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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I had my first child, 12 years ago at 26, I was the youngest mom by far (at least 4 years) in my new circle of “mom friends”. My husband was 30 and also the first or second of his friend group to have kids. It didn’t affect me as I have friends of many ages and I was ready to be a parent, but I’ve gotten many comments on my age and how young I was when I became a mom. Only when I had my third (and last) at age 31 was I considered by others to be the “right” age for having a kid. 
Many of my friends from growing up had children about 5-10 years after I did. Some are still childless (though most are married or in committed relationships). [/quote]

I could have sworn I wrote this but the ages are slightly off (I was younger, just turned 25). I'm now 15 years out and had my last. Most of my friends had kids in their young 30s so I'm both the youngest and oldest in my friend group from college but I have 2 friends that banked embryos and had their last in their mid 40s.

Observation from me - very few women that weren't married in their 20s or 30s have ever gotten married. Many men didn't start having kids until their 40s. Absolutely wild to me.[/quote]

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