how old when you had your first child?

[Thankful4HIM]

I was 14 when I had my first

 

[deb7648]

i was 19 with my first

 

[Zoomer]

I was 20 when my daughter was born, and had just turned 22 a few days before my son was born. I didn't vote since there is no option for 20.

 

[katelyn]

I had just turned 23 when Natalie was born, and I will be 24 (but almost 25) when our next baby is born.

We actually seem to be one of the younger couples in our church that has children.

 

[RoseofLima]

17

(but the first child I had who I did not place up for adoption I was 22 )

 

[Roxa]

I will be 20 when my baby is born

 

[Leanna]

24

 

[JulySheMustFly]

I was 21 with my first and was done at 24.

 

[Entertaining_Angels]

Post this was in response to edited so no need

 

[Leanna]

wrong thread

 

[Entertaining_Angels]

Not one-upping at all. Just countering what may be taken wrongly by some. And that is the awesome thing about opinions, they are all welcome and none necessarily more valid than another. Kindness always a plus though

God bless.

 

[ufonium2]

Sascha, I had the opposite experience. I work at a university (probably about the least Christian work environment possible, outside of like an occult bookstore or something) and I constantly heard, "You're so young!" while I was pregnant, at 25. I also got quite a few, "How are you going to keep working?" type questions, which just shows how out of touch academia is in the real world.

 

[Primrose]

25

 

[Linnis]

Sascha, I had the opposite experience. I work at a university (probably about the least Christian work environment possible, outside of like an occult bookstore or something) and I constantly heard, "You're so young!" while I was pregnant, at 25. I also got quite a few, "How are you going to keep working?" type questions, which just shows how out of touch academia is in the real world.

Hehe. Same here. Everyone at my church was shocked when I started going there to be married at 20. Let alone to get pregnant at 21 and have him at 22. Most think college, job, marriage, job, kids is the way things should be so I'm about 8-10 years too soon.

Some of them practically had a cow when I said I wouldn't be working until he's in school all day. "You mean you won't work until you're 28!" Uh, yeah I'll be raising my son, that will be work and I think I'll survive only getting to work outside the home from 28-65.

Everyone has different perspectives on when things should happen. I will go with what I feel is best because at the end of the day it's only up to me and my husband not anyone else.

 

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

Sascha, I had the opposite experience. I work at a university (probably about the least Christian work environment possible, outside of like an occult bookstore or something) and I constantly heard, "You're so young!" while I was pregnant, at 25. I also got quite a few, "How are you going to keep working?" type questions, which just shows how out of touch academia is in the real world.

Umm - that's what I was saying. WORK thinks I'm so young to be married (25) and tell me I'm FAR too young to think about kids yet, and should wait til I'm at least 30.

Church on the other hand kept implying I should hurry up and get married (at around 23), and hinted at me being 'old' at 25 when I did. Now there's this 'well you better get a move on' when it comes to children.

Yeah - so work thinks I'm young to be married, and would be FAR too young to consider children; and church thinks I'm starting to get past it!!!

Sasch

 

[£amb]

24 and 1/2


(2nd one was 6 days after my 27th birthday)

 

[KillerV]

22

 

[PegasusOnFire]

yeah every one at my church thought I was to young to get married and to have children, but then I just laughed and reminded them that I wasn't the youngest in church having a baby or getting married, baby came well after the wedding, like 16 months.

 

[Entertaining_Angels]

This is all too funny. I remember some of the older members of our families soooooo relieved when I was FINALLY pregnant at 29. It really was the perfect age for both my hubby and me. I know for me, I wouldn't have been as good a mother at a younger age. I didn't have the patience or maturity I have now.

It really just depends on the individual. Some of us are better older moms and some of us are better off starting young.

 

[Krystina661]

I was 17 when I had my first .... now 23 going on my second ....