what is the right age to get a baby?

Question

My friend just discovered she is expecting a baby.I think she is too young but some of my friends think otherwise.That got me thinking what is the right or appropriate or acceptable age to get a baby?
and why that age?


p.s:don't give a range just the exact age.

Answer 1

There's no right age for having a baby(Of course I mean a normal age like 18 and up!) as long as you feel ready to take such a responsibility.Babies aren't toys.You can't play with them for a while and then leave them aside.You should think very carefully before taking a desicion like that.

By the way you didn't mention your age.

Answer 2

There is no real right age to have a child. It depends more on if the parents are ready, in the sense if their relationship is strong, and they can financially support a child. If a man and a woman are not mature then they are not ready to have a child no matter the age. So rather than an age which it is right to have a baby it is more a state, if you are mature and in a financially safe situation. As for acceptable age, really around 25

Answer 3

This is NOT meant 2 offend any1 who hasn't done it this way cuz I'm not at all perfect either but I'm just trying to help this girl.Please don't take it personally.I don't think less of those who don't do these things.They just tend 2 make life easier &I want her 2 hav a good life...If some1 hasn't grad. H.School and has a baby it's next to impossible to make any $ &parents can't help u 4ever.Unless u want 2 explain 2 a tiny boy who asks why his daddy doesn't love him or see him and who his daddy is,get married 1st.If you've only been having sex w/ a guy for several months the odds of him sticking around 4 the baby are not high at all.Worse yet, it's hard to get a guy who will stick around after that 1 leaves if he can find a girl without little screamers runnin' around and who can't go out cuz no1 will bbsit.U want to be as desirable to men as u can.U hav no idea how much harder it is 2 raise a child by urself w/ out a man unless you've done it.Do it 4 ur kids cuz the odds of them becoming druggies/goin 2 jail r MUCH higher w/out a dad.Please wait til 18 to hav sex cuz u hav the rest of ur life 2 do it and it makes life complicated wen ur 2 young 2 handle the fear and stress it brings up.It brings up much more fear and stress for a 17 yr. old than a 22 yr. old. Trust me.ALWAYS use protection unless u want to explain 4 the rest of ur life rite after u get naked that u mite giv him a disease or be scared the entire time ur doin it wonderin if he'll see gross bumps somewhere.How can u enjoy sex?Doin it 1 time &gettin something can f up the rest of ur life.Younger women r more likely 2 b raped(think of AIDS)so if ur younger and want to kiss do it in a house w/ other friends or on a street w/ people around so u can yell 4 them.Some like the attention they get from people about their bb wen walkin down the street but is that worth getting up 3 times a nite for 1/2hr.each time/getting baggy eyes/never being able 2 sit on the couch &watch an entire show cuz ur gettin milk,diapers,etc?U can never fully relax wen ur out w/ a 2yr.+kid cuz in 3 secs he could run away &get hit by a car/taken.so much 4 enjoyin a store w/ out starin @ur kid the whole time.Instead of bb attention you'd rather get attn. from guys dancin around@ a party while ur friend who had people praise her baby is now wiping **** off of its butt and has 2 stay home+u gain wait after a bb so b ready.U don't make more$ having a kid(+it still wouldn't b worth it)cuz welfare goes quickly& u can't afford anything 4 urself anymore..only 4 the bb.don't envy ur young friend.U hav no idea how much birth hurts but if ur older&know the bb will hav a happy life it's worth the pain.Just cuz a lot of young kids r doin it doesn't mean it's good.Some of my friends used meth but that doesn't mean it was right and they died.Do ya wanna hav a happy life sweety?I want a happy life for u.If ya do it's not that hard.Get ur GED(or better yet a college diploma).Use condoms EVERY time.Hav a bb after you're married to a guy who has a job and is not a druggy or alcoholic or abusive with either his words or hands.Try to treat people how you'd want2 b treated.That's it!It's a short list.Most of us take this path.Not your friend's path(and if a lot of people do where u live think of other cities).Showing her wut I wrote would make her sad don't.I wrote u a lot cuz I'm treatin u how I'd want 2 b treated if I was young & had questions.U won't b perfect but try ur best in life OK? God bless.. KT

Answer 4

Honestly, I think that 30 is the right age because by then you're more likely to have a steady job. Also, at 30 you are past what many think of as "party stage" etc, and you're mature enough to know what great responsibilities come with having a child.

Answer 5

The age you are when you have accomplished the following things:
1) Have a good job with good pay (preferably gone to college)
2) Lived alone and supported yourself
3) Traveled alone-preferably to a foreign country
Having children is a big responisibility, and changes your life forever. Make sure before you have kids, to enjoy your adulthood and dont be in a rush! 30 or older is soon enuf

Answer 6

There is no "acceptable" age. According to nature, you can have a baby as soon as you can conceive one. The question is, can you take care of it?
Babies cost a lot of money and require a lot of care, attention and love. Once they are born, you will continue taking care of them for years until they can literally have babies of their own, and sometimes beyond.
I think, nowadays, if you feel the need to ask this question, that means you are not ready.
Learn how people get pregnant and do what you know you can handle.

Answer 7

Well the right age I think is 28 yrs to get a baby, because I think to upbring a baby you need to be quiet mature where you need to handle your life and ur baby life at the same time. So I think that after completing school and college when person enters into professional life means job or something....then he/she gets the real experience of life.

Answer 8

To me, its not about age, its about how mentally and emotionally MATURE you are as well as financially stable. Some people are very young when they have kids but make good parents because they are mature. Others are never ready because they aren't right in the head. So I wouldn't just pigeon hole it to age.

Answer 9

I personally think 25. at the earliest.


Education is more than likely finished.
Probably in a steady well paid job.
Financially stable.
Owning a house.
Maybe married.
Mature enough.
Idk.

Answer 10

I honestly do not think there is a correct r right age...obviously not teenagers but after that it depends on each individual woman...