S/O how old were you...

[JenC3]

Thinking about Remundamon post about Gparent age and it is somethng I've worried about occasionaly.

So how old was your Mother when she had you and how old were you with your first child?

 

Mom-22

Me-30

 

Dh mom-19

Dh-34

 

Both were early 50's even though dh and I are 4 yrs apart and our Mothers had us at different ages.

 

I hope dd is married at 25 and pg, but she wants to be a Dr. or scientist...

I will be 58 when ds is 25 and when dd2 is 25 I'll be 60 and when dd3 is 25, 65. So in reality most of my grandchildren will arrive in my late 50's early 60's.

[sassenach]

Mom had me at 21, I had dd at 17. The upside to teenage pregnancy is lots of time with grand kids!

 

 

[Night Elf]

My mom was 19 when she had her first child and 25 when she had me, her second. I was 24 when I had my first child.

 

My mom became a grandmother at age 42 (my sister was 23) and I remember her being horrified because she wasn't old enough. Good grief.

 

DH's mom had him when she was 19.

My DH was 40 when our first child together was born.

[mytwomonkeys]

my mother was 19 when she had her first child. there are four of us & we were all born by the time she was 25.

 

i was 30 when i had my daughter and 32 when my son was born.

[Pawz4me]

Mom - 30

Me - 32 (almost 33)

[momtoamiracle]

Mom- 26, I was third

Me-39

 

Dh mom- 30, he was the fifth

Dh -40

[GailV]

Mom - 30 - I was the grand fnale

Me - 36

[Guest inoubliable]

Mom - just past 20, I was first

Me - A few weeks shy of 21

[JudoMom]

Me: 23

Mom: 28 (my parents were told they wouldn't have kids--tried for years for my brother and then I surprised them 2 years after he was born)

 

Dh: 29

Dh's Mom: 40 (he was the final surprise--his siblings are 20, 18, 16, & 9 years older than he is)

[UncleEJ]

Mom- 24 when she had me and almost 30 with my brother.

 

MIL- 26 when she had DH, her first

 

Me- a week shy of 21 when I had my first. DH was 24. We started young :-)

[raceNzanesmom]

Mom- just shy of 16, she'd been married for two years (Crazy!!)

Me- 29

 

Dh's mom-36 (dh is the youngest of 5)

Dh- 31

[ByGrace3]

My mom was 31 when she had me. I had dd1 at 24, had ds at 25, and dd2 at 28.

 

 

ETA: I was a surprise (well to dad not mom) ;) I was number 6, and she had #1 at 17.

[Joker]

Mom - 26

Me - 22

MIL - 30

 

My mom has three grandkids, and MIL has 10 grandchildren.

[Heather in Neverland]

I had my first at 27 and we got our 3rd when I was 40. So there is quite a spread between my kids. I will hopefully get a lot of time with my grand kids from my oldest but I am not so sure about my youngest since she will turn 18 when I am 58! But nothing in life is certain, right?

[Dory]

My mom was 28 (well it was 7 days before her 28th birthday) when she had me.

I was 20 when I had my first.

 

Dh's mom was 27

Dh was 33

[bobbeym]

My mom - 18 for me, 28 for db1 and 29 for db2 (My dad is 8 mo. younger than mom.)

Me - 20 for ds1, 24 for ds2

DH - 24 for ds1, 28 for ds2

 

When I turn 40 this summer, my oldest will be 19.5 and engaged (or married) to a 19yo, and my youngest will be 15. My parents will be 58, my brothers 31 and 30, with the younger having a 6 yo ds.

 

We knew we didn't want a big age gap between our kids, and I knew I wanted to be done having kids before I was 25. I look forward to being a young Nana like my mom was.

[VeganCupcake]

My mom was 33 when I was born (I am the youngest of 4). I was 32 when my DD was born.

[carriede]

Mom for eldest - 23

Mom for me - 30

Mom for youngest - 42

 

Me for DS (the first grandchild) - 24

 

So my mom was 54 when her first grandchild was born, even though she "could have" had one through my brother 7 years prior, if he was at the same stage in life, putting her at 47.

[Um_2_4]

My mom was 35 (told she wouldn't have kids, surprise!). I was 28 with my 1st (after 7 years of trying, I tried to start young LOL).

DH's mom was 21 (he's the oldest) and DH was 38 with our 1st (yes, he married a youngun' ;) ).

 

So If DS marries after college and grandbabies appear right away, I will be early 50s???

[Elvis and Miss Kitty]

My mom was 25.

I was 24 when my first was born, 37 when the second was born.

 

DH's mom was 16 and had all five of her children before she was 24.

[dirty ethel rackham]

My mom 34 (23 with my oldest brother, then 25, 26, 28 and 37 with my youngest sister.)

Me 30

 

dh's mom 36 (she passed way when dh was in college so she never met her grandchildren. She was 32 with her first and 35 with her 2nd)

dh 30

[Mom-ninja.]

My mom was 39 when she became a grandma

[NicksMama-Zack's Mama Too]

My mom was just shy of 22 when she had me. She had her first at 17.

 

I was 29 when I had my first

 

MIL was 23 when she had dh

FIL was 25

 

My grandmother was 19 when she had my dad. My dad was 19 when he had my older brother, so my grandma was a grandmother at 38. She's 90, so she's been a grandmother a huge chunk of her life...

