look how many young mums!!

[mummy sam]

there's 106 young mum's on the hub and counting!! :eek:

and we all thought we were alone :D

[Kamaikia]

whats classed as a young mum these days. I'm 24 as well - am I a young mum still or will I be that old lady embaressing her child one day? :D

[kimmy]

One can only hope hay Kamaikia lol,,,,,,, Hmmmm am i a young mum too???

[dannii]

yeah what is classed as a young mum?

i was 16 when i was pregnant with dd1 so i WAS a young mum, now im 26 this year, does that take away my title now?

[Kamaikia]

I might add I'm almost 25 - that just shoots me into the old pile doesn't it :p

[Taddy]

I always thought myself was a young mum at the age of 17 when I gave birth to my son, but there is no real answer to define a young mum, you are what you feel.

[kimmy]

yeah me too i was 19 when i had Jakob & now I'm 25 so am i still a young mum, i think its still young lol ;) :D

[moonblossom]

I was 18 when i had my first, and now at the ripe old age of 42 i'm having my last :D and YES, i still feel like a young mum :)

[jembelina]

I might add I'm almost 25 - that just shoots me into the old pile doesn't it :p

well I am 25, so where does that leave me?!lol! I told someone I was 24 teh other day - by accident. Just goes to show how your birthday kind of fades into insignificant when you still have to clean up poop on your special day!

[kimmy]

Lol very true jembelina,,,

[shinebrite]

well for NSW/ACT the hospitals class a "young mum" aged 12-25 not sure if its the same for the rest of OZ??? but yeah i think its all in the mind of how old u are!!!!

[our little treasures]

I always thought myself was a young mum at the age of 17 when I gave birth to my son, but there is no real answer to define a young mum, you are what you feel.

I agree I feel young at 25 but I think I look older as people always say what your 25! OHHH! I like to think they just thought I was more mature, LOL!:D

[mummy sam]

here in melb, at the mercy a young mum was to the age of 23!

But here i am almost 25 and still feel young. I think once i hit 30 :eek: thats when i'll start to feel old (i hope 30 never comes)!

[SassyMummy]

I always think of young mothers as those who haven't had enough time to complete a uni degree. Whether or not they go to uni isn't the point...it's whether they would have had enough time to complete a uni course before getting pregnant (about 4 years post high-school). But then when I think about it...you're still young when that happens. I'd probably say 24 is young-mum material. Any older, IMO, isn't really THAT young...it's more "normal" mum age.

It's just that a lot of women are waiting until they're late 30s to have kids...so it SEEMS that 25 is young. 25 isn't old IMO, it's just not young. It's "normal".

[dna13]

Oh no....I'm about to become normal.:eek: :eek:

I wanna be young still.:( :(

[MummaBex]

hey gals,
i haven't been onto the young mums thread before so thought i'd just come on and check it out. i have just turned 21 and have a nearly 14 month old. just love everyone's ideas about what makes someone a young mum... i totally agree with those who said you are what you feel. only a few days ago i was at a friends 22nd birthday and someone asked me how my son was. then out of the corner of the room someone shouted (over everyone) what?? you have a kid??? and then guess what the next think she said was??? HOW OLD ARE YOU??? when i told her i was 21, she had the nerve to tell me that i looked no older than 17. i was so insulted. anyway what i am getting at is, it is really no one elses buisness how old we mummas are and how old we were when we hatched. i love being a young mum, planed or not, we are mums and are doing what we can for out bubs. and i think whether i was a 12 year old mum or if i was a 40 year old mum i would still feel the same as it really comes down to your lifestyle. if you are active and busy like me, juggling bub, work, uni degree, sport, life in general, you are more likely to be stuffed... BUT i think having such a hectic life helps me to feel young, as i know if i had settled into work before baby i wouldn't feel this young and good. so hope that makes sense.

any young mums meet regually????

thanks for letting me add my POV.
take care of yourselves and your bubs

[Minke]

Just agreeing with sassymummy, 25 is normal... Am pregnant with my 2nd and everyone assumes it's my first - i must look the "normal" age to start having children. Then they ask the question how old is your first? My DD is 5... you can see them doing calculations! lol (yes i was a young mummy....)

And I remember well the looks i got when pregnant and DD was small - I did look about 17! (I was 21) Ignore them - they're just jealous... and being a young mum is great later on - i'm the youngest mum at my daughters preschool and dancing! :D :p

Sadly I am old now - will leave to join the "normal age mummies" thread... or start it (don't think it will be a success) lol

[our little treasures]

well after watching sunrise and it said the average age on starting a family is 34 or around there I AM A YOUNG MUM!! I was 23 when I had my first and at 25 I am younger than all the mums at my playgroup!! :smiliedance:

[KiLLaKaZ]

i was surprised when reading a baby magazine a few months ago - they classified a young mum as anyone under 30! :eek:

i'm 26 & have 3 different uni degrees... so i guess that makes me a REALLY old fogie! ;) lol

[MissBrightside]

im 28 in september but i still feel like a young mum. people cant believe i have two kids they tell me i look about 22. which is a nice compliment. I still feel alot younger people i met at my first mums group were older and i didnt really click with anyone.