Women: Just curious, how old were you when you had your first/only child?

[LittlePerson]

Hey moms. I am just wondering here.

[MaidenMotherWitch]

I got pregnant with Morgaine when I was 18 and had her a month after my 19th birthday

[Gwenhwyfar]

I had my only daughter, Joee Daisy, just after I turned 19.

[~Broken Lily~]

I didn't answer the poll. We are trying for a baby at the moment. I'm 25, 26 in August ......so fingers crossed I'll have my first child at the age of 26.

[Hærfest Leah]

Well one thing that could be added to the question is also if that 1st child was planned or not.

Both my kids were planned & I had Loralie at age 23 & Brianna 2 weeks after turning 25.

[Rhianna813]

Oooh I get to be the old lady here! hehehe I was 35 when I had Brendan in 2003.

Rhianna

[ravenmyst]

21 with the first, 9 days shy of 23 with the second, and no neither were planned

[Mamawolf]

20 for my first!

[Tzhebee]

Pregnant at 19, birth at 20.

[Ceres]

I was 22 with my first, 25 with my second and 29 with my third and last. They were all planned.

[RavensEye]

First full term pregnancy resulting in my daughter being brought into this world was hmmm 21 7 months before I turned 22. And no she was not planned, in fact none of my pregnancies were.

[Lewen]

My oldest daughter was born when I was 23...my last daughter was born when I was 33.

[Jenne]

24. And I planned it that way! :)

[Janelle]

I was 24 when my son was born, and 26 when my daughter was born.

[RowanMegaera]

I was 21 when my daughter was born and she was a complete and total surprise. I am the most impatient, selfish, insane person and I planned on never having children. I was voted least likely to procreate among my family and friends. Imagine my surprise when after many years of faithful and regular birthcontrol taking in addition to using barrier contraception, I felt kind of funny, just a little under the weather. I had never had regular periods, I was severely underweight so they were pretty much non-existent. Surprise! You're 14 weeks pregnant.

Now, don't get me wrong, I love my daughter more than anything in the world, I just don't like children in general.

[FlyingBear]

33 when I gave birth. :)

[Valkie]

not planned... any of them. pregnant at 16, birth of first at 17. Second was 19. Third was 25.

[LacyRoze]

I was 25 with my first, 35 with my second and 37 with my last. None of them were planned but I wouldn't trade em' for the world...

[BrigidMoon]

I had just turned 25 the week before, my daughter was an awesome bday present.

[GalenaFaolan]

All unplanned, but here goes! I was 18 when I got preggo and 18 at birth. Second, 19 when preggo and 2 months into 20 at birth. Third I was 21 preggo and at birth. Fourth, I was 24 preggo and 25 at birth.
They're now 16,15,14 and 11, phew!!

[LadyTrinity]

I got pregnant at 20 and had my son 4 weeks after my 21st birthday

[Strega Del Vento]

I had my first child at 17 years old. I was also married at 16 though. We weren't taking any steps to prevent a pregnancy, and figured that if it happened, then it happened. And it did. Three months after we got married. Hahaha..

Our second child was born when I was 19.

My youngest child will be 2 at the end of this month. Second marriage for me.

[melantha rose]

I was pregnant twice at 19. The first one I lost, the second one I delivered at 20. The third one (2nd living), pregnant at 24, delivered at 25. Both bouncing baby boys (especially my youngest, who happily bounces off the walls and ceilings)!! Both in double-digits now: 15 & 10. Ohhh....where did the years go? :wah2:

[RubyRose]

I'll be 22 when my little one arrives at the end of this year. And no the baby was not planned.

[gypsy0108]

I was pregnant at 18 and lost the baby got pergnant at 19 and had My son at 20 had my second child at 21

[Ceres]

All this talk of planning or failing to plan reminds me of the saying "Man plans, God Laughs" and she does!

[RubyRose]

:lol: Yeah I like that saying.

[moonchild]

I'll be 29 when mine is born :) and planned.

[Zoritsa_Nepenthe]

Shortly after turning 21 is when I found out I was pregnant with my first.My second I was 31...neither were planned.

[LadyTrinity]

My son was planned. I thought I found mr right. Boy was I wrong :lol:

[Lewen]

My son was planned. I thought I found mr right. Boy was I wrong :lol:

Yeah...I could say that about both my ex-husbands.... :lol: got the five kids though....I think I'll keep'em. :lol: (the kids that is...heh heh) :D

[Sara]

Had my daughter at 20yrs old, and my son at 23.

