealr 20 like 23.

i feel it's better to be in 20's...when me and my wife planned for kids i told her from the beginning that it should be earlier when we are young enough to bare all naughtiness the kids are going to do and even for the energy as you said...talking them out to play, for school and bla bla... i have two sweet babies with their birth gaps of two years... as i think they will grow up together...and whatever stress we will have it will be for one time...and when they grow they are grownups they can help us.

I had my first child at 18, now this for me was way too young I now realise. But on the plus side we have a good close relationship and are pretty much on the same wavelength. I had my second child when I was 26 and my third child when I was 29 and I would say that was the best time ever.

I was ready for children then and I thouroughly enjoyed them, I had bags and bags of energy and nothing phased me at all. I had my fourth child when I was 32 and it was really different, I could not seem to deal with her the same as I had the boys, I found it a lot harder. So I would say that if I could do it again then I would have any children that I wanted in my middle 20s.

My children were born when I was 17, 22, 26, and 27. When my fourth child was born when I was 26, I realized that's when I should have STARTED having kids. I had no patience for the older children (granted there were a set of twins in there), and basically I am still dealing with problems that were caused by having them so young and not having the emotional or mental capability of raising them. I have been so different with my youngest 2. I have a lot more patience and understanding. I am not sure if that is because I'm older and more relaxed or if it is because I know what I'm doing now, lol. I think it has more to do with age though, because 17 was far too young to have a child, and 22 was too young to have 3 kids. Now here I am 28 and have 5 kids... I'm still probably too young for this, lol. So in a way I wish I had waited and started having children later in life.

But at the same time, I am happy that I will only be in my late 30's by the time my children start leaving the house. When I am 50 all of my children will be grown and I'll still be young enough to enjoy life. And probably can live to see my great grandchildren.

I think in 20's. I never wanted to have a child past the age of 30. I always figured I would be too set in my ways by then. So I had my baby at 25. She wasn't planned at all. I was still young and I didn't even think about having a kid at that time but I did.
There is no way I would have the energy to start a family now. Plus my life would be so free I would just not want to low down.

I think mid to late 20's is a great time. You don't want to be too old.

If finances and living situation were not a problem right now, I would plan to have kids now or very near future. I am 23 years old and always said I want kids when I am young, so that I can play ball with them and things of that sort. I want to learn new things with them. I would not like to wait until 30 years old to start having kids, but sometimes that is what life throws at you. I need to have more stability in my life before making any decisions for that.

If you are financially stable enough, I think the 20s are the best age. I know most people aren't' really "ready" until their 30s though. My parent had me and my brother in their mid-30s and I had my son at 20. So they were still young when he was born. Now they are in their mid-60s and have 2 grandkids. My nephew is 4 and they get wiped out by him.

I had my son at age 22, I was very mature, and I think that was a good age for me. My sister in law was 36 when she had her first child, unfortunately he was born with downs syndrome. The older the mother the better the possibilities for problems. Not to say that it happens to everyone, but the potential is there. I never thought of having children in my 30's.