The best age to give birth to a child

@mjanne (251)
China
February 8, 2009 10:23am CST
Everyone talked about the best age to give birth to your first child. Because the sake of work and other reasons, more and more women postponed to give birth to a child. Some of the doctors suggest to give birth to your first child before 34.Because they think the younger you give a birth the better for both of you and your child. When do you plan to have a child? If you already have a child, would you please tell me when did you give birth to your angel?
8 responses
• United States
9 Feb 09
I had my first child when I was 21 after three miscarriages. Then I had my next three fairly close together. I'm married again, and we just had our second child last year. I'm 36. I had our son in 2006, so I was 34 then. I think it depends upon your own personal goals, etc.
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@mjanne (251)
• China
10 Feb 09
I think you are really a great monther and children must gave you a lot of fun. Yes, I think so , it depends on your body health too.
• United States
9 Feb 09
I didn't plan to have any of mine when I had them, but I do have three kids. I was 24, 26 and 27. I don't regret having my kids when I did. I think child birth is different for different people but I know if I was just starting out with the whole having kids and being pregnant thing at 27, I don't know that I would have had three, I may have only had one. I know they say you should have your first before you are thirty and I think that's primarily for health reasons for you and the baby, but sometimes you can't help that you might be older when you have a child. I think if you're older you just have to do more to make sure you take care of yourself. When I was 24 I breezed through pregnancy especailly when I compare it to when I was pregnant at 27.
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@maximax8 (31044)
• United Kingdom
27 Apr 09
I think that the best age to give birth to a baby depends on the lady's circumstances. Ideally it might be for a first baby between the ages 25 and 29. Then the lady will have plenty of time to have a second baby if she wishes to do so. Ages 20 to 24 are a quite a good time to begin motherhood and ages 30 to 34 are suitable if the lady has built up a great career. Between the ages 35 and 39 it is a bit late but not impossible. I had my first baby at 22 years old, my second baby at 34 years old and I am going to have my third baby at 36 years old. I think the gap I have between my first two children is large. A 2 or 3 year gap is perfect by comparison. A lady needs energy and for some they have more of that at a particular time in their life.
@ravend (658)
• Malta
8 Feb 09
I heard its ten years plus the age your mother had when she gave birth to you.
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@Jae2619 (1482)
• United States
9 Feb 09
I would say theres no real age limit on giving birth to your frist child. You know your body better than anyone else, but i wouldn't recommend starting your family when your 50, but some do, and that's their choice. I gave birth to my first at 21, after previous miscarriage, and then my second and final baby at 26.
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@herbie67 (19)
• Australia
9 Feb 09
Hi, I don't think there is a "best" age to have a baby, it is really different in every circumstance. However, I did not plan to have my daughter who was born when I was 23, but I would not go back and change it. She is now 19 and is having a baby herself. Once again not planned but I am sure the baby will bring joy to our family.
@fwangaa (3057)
• China
27 Apr 09
i have no plan about it, if you have a baby , you will lost more liberty. and must do many things for child. and that will go in many relation. i don't want my baby be armful by others. i don't want other see my baby. i don't see my wife always quarred with me by baby. when my baby big neough. i am afraid he will insult me one day. and i don't want somebody to feed me when i old enough,
@tasha19 (254)
• United States
11 Feb 09
well to me there is no good age i think whatever age u give birth it will still hurt very very bad. i had my little girl at 18 and it hurt alot but i know at around the age of 30 is when there is more complications in the pregnancy like down syndrom. so i wouldnt wait that long