[AuroraSilvermist]

I got pregnant with my son Ian when I was 27, and had him when I was 28. I had my daughter, Shayla, just after I turned 31. Seemed just right to me--I wouldn't have wanted to be any older...or younger!

[soilsigh aingeal]

I was 20 when I had my daughter.

[Catiana]

23 with the first one, 24 with the second one. Now the first one is almost 18 and the second one is 16.

[Temair]

I was 20 when Caitlin was born, she was unplanned. I was 23 with Moira and 26 with Lauren, who were both planned. I was supposed to be 29 with Rowan, but she had other plans and I was 27 when she was born. They are now 8, 6, 3, and 14.5 months.

[FaerieLuma]

I was 19 years old when I had my first daughter!

[Mistress_Ravenshadow]

19 1/2 when i had my first child, 21 when i had my second child and 28 when i had my 3rd child

[Lunacie]

I was 23 when I had my first/only child - a daughter, and a miscarriage a few years later. My daughter was 23 when she had a miscarriage and 24 when she had her first of two daughters. I was seeing so many women who were younger than I was (47 then) and were already grammas... waiting was hard.

[LittlePerson]

See, I'm carrer oriented right now and well, we don't have the money for a child as I'm the sole wage earner right now. I wanted to wait anyway, but I still long for a child though the time isn't right. Everyone's always telling me if you wait till your thirties It'll be harder for you. But now women even who are menopausal can have children as I read in an article recently. They can do something that makes women start ovulating again.

I thought that there was an emerging trend to wait long till the woman is out of her 20's to have children, and into their thirties, but I posted this to see if it was reflected here and it isn't. Most here it is 20's and not 30's. I should have said planned as that would have been key to the poll, but disregarding that, it is still remarkable how many more there are in the 20's instead of 30's. I had posted the younger years thinking of the majority of teenagers getting pregnant do not do it intentionally, but I see that some do.

Btw, I'll be 29 this September. My husband and I had talked a couple years ago about when we would and we both had decided that we wouldn't try till I was at least 30 and we were financially ready. Well, that still doesn't change how I feel though. I haven't always wanted a child (singular), until this last year when I felt something finally. Until this last year I didn't think I'd ever want one.

It must be nice though when that moment hits when you know you'll be able to care for a child not just emotionally, but financially too. I hope that both will happen for us in the next couple of years.

[Mòrag Elasaid Ní Dhòmhnaill]

I was 23 when I had my son, and boy was he not planned, that was a birth control failure if ever I saw one. And it coulnd't have been my taking it right because I was on Depo at the time and I always got my shots every three months.

Little Person, I do have to say though that if you wait until you are financially ready, you'll never have children. Not that I'm trying to tell you when to have kids, but I have plenty of friends who are in a much better place financially than we are and even they complain about the expense. Instead of waiting for financial readiness it's best to wait for emotional readiness.

[Seren_]

If all goes well I'll be 26 when I have my baby. We'd been trying, but I wouldn't say it was planned per se...we had to wait a long time before anything happened, and I'm impatient. If I had my way, it would have happened a year or two earlier. But all in all I can't complain :)

[Maggie]

My son was born about six weeks before my 26th birthday.

Maggie

[skyy_blue8278]

I was 16 and my dh was 20 when our first was born now we are 23 and 26 and we have 4 beautiful living children and 4 in Summerland.

[RhiamonButterfly]

I was 29 with my first whom we lost at 10 weeks, then 32 with my son. We'd been married 11 years then, because we had lots of difficulties..LOL...weird too because my sister is a year younger than me and she was trying for a long time too, and we got pregnant together, 6 weeks apart :)

[misty]

I was 25 when my son was born.

[Nightmelody]

I had my first at 35, and twins at 37. I didn't get married until I was 34.

Honestly, when I was 33 I woke up one day and thought, hmmm, if I want to have a family I need to do something! So I had to say bubye to a long time boyfriend(he was almost like my child, sheesh, but charming and good looking) and find a guy who would love to be a husband and father.

Hubby worked in automotive, drove a truck, and was far less flashy than previous guys---but I was looking for substance when I found him, and got it. Before that I was pretty much looking for fun, fun, fun.

