what age is the best to have a babby?

[heavenly angel]

hello all question? what age is the best to have a child i am 24 and wondering and thinking about haveing childern soon i have talked to my partner about it and he would like one and the money of rasing a child i have no worrys about. i hope to get marryed soon before i have a child first.:yes: how do you really know if you are ready for a child? i am in two mind at the moment tho! i feel sort of ready then on the other hand i feel that i still have some growing up to do. if any one could help i would appreciated thank you all i let you know how i go.:hugs:

[Refresh]

Bodywise, I definately felt better at 21 and 25 than I did at 28:yes: I thinkMaturity wise everyone is different....good luck!

[shed]

I think that 37 years and 6 days old is the perfect time for having a baby.

Of course thats just my opinion. :D

[sexy_minx]

i dont know about others but i had my 1st at 17 and loved it wouldnt change it, hope to have my 2end by 21/22, then my last around 26/28

[Areca]

Everyone is different....Shed is loving having a baby in her 30's...I want to be well and truly done by the time I'm 30.
The choice is yours. You need to decide when is the best time for you, and not worry about what other's around you are doing. I always thought I'd have my first child at 26....I had her at 22, it was the perfect time for DH and I to have a baby, doesn't mean I think everyone should have a baby at 22 though ;)

[bobby]

It sounds like you are ready. There is no right or wrong answer as everyone is different. You can still experience many things with children, I actually think children are more fulfilling than any other life experience. I had my DS at 18 and am still trying for second and will hopefully be 37 when I have second bub. I wont know yet whats better until it happens.Good luck.

[Bethwyn]

Honestly there is no best age, it's just whenever you and your partner are ready, whether that's at 24, 34 or 44. Obviously the older you get the lower your fertility becomes, but then again I went through infertility and I'm 23, and I know other's who have gone through it and their in they're mid to late 20's, so age is not always an indication of your fertility levels.

Also, I don't know if you can ever be 100% ready for a baby. 98%, but never 100%. I thought I was and it took us two years to concieve, but once I got pregnant and now that I am a mum I realised that actually I wasn't quite ready at all and that no matter what age I probably wouldn't be. It's hard to explain, but pregnancy and then having a newborn are pretty damn emotional and physically demanding times, and that's what I mean by not being 100% ready. It's a huge shock to the system no matter how much you feel prepared, and no one really warns you about how hard the newborn phase is (either that or you don't realise what they mean until you are there yourself). That's just my opinion though and what I have found through talking to other friends who have kids.

If you both feel that it's time to start trying then go for it! It can realistically take a healthy and fertile couple up to a year to get pregnant though, so just be aware of that when you do start trying and know that if it doesn't happen instantly that that's normal and nothing to worry about. Good luck with whatever you decide to do!

[Pebbles]

I agree everyone is different.
I had my son at 21 and I was not ready at all. Although my body coped better with the pregnancy, I am only 12 weeks into this pregnancy and I am now 27 (almost 28) and I am really noticing the difference.
I am definately ready (maturity wise) this time though.

[Mummy2Noah]

I was 22 when i had Noah 21 when i was pregnant and i wouldnt change a thing I LOVE being a young mum its Amazing!!!:)

[Livy]

Depends on the person - it's not really an age thing. For me it was important that I had had a life first and found the person I want to be with forever. Me and DH have been together 7 years and are really happy, we have traveled and are now building a house.

But I think stability for the bub is probably the most important thing ..... and lotsa love of course ;)

[Lillynix]

It really is a personal choice. There's no possible way any one person can say "X age is the best age to have baby..." some people are simply ready before others.

DD was born exactly 3 months before my 22nd birthday, and I love being a young mum simply because it gives me a chance to have a large family and still have enough energy to go chasing around after all of them LoL

But DH and I want to be able to enjoy our later (older) life together and possibly go on a nice trip around Australia once all the kiddies are grown up, and at this stage, we'll hopefully be looking to do this in our mid to late 40's, so still young enough to paaaaartaaaaaay :p

[bronny-jane]

i dont think there is a perfect time...age, i was 22 when i had dd1 im 26 now with 3 dd's and i love that i have the time, energy and stupidity to get down and be silly with them

[iluvmeboyz]

depends on you and what age you want to have it i had my first when i was 21 my second at 24 and we are planning our 3rd so i could be 27 or 28 when i ha ve another 1