Is there a right age?

I was 19...back then they didn't encourage girls to go off to school..they preferred that you got married.....so at 19 I was a mom...and glad of it. I don't see how they can wait until they are older to have kids....it takes alot of energy and if I had a teenager right now at my age....well lets just say I wouldn't be keeping up with them.

I was 19, married for 4 years at the time and have a wonderful beautiful daughter as well as a son now. As a single parent I succeeded at raising two wonderful and respectful children with, knock on wood, no issues with them at all. One of my several accomplishments in life.

I got my first cat at 22, does that count? My mother got married at 21, when she graduated from college. But she put off having her first child until she was 25, she was 31 when my sister was born. Mom used to say that going to my sister's school functions, she was often the oldest mom in the room, after all, when my sister was 6, mom was 37. Now, about half of my sister's friends were oldest and half were youngest, I can't remember a single one that was a middle child. In fact, on the whole, most had as big, or bigger age gaps between them and their siblings - older or younger - than there was between my sister and I (4 years.) I do agree that people are postponing child bearing these days. When the Valedictorian of my graduating class was a child, her mom, after getting her law degree and passing the Bar exam, had her 3 children, so her mom was about the same age as mine. Both of the girls in the family, postponed children until their 30, the Valedictorian until her late 30's for her first one. So, she'll be 58 this May and still has teenagers - believe me, I do not envy her! I'll stick to cats...

Hi Pike, I was 21 when my first child was born. I was 30 and 31 when the next two were born and 38 when my last daughter was born. I don't know what the "right" age is but somewhere along the way I must of hit it right at some point, right?

38, which was just perfect. :D

I was 20 when I had my first daughter, and I was way too young. But I took parenting seriously, and she's an honor student so I guess I did something right. Its difficult to say when the right age is for anyone - I think now I'm about the right age but my daughters are old enough that I'd feel like an old woman having another one now. : D

I had a miscarriage at 21 years of age and them my daughter was born when I was 26 years old.

My father was 31 when I was born, too. And, I was 31 when my daughter was born, but I was 26 when my son was born. My parents were also the oldest parents of kids I went to school with. I was/am an only child. My parents marriage was my mother's second, but she didn't get pregnant with her first nor did she get pregnant with Dad for six years, so I was her first and last pregnancy. She had me a month before she turned 39. My mother was old enough to be my friends' grandmother. In fact, her first husband was my best friend's grandmother's brother! I hated it. I hated being an only child and I hated that everyone had young, fun parents and I didn't. I swore long, long ago that I wouldn't have any kids after the age of 30. But, higher powers knew more than I did. Even though I was older when I had my son, I was in no way ready to be a mother. I had never been around kids, had never babysat and just wasn't equipped. I mean, I went everywhere my parents went. If they went to a cocktail party, so did I. I was always around adults. I was expected to be unseen and unheard, and I was. However, I suspect that if people are deliberately waiting to have their children, then their children are going to grow up with other children whose parents are also older, so there will be no feeling of having a different kind of family than the rest. But, then, maybe I'm the only one who would have even paid attention to all of that being such a shy, introverted and insecure child back in the day. (So, have I answered your question? I can't seem to stay on target, can I? )

Hiya PK, 21 years when I found out I was having my first Baby and I had him eventually when I was just turned 22 years old. I think that some Women have problems having Children also and have known at least more than one have a Child at about forty five years old. Not because they did not try but it just so happened that nothing ever came out right for them. They either miscarried or had other problems. One poor Girl had her first at 45 years of age and it was stillborn by C/Section on top but about 15 months later down the line she was pregnant again and this time it went perfect for her and it was a Boy. She was thrilled to bits and so was I. Having a stillborn child is no fun I can tell you I have had miscarriages too. So he was a very much looked for little Boy and I imagine a very much loved one right up to now. I have not seen her in ages but I can imagine that she is still the same too.

I was 22 when I gave birth to my first son and my mother was as well 22 when I was born, my two sisters were also 22 when they gave birth to their first child, I don't know if it is coincidental or just run in the family...LOL! Anyway, I have two daughters, the elder one is already 23 and have not been in a relationship ever since so it would be impossible for her to follow the trend.

I was 30 years old when I had my first child. I guess there is no such right age, though the ideal age for women is mid 20s since as the woman ages, the risk of having complications in giving birth and on the child is getting higher as the woman gets older. For men I do not think there is any reason to rush to have a child.

i was 36 when my wife and i had a child perfect time

I got pregnant at the age of 24, and now i'm 25. I don't know if it's too young, but i think im on the right age to have a child. I expected this, and wanted this, my husband and i both want this. So it's ok, I think that, if you are more than 35 or something you are at risk. Like for example, having a cancer or something, or maybe still birth. It depends, i know some people who manage to give birth at the age of 43, which is very risky.

that's right age 31.

Well, unfortunately I was never able to carry any children Full term, otherwise I would have one almost 25, one 22, one 21, and one 16. I would have only been 31 when the last one was due. Personally I feel this is a matter of each individual, but as long as Health will permit women are having children later in life for sure.

I had my first when I was 17. My second came along 18 days after my 19th birthday. My Dad was 39 when he and Mum had me. I was their third child. They had their first child 7 years previously...Dad was 32, Mum was 26.

No, I don't think there is a right age. Not for most parents anyway. I was a few days shy of 22 when I had my first child. My mom was 32, although she would have loved to have kids sooner, it just never happened for her... Happy mylotting!

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I am not really sure if there is an ideal age. Anywhere from mid twenties to late thirties is probably ideal, but there can be successful families which happily exist outside this age difference bracket. If we have children younger, then I think we can relate to them better and will obviously get to spend longer with them in life than when we choose to start a family later. On the other hand, starting a family at the age of 40 or so means that most likely they will grow up in a more mentally and financially stable environment. I was 26 when my daughter was born and still a bit immature in my opinion. But I soon matured quickly! I was 28 when we had our son. I still feel like I am young enough to be active with him and I actually bought myself a skateboard so that I can go to skate parks with him. When we go bike riding, I am always doing little stunts like I did 20 years ago. My son said to me last year that sometimes he thinks of me as his big brother. I loved that! My mother had recently turned 18 when I was born and my father was 21.

My college teacher told us a secret. The best time to bear children is at the age of 24 when all the hormones and body organs are at its peak specially for the women. The problem is that, at the age of 24, it was my 3rd year at work. too busy for work and no time for love. The right age i think is when the woman is ready physically and emotionally to have children. i mean what is the point of being to young or too old if the mother can no longer take care of herself and so with the child.