[fleria]

I had Zoe 18 days after my 20th birthday. I had pregnancy brain and was so out of it, I didn't even remember it was my birthday.

[Mindflayer]

Read this post made me think...

I'm 20, and it's entirely possible that I could be married and have kids in the next 10 years...


scary :blushake:

[LittlePerson]

I had my first at 35, and twins at 37. I didn't get married until I was 34.

Honestly, when I was 33 I woke up one day and thought, hmmm, if I want to have a family I need to do something! So I had to say bubye to a long time boyfriend(he was almost like my child, sheesh, but charming and good looking) and find a guy who would love to be a husband and father.

Hubby worked in automotive, drove a truck, and was far less flashy than previous guys---but I was looking for substance when I found him, and got it. Before that I was pretty much looking for fun, fun, fun.That's so great! I was losing hope of it being socially acceptable at all to wait till around that age because it looks like we will have to wait till I'm about that age too. It's just that socially and mentally I've been feeling pressured to have them before 30 and we're just not ready. We can't support a child right now going through the process of bankruptcy right now. Even though emotionally I would like to. It's women like you who give me hope to know I can still do this even having to wait. Blessings to you!

[Ceres]

The only right time to have kids is when you decide to :)

[Nightmelody]

Hey there Little Person. When we had our kids we were really ready and happy. Though we are older than most of our kid's friend's parents, you'd be surprised how many women are out there who are starting over with a new spouse/new baby in their mid and late thirties.

[Krysta]

I had gotten pregnant with my daughter Rose when I was 17. I had her when I was 18, and one month prior my mother drove us to Las Vegas to get married. Ahhh!!! Should have known then, he was 34 and I was 18.
She is sooo amazing, looking back I wouldn't change a thing.
Krysta

[Élistariel]

I didn't vote
I'm 21. No kids.
My mom was 23 when she had me. So was my dad.
My parents married Oct 30, 1982.
I was born August 8, 1983... about 6 weeks early. (at 7.5 months)
I was a surprise! :D

[Kalika]

I was 22 when I became pregnant, 23 when I had him.

[Kalika]

That's so great! I was losing hope of it being socially acceptable at all to wait till around that age because it looks like we will have to wait till I'm about that age too. It's just that socially and mentally I've been feeling pressured to have them before 30 and we're just not ready. We can't support a child right now going through the process of bankruptcy right now. Even though emotionally I would like to. It's women like you who give me hope to know I can still do this even having to wait. Blessings to you!

Socially acceptable or not - doesn't matter. :) You should have a child when you're ready.

My mom had my sister when she was 16, adopted me when she was 25, and had my little brother when she was 40. :)

[Kalika]

See, I'm carrer oriented right now and well, we don't have the money for a child as I'm the sole wage earner right now. I wanted to wait anyway, but I still long for a child though the time isn't right. Everyone's always telling me if you wait till your thirties It'll be harder for you. But now women even who are menopausal can have children as I read in an article recently. They can do something that makes women start ovulating again.

I thought that there was an emerging trend to wait long till the woman is out of her 20's to have children, and into their thirties, but I posted this to see if it was reflected here and it isn't. Most here it is 20's and not 30's. I should have said planned as that would have been key to the poll, but disregarding that, it is still remarkable how many more there are in the 20's instead of 30's. I had posted the younger years thinking of the majority of teenagers getting pregnant do not do it intentionally, but I see that some do.

Btw, I'll be 29 this September. My husband and I had talked a couple years ago about when we would and we both had decided that we wouldn't try till I was at least 30 and we were financially ready. Well, that still doesn't change how I feel though. I haven't always wanted a child (singular), until this last year when I felt something finally. Until this last year I didn't think I'd ever want one.

It must be nice though when that moment hits when you know you'll be able to care for a child not just emotionally, but financially too. I hope that both will happen for us in the next couple of years.

Honestly, I agree with what someone else said - if you wait until you're 100% ready... it'll never happen.

My husband and I had this conversation before we began trying - and we both realized this fact early on. If we waited - when would things be perfect? Never. I want to go to medical school - 10 years of school - and I did NOT want to wait until after that. I wanted Caileb SOOO much, and so did he. We decided that we'd try - and if it happened, it was meant to. Now I have my beautiful son - the most wonderful thing in my life. Even though things are hard sometimes - emotionally, financially, etc - its sooo worth it.

