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Age to have a baby?!
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I know there is no right/wrong age to have a baby. But what would you say it is??
Would you say it depends on the age or the situation??
Would you say it depends on the age or the situation??
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Totally depends on the situation.
For me, I am 24 and although I am married and stuff, I am not in the right situation to have a child.
Whereas, someone I know was 24 and completely at the right stage in her life for a babba.
Why do you ask?
:yes:
My Mum had me when she was 21 years old but by then, she owned a house with my Dad, my Dad had a good job and had been married for 3 years.
It's horses for courses though, as their parents having life experience and job/financial/relationship security are fantastic benefits to any child. You just have to weigh it all up for yourself.
I'll be starting my family at 21 so of course I think the best age, but I'm incredibly biased... and I doubt many people would agree with me
:thumb: Same here.
I was 23 when i got pregnant.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=445738&in_page_id=1879
:shocking:
That's in the paper this morning, poor woman. She cried for two days when she found out she was having twins, she was probably suicidal when they said she was having triplets.
For me I'll have to have been working for a few years, have my own house, be in a stable relationship and be able to afford to bring a kid into the world without having to skimp and scrape to look after them.
I think I agree. There is no 'ideal' time or situation. Not everyone who has a kid has to have a husband, live in a house in the suburbs and have a steady job. People's situations vary for whatever reason and I've met people my age (20) who are incredibly maternal and either have a baby or want a baby.
My mum first became pregnant at the age of 21. She lost the baby and had my brother at 23 and me at 25.
30's too. Personally I'd probably want children in my late 20's, I dunno, it just depends how life pans out which is different for everyone.
Unfortunately not. I was dealt the hand of being born in 1986.
As for the OP, there is no right time for having a child. You will never be able to "afford" it, so it's more a case of finding the "best" time to be able to ffer the child the most supportive environment to prosper in...