i was 17 when i had my first who is now 3 years 8 months, had my second at 18 ( was stillborn at 35 weeks) and had my last at 20 he is now 8 months. i am glad that i have had my kids at a young age.

Blimey! Can't believe you - you know who you are! - thought you were too old to be pregnant at 32!! In what way do you mean? Did you feel tireder or just think you'd have been better having babies (even!) younger!

I'm just intrigued as 32's so young (she said jealously..) I wasn't even thinking babies at that age. Not saying I'm right and you're wrongt, of course. It's up to he individual to decide when the time's right for them to be a mum. And when that broody thing kicks in, it's hard to ignore, isn't it?

Must admit that feel slightly envious when friends my age (43) have grown-up children and have loads of fredom, while i'm in the throes of three young children. but wouldn't have it any other way.

I was 26 when I had my first, 29 when I had my second and am now 34 and expecting number 3. I am glad I waited and got the drinking and clubbing out of my system in my late teens and early twenties, so felt ready for starting a family at 26. but everyone is different and it works better for some who have them younger or leave it till later. My cousin had 3 by the time she was 19 and is now 28 and has a great life and good job. Good luck to everyone xxx

Hi I'm 39 and 28 weeks. Pregnancy planned although happened soooner than we thought as have been told for years I would struggle to conceive due to health problems.

Very happy and hoping to try for 2nd baby next summer as want at least 2 maybe 3 kids but don't want to be too old.

I have a physically and mentally demanding job on my feet for 12 hour shifts!! But coping well although I admit to sleeping lots on days of to re-energise!!

Am nervous about the birth and breastfeeding but also really excited. Don't have a problem with the sleepness nights or looking after it as was a nanny, and used to shift patterns including night shifts so no sleep isn't a problem!!!

Nicole and Splodge

Hi,I was 18 when I had my 1st baby now Im 39 and expecting my 5th. I just love children, pregnancy and birth and wouldnt change my life for anything. x

Hi. I'm 22 and 29 weeks pregnant with my 1st child. I feel at this age, its not too young and not too old. I've had my wild nights out and I'm still young enough to continue my studying in childcare part time if I wish. Once the baby is born I will look after her full time till shes about 12/18 months then i will go back to work part time.

Hey there!

I was 24 when i had my son and am 25 now.Thought that was a good age to have kids.Didnt really want children in my thirties as wanted to be a younger mummy so hope to have more before then!If not then no big deal.Just my thoughts on age!

Blessings:D

i had my first child when i had just turned 18, she is 4 now and at school, at the time it was all i ever wanted, and she really is my world, but i became very post natal and didnt have alot of support. im 22 now and 8 weeks pregnant, but i have to say im actually more scared this time round than the first, i think if i hadnt of had my daughter young, i wouldnt of had kids personally, so im glad i started young. and as for that woman of sixty something, i think thats a very selfish thing she is doing, now she hasnt much life left or much left to give!! its like she never wanted one then suddenly, i know ill fill my sad empty life with a child, til i die!! im sorry if this sounds harsh but it really makes me angry, if my mum was 80!!god how awful! my mum isnt even 40!!!

Morning. I've just turned 31, feel young but know my clock is ticking!
I married earlier this year, prior to that I never felt ready for children, I wanted the career, the clothes, the car and never really felt I could give that up for a child, once I married my priorities changed, I changed jobs to a less demanding one and now I'm 7 weeks pregnant, I still feel immature tho!!! and scared of most of my pregnancy, stretch marks, tests, giving birth, but I feel excited bringing a mini me and my husband into the world...if you would like to vhat more send your e-mail, and we can compare feelings?!!marie

I am 24 and i'm 23wks with my 1st baby. I have wanted children for as long as i can remember! I made sure i got married and had bought our own house first though. I have been with my husband for 7yrs and married for just over a year and we are both so happy about this baby. I think you know when the time is right for yourself whether in your 20's 30's of 40's. Some women want nothing more than to have their own baby and havnt been able to with not meeting mr right etc so i can understand why some women have or want to wait til they are older!

I'm 28 and almost 14 weeks pregnant with my first baby. I have been saying for ages that I wanted to have our first before I reach 30 as I'd like to have 2 or 3 with a couple of years in between.

me and fiance have been together almost 7yrs and have known each other for about 8 and a half years. we are currently expecting our third and final child (...so he thinks !) he is 2 yrs older than me and i was 19 when i had our first who is now 4. i was 22 when i had our 2nd who has just turned 1 and i shall be 24 when i have our third (and NOT final!) child - due may 07.
personally i think if you are mature and completely understand what you will be giving up for a baby, i cant see the problem obviously i think 11 is too young, but if someone of 15/16 is looking after her own baby and that baby is healthy and well i cant really see the problem ....although it wouldn't be my personal choice i think i was young enough!
no matter your age, getting pregnant and having your own baby completely changes your life when the focus goes off yourself as you nurture the new life you have created.

Hi mam-milf- you sound the same as me!

My first baby came 2 weeks late so i managed to get out of the teenager band when i had her at 20!!
Then my second came 9 months ago when i was 22 and thrid is now due on 14th march when i will be 23.

