When did you have your first child?

[BlestOne]

I was almost 24 when I had my first…second and third at 26 (twins but unfortunately 1 dies just before birth) and fourth at 28. I’m thinking that was better than I could have ever planned it…Thanks God!!! As always your way was much better than what I could have planned!!!

 

[mari319]

I’m actually expecting my first now and I’m 31. I would have loved to become a mom sooner, but God had other plans for me. I didn’t even meet my husband until I was 27 and we got married the month before I turned 29. If we’d met and married sooner, I probably would have had children pretty much right away.

 

[Arlene]

I got married at 22. My husband was 20. At the time, I didn’t want kids, didn’t like kids, wasn’t gonna have kids. Ashamed to say we used ABC for the first 8-9 years of our marriage. Then God softened our hearts and we became open to life. I became pregant the first time at age 31. He was a premie and only lived 1 1/2 hours. I got pregnant again at age 33 and again at age 37.

In some ways I wish we had started sooner. I wish we had at least stopped using ABC sooner, ( or not at all) I’m 45 now, I"m fill of arthritis, and its hard to sit on the floor with them. They are both very active girls, and I usually watch from the sidelines.

But I live a different life now that when we were childless by choice. And I like this life better.

Arlene

 

[pnewton]

Arlene:

I’m 45 now, I"m fill of arthritis, and its hard to sit on the floor with them. They are both very active girls, and I usually watch from the sidelines.

Arlene

I can relate. My oldest two are 17 and 15. My youngest, 7 months. It is much harder at 45 to play with baby and he is just starting to get mobile. I am really going to have to push to get out and play ball, etc. Still, I am ready for another one.