Honestly, its a decision you'll never regret. I could never imagine myself as a mommy - but I knew that I wanted at least one. Now - honestly, I don't even know why I waited as long as I did. :)

You love your child more than anything in the world - something you never really understand until you become a parent. :)

Do this when you feel that you are ready - not financially - but mentally and emotionally. Everything else can work itself out.

:hugz:

[FaerieGothMommy]

I was 15 when i had my daughter.

[LittlePerson]

Honestly, I agree with what someone else said - if you wait until you're 100% ready... it'll never happen.

My husband and I had this conversation before we began trying - and we both realized this fact early on. If we waited - when would things be perfect? Never. I want to go to medical school - 10 years of school - and I did NOT want to wait until after that. I wanted Caileb SOOO much, and so did he. We decided that we'd try - and if it happened, it was meant to. Now I have my beautiful son - the most wonderful thing in my life. Even though things are hard sometimes - emotionally, financially, etc - its sooo worth it.

Honestly, its a decision you'll never regret. I could never imagine myself as a mommy - but I knew that I wanted at least one. Now - honestly, I don't even know why I waited as long as I did. :)

You love your child more than anything in the world - something you never really understand until you become a parent. :)

Do this when you feel that you are ready - not financially - but mentally and emotionally. Everything else can work itself out.

:hugz:Thanks but I still can't do that knowing I couldn't provide for a child because I'd care about the child so much. I also care about doing that myself and not using welfare or gov. funds to help. We have 48 dollars in our account until the 31st. We are going through bankruptcy right now. Though I've wanted a child for while we can't even provide for ourselves well enough, so how could we do that for a child? We pay $400 a month utilities included for a two room apt which is a kitchen and a bedroom/living room. We have a small bathroom with no bathtub, just a shower. I'm not going to start a family in that. And until we afford to move into something bigger I won't consider starting to try. Now that my mother-in-law is moving here with her husband that itself has helped ease my mind. My own mother can't be trusted because of her drinking problem to help us care for a child. And my husband says that his great aunt has given power of attorney to his mom so that when she dies one day his mom will be able to help us pay for a house with that money. I'm not wishing for her death or anything but that news helped to cheer me up some. I looked at HUD recently and found that in order to get a HUD home or loan one has to already have children. Heh. Anyway, I haven't lost hope. I'm just a pessimest and I know I come off that way too. I believe it will happen when the time is right.

[Nightmelody]

Little person, having some type of stability in finances is important, because a child will cost money. Getting out of the financial burdens you are under is a good idea, so is good health insurance. Taking a year or two to get some of those things in control is wise, I think. It will surely make your pregnancy and infant days less stressful!

But don't think everything has to be perfect, with a 3 bedroom house in a nice suburb with good schools etc. That can wait. There are good schools in cities, too. You can have a child in humbler circumstances--an apartment or small rental etc--and your little one will have just as good quality of life. The parent's love and attention is what will bring quality to your child's life.

[wakywitch]

I had my daughter when I was 19 and had my son when I was 29.
Baby factory is now closed! :flowers:

[CryingEagle]

Hey moms. I am just wondering here.

I was 14 when I concieved my eldest son, 16 when I concieved my second, and 18 when I concieved my third.
All three of my babies were planned! :flowers:

[farm girl]

I got married & had #1 at 19.

[Élistariel]

I was 14 when I concieved my eldest son, 16 when I concieved my second, and 18 when I concieved my third.
All three of my babies were planned! :flowers:

Not to me mean or anything, but what in the name of all things blue posessed you to want to have a child at 14? Do you know how unsafe that is?
I'm not judging your ability to be a parent, but your body isn't ready to support a baby until you are at least 19.

[Élistariel]

I had my first at 20 years old. They were twins, they only lived 2 weeks. :( :heartbrea They would have been 14 years old this November. Had my next baby at 24 & then my last at 28


:hugz:

[diamondtiger]

I was married and had my son when I was 19, had my daughter when I was 24. I'm divorced now with a 12 and 7 year old and boy do I feel old sometimes! :lol:

[DreamSpell333]

I Got pregnant with hannah at 20 and had her 2 1/2 months after my 21st birthday. :) She was planned. We concieved her on yule :D

[DixieWitch]

I found out 3 days after my 16th birthday that I was about 8 weeks pregnant with my son. I had him October 17, 1993. I turned 17 Feb. 24, 1994. He was about 3 weeks early..I was due Nov 4th. I had Tera hmm let's see...I'm 28 now, she's going to be 3 in September.....I turned 25 in Feb, she was born in Sept. And she was planned. My son was an accidental blessing.

