Anonymous wrote:I could not even consider having kids till at least 40. I had to pay off grad school loans, have at least half my house paid off, as well as my car fully paid. Needed a year's salary in the bank for emergencies.

All this took working a second job and having a housemate for additional income. I then had my baby at 42.

You guys here must be rich as h*ll to have babies in your 20s and 30s.

Not me! We had our kids in our late 20s early 30s and were renting with our first and definitely didn’t have a full year of living expenses saved. We did have stable jobs and were ready for kids, though. Bought our first home after the birth of our first and have been growing our careers and savings while raising them.

I think it just takes different things for different people to feel ready. I’m 34 now and our youngest is two. We are still not rich but can comfortably provide for our kids to enjoy their childhood.

I could not even consider having kids till at least 40. I had to pay off grad school loans, have at least half my house paid off, as well as my car fully paid. Needed a year's salary in the bank for emergencies.

All this took working a second job and having a housemate for additional income. I then had my baby at 42.

You guys here must be rich as h*ll to have babies in your 20s and 30s.

Had my kids at 41 and 44.

I did not even like kids til I was 40.

Anonymous wrote:40 for a first baby

Tons of new moms 30-37 in my moms group

40 is pretty normal if on the older side of normal

I had 3 kids by 31 and people treated me like a teen mom. I always felt younger than most moms at play dates etc., especially with my first.

34 is oldish for many Americans but not old in UMC circles in big coastal cities. I’d say it’s in the range of average around here.