How old were you when you had your last baby and ever thought of having another? I am 33..my hubby is 35 and we have a 11 yr old, 7 yr old, and a 18 month old. I have gone back and forth on a #4 because of age and money. We are not a high spending family but money is always on my mind lol...the fact of im 33 and hubby is 35 really is on my mind and am just curious the ages you guys were when you had your last baby or if your still trying to have another.... thought this would be a fun thread since so many new babies..lol
Twenty eight. My youngest is 2. I was 18 with my oldest. I have 4 altogether. I don't know what it is, but every time I've had another child I've gotten tireder. NOt sure if it's my age or the increasing #'s of kidlets to manage. If I were to have any more I would become comatose.
We had our last when I was 32 and hubby was 31 (he is 8 months younger than me). We had a rule in place.. 4 kids OR 32 years old. Which ever came first was where we stopped. Funny how fate works out.. we had #4 at 32 (hubby turned 32 a month after the baby was born). We are done now.. and while I still have baby-itis, I'm very happy with my family and feel it is complete... 4 has always felt like my magical number. ETA.. we decided 32 was our magic age because we wanted our kids raised at an age where we still could enjoy life some, so we wanted our kids to be 18 by the time we were 50. We never got to enjoy life as simply a couple.. we were an just add water type instant family (I already had Garrett), so we want to have that freedom at some point in our lives.
I was forty when my youngest was born. I thought I was pregnant after that, but it was premenepausal crap instead. I friend at church was the same age was expecting at the same time, and we discussed how we were both "done". And then she became pregnant three years later (unexpectedly). I didn't get married until I was 32, and my first was born just two weeks short of my 35th birthday.
I was 34 going on 35 and hubby was 40 when we had our ds. He was our only one to survive. The rest of my pregnancies ended in miscarriage.:cry: Marty
We were both 21 when our first arrived and 25 when our youngest was born. DH and I both turned 40 last year. The only time that we seriously considered adding to our family was in 2003 when we tried to gain custody of the most precious little boy! Long story, short, the youth court judge rejected our petition (although the sheriff agreed that we should be given custody) and allowed him to remain with his meth-addicted parents. We haven't seen him since we had to surrender him two days before our court date.
I am a old mama and love it.. wouldn't have it any other way. got all my freedom out of me and running so all I had was time for children, not looking forward to when they leave at all.
I was 19 with my first (Dh was 21) and I was 26 with my last (Dh was 28) I would have loved more, but wanted to be done by the time I was 30ish. It seems I was only meant to have 3 Dc's and though I experience pangs from time to time of wanting another one or two or three....I am also very content with what I have. I'll just patiently wait for the Grand Babies. (And I am prepared to wait a very long time please and thank you! :lol: )
I was 20 with my first and 27 with my second. I am 34 now and hubby is going to turn 41 in a few months. He also has a 19 year old son. I would love to have more but he refuses. He does not want to start over and says he wants to raise the kids we have and then enjoy time to ourselves one day.
We had our first son one week before my 18th birthday. I was only 16 when we got married. The twins, both girls, were born when our oldest was four so I was 22. We added to our family when I was 38 (another son) twice when I was 46 (two more daughters) and once more when I was 48 (our youngest son). The last four were adopted. I would like to adopt again, but Freddy says we are too old. He is 57 and I am 55.
when I got my baby factory shut down 7 yrs ago, I was sure I was done. now, at 37, I wonder if maybe I should have kept the equipment working. I think I could have handled one more.especially when I realize I'm not as old as I thought I'd be at this age.kwim?
I have no desire to have anymore children!LOL I was 24 when I had Ems. She wasn't planned but we were blessed when she came along. After she was born, Handsome had a vasectomy. Ems is my first and Handsome's third and our last. All together we have three.
Our last one wasn't expected...I lovingly refer to him as our "love child". :lol: I got pregnant with him when his older sister was seven months old!!! He truly is a blessing, as they all are!
I had my first and last (my only) at 40. However, I should say that women on my mother's side have very healthy babies quite late in life. My mother had her last child at 42 when she was not so healthy herself but the baby was perfect. He was born 22 years after I was; I'm the oldest of five. One cousin had her last one at 48, a truly gifted child who could hear any piece of music and just play it! We have been very interested in having another child, but it seems to me that God had another plan. I don't think I would want another baby now that I am nearly 50, mostly because I think that a child just reaching adulthood with parents nearly 70 would be difficult for the child, even though we are in far better health than our parents were at our age. Still, if it would be the Lord's will, I would be willing!
