If having money and a partner wasnt an issue...

[babylover111]

what age would you think would be perfect for starting your family? I know you all have kids but I thought it would be interesting to hear! In my mind if I had a choice I'd like to start a family at around 27 years old what about you?

[Becteria]

I had originally PLANNED 27 then changed my mind when the time was right and had maikyra at 24. I think maybe even a little younger, 22 perhaps to physically and mentally be on top of it but have had a few years to get the partying out of the system. I guess it depends on the maturity of each person too?

[spring]

19- thats what age I was when I had Azalea & I would do it again in an instant!

[damien's mum]

This is going to sound JUST WRONG....


But, it wasnt about having a soild partner, or money, i would have had a child at 16, if i wasnt scared of labour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL....

[jessgray]

a few years ago before i had ds1 and met dp i would have said "pfft me i will NEVER have kids!":laughing: but now if i could choose when to start a family i wouldnt have chanegd it coz i think although they were a bit fo a surprise at the time they are great kids. and i was one of those people who thought babysitting was great coz you coudl give the kids back :laughing:

[Beany]

I think it has little to do with age and more to do with mental state. I had my son at 27 and it was quite a shock to the old system! I was nearly ready but not quite.

Just as well that accidents happen really - perhaps I would always have been "nearly ready" and never actually pulled out the stops and gone for it.

[shed]

I think 37 is the perfect age for me. Done everything I wanted to do with my career and travel and partying.

Had a powerful yearning for a child and was never going to have my sh!te together in some other areas anyway lol.

Everybody is different so that's why their perfect age is different. I'm a late bloomer!

[Seekrit]

24. :) Love it... it's fantastic, I had long enough to find me a good job that I could go back to, established myself in my own (rented) home, and I fear dying young (long story.) so my kids will be old enough to understand and do things fr themselves, not leaving my husband with babies or schoolaged kids

[Cupcake]

I always thought I would like to start a family at 25 but when that time came I was still not ready :no:
I had DD when I had just turned 32, I do wish a little that maybe I had had her at 28-29, I had traveled all over the world & experienced a lot of what this big world has to offer but it was not the right time then either, so here she is & I am HAPPY :D

[FourAngelKisses]

19 was the perfect age for me, though I think 18 would have been better.

[LoveMyBaby]

:wave: I got married at 20 and always thought we would have kids within 2 years. But as time went on, we kept saying "next year". We loved our life together and it was so hard (and a little scary) to change it. We finally decided to take the plunge into babyland this year- Im now 27, and oh my goodness, what were we waiting for? We LOVE being parents! Now I wish I had had a baby at 23-24.

[Hokey Pokey]

Can't really put an age on it as everyone is different.
We had Bella at 19 and it was right for us. :thumbsup:

[mum2bubba]

I always wanted to be a young mum (in my early twenties) but I didn't think I would MEET anyone to have children with until I was in my late twenties, then we'd get married and have kids when we were thirty something. I am very happy that I got what I wanted, I had Hayley when I was 22 and this bubba will arrive when I'm 24 turning 25. I don't think theres a wrong or right age its what you and your partner feel comfortable with emotionally and finacially.

We can travel and do other things when the kids leave home.

[Milliner]

I always said I wanted a baby by the time I was 25 then I had DS when I was 23.

[Percy]

We lost our first son when i was 21. I felt that was the right time to start our family.

Our next son arrived when i was 23, and i love it.

[mum33]

i think 21 is a good age and i always thought i would be married with kids by 21 however i didnt meet DP til i was 22 and he is 3.3 years younger than me so if we did meet before i was 22 and had a baby when i was 21 then he would be a father at 18. at that age i dont think he would have been mature enough to raise a baby, but i am hapy with how things have worked out for us. i think any age is right if it is right for that person.

[Kizmet]

I had DD when I was 20 and that was the perfect time for us:thumbsup:

[kiah]

I think different ages for different people. If you've done the things u wanted to then u would probably b ready to start a family...it just depends if you've had opportunities and wat u r interested in.

For me it was important for me to have done alot of travel and gained a degree. But thats not for everyone.

I dont want to be having my kids in my 30s...by the time im 50 i want to b retiring with my hub(it is possible)...it depends on what your plans r.

[subaruforestermum]

For me I NEVER wanted to have kids, I knew that I had a bad temper, other problems and I loved my selfish life..... I was earning excellent money, could do whatever I wanted when I wanted, buy myself things all the time, etc and actually felt regret when I found out I was pregnant at 21.......I had always thought Id have a house before kids, if ever kids, & I would have travelled & worked all over the world........Didnt happen

Now I love him to bits, and wouldnt change a thing....The time wasnt right for us it just happened....

[Areca]

For me 22 was the perfect age. We have travelled, been overseas together a few times. Wouldn't do it any other way. I love that when I'm 40 DD will be 18 and will be all grown up but I'll still be young enough to enjoy life. I don't want to be having babies at 40. I plan on being done by 30...if not before then so I can enjoy my life on the other side too. And hey this way there is a chance I'll even get to my great great children!

[FourAngelKisses]

For me 22 was the perfect age. We have travelled, been overseas together a few times. Wouldn't do it any other way. I love that when I'm 40 DD will be 18 and will be all grown up but I'll still be young enough to enjoy life. I don't want to be having babies at 40. I plan on being done by 30...if not before then so I can enjoy my life on the other side too. And hey this way there is a chance I'll even get to my great great children!


Same reasons as us. We haven't done the travelling, but we will do that when we are 40 (my older 2 can babysit the younger 2 for a couple of weeks).

We never wanted to party, go to nightclubs (not that any nightclubs exist out here), drink, smoke or do drugs, we just wanted a family. :)

[Ashleigh<3]

In my heart I always wanted to be a young Mum, married and with a child before 20. I just wanted to follow My Mum's footsteps.

Then I met DF and we would always talk about how we are definitely waiting till we're at least 30 before we have kids.

Well that changed.:p

Now That DD is here, we're saying we will wait, minimum of 5 years for another, maximum 10 years. We're both just still smitton over Chloe. I want to keep my eye on her for a long time before I'm ready for another.
But in saying this-I'm still as clucky as anything!

[bronny-jane]

theres no right time...as long as your happy with yourself...i was 22 with my first.....if you want to travel or build a career then theres nothing wrong with waiting...27 still young:D

i didnt travel...and i get itchy feet.....i know i can wander the earth when my girls are older.....but i still just want to go...somewhere...:D

[little mermaid]

Well if having money and a partner wasnt an issue I would say 22/ 23 would have been perfect for me.......but I am 27 and still waiting!!!!!:thumbsdown:

[ogilberry]

i actually had my first son when i was three weeks off 21 obviously not planned however i always thought 27 would be good...now i think well i am glad i started early as i am pretty close to my kidlets and am still young at heart and get the things they are into ...well for the time being hehe..

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