How Old Were you With Your First Child?
By wmg2006
@wmg2006 (5381)
United States
December 26, 2006 5:22am CST
I wanted to be 25, but it did not work out that way. I was obsesses with having a child by the time I reached 25. I had always wanted children but I was not ready to settle down and be responsible enough until then. I was not fortunate enough to have a child until I was 30 and this was after several miscarriages. Then I was never able to have more children before I had to have a hysterectomy. So, I only have 1 child, but he is my world! How old were you?
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29 responses
@taruha (559)
• United States
29 Dec 06
i was 25 years old at the time of birthof our first child.even your age of 30 is not that bad to have child.i am 55 today and have two children.both are now adults and have settled down with their own children.so, it looks like that we have got what all we needed in life.what i need now is perhaps some good friends like you.
@MakDomMom (1474)
• United States
26 Dec 06
I was 21 when my daughter was born. I got married at 20, got pregnant one month and gave birth to my daughter 2 month prior to our one year anniversary. I then gave birth to my son almost exactly two and a half years after my daughters birth. So by age 25 I was done having kids.
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@simplysue (631)
• United States
13 Feb 07
I was 21 when my eldest was born and 35 when the baby was born. There is good and bad of having a child at either point in life. When my eldest was born I was young and didn't have a lot of security in life. I spent a lot of time working when he was lil and wish I hadn't. When the baby was born, I had a lot more security to offer as we are settled in our home and have a little put away. :)
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@bronie123 (4587)
• United States
29 Dec 06
well i haven't had any children but my fiance wants two. i really don't want any right now because im still getting my life together im only 22 years old
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@aidonia (4209)
• Greece
13 Feb 07
After the age of 15 and for 7-8 years I always told to the people around me that I'll like have child at the age of 25.At the age of 23-24 I open my own work so the last thing I thinking this time was to be mother.I suppose the God hear me when I was young and after 1 year i be pregnant,at the age of 25 I had a baby son as i ask it many years before.
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@aidonia (4209)
• Greece
21 Jan 07
I was 25 when i had my first child.A boy.Now i'm 36 and i have only him not other child so i can understand you very well when you say that is your world.all the children for them mother are them world but when mother has only one is little more.
@hmbw_24 (404)
• United States
13 Feb 07
well i was 18, and yes that is young. it was unplanned as i taking the depo shot and got pregnant anyway. but i would not change it a bit if i could, i think that the fact that i was taking the shot and got pregnant anyway, well he was just ment to be and is very special. i got married at 21 and had my second child. i am glad i had my children young as there are advantages but i also can see alot of advantages to waiting. i did not get to do alot of living b 4 i was taking care of children, still, no regrets. by the way yesterday was my 8th anniversary! my son was the cutest 2 year old ring boy at my own wedding!
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@chiquita1977 (1706)
• United States
17 Mar 07
i was 19 when i had my first child i just graduated high school.i had my second when i was 21 and my third at 26 and my fourth at 28.i wanted to have my kids young and have all my kids by 25 but it didnt work out that way.
@cjthedog64 (1552)
• United States
17 Mar 07
I'm sorry for your losses and difficult times. I married DH when I was 24 and we waited until I was 32 to have a baby. He had lots of issues with his older 2 kids and their mom, and wasn't ready for another baby until then. We've only planned to have one baby, so I guess I'm done.
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@bettyrose20 (997)
• Philippines
17 Mar 07
I got pregnant when I was 15, gave birth when I was 16. I was in third year hignschool then. Lol, we were having a discussion with my firends before, i told them ill be pregnant when i reach 30, it goes half..lol