Age of mom...average??

Question

What is the AVERAGE age for a woman to have a child?

What is to be considered TOO OLD to be pregnant?

Answer 1

I think between 26 - 40 years of age is a good age to have children.

Answer 2

i will be 20 when my baby will be born. my mum had me when she was 38 i would say anytime after 40 is to old

Answer 3

I think your 20's is the best time for conception. Late 30's and 40's is more of a risk. I'm pretty sure they are the stats, however I don't think you could be too old to have a child if you really wanted one and were still able.

Answer 4

the average is probably about 30-32 years old.

but now people have children at every age so..its hard to say

my mother had me at 32..

my aunt had my cousin at 43..

Answer 5

I think in the U.S.,the average age is 25 years old, but that number is increasing each year.  A lot of women are waiting until their 30s to have children.  I'm 30 and just had my first baby, and I'm the only one in my group of friends who had a baby so "young."  Most of the women I know start having children in their mid-to-late 30s. Too old is 42 in my opinion.

Answer 6

I am nineteen years old and will be trying to conceive next month after my wedding.  If I got pregnant as soon as I started trying, I would be twenty years old when my baby was born.  That probably won't happen, though.  I have very irregular periods, and I'm not sure if I ovulate.  I do have an appointment to have things checked out, though.  I would rather conceive sooner than later.

My mother had me when she was 20, and turned 21 a month later.  My grandma had my mother around that age, as well.  I personally would rather be FINISHED having children before age 30, however, all women are different, no situations are the same, and many women would make great first-time mothers in their forties.

Answer 7

i,d say 27,too old would be 37

Answer 8

Anytime after 40 is considered too old.  There is a higher risk for Down Syndrom and other birth defects after the age of 40.

It gets higher every year after that.

I would say the average age would be mid 20s.

Answer 9

I wouldn't know because I'm very young but in my opinion you are never to young or old to have a precious new born baby!

Answer 10

Average age seems between 19-30. I think too old is over 40 because of the risk of birth defects and because it's really selfish. My mom had me at 38 and people always teased me for having an older mother.

Answer 11

approx.20-40..depending on the woman's relationship status and more importantly her financial status.

Answer 12

anything after 30 is too old b/c the chance of birth defects increase!

Answer 13

I'd say late twenties early thirties..but it varies a lot, haha.

Answer 14

I'll be 24 when my baby is born. My mum was 17 when she had me. The older you get, the more your DNA deteriorates and so the younger you are the safer it is. Having said that, there's no REAL reason not to have a child later in life. If you've got the energy and love - go for it I say.

Oh and I'm not sure about the average age but thought I'd tell you our story to get a bit of an idea.

Good luck!