[streghamadre]

My daughter was born a few weeks before I turned 23, my son at age 30. Those were apparently their plan, not mine :D

[MAR]

I got my first child when I was 17 and my second at 28. Today, people and my son's friends and teachers thinks my old son is my brother cause I have a baby face and look so young; that's sound good huh?? but not always cause I been asked for I.D. to movies rated R in the theater, and I got mad sometimes when I'm kind of hurry and can't find my I.D. :nuhuh: But in general I won't never regret to had my son so young. It's an advantage. :)

[Sun_and_Saturn]

I got married at 19, pregnant at 20, had my daughter about 2 months after I turned 21. Sometimes it is hard, because we could DEFINITELY be better off financially, but I don't regret anything. She was sort of planned, I knew I wanted kids, I just thought I would start later in life. I personally think that you never really know what true love is until you hold your baby in your arms for the first time.

[~Anamorata~]

I was 27 :uhhuhuh:

[CryingEagle]

Not to me mean or anything, but what in the name of all things blue posessed you to want to have a child at 14? Do you know how unsafe that is?
I'm not judging your ability to be a parent, but your body isn't ready to support a baby until you are at least 19.

Not to sound mean or anything, but too many people have told me that. My body was fully developed at the age of 12, I became capable of having children at 11.
All 3 of my boys have the same father, he is the one and ONLY man I have ever been with, and I have been taking plenty of criticism from plenty of people who know nothing about me.
Physical age has nothing to do with being ready to have a child, it's all in your mentality.
You know, how old you are mentally. There are plenty of mothers out there who may be "old enough" to have kids, but they are incerdibly immature and have no business having children at all.
My husband and I may have been young, but we felt that we were ready, and nearly 12 years later we're still together.
If you want to hear something really stupid, all of the girls I used to be friends with, even a few who weren't my friends, after finding out that I was pregnant, they all though it would be cool to get pregnant too!
I have only one thing to say about that, having a baby is not a poularity contest, it' a lifetime job!
Anyway...you asked, I answered. :flowers:

[CryingEagle]

I had my first at 20 years old. They were twins, they only lived 2 weeks. :( :heartbrea They would have been 14 years old this November. Had my next baby at 24 & then my last at 28


I'm really sorry you lost your babies. There is no greater pain than the loss of a child. :flowers: :hugz:

[Athena-Nadine]

If I am graced by the gods with carrying this baby to term, I will be 33 when s/he is born. This will be my first.

[Starpixie]

I had a miscarriage at 20, our son at 21, our second son at 22, and our daughter at 24.

[Élistariel]

Not to sound mean or anything, but too many people have told me that. My body was fully developed at the age of 12, I became capable of having children at 11.
All 3 of my boys have the same father, he is the one and ONLY man I have ever been with, and I have been taking plenty of criticism from plenty of people who know nothing about me.
Physical age has nothing to do with being ready to have a child, it's all in your mentality.
You know, how old you are mentally. There are plenty of mothers out there who may be "old enough" to have kids, but they are incerdibly immature and have no business having children at all.
My husband and I may have been young, but we felt that we were ready, and nearly 12 years later we're still together.
If you want to hear something really stupid, all of the girls I used to be friends with, even a few who weren't my friends, after finding out that I was <a href='http://consumeralertsystem.com/cas/zx-hclick.php?hid=99' target='_blank'>pregnant</a>, they all though it would be cool to get <a href='http://consumeralertsystem.com/cas/zx-hclick.php?hid=99' target='_blank'>pregnant</a> too!
I have only one thing to say about that, having a baby is not a poularity contest, it' a lifetime job!
Anyway...you asked, I answered. :flowers:


I'm assuming you mean you started having your period at 11. I got mine at 13, so by 14 I should have been ready to have kids. Right? WRONG. It does not matter if I was mentally prepared or not, my body was nowhere near ready to support a child. Even if you were mentally prepared, I HIGHLY doubt your body was fully ready to have a baby. Unless you can tell me a doctor told you that you were an exception, I will hold to this idea.
Also note, I don't question your ability to be a mother or your fidelity. I agree, you can be young and be a good mom. I was commenting on your PHYSICAL ability.
just so ya know :)

