What age were your parents when they had you?

Greendiamond

30 - 35

My mother was 20 and da was 30.

obezyana

30 - 35

My mother was 28. I don't have a clue how old my father was I think he may of been 30/31.

dubstarr

30 - 35

My ma was 30 never met my da

Chattastrophe!

30 - 35

I was born in 1985. My mum was 28, my dad was 35.

When my youngest sibling was born in 2001, my mum was 44 and my dad was 51! I think it's mental that they still have a young teenager to be running around after at this stage in their lives. They're happy though!

JohnMearsheimer

I was born in 1984. My mother was 24 and my Dad was 33. I'm 30 and I've no kids. My mother had 2 by the time she was 24.

Ilyana 2.0

25 - 30

My mum was 24 and my dad was 31, in 1991.

It's mad to think that my mum was married at the age I am now. I can barely mind myself never mind a household :pac:

lukesmom

35 - 40

Mam was 35
Dad was 35

T'was 1979 and I'm number 3 out of 4

sunbeam

cowlove wrote: »

Dad 24, mum 28. My mum got so much abuse from the nurses as she was so old.:eek:

This was in 1980.

Eek indeed. My mother was 41 and my dad was 39 (in 1972) They had been married for a year and a half.

Teyla Emmagan

30 - 35

Mam was 27 and Dad was 30.

When my brother was born she was 39 and I remember thinking that a little fella had 'kept them young' HILARIOUS, given my age (unmentionable) now. Now everyone is having babies in their late 30s and they still seem young to me.

ElizaT33

Wow - they're interesting statistics! My Mum was 40 when she had me (she had three others before me) - I'm now 46.

I had my first son when I was 24 and my last when I was 26

dark crystal

21 - 25

My mother was 19 and my father was 26.

I was born in 1975.

Ihatecuddles

My mam was 28 and I have no idea how old my dad was.

My foster parents would have been 38 and 47 if they 'had me'.

I was always slagged for having old parents. When I was 12 they were 50 and 59

I didn't care though!

Allison91

35 - 40

pajor wrote: »

Both were 33.

Ditto :pac:

Crumpets

Mam and dad were both 40 when they had me

Sh1tbag OToole

21 - 25

My ma was 19 and my dad was a few years younger again I think. They never stayed together. People think my ma is my sister and sometimes she pretends she is infront of strangers for some reason. Couldn't imagine the thought of having a 8 or 9 year old son at this stage, actually the thought of having a child at all at any stage scares the absolute sh1te out of me tbh

Karl Stein

I was too young to remember.

Galwayguy35

My mother was 43 and my father was 57

akura

30 - 35

Mum 29
Dad 33

hfallada

The average age for a first birth in Ireland is 32 which is 7 years later than the 1980s. But my grandparents and great grandparents only had their first children in their mid thirties so it's not a new thing.

thebomb

My mam had me when she was 31

Olive8585

Mam - 26
Dad - 28

Younger than I am now.

I wonder though, do you think your parents were mature enough to have you at the age they did? I don't. I think they started having kids because it was the thing to do after you left college/school and got married, but were severely lacking in maturity in some ways. I noticed when I went to other kids' houses with older parents, they seemed much more wise and taught their kids lots of life lessons etc.

Bertser

Over 40

Mam - 35
Dad - 38

Witchie

30 - 35

Both parents were 24 when my older brother was born, 27 when I was born, 37 when the next popped out (my younger brother) and 45 when the 4th and last was born. My mum was 3 weeks away from giving birth to my little sister when my older brother had his 21st birthday party.

WilyCoyote

Over 40

Mater 39
Pater 42

DitzyPoo92

Over 40

Mam: 35
Dad: 36

Reiketsu

25 - 30

My dad was 22 and my mum was 23 when I was born, back in 1988. I have a brother who is just under two years older than me. They got married when they were both 18.

HugsiePie

33 and 36

Had my sis 2 years later

FameHungry

Over 40

My Mam was 37 and my Dad was 47.

harry Bailey esq

21 - 25

ma was 19,da was 24.They were unmarried at the time,and ma is from a small town in west cork so as soon as she was made aware of my impending arrival she hightailed it up to Dublin to stay with my das family,who at the time lived in a heroin ridden corporation flats complex just outside the city centre.Talk about culture shock!,it was 1981 so she was terrified of the local gossips in her hometown branding her 'loose' so she decided living in o devaney gardens was a better option,as there wasn't such a stigma attached to being unmarried and pregnant there.They eventually got married in 1984,and i was brought down to cork to meet all my relatives for the first time,with me ma sporting a wedding ring,with a toddler in tow that nobody knew about.My poor ma felt she had to keep me a secret from all her friends and family from back home,such was the overwhelming influence of the church in rural Ireland at the time.

Merkin

Mum was 28 when she had me, Dad was 30.

Aglomerado

35 - 40

Dad 31 Mum 35.

Wibbs

hfallada wrote: »

The average age for a first birth in Ireland is 32 which is 7 years later than the 1980s. But my grandparents and great grandparents only had their first children in their mid thirties so it's not a new thing.

Indeed. For a good while Ireland held the record for the oldest average age of marriage.

ash23

30 - 35

Mam was 26 but I'm the youngest. She had her first at 20. I was 20 when I had my first (and last).

herisson

Mam was 33, dad was 36.

I'm the youngest but they had my sister 4 years earlier.

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

Mom 27, Dad 30.

I was 23 for my first, hope to have another one or two over the next 5-10 years but will have to wait and see. As much as it is drilled into us not to have kids young (if 23 is considered young?!) and there are a lot of reasons not to, there are a lot reasons not to have kids when you're older too which aren't highlighted nearly as much.

Olive8585

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: »

Mom 27, Dad 30.

I was 23 for my first, hope to have another one or two over the next 5-10 years but will have to wait and see. As much as it is drilled into us not to have kids young (if 23 is considered young?!) and there are a lot of reasons not to, there are a lot reasons not to have kids when you're older too which aren't highlighted nearly as much.

I think a lot of people just don't have the option of having kids young anymore. It used to be much easier to be financially secure at a young age with a secure job with benefits, own house, car, etc. A lot of people are now studying until 24-25, and then doing internships and struggling by on low wages and high living costs. Most people I know just aren't or weren't in a position to have kids in their twenties.

Potential-Monke

35 - 40

Mother was 35 and the father was 36. They had 4 children already at that stage, the oldest being a girl (would have been around 11) and 3 boys. There was another girl in the middle, but she died due to mam having German Measles during her birth. So they kept trying to get another girl for my sister to play with. I was the last effort, and had i been a girl i would have been called Tia, because i was conceived after they both got langers on Tia Maria on a weekend away...

newtoboards

25 - 30

Mam was 21 when she had me and Dad was 24 and Mam was 24 when she had her last. I had my first (and currently only) at 34; I couldn't imagine having a child when I was 24 let alone 21 and it was tough even persuading myself to have a baby at 34 because of how comfortable I was with my life but I was afraid it would get more and more difficult to have a baby if I waited any longer.

Speak Now

Mother 19
Father 23

I wasnt the first either!

Steppenwolfe

21 - 25

Dad: 21
Mam: 19

Mam had 5 of us before she was 29. Been married over 60 years now.

Legs.Eleven

Over 40

FameHungry wrote: »

My Mam was 37 and my Dad was 47.

Can I ask how that worked out for you if you don't mind me asking? I could be 35-37 myself having my first one and the fella is 10 years older.





My mother was 38 and my dad was 40. I'm the youngest of 5.

Scarinae

35 - 40

My Mum was 33 and my Dad was 36, and I'm the youngest of three