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Just wondering if there is anybody else out there who has had or considered a child after the age of 40? It seems so many woman in the 1800s had children late, I know some started and didnt stop lol but for some the first came along at 40 plus.I thought this was a modern thing or have I got it all wrong lol. Debbi

I did!! Wife gave birth to our baby boy last year and I was 47!! but I am a bloke ... does that count???!!! Martin

A friend of mine had her first when she was 43! It wasn't planned but everyone delighted with the outcome!

debs sorry cant help you there i was 17 when i had my first and 22 when i had my 4th and my first grandson when i was 36 susie

I had my daughter at 22 then another at 25 another at 29 then my son at 39 lol

Hi I had my first son when I was 21.Then had my second son when I was 39.He came as a complete shock I can tell you. Chris

Not really qualified to comment on this thread as I'm a bloke if you hadn't already picked up on that but my father, grandfather, gt-grandfather and gt-gt-grandfather were all in their 40s when their respective sons were born, e.g my dad was 47 when I was born, my grandfather was 42 when my dad was born, and so on.

Shay is still giggling and now chatters away in a foreign language too...he's a clever boy cant think where he gets it from!!! Hard to believe he will be 2 in 3 months...how time flies...maybe its time for another one lol(hiding from partner now) Debbi

I was 27 when i had my daughter in 1997 and 32 when i had my son in 2001. He's a proper handful!! Tracey

Thank you all for your replies on here and through email......it seems things havnt changed much and there will always be young mums and not so young mums. Can anyone beat my scandulous greatgreatgrandmother with 3 illegitamate children before she was 30? And my twig with a child born when she was 48? Debbi

This is not really a man thing ; but my own daughter presented me with a lovely grandson at the age of 44. It is all going very well but he is now three and his brothers are 19 & 20 and beleive it or not he guards them both very jealously.

Just another thought, my Dad was 50 when my half sister was born anyone beat that??? Debbi

My Mum was 44 years old when I was born, she had three other girls. I had six boys by the age of 38. Then at 43 I had a little girl eventually. Would not swap them for the world. Happy Lynne from Epsom

Debbi, My Dad was 50 when I was born as well. Lynne Epsom

i had my son at 35 and my daughter at 37 1/2

Debbi & Lynne, My Dad was 50 too when I was born. My Mum was 41. They'd been married for 19 years before my elder brother (by 2.5 years) was born. Unfortunately having elder parents is not always a good thing as although I feel I had a wonderful childhood they both died when I was 18 and my brother and I had to do a lot of growing up fast. Naomi also in sunny Epsom

My mother-in-law had her last child at the age of 44. He is handicapped and she is still looking after him at the age of 83.

I have a brother who's five years younger than me, so my dad would have been 52 when he was born. Randy old devil!

I have read with interest all your comments and its been interesting to see how varied our lives are within a message board! Debbi with kids aged 17/13/10 and 21months(and considering another lol)

i have 4 daughters.my first when i was 16. she is now 23.my fourth is 5 months old. i will be 40 next month. if i bump in to anyone i havnt seen in ages,they assume im a grandmother.