Right age to have a child.

Question

Am 17 not thinking of having a child now but i will someday. I have cousins like at ages 24,25,26, and they seem to be having the party of a life time enjoying life with no kids, so am thinking of waiting til am like, 30, that way id be finihed college have alot of money, and hopefully be married. What do you think, and if your saying " no right age" what age would u still suggest cause then your answer doesnt help.

Answer 1

When i was younger i had an older sister who hung out with people much older than her, and in turn they were way to old for me to be hanging out with but i did because my sister did, so when i was a teenager i had a fake id and went out parting and drinking.  So you could say that i did my parting young and started my life at a young age after i graduated from hs i went to europe till i was 18 i graduated 6 1/2 months before, then i came home and got my RN and had my first child years ago, i had a good life and have a wonderful husband and another kid.

i had my first when i was 22

my second when i was 25

Answer 2

when YOU feel it is right after you have found the person you want to spend the rest of your life with..............

everyone is different.......  

Answer 3

you sound like you have a good head on your shoulders.  i agree.  im 23 and im in no rush.  im waiting till im married and in my early 30's.

Answer 4

ummm well in a way i guess there is "no right age" because it depends where your future is headed and how your life is.

i would say 23-27

Answer 5

maybe late 20s...

Answer 6

30, trust me.

Answer 7

I feel the same way. It's weird how most people have people in the early twenties; i guess they couldn't buy condoms.

Answer 8

for me i want to say no later than 28 because i want a lot of kids..at least 4 and i dont want to wait till im 30 to start...and until the youngest turns 18 you have to be there..so 30 plus 18 is 48...thats a good age to have had all of your kids grown and be able to be a parent but at the same time, youre young enough to still go out and see the world you know? idk some people wait until theyre like 34 and they think its best..i guess its one of those things that you cant ever predict because plans change...can you make the change and support a life? are you ready to raise and teach a child? do you still want to raise a child? all these things change....youll know when its time. you might still be really young in the mind at 30 ;p

Answer 9

It sounds like you have a good plan there. Mid 20's through mid 30's is the perfect time to start a family. Not saying people that have children sooner or later did it wrong, it's all up to the individual's wants and ability to care for a family.

Answer 10

For me I would have had kids 23-25 ideally. I'm not much of a party girl though : )  I ended up having my daughter at 20 and am now 23 with another baby due in December. You never know, you might not have a lot of money at 30, all depends how you use it, if you do lots of travelling, partying etc you may not have been financially better off waiting in the first place hehe

Answer 11

well you don't want to be too old either because man kids wear you out! Plus there is complications after some ages for the women.

I had my first at 24 and he is now 10 he thinks he knows it all. I was energetic then and played with him a lot and we are very close to this day.

I just had my second one in 2007 (9 years later) and he is a handful and I get so tired chasing him all day. I kind of think I am old for all this running now... haha

I think it is smart to wait. Honestly if your responsible, not the party type as I was not, then mid 20's is a perfect age to me. But 30 works too if you have it together.

Answer 12

i would say middle late 20's or 30's

Answer 13

there is no right age.but i think you should have a baby at 20.trust me youll know when your ready!

Answer 14

A woman's body has a natural time to have children. And that usually is in a woman's twenties. If you visit an 0b-gyn, they can explain in better detail why this is the case, but once you pass the age of 30, there is a higher chance of having a child with birth defects.

In addition as a woman gets older, the amount of physical stress your body will experience during pregnancy will increase.

And just purely my opinion based on my friends who have had children in their thirties. It seems that they have a tougher time changing and adapting to the extremely new experience of having a child.

The final thing to consider is the age of your parents. It truly does take a village to raise a child, and if you ever want a break, and believe me you will, you will need willing and able grandparents. You don't want to have children when grandma and grandpa can't get around DisneyLand you know?  

Answer 15

I'm 15 and knocked upppppppppp

Answer 16

Whenever you're ready to handle such a responsibility,babies aren't as cuddly as people think,sure they're nice to be with for a few hours but when they wake up in the middle of the night twelve times,so do you.It depends on when you're emotionally capable to care(of yourself and) of someone else because,how they are treated affects the rest of their life by shaping their personality(stress can do a number on you).I can't tell you how many times I've heard "I regret having s*x so young",because at such a young you're not able to handle that kind of thing.But honestly the right age is different for everybody,nobody on here could honestly say,but all I know is after eighteen things start to develop further.At least (unlike most kids your age) you know you aren't ready.Well here if you want an age that bad try twenty five,you'll be able to have fun in your twenties but also have one semi-young.But just be sure you can handle it though.