How old where you when you had your first child?

[~Megan~]

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[oncewerewise]

27 for my first, 29 for my second. I felt like a *young* parent when I had my first, probably because of my lifestyle and because I look young for my age and would have people mistake me for a teenager. I still feel pretty young though and 32 is coming up. How did that happen? Slightly off topic, does anyone find that time goes faster once you start keeping track of children's birthdays???

Peace.

[annakiss]

I only have 1 child, but I was 23 when he was born. DH was 23 as well. I feel pretty young for being a mom b/c none of my friends my age have kids & I'm the youngest mom at LLL meetings & playgroups. The health professionals I've dealt with (which are many) for the most part act like I'm some kind of idiot & I'm assuming it's because I'm young.

[jessikate]

I was (and still am) 25. I feel old to be having my first, but that's because I know several people my age and younger with two-year-olds. Plus we tried for three years before we conceived DD, so that made me feel old. And, of course, I look older than I am so that doesn't help.

[teachma]

Three weeks after my 26th birthday, I gave birth to ds. In the area in which I live and teach, I am considered a "young" mom, though I personally never felt it. To give a perspective: I teach 2nd graders, and most of their moms are really close in age to my own mom!

[~Megan~]

I was 21. Its not particularly young in my area but it is hard to find a young and good mom.
Most people think I am 26-27 (I'm 22) so I don't get as many looks or comments as some young moms

[DebraBaker]

I was 19 and that was 24 years ago

db

[candiland]

I had my first when I was 20. People thought I was a bit crazy, because I homebirthed, extended nursed, did the family bed, etc. I don't think I would have survived without all those bonding tools!

[MamaSoleil]

I turned 24 during my pg, and turned 28 during this (my 2nd) pg. I feel older now, but as oncewerewise said, I look quite young, and did feel very young when Soleil was born.



Mamasoleil

[Susana]

I was 24 when I had my son, and I had just turned 26 when I had my daughter. Seems like so long ago. I will be 36 this year and my babies will be 10 and 11.
And YES, the years are going by way faster now that I have children and I want the years to go SLOWER!

[Evergreen]

Labor started when I was eighteen, but I was nineteen when I had Sequoia
I was 22 with Dylan, and felt much more confident, informed, knowlegable and competent. But much of that has to do with my vowing to have MY kind of birth instead of my doctor's kind of birth.

[hydrangea]

27 and 29, like Oncewerewise. I'm 34 now. Whether I feel young or old depends on who I hang out with. In the NYC most of my friends were about my age or slightly older. Now I'm in the country, and I have one group of 20-something friends with children my children's age, but all my homeschooling friends are several years older than me, and they also have children my children's age.

[mamaley]

I was 20 with my first and will be 24 with this one. That's young for around here, which is ok, but it's really difficult for me to find other mamas who I fit in with and have the same parenting values as I do.

[Justice2]

I was 19 when Justice was born and 27 when Kaeleb was born.

[menudo]

I was 21 when I had my first, 26 with second. (I am 27 now). I lived in NYC with DD and Iwas the OLDEST Mama in my birthing class!! Now when I had DS (actually gave birth in Delaware) we were the youngest at 26yo! What an odd experience!

Funny side note is DD's new best school friend was a surprise baby of 2 dating divorcees. Their other kids are about my age! I referred to her Dad as her grandpa for sometime before I knew he was her Dad! Why? He refers to watching her as "babysitting" and before I knew her someone pointed to their house and said the guy their has a kid and his son was outside.

[menudo]

double post

[captain optimism]

had my first baby this year, at 36. I just turned 37. I look young for my age, but that doesn't change the sad consequence of waiting this long.
On the other hand, I conceived right away and had no real problems in my pregnancy, and my baby is stupendous, a world-beater, just beautiful.

[becoming]

I had my first 2 1/2 weeks before my 19th birthday. Not unusual for these parts.

-edited to add that, while it's not unusual to have your first child so young around here, I have yet to find another *good* mom who is my age.-

[lucina3]

I was 19 when I had my first, 20 when I had my second and my third was born on my 22nd birthday!

[babybugmama]

I was 32 (I'm about to be 33 ). I think it is hard to meet other parents that are close in age, but also of a similar mindset.