[Scrub Jay]

Mom - 29 ( I am her first and only)

Me - 30

 

I would have it any other way. Loved the age I first became a mom.

[Jean in Newcastle]

My mom was 39 when she had me.

I was 34 when I had my first child.

[cathmom]

My mom was 33 when I was born (I am the youngest of 4).

 

 

The same for me exactly!

 

I, however, was 18 when I had my first.

 

Mil was 31 when she had her first and only.

 

I would think that I would have some grandchildren in the next 10-15 years from my three oldest children. I look forward to that since I never got to be an aunt (my sisters wouldn't cooperate, and dh is an only.)

[MicheleinMN]

Mom: 19 (barely) - she had my sister at 22 and my brother at 40

Me: 24 (almost 25) - (26, 29, 31, 32, 34)

 

MIL: 25

Dh: 35 (for our first, 44 for our last) (20 when his first child was born)

 

We have 3 granddaughters (ages 14, 9, and 9) from dh's first 3 daughters.

[Dandelion]

Mom - 32 (I was her first and only child)

Me - 31 (3 weeks before my 32nd birthday)

[Jilly]

My mom was 29 when she had me. I was her fourth child.

 

I had just turned 25 when I had the twins. I was 28 when I had my youngest.

[dbmamaz]

my mom had me a month before turning 30, i'm the oldest but there was a still birth a year earlier

 

i had my first at 27. the ex was 32.

 

dh was 38 (we both were) when we had his first child

 

my mom became a grandmother at 57 . . . i dont know the guy's moms ages

[Soror]

mom 19&20, dad 21 &22

dh's parents are 5 yrs or so older and waited longer to have kids

 

me 25, 27, 30, 33

 

dh 28, 30, 33, 36

[KungFuPanda]

Mom-21

Me-24

 

I'll be 49 when DD is 25. I'm in no hurry for her to start, but I would be disappointed if she opted out of having children altogether.

 

I LIKE that my kids have a relationship with MY grandmother. My mom and Mamaw just visited for a long weekend to see my daughter's High School Musical. Mamaw's pushing 90.

[bluemongoose]

my gma had my mom at 22.

my mom had me at 22.

I had DD at 26.

 

I do not know how old DH's mom was, but she was much older. DH was 27 when we had DD.

[Heatherwith4]

My Mom was 24. I was 22. My DH is 9 years older than me, and he doesn't want more kids because he's doing the math and realizing that he will be in his mid 50s when DD3 graduates high school. I'm not sure why that's such a problem, but he doesn't want to be pushing 60 with a teenager. :)

[KungFuPanda]

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[nd293]

Mom - 27 (I am oldest of two)

Me - 29 (dd was born a week before my 29th birthday - ds when I was 35)

 

Dh's Mom - 38-ish

Dh - 36 for dd, 42 for ds

 

My Mom was definitely a more enthusiastic grandparent with dd than she has been with ds, but that said, she is still young enough to be actively involved if she wants to be. My uncle visited us recently - he is 71, and was a great temporary grandfather to ds.

 

I'd be happy if dd had her first child in the second half of her 20s as my Mom and I did.

 

 

[PaulainTx]

Mom was 20 when I was born, and I was 20 when I had my oldest.

[AngelaNYC]

Mom - 19 when she had me

Me - 24 when I had my first

[renmew]

Mom was 26, I was 27. My mom loves being a grandma. My dad is much older and I have older sisters from his first marriage. One of my half-sisters is already a grandma herself.

[chepyl]

Mom and Dad were 31&32 when I was born, I am the oldest.

 

DH parents were the same, but Mom was 32 and Dad was 31.

 

DH and I were both 25 (2 days apart :) ) when our oldest was born.

[Ruby Rose]

Mom-16

Me-30

 

MIL-early 40s

DH-21 with his 1st child from previous marriage.

 

Haha. Didn't want y'all thinking I robbed the cradle.

[Crimson Wife]

My mom had her kids at 23 (me), 27, and 31. She was a month shy of 49 when my oldest was born.

 

I've had my kids at 25, 28, and 31.

 

My paternal grandma had her 4 kids at 35, 36, 37, and almost 40 (my dad) but lived to be 99. She saw all her grandkids to adulthood and 6 great-grandkids born.

[DawnM]

Mom- 36

Me- 31

[Element]

Mom- almost 22

Me- 23

 

Dh's mom was 15 or 16 when she had him, he was 24 when we had our first.

[OrganicAnn]

Mom 31

Me 42

[4kidlets4me]

Mom-22 I'm the oldest

Me- 22

 

Mil- 30 DH is the youngest

DH- 22 we're the same age.

[Jenn121]

Mom-27 I was her only

Me-26

[AndyJoy]

Great-Grandma: 21, 33, 35 (lived to 97)

Grandma: 26, 30, 41 (she's now turning 90!)

Mom: 27, 29

Me: 27, 31

 

When I was a teen I met a family in which 4 generations of women had given birth to their first child at 17 (all married). When I met them they were 72, 55, 38, and 21 (with a 4-year-old). It was so odd to meet this great-great-grandmother who was only 72! I always wondered if that little girl followed the family pattern.

[Rose in BC]

My mom was 38 when she had me, 23 when she had her first. 40 when she had her last. She had her first grandchild when she was 48 but she was still raising kids. My mom turned 85 this week. She's still going strong.

 

I was 31 when we adopted our first child.

[Joyofsixreboot]

Mom-35

Me-30

We're late starters I guess.