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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 9:18pm |
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You had your first child? It looks to me like it's more common to have a baby at 19-24. I was 23 and 19 years ago that seemed quite young. None of my friends were having babies and all of the other first time mums in my Parents Centre group were older - i'd say closer to 30. Do you think women are having children younger or is that just my perception?
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KH25
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 9:28pm |
26  I thought the trend was older now?
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 9:28pm |
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I was a few weeks shy of 28. I'm the first of my friends to have kids.
I was also the first to get married at 24.
I'm speaking from experience of Ireland though where it's still a more common case of marriage first , babies second.
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 9:34pm |
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I was 19 pregnant 20 when had him.
Looking back it was pretty young and I have told the kids I never regreted Josh just wished I had waited (not that he was planned anyhow)
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 9:35pm |
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I was 22, nearly 23 when my boy was born. Got married at 21.
I think the general trend is older (i'm the youngest by far in my coffee group, most are in their 30s) but I have noticed that on ohbaby I think there's more younger mums (percentage wise) than there is in the general population if you know what I mean.
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 9:35pm |
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i was 26
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 9:37pm |
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I was 22 when Conor was born.
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 9:40pm |
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 9:41pm |
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 9:53pm |
30 (almost 31) - I'm one of the youngest in my coffee group too.
We've been married since I was 2 days shy of my 22nd B'day so it was a long time coming 
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 10:00pm |
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I'll be 28 or 29 depending on if bubs is on time or a few weeks late
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 10:11pm |
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i was 19 when i fell pregnant (that sounds funny , "oopsy daisy i tripped over and now im pregnant , oh dear!" )
I turned 20 when i was 3 months pregnantful
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 10:15pm |
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I was 19
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 10:17pm |
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The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 10:17pm |
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And yes I think the trend does seem to be that women are having children at a younger age. The majority of my friends I went to school with now have children or are TTC ...most of my friends are in or around the same age bracket and I have no real 'friends' without kiddies.
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 10:17pm |
I was 22 (only by 10 days )
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 10:21pm |
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 10:41pm |
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Um I was nearly 26 when I had my first.:)
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 11:05pm |
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I was 2 weeks away from my 29th birthday. I was the oldest at my antenatal class (not by much though). Most of my friends had kids about the same age or younger
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 11:27pm |
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I was 31...ironically when I was about 20 I said I didn't want children for at least another 10 years :P
my self fulfilling prophecy.
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