Will you or did you have your first baby past the age of 30? If you did, how old were you? If you have had subsequent children, how old were you then? Thank you in advanced!
Background: I am having a D & C tomorrow at 29 and DH and I want 2 kids. No need for sympathies, just looking for facts from 30 + mommas to help me feel a little bit better. 
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pomegranate / 3577 posts
I had E at 34 and I'm having my second a week shy of 36. My age influenced child spacing, but did not influence my desire for two kids.
grapefruit / 4006 posts
i was in the later part of my 31st year when i had my first. will be turning 33 when i have my 2nd.
hostess / papaya / 10219 posts
Got pregnant easily at 34 and had DS at 35. TTC again now at 36- will be 37 in the fall.
grapefruit / 4823 posts
I was 30 when I had my first and 31 when I had my second. They are 15 months apart.
pomegranate / 3565 posts
I had my 1st at 33 - about 3 weeks before I turned 34. I was 35 for my second. I conceived both the 1st month actively trying. If we have a third, I'll probably be 38. I'd like a slightly larger age gap between 2 and 3. But we're still deciding if we'll have that third one!
honeydew / 7811 posts
I had LO 1 at age 31 and I think it was perfect! DH was 40. I am 32 and pregnant with #2 now, and will give birth just weeks shy of turning 33.
My mom had me at 32 so I always thought my 30's would be ideal for babies!
nectarine / 2834 posts
I was 29 but almost all of my girlfriends were 30 or over when they had their kids! Don't worry
GOLD / coconut / 8266 posts
I turned 30 less than a month after giving birth to LO 1. I will be 31 when I give birth to LO 2. But none of my closest friends from high school have kids yet.
kiwi / 560 posts
Our due date for child #1 is 2 weeks after I turn 31. So you are not alone! We want at least 2, maybe 3, hopefully by 35 or 36.
pineapple / 12566 posts
LO1 was born a month after I turned 30
LO2 was born 10 days after I turned 33.
apricot / 346 posts
Based on opks and temps I think we conceived 3 days before my 30th birthday. We plan on having 2 as well and I hope to be done by 34/35 because I want them to be independent by the time I retire. I know plenty of people who didn't start until their 30's and even worked with a 39 year-old FTM this past year.
persimmon / 1458 posts
I had my first at 33 and my second at 35 and we may have a third in the future.
coconut / 8861 posts
I had my LO at 32. We're trying right now for #2 at 34, hoping to have one by 35.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
I was 34! Will be 38 or 39 before we have another, if we do
eggplant / 11716 posts
I had my first at 33 (32 when I got knocked up), and we're going to start trying again early fall, so hope to have number 2 a couple months after turning 35. I feel like that still gives us a good 5 years to try for number 3 if we want.
coconut / 8079 posts
I got pregnant with our first at 30 and was 31 when he was born. If/when we have another it will be a few years.
persimmon / 1361 posts
I was 31 when I had LO#1 (pregnant on first try) and 33 with LO2 (NTNP). Don't worry too much!
honeydew / 7622 posts
My Mom had my sister at 31 in 79' and me at 35 in 84' we both tuned out ok.
cantaloupe / 6869 posts
I am and was 31 when LO was born. We plan to try for another when I am 33 or 34.
pear / 1946 posts
Had my first at 34, no problems. Pregnant with #7 who will arrive when I'm 37.
grapefruit / 4291 posts
Miss A was born when I was 30 and I will be almost 33 when this next baby arrives. I'll likely be at least 35 if we decide to have a third child.
pomegranate / 3411 posts
32 with LO#1 and we are planning for LO#2 to be born (i hope) sometime when I am 35.
bananas / 9229 posts
I started TTC the month I turned 29. I'll be 31 in 3 months so hopefully 31 by the time #1 comes??
pomegranate / 3212 posts
Where I'm from (boston) under 30 is young to have a baby! My mom was 42 when she had me and my step mom was 42 when she had my half sister. I grew up thinking that's just when you had kids.
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