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LuLu2260
LIF Adult
Member since 7/09 1647 total posts
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Mich
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Avg. age
What do you guys think is the avg. age of women having their first child? Just curious...
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Posted 1/17/10 7:19 PM  |
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MrsDeVito
Gio's gonna be a big brother!
Member since 7/09 4671 total posts
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Christina
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Re: Avg. age
I'd say 28 maybe?
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| Posted 1/17/10 7:59 PM |
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LadyBug1209
Mommy to FOUR little men!
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Re: Avg. age
It seems like everyone that I graduated HS with is either prego or already had their first.. I'd say 27-28ish.
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| Posted 1/17/10 8:24 PM |
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Harlow-J
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Member since 12/09 3623 total posts
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Jen
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Re: Avg. age
It would be interesting to see the average age of women in urban areas and suburban...I'm sure there would be a big difference.
I'd say 31 for urban areas, 27 for suburban/rural
Plus I think NY would have an older age than the midwest and the south..
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| Posted 1/17/10 8:52 PM |
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alli3131
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Member since 5/09 18388 total posts
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Allison
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Re: Avg. age
All I know is that Im above the avg age. Im sure it is very different depending on the location...
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| Posted 1/17/10 9:06 PM |
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bride07
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Re: Avg. age
I believe the average in the US is 25 but I would think it's much higher in NY.
I am 30 and only 1 out of my group of 10 friends has a child and the rest are not even TTC yet. I'm the only one TTC.
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| Posted 1/17/10 9:34 PM |
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PennyCat
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Member since 7/08 19084 total posts
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Jib
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Re: Avg. age
I think between 28-30....
I'm 25, btw
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| Posted 1/17/10 10:32 PM |
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snowflake08
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Laura
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Re: Avg. age
Posted by Harlow-J
It would be interesting to see the average age of women in urban areas and suburban...I'm sure there would be a big difference.
I'd say 31 for urban areas, 27 for suburban/rural
Plus I think NY would have an older age than the midwest and the south..
why do you think older in urban areas???
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| Posted 1/17/10 10:37 PM |
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RC1234
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Member since 12/09 29 total posts
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Re: Avg. age
I dont believe in an average age...i think its different for each couple and when they are completely ready to have children.
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| Posted 1/18/10 8:34 AM |
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BunnyWife
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Re: Avg. age
This is from the US Census:
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Average age of women when they give birth for the first time. This is a U.S. record high. The average age has risen nearly four years since 1970. <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr52/nvsr52_10.pdf>
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| Posted 1/18/10 9:31 AM |
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yeah-yeah
LIF Infant
Member since 4/09 290 total posts
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Erin
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Re: Avg. age
Well, obviously there IS an average age; it just depends on the population being sampled. For my family and friends (which are a lot and 99% of them parents), 30 seems to be the age most start. Yet, while pregnant with my 1st (at 31), it appeared that all of the members of the BabyCenter due date month chat board that I belonged to were like 23--and hardly any from NY. I do also believe that 1st time moms are several years older in NYC than in other parts of the country.
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| Posted 1/18/10 9:43 AM |
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VirginiaDeb
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Member since 5/05 9252 total posts
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Deb
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Re: Avg. age
Apparently it's 27/28 among my group of friends... I know 5 people from college who have all given birth within the last 3 weeks.
Then I know another 4 who are due in the spring.
Apparently I didn't get the memo last spring/summer :P
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| Posted 1/18/10 11:00 AM |
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MrsH2009
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Member since 8/09 6631 total posts
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M
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Re: Avg. age
I'm 32, most of my good friends from home, MD, have a 1 or 2 year old, but not all. Now up here, I only have 1 or 2 friends with children, many are not married.
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| Posted 1/18/10 11:19 AM |
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lucamon
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Member since 6/09 1133 total posts
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Samantha
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Re: Avg. age
I'll be 32 when I have my first child. I'm the first among my friends to have kids. I'm the oldest among family members to have kids.
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| Posted 1/18/10 12:42 PM |
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LuLu2260
LIF Adult
Member since 7/09 1647 total posts
Name:
Mich
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Re: Avg. age
Posted by RC1234
I dont believe in an average age...i think its different for each couple and when they are completely ready to have children.
I agree...
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| Posted 1/18/10 1:54 PM |
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HolyBabyFever09
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Member since 1/10 260 total posts
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Re: Avg. age
Ill be 30 in March and most of my friends are either preggo right now or dont have any kids yet.
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| Posted 1/18/10 2:10 PM |
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TheDivineMrsM
2 girls 4 me!
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Re: Avg. age
I'm 29, and would be the first in my group of friends to have a baby (assuming no one "slips"). But I think the national average is 25-26. I know it's been rising over the past few decades.
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| Posted 1/18/10 2:44 PM |
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NewLIGirl
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Member since 8/08 150 total posts
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Re: Avg. age
I'm 30 and most of my friends dont have kids or are not married yet.
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| Posted 1/18/10 9:26 PM |
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