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I have a question about What is the Best age to have a baby?
28
I had my first 6 days after I turned 29. I thought it was perfect timing.
When you can afford to raise and care for a child, and you have the time to commit to it. Usually this means after college is completed – at least undergraduate college. We got married during graduate school but waited until after graduate school to have children. My wife says she always thought a “family” should have 3 children but in our case because of the late start we had only 2, born 3 years apart.
I had one at 30 and one at 34 (my husband is older). Worked out great for us.
When you’re at least somewhat financially stable and are able to provide for and raise kids without putting too much strain on your finances. EX: if you can’t afford to put food on the table or keep a roof over your head, you shouldn’t have kids
It’s not the age, it’s the conditions.
Ooof - tough one. Physically - in your 20s and early 30s. I had my first at 29. I felt I wasn’t quite ready at the time, but I’m glad I had him then because the pregnancy was easy, and you just have no idea how miraculous having a child is until it happens to you. 
My second came at 32. Could already tell that age had taken a bit of a toll on my body. But now I’m 47 and, although I think it would have been harder on me physically, wish I had been able to have a few more when I was older and wiser - and more patient.
On the other hand, I’m looking forward to being “free” again in a few years while some of my college friends are just starting the preschool and elementary school years. Also, at 47, I find it exhausting having to wait up for a teenager to come home. Can’t imagine doing it in my 50s or 60s.
I think my mother always said it best, “If you wait until the time is right to have a baby, you will never have a baby.”
I had mine at 32, 34, and 39. I felt great with each pregnancy and had no health issues at all. I’m almost 60 and have a college sophomore who keeps me feeling young.
I’m really glad that we waited until we were older, wiser, and financially secure. I was a much better parent in my thirties than I ever could have been in my 20s in every way, and for me, there was no physical disadvantage to waiting.
If I had to do it all over again, I’d have had my first at 30, was mentally and financially able. I would have had more time with them as adults. I have to say I’m a little envious of my friends who had their kids at 24/25. They are still young and ifvremaining in good health, will be able to be around and enjoy them.
I had my last at age 37. He’s the one that relies on us more emotionally. I hope he finds someone. It bothers me that he’ll still be relatively young when we pass (baring accidents, early death). It makes me feel sad for him.
Not 40.
36 and 42.
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Some people are physically fit at 60 and some are not at 20. Just really depends. For people in good health having kids older is totally fine. Like anything in life, it’s totally your choice.
My parents were 24 and 30 when I was born. IMO, 24 is too young. 30 seems like a really good number but only if you can afford it.
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Physically in your 20’s but that may not be the best time , from a financial or emotional standpoint. I had mine at 25,28,31. It was hard and we were broke but I’m so glad we had them early. They grew up with a great great grand , great grands and still have both grandparents on both sides. I’m glad they are not dealing with aging parent issues as they are trying to establish their careers, albeit one still has a year of college. I loved being a young empty nester!
I once worked as an EMT on a private ambulance and did medical transfers for many women in labor. The only time I delivered a baby myself (part of EMT training) was for a sixteen-year-old girl who was having her second child. That’s too young.
There literally is no right answer for this. We’re 28, financially stable, and my health is stable. We’ve been trying for many months without luck. It happens. So even once you’ve decided on an age, there’s absolutely no guarantee that you’ll get pregnant quickly.
My sisters in law are my age and a year younger and one has 2 children and one has 1. Imo, neither of them were emotionally or financially ready but not my business.
Best in what way? Best socially? Best financially? Best for the health of the baby? Best for trying to conceive? Best for the health of the mother? All of these could have different answers.
For example its probably best for the overall health of the mother to have her first baby before age 20, since that is strongly associated with a reduced lifetime risk of contracting breast cancer. But having a baby that early may not be such a good idea financially.
The best time for the health of the baby is probably when the mother is about age 18-25…
The best time socially is probably after the mother has finished school.
The best time for trying to conceive is about age 16- 24.
The best time financially is probably never, but if the mother wants a baby anyway then the best time is probably age 35 - 45, after she has established her career and got some good experience on her resume.
When your heart just aches for one.
I got married after sophomore year of college. For babies I was 21 (22 by the time we left the hospital 
) and 24. We planned it so the first one would be born after I graduated college but before I started a real job so we wouldn’t have to worry about maternity leave shortly after starting work. No regrets, and yes we were broke but lived simply. I’ll be 42 when my youngest leaves for college this fall. I like how it turned out. I didn’t feel the need to have my 20’s to be wild and free or career oriented, I was ready to be settled down with a little family.
To me the biggest issue is that having children is a strain on a relationship, and is also a big change in a relationship. You need a very strong relationship with the right person before you should consider having children. I have heard of cases of people wanting to have children to try to save a failing relationship. I cannot imagine that this ever works out.
I also agree with @natty1988 that having some degree of financial stability is also very helpful.
To me these two factors mean that you should wait until you are old enough to know yourself and to know what is important in a spouse, and you should also be old enough to have some degree of financial stability. This implies that late 20’s or early 30’s is ideal. After that you run into a gradually growing risk of not being able to have children at all. Some have children in their early to mid 40’s, but that is certainly not guaranteed to be possible.