Like some of the other younger mums have said, i feel a bit isolated cos ppl give you such funny looks in the street when they see you pushing a double pushchair and have a big bump.
I also am not Vicky Pollard! My 1st baby was born when i was at university and ive since managed to complete all my legal training to become a lawyer. just cos im at home looking after my kids doesnt mean im stupid. we're just lucky enough to be able to afford for it to be that way. We didnt have kids just to live off benefits forever or to get a council flat like some ppl think- we support ourselves and own our own home.
Sorry for the rant!- its difficult to find like-minded ppl!!

Im 24 and hubby is 27. We have together 4 years and married for 4 months.
Im 9 wks pregnant and we feel its the right time for us we have our house and jobs we enjoy.
I think everyone is different, my mum had me when she was 36 which is when she felt ready to have a family

hi, im sarah-louise, im 18 and im due 5th april. this is my 3rd pregnancy as ive had 2 previous miscarriages

Hi I'm Sarah. I had my first baby when I was 19 (a week before my 20th b'day), so technically I was a teenage mum! I am now 21 and pregnant with my second due in february (a few days before my 22nd b'day!) I hate the way people look down on young mums and think that we are not mature enough to raise a family. Personally I'm glad I'm having my children young so I have more energy to look after them and more years left ahead of me to spend time with them.

I'm 30 and execting my first baby in April. I wanted to wait until I was a point in my career where I'd acheived what I wanted and could put it on the back burner for a few years and I've only just reached that point for me. I don't think it matters how young or old you are as long as you're ready although I do think that it's wrong to decide to have a child when you can't financially support yourself which does seem to be a bit of a trend in this country. I also think it's really sad that children of 11, 12, 13 don't know enough about birth control (not to mention the risk of STDs!) to wait until they're mature enough to want a family and then lose their own adolesence bringing up a baby they don't really want. You'd think by now sex ed would be better - but I guess if all their mates are having sex the peer pressure is too much for some. It scares me that this is the society my baby will grow up in - teenage mums just seem to be getting younger and younger - until they're not even teenagers yet when they're having sex & getting pregnant. I also don't think it's right to spend £1000s on IVF when you're in your 60's - there's a reason women go through the menopause when they do and it can't be good for your body to conceive and bear a child so late in life. If it happens naturally in your 40's or whatever that's fantastic but if not it's surely natures way of saying it's not the right thing for you at that age.

Hi i'll be 32 in 3 weeks and my daughter has just had her first birthday. I don't think age matters but I did want to be married and settled before I had children. I think it's because my mother was 16 when she had me and I know how she's struggled. We have a very close relationship though and a lot of that is down to the age differance. Now I have 1 child though can't wait to have another!!!

I had my first daughter 9 days before my 21st birthday. I was a student and had been with her dad since 14. She was not planned but I was "chuffed to bits" when I discovered I was pregnant. Took a year out of Uni. and returned leaving her in her dad's care. Graduated with a 2:1 hons - babies and education (though very hard!) CAN be done...Had my second at 25 (planned) once my (by then husband) and I had bought a house and had steady f/t jobs. 3 years after that I returned to Uni. to do a Post Grad thinking my baby days were over....NOPE! Now 31 and trying for number 3. Life doesn't always work out as planned and I split with my husband 2 years ago - though we remain friends. My "new" partner is keen to have a baby of his own as he loves my girls to bits and I quickly discovered that I'd LOVE to have another child...I'm now a teacher so I guess I'm used to spending my days with more than 2 children;\)

I wouldn't have actively ttc at 20/21 as I was obviously still in education at that time (I hardly slept for a year!) BUT I don't feel that I lost out in having children at that age. To be fair I had my fair-share of festivals/rock concerts and "boozy nights" BEFORE having her so I "had the T-shirt" already. Being a young Mum worked for me and it certainly hasn't "held me back" in anyway - WE travel, they LOVED Thailand! I possibly feel more "settled" in my 30s as I have the job I want rather than A job - but I have exactly ZERO regrets!

I was 22 when I fell pregnant with our daughter, had her at 23, she is now 13 weeks old. My husband and I had been trying for a baby since we were 19 due to me having health problems and not wanting to miss out on the opportunity of being parents. We were living in another country when we received the news that I would struggle to conceive and made the decision to start trying as soon as we had bought a house. My husband has always been in stable work (HM Forces), I tried to stay in stable work but struggled due to being ill, but we have got by and I plan to start doing a couple of hours working for myself in an evening sometime next year to bring in a little extra cash but then at least our daughter can stay with her Daddy in the evenings and they can have their quality time together. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We suffered a few miscarriages over the years, which was the most traumatic experiences we have ever been through. I fell pregnant two years ago but lost it after the traumatic news that both of our grandmothers were diagnosed with cancer in the same week and that there was no hope. They both passed away under the belief that I was still pregnant as this was all that they wanted for us as they knew how much it meant to us and they were so supportive from the start even when our parents weren't. We don't feel we were too young to start trying at 19, we both said that ideally we wouldn't have started trying that early, but we don't regret our decision. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Our daughter is the best thing that happened to us, other than us meeting, lol. We will be trying for our second in about 18months, but if we cannot have another at least we finally had our dreams and wishes answered and we are now blessed with a wonderful little girl.