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[DixieWitch]

My body wasn't even ready at 16 to have a child. I almost died having my son. He was only 7 pounds and a few ounces, but he tore me so bad that I almost had to have a hysterectomy, not to mention I lost 3 pints of blood and crashed in the L&D room. Body maturity and mental maturity are 2 different things. I was ready mentally, but not ready physically. And I started my period when I was 11, but it doesn't mean I was ready to have kids then. My son is 11, will be 12 in October. I cannot fathom a child his age having a baby. Because that's what he is, a child, as most 11 and 12 year olds are. Right now, if I were to become pregnant, which is a high possiblity now that we can't afford for me to be on the pill, I'm ready mentally..hell my mental age is damn near 40!! But my body is closer to 60! And I'm only 28!

[CryingEagle]

I'm assuming you mean you started having your period at 11. I got mine at 13, so by 14 I should have been ready to have kids. Right? WRONG. It does not matter if I was mentally prepared or not, my body was nowhere near ready to support a child. Even if you were mentally prepared, I HIGHLY doubt your body was fully ready to have a baby. Unless you can tell me a doctor told you that you were an exception, I will hold to this idea.
Also note, I don't question your ability to be a mother or your fidelity. I agree, you can be young and be a good mom. I was commenting on your PHYSICAL ability.
just so ya know :)

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I'm sorry if you don't think I was physically ready to have a child at 14, but it was my choice. I'm not saying that being a young mother has been easy because IT HASN'T! But what has been done CANNOT be undone.
What more can I say? :flowers:

[CryingEagle]

My body wasn't even ready at 16 to have a child. I almost died having my son. He was only 7 pounds and a few ounces, but he tore me so bad that I almost had to have a hysterectomy, not to mention I lost 3 pints of blood and crashed in the L&D room. Body maturity and mental maturity are 2 different things. I was ready mentally, but not ready physically. And I started my period when I was 11, but it doesn't mean I was ready to have kids then. My son is 11, will be 12 in October. I cannot fathom a child his age having a baby. Because that's what he is, a child, as most 11 and 12 year olds are. Right now, if I were to become pregnant, which is a high possiblity now that we can't afford for me to be on the pill, I'm ready mentally..hell my mental age is damn near 40!! But my body is closer to 60! And I'm only 28!


I nearly died having all 3 of my boys, BUT, that can happen to ANYONE at ANY age! No matter if you are 10, 20, 30, 40 or 50, you can suffer from post partum hemorhage and/or other complications.
:flowers:

[Penthesilea]

I was 30 when my oldest daughter was born and had just turned 32 when her sister was born. My mother had me at 33. Her mother was married at 14 and had her first child at 15.

[Shanti]

I was on my own at 14, married and a mom at 16.
No regrets! Good life full of learnings!!

[ravenmyst]

had my daughter at 21, son nine days before I turned 23. sometimes I felt to young, but its all good now

[DixieWitch]

I nearly died having all 3 of my boys, BUT, that can happen to ANYONE at ANY age! No matter if you are 10, 20, 30, 40 or 50, you can suffer from post partum hemorhage and/or other complications.
:flowers:


yeah but mine had nothing do do with postpartum...it was it was all while I was in labor and delivery. And it was later confirmed that my body was not ready to deliver a baby. It had not finished growing to be ready to give birth.

[DayDreamer]

I got married at 18, had my son 10 months later (I was 19)

[Bryony]

I'm still in school, and am planning to go straight through for a doctorite. A Master's degree at the very least. So no kids at all for at least 10 years.

I don't even know if I can have a child, my body doesn't ovulate completely because of endometriosis... I'm 20 and can't even imagine becoming pregnant and having a child now (besides the fact that my meds would poison a fetus, oh joy...).

[Earthy]

I had my daughter when i was 18 and my son when i was 29.
Both were planned.

[Nellie]

Ohhh I just creep in the 26 upwards catergory by a day. My daughter was due on my Birthday but managed to keep her in there 11 hours longer, so she was born the next day. Now my Birthday is barely acknowledged anymore :(

[banondraig]

i'm 28, no kids yet. there won't be any for some while, as i don't have anyone to have kids with. it's ok, because i need my alone time like i need air and water, and kids would seriously interfere with that.