How old when you had your youngest child?

[ginbart]

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We would never hate you.

I had my first when I was 18 and just out of school. I got married in June when I was 17, told my mother I was pregnant so she would sign the papers and my DD didn't come until 10 months later. LOL One day my mom said " I didn't know it took 10 month to have a baby." MY husband passed away and I remarryed. I do have 2 girls ages 36 my first and 33 my second. I had C-sections with them both.

My DH now did not have any children so we adopted a month old little boy. He is now 7 I am 54. He keeps me young and wears me out. But I love him just the same.

 

[nccountrygirl]

I had just turned 22 August 8th and had my youngest August 12th. She will soon be 31

 

[nccountrygirl]

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I had my first at 19 too. I got married straight out of High School. I turned 19 in August and had my son Sept.9th.

 

[cajunlizz]

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I had my first at 19 too. I got married straight out of High School. I turned 19 in August and had my son Sept.9th.

WELL , I HAVE you ALL beat , I have my oldest at 16 , middle ( son ) at 19 and my youngest at 30 ....

 

[thechickenchick]

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I had it with 1 of 5 kids. If you want to have more kids, go for it! 38 is not "old".

Thank you fullhouse! That is very encouraging. I do worry about my energy level, it isn't what it used to be!!

My nephew is 4. He asked his Dad if Unc and I were going to have a baby now that we are married. His Dad told him "No probablly not, Aunt Tanyas to old!" (he is 28, his wife 26 and they have 4) Thanks alot!

So he came to me and said Dad says your to old to have babies! It was really kinda cute but my biological clock started ticking louder and louder...........

 

[therealsilkiechick]

my oldest was born when i was 18 and my youngest was born when i was 27. i have 4 boys and my last was a girl. 3 were natural births and the last 2 were c-sections. i had problems either carrying or delivering all of them due to different reasons.

i think my prob was haveing them so many and so close together in age. my only regret is i should have spaced some of them out more between having them. they r ages 4, 6, 8, 9 and 12. i'm 31 now i'm glad i had them when i was youger other wise i'd probably not have the energy to keep up with them,lol. but it's hard with so many, even at my age. never enough time for myself or enough time in the day to get everything done. i'd not change it for the world though i love my kid's and it was totally all worth every bit of pain and probs i had to have them and we were blessed with 5 beautiful and wonderful children.

 

[Cheryl]

First at 35, he was 6 weeks early and just needed a heat lamp for a couple of days!!! Second at 39, he was 2 weeks early and came home with me! EASY for me, I barely gained any weight...just looked fat! No morning sickness, no heartburn, pretty easy to deliver too! I guess I should have started sooner! They are now 11 and 15...

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

they r ages 4, 6, 8, 9 and 12. i'm 31 now

WOW I have to give you credit there! That has to be hard to raise that many children at such a young age! I don't think I would have been quite so brave!​

 

[arlee453]

Let me preface this all by saying I am a certified childbirth teacher, teaching a 'natural' birth method. I get a LOT of older moms in my classes - they tend to be more informed, and more sure of what they want and how to get it, in my experience, so they seek out a class that fits their philosophies, etc. They also tend to have the highest rates of unmedicated births among my students - they know what they want and prepare themselves and are not shy about insisting they get THEIR way rather than the routines, etc, as long as everything is going well with their pregnancies.

Before the advent of good birth control, women routinely had babies into their 40s. Now, it is not so common as it once was, but with many women delaying childbearing due to career, later marriage, etc the number of women having their babies past 35 is on a major rise again at this time.

The whole 'advanced maternal age' crud about being over 35 is a crock, in my opinion. SOOOOO many other factors go into a healthy pregnancy and delivery than simply how old the mother is.

Many of the higher risk factors with >35 moms have to do with genetic issues with the baby, OR with pre-existing health issues that are just more common as we age (like high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, etc) rather than problems with delivery. An older mom who remains healthy throughout the pregnancy has no greater risks at delivery than a younger woman.

Having said all that, be prepared for the docs to treat you as a 'high risk' mother. I have had students be told they HAD to schedule a c-section because they were too old to have their babies naturally. What a load of bunk. Those who insisted on being allowed to labor have all delivered easily and totally naturally. Heck, most of my students that are 40+ are the ones that are in the best shape - they are more mature and educated, and tend to take better care of themselves during the pregnancy.

Go for it!

 

[mommy9994]

My most recent was born about 2 weeks before my 31'st b-day. Lord willing, she won't be my youngest. We are open to as many children as the Lord chooses to bless us with.

My maternal grandmother had her 13th baby when she was 51