My wife and I are planning to have a baby.
Hopefully if she gets pregnant right away, the baby will be born a month or so after she turns 24.
I will be 26 and a half.
We will be together for nearly 6 years when the baby is born.
My wife is done with college and works in accounting loving her career.
We have a house and two cars that will be paid off BEFORE the baby is born.
We have traveled and have a happy marriage!
We are hoping to have another baby born when my wife is between 26 and 27 years old.
Do you think 24 years old is too young to be a mother?
Do you think 26/27 years old is too young to be a mother to two children?
We don’t think its too young, but what do YOU think?
2006-08-31 09:16:43 · 63 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I don't think it is too young. As long as you two love each other and have the responsibility to take care of a child, which it seems you do, then go for it. You appear to have developed a stable life and family for the baby to come into. Congratulations! and good luck!
2006-08-31 09:19:56 · answer #1 · answered by Meggo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you two have the perfect foundation to build a family upon. No, 24 is not too young--I am 24 and am 6 months months pregnant and could not be happier!!!
Doctors say that 24-25 years old is the ideal age to have the highest chance of having a healthy baby..as you get older your risks of genetic diseases and birth defects increases. If the two of you are ready go for it!! but start now because it took my husband and I two years to get pregnant naturally.. It may take you two longer than you think. Just keep that in mind. Good luck to both of you!
2006-09-01 03:06:28 · answer #2 · answered by beAn*s MoMmy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While I don't think people should get married until they are 25 (because it takes maturity to make a marriage work) I don't think 24 is too young to have a baby. I had a friend in high school get pregnant and have her baby when we were 15, and to this day (the kid is now 14 because we are almost 30) I still think she is one of the best mothers I know. It all depends on the person's maturity.
My parents had me when they were 24, and they WERE too young, but they are the kind of people that are selfish and probably should never have kids. Hence, I'm an only child.
I'm almost 30 and still don't have kids because I haven't found anybody decent to have kids with...and I'm beginning to get nervous that I'm too old. If I had one this year, I'd be almost 50 when it graduated high school! My parents were in their early 40s when I graduated.
2006-08-31 09:28:27 · answer #3 · answered by concretebrunette 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is no reason not to have a baby. There is never a perfect time. You both sound like you have a solid head on your shoulders.
I have two children (my son, Cloud, turned 2 on July 23rd and my daughter, Kiara, turned 6-months last week). I was 24 when Cloud was born and 25 when Kiara was born. Now I am 26 and I have no regrets.
It doesn't matter how old you are... you can love at any age, right?
2006-08-31 09:25:58 · answer #4 · answered by Kristy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is perfect! You don't want her to be an old mom and I'm sure she feels the same way. I was 29 when I had my first and 33 with my 2nd (I didn't meet my husband till I was 21 and we dated and were engaged for 5 years). Just think that years ago they married at 16 like my grandmother and the 1st born by 17...that's scary but it times were different. No, your wife is not too young and it seems like you've accomplished so much. Good Luck and Best Wishes!
2006-08-31 09:24:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go for it!
I'm 28 and my son was born three months after I turned 28. I wish that we could have started having kids sooner...I don't know why. But, I thought it would be nice to always be the younger mom on the PTA or the younger room mom. So, I don't see it as a problem.
My house is almost paid off. Both our cars are paid off and we have a nice savings fund and college fund. But, money really has nothing to do with it. You find ways to make it work!
Trust me, I'm a stay at home mom and we do it all on hubby salary. And, even with my 6 month old we still travel! We go to San Fransico in October, India in December, Ireland in April, and Italy sometime after that...
You'll figure it out!
Good Luck!
2006-08-31 09:47:46 · answer #6 · answered by Baby #3 due 10/13/09 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm twenty-nine, and my wife is twenty-two. We have two young kids, and my wife handles it just fine. It really doesn't matter how old you are, it matters how ready you are for children. It sounds like you are educated, and have your finances under control, so I don't see any reason you couldn't handle children.
It's the most amazing feeling, seeing your kids for the first time, it's such a blast of love for this little thing, that you can't even explain, but it's awesome. I wouldn't trade my kids for anything.
Do yourself a favor, keep on traveling and spending time with just the two of you, even after you have kids. My wife and I go on trips with just us all the time. It's important to still have that time for just the two of you. Just because you are parents, doesn't mean your marriage doesn't need work anymore, it still will, and sometimes even more. We go to the Caribbean every year, and usually do a couple weekend trips as well. It's great to have a strong marriage, but as you know it's also work.
Good luck
2006-08-31 09:26:21 · answer #7 · answered by natex14 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i'm 22 and having my first baby with my husband.. and we plan on having another in 2 years... so no.. i don't think 24 is too young to be a mother.. if you're both ready, and that's what she wants then go for it.. does she want to work after the baby or stay home? she needs to figure that out... i'm a stay at home mom (or will be as soon as my little girl gets here- any day now) so just talk about it with your wife... basically if you're ready, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.. it's your life... live how you want to
2006-08-31 15:07:29 · answer #8 · answered by daisylady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it is too young. I had my daughter right after I turned 22, now have 2 step daughters, and a boy on the way - I'm now 28. We have quite a family, and it doesn't seem like too much for us. If you are mentally prepared and have everything well planned out as you seem to, you should have no problem. I wish you all the luck in the world!
2006-08-31 09:23:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a child myself and I am 25 and my wife is 24. I dont think it is too young. we were both products of parents having kids at 18 and 19 so we think that we were too old. We both are college graduates and loving our careers. As long as you are happy and married then there should be nothing wrong with it.
Good luck, the first couple of months is alot of "fun"
2006-08-31 09:22:45 · answer #10 · answered by jack_daniels 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