What age should you have your first child?
116074
Whenever you are financially ready... thats the correct answer, i know i want to be young so my kid will have a lot of family still around while growing up... Im 23 now I'm hoping within the next year or 2 to have one
188405
It really depends on ur health. Ask ur doctor about it before u decide to get pregnant after 40. Its very risky starting at 40. U can end up with a deform baby, retarded baby, and again u can have a perfect healthy baby. Check it our on www.webMD.com If ur over 40 do ask ur doctor about it. There is alot of women having babys after 40.(after 40 u feel like getting out and enjoy life with ur man. If u had kids.. they have grand kids. Its a pleasure to have grand kids once in awhile.... then ur tired,send them home)
528165
Please contact a pediatrician before giving your baby a supplement whether natural or chemical.  A baby's brain is developing more in the first 3 years than the entire rest of their lives, I would hate to see someone give a child something they were not ready to handle.
656447
Wow.... such a loaded and difficult question.\nI feel that the biological clock must be ticking or you wouldnt be asking.\nI would say 30-35 at the latest, at least that is the medical opinion on the latest to have a first child.  While it is possible after that the health risk increases.\nPerhaps it would be better if you examined your idea on what a perfect man is?\nAre looks important?  Money?  Manners?  Whether or not they have been married or have kids of their own?\nThese things may be flexible in your definition of the perfect man and they may be not.\nI am older, and single.  I never found my perfect match either, but it is better to be alone than to have someone who makes your life terrible.\nGood luck.
137732
Now i Think its perfectly fine for a women at 49 to get pregnant, unless and until she satisfies the condition, 1 she should be a healthy person, and b4 thinking of getting pregnant she should consult a doctor, and if all the things are ok she can go a head with getting pregnant, it all depends on the women how she feels to be comfortable.
472390
There are always risks, whatever your age.  But think: women are having healthy babies in their 40s these days - and even later.  Talk to your doctor.
150622
At 17 you are still a baby yourself (I am at least twice your age so I can say that).  Finish enjoying your teenage years and enjoy some of your twenties before deciding to settle down to have a baby.  \n\nBabies are a beautiful gift from God, but they require a LOT of time, patience and financial backing and from the perspective of age and maturity you are not ready for such a HUGE commitment.
1165495
About 25, at that age you are still young enough to enjoy them and run around in the yard.  When people have children really late in life I always think about how they are lessening their chances of seeing their grandchildren.  I am 32 and I have a 71/2 y/o son.  I'm divorced now.  If I remarried I would consider having additional children if my mate wanted them, however, I really don't think that another marriage or other kids are in the cards for me.  When you become a parent the focus is not on you and your needs anymore, Its all about what is best for the child.  To me anything above 3 kids is too many.  I would not want to have so many kids that we couldn't ride in a regular car.  I know families who have big vans just to fit all their kids, that would suck.\n\nGood luck and think hard before having kids, you can't go back! ;)
430501
am 27 and am about to have my first baby, I thought I felt ooooooooolllllllddddddd, but its all mental, its all about how you feel, your daily activities, surround yourself with positive people, besides life starts at 40.
1162948
Most girls start wanting children when we get into our twenties.  Sometimes it is beacause our friends are having children, sometimes it is our hormones!  I started wanting children when I was just out of high school.  It is a security thing...  You want to be wanted, you need to be needed, and you love to be loved!  But wait until you KNOW you are ready!  Otherwise, what kind of life could you give your child?  To make the feeling go away...  Spend a lot of time around a two week old baby!  You'll start to think twice when you talk to the mom about staying up all night, how expensive diapers and formula is, and the crying!
544677
Haven't had one yet.\n\nI think fourteen is the youngest appropriate age, unless the kids are really mature.
578725
YES. DEPENDING ON AGE. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTROL YOUR KIDS.
360406
You should have as many children as you can afford, both with your health and money.  I know of families with 12 children and they are great.  I have seen families with 1 or 2 and there is a lot of selfishness with them.  \n\nMy magic number is 10, but if it would be more, then that would be great too.  I know I could afford it.  I just need a wife who would also go along with it, and of course we would work together on everything.
337048
When your ready to have a baby!
218381
DEPENDS ON HOW YOUNG.  OF COURSE A BABY DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.  MY DAUGHTER WAS 3, SHE DID GREAT!  MUCH BETTER THAN I DID.  IF THEY ARE SCHOOL AGE I THINK IT'S EVEN EASIER BECAUSE SO MANY OF THEIR FRIENDS ARE FROM BROKEN MARRAGES, WHICH IS A SHAME IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT.  I PERSONALLY BELIEVE IN STAYING MARRIED BUT THAT'S IN A PERFECT WORLK AND AS YOU KNOW THIS IS NOT WHAT WE LIVE IN.
1023323
When considering conception and optimal conditions experts advise both parties to be in good health for six months prior to that time. That includes not getting the flu or being under the influence of any harmful chemicals. A baby is cute and cuddly - but statistics show that children whose parents were chemically impaired at the time of conception tend to have more diabilities. If you love your future child then you will not concieve with someone who is already unwilling to give them the best start possible. If you don't love yourself enough to leave the situation then love your child enough not to create them until you do.
745838
WOW! I can related to just about all of that, except that I had my first child in 1996. I'd say you are 33.