I was 34 and I'm so happy we waited until now to have a child. I feel so prepared to be a Mom and a good wife at the same time.
How old were you when your first child was born? Were you ready?
-
30. Yup, I felt ready! I had success in my career, traveled a lot, and bought a house. Those were the things I wanted to do before having a baby.
-
I'll be 32
And beyond ready!
-
31! Good age to have my first I think.
2nd will arrive 1 month before I turn 33! -
31 and definitely ready. had olive at 32 just before i turned 33!
-
27, and we were ready. DH was a few weeks shy of 33.
-
I was 22 and ready!
-
I was 30 - I was in a great time in my life.
-
I will be 32! Definitely ready -- dh and I have been together for 9 years, married for 3
-
26 and 11.5 months, I want to have #2 before I turn 30.
-
I'm 30, DH is 32. We are ready, we have no debt except our house and property, good jobs, and have finally found good work/life balances.
-
26, I'll be 27 next month and little one is 7 weeks right now. I'm not sure that I was "ready" in the sense that we have everything together, but I love what she's added to our lives. I just graduated grad school, I have a good job, but we're still in an apartment and I have a lot of student loans. The loans don't really make a difference as ill probably have them until I'm not able to have babies anymore!
-
37 with the first one, and just turned 40 and having my 2nd one in 2 months. DH is 4 months younger than me. we waited a couple years to have a baby because I felt I wasn't ready yet. So many people kept asking me when we were going to have kids, and telling me that I'm not getting any younger, like I needed people to remind me. I feel very blessed that I was able to conceive despite waiting until an "advanced maternal age" as my obgyn labels me. i'm glad everything worked out and now my 2nd one is coming soon. very ready for her to join our family.
-
29 (just a few weeks shy of my 30th). I'd finished lots of school, traveled a lot and we owned a home. My husband is still in school but he's been in school forever so for us it was a good time.
-
25...and ready enough!
-
25 and very ready!
-
38 with the first, 40 with the second
-
27 and as ready as I could be though I wish I did more traveling before LO came along. I still have never been to Europe.
-
DH and I were both 28 when DD was born.
-
31 almost 32! I was ready - I don't think I would have been ready earlier in my life.
-
27- definitely ready!
-
27 and very ready. had the baby bug at 25, but DH was in business school, and we waited til he was back at work. Glad I waited - DS was well worth the wait
-
just turned 25 and as ready as u can be when preparing for a baby
can u ever be fully prepared?!
-
I was 33 (almost 34) and ready!
-
Loaded question
I was 22 when I had DS. I don't think that emotionally I could have ever been more ready than I was - but I wouldn't have considered myself ready. It was a REALLY hard adjustment period and until DS hit 6 months I wasn't really happy being a mom.
As for the other aspect of being "ready" - no not at all. I did finish my associates degree, but had wanted to finish my bachelors. Never worked in a real "career", didn't have a big nest egg, had some debt... but honestly I wouldn't have traded it for anything. I love DS and it's hard sometimes but I'm so happy I'm a mom.
-
I was 32 and ready! I always said I would never get married or have kids before 30 as my 20s were for me! So happy I was able to stick to that as I felt in a really good place to start a family and have no regrets about what I might have missed out on had I settled down earlier.
-
27. I'd been ready for a few years, but I had to finish my undergrad first. I wish that things had worked for me to be a bit younger, just because I might have had an easier time conceiving. But I'm glad to be so young still.
-
22. And it depends how you define ready! I have a degree, but no career. At the job he's at now DH makes enough that I don't need to even think about working. But if he ever decides to quit or doesn't get a contract renewed... I have nothing to fall back on and neither does he. But at 33 he decided he was ready and I didn't think I would ever be more ready than I was... so here we are with a 2 month old!
-
I was 23!
-
30. Financially we were more than ready, emotionally I was sort of ready. I could have easily waited several more years. I'm really glad that my 20's were for me - to travel, to get educated, to build a solid career and to live life without restrictions. Life will never be so easy again.
-
32!
-
I was 30... Kinda wish I was younger but ultimately glad we waited till we were more stable financially
-
23 and Heck yes I was ready
-
I'm 27, with our first on the way. I feel I've accomplished what I've wanted in my career, we're financially stable, etc. I feel my husband and I are ready in terms of our relationship for a baby. Am I completely ready? I'm not completely sure. In terms of being ready for the way babies change your whole life, it seems a little overwhelming. I'll let you guys know in a few months.
-
I was 31. I also wish i was younger, but the timing couldnt have been better (financially and career-wise).
-
28 and very ready. Hoping to at least be pregnant with #2 before 30. I always wanted to be done with having babies by 30, but sometimes you can't control those things
-
24! We live in an apt, and have debt - but being a mom is something I have wanted since I was 3. I love it! She has also made a huge (positive) difference in our relationship and in my husbands life too.
-
I'll be 31. I would have started earlier but I'm thrilled to be where we are when she gets here.
-
I'll be 28 in Febuary & we have no children. My husband wants 4 & I want to be done by 35...
-
I'll be 35.
And beyond ready!
can u ever be fully prepared?!
Subscribe to our newsletter
- Google Plus
- Stumbleupon
- Twitter
- Facebook
- Pinterest
- Favorite0
50 comments