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how old were you when you had your first baby?

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  • I had just turned 28 with DS and I was nearly 30 with DD. I didn't meet OH until I was 25 so couldn't really have done it much sooner. In financial terms, if DS had been a year later we'd have been a bit more set up, but we've managed. Good luck, I hope it all goes according to plan!
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  • inkie
    inkie Posts: 2,609 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    24 for no 1 and 27 for number 2. We had been married for 3 years prior to no 1.
  • Rachel83
    Rachel83 Posts: 335 Forumite
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    With baby number one I was 21 with this baby i'll be 25 :D
    No plans for anymore :D
  • im 23, heading for 24 and am thinking in a year or so would be a good time to start a family. just wondering what ages everyone else started?

    Uh...wouldn't it make sense to get rid of your debts before adding to them?
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  • i was 15 with my first, 18 for my second 20 for my 3rd and 25 for my 4th who is now 6 months old (on thurs)
  • busiscoming2
    busiscoming2 Posts: 4,461 Forumite
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    I was 24 with my first, 27 with second and 33 with last!
  • thankfully we are now debt free due to an unexpected inheritance, which has cleared all debts and left a very sizable amount in our savings account. even if i still had debt i would consider having a baby as we can cope on my oh wages with money left to spare even when we were repaying debt.

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    Debt free 3 years early :j
    Savings for house deposit - very healthy

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  • lita
    lita Posts: 418 Forumite
    Bump is due 2 months after I turn 24 :D:j
    Mummy to Oliver - 28/10/09

  • ethelsmum
    ethelsmum Posts: 400 Forumite
    21 yrs old with my first and 23 yrs old with my second.
  • I was 33 when I had my first (and second) - we were unlucky to have five years of infertility, but lucky to conceive on our first attempt at IVF.
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