How old were you when your first was born?

[GoNz0]

35...

[Andeh13]

All you old buggers, 21 here!

[jon bda]

All you old buggers, 21 here!

19 here, still gutted i swapped my bike for an aquarium setup for our house...

[razer121]

21

[pipTheGeek]

I was 22.

I would like to extend the question to include why? Was the age a deliberate choice or accident, do you wish you had waited longer, or not waited so long?

Adam was not planned, although I think 22 was a good age for starting a family. He is now 10, and the eldest of 3. Friends around me have younger kids, (my youngest is nearly 5) and are still enduring sleepless nights for various reasons (mostly colds at the moment), it is nice to be able to be smug knowing that mine are past this. Of couse, I also miss seeing all the firsts that happen in the first 12 months.

[shelley bda]

I was 22.

I would like to extend the question to include why? Was the age a deliberate choice or accident, do you wish you had waited longer, or not waited so long?

Michael wasn't planned, being pregnant at 18 was very scary.... Plus Jon and I had only been together for 3 months! luckily he was over the moon to be a Dad, we did have our wobbles, but we overcome them. Stayed together, and 17 years later, still together. Many People doubted we would be And when Michael was born nothing mattered, I knew we'd be fine If i'd had my time over I doubt i'd have my kids so young. But the benefit is we will be still be young when they have left home ( would say grown up! but at 16 and 14 they don't have much more growing up to do lol )

[pipTheGeek]

...Plus Jon and I had only been together for 3 months! luckily he was over the moon to be a Dad...

Dawn and I had been together for 5 weeks. 11 years on still together and I (I assume this goes for her as well ) don't regret it. Everyone round us was really good though, including her parents.

[teachmech]

26 years, my daughter is about to be 13 on the 24th, when planning on a baby we just did not think on the dates.

[Bugbait]

Ancient by this thread (except or GoNz0), 34 at the time.

[Mrs Dak]

We were both 20 and had not planned on parenthood. Has worked out for for us though and I think we 've made a cracking job of raising our kids. Our eldest is now 20 and the thought of her becoming a mum

[Bugbait]

I would like to extend the question to include why? Was the age a deliberate choice or accident, do you wish you had waited longer, or not waited so long?

I married in my late 20's so a family wasn't even on the horizon prior to then. We spent a lot of time travelling and enjoying the good life and delayed having a child (hopefully more to come) until we felt we were ready. This meant being 100% ready and willing to put the needs of any little ones before ourselves as well as being financially secure.

So I guess it was deliberate in the sense of how things happened but it would've been nice if I had met my wife sooner!

[Lee H]

I was fairly old in that I was 30 when Hayden was born.

She wasn't planned or anything, but I wouldn't have it any other way now

[Barry]

20 for my first

[Zak33]

36 years young.. and very glad I left it as long as I did, as I knew I wasn't ready before... and now I'm happy

[Zak33]

We were both 20 and had not planned on parenthood. Has worked out for for us though and I think we 've made a cracking job of raising our kids. Our eldest is now 20 and the thought of her becoming a mum

/hand on heart

two of the nicest people you could wish to meet tbh, I reckon you done good

[12GaugeShotty]

I was 2 weeks shy of my 24th birthday.