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... Speaking with experience I think it is much easier if the woman wants to do any type of stay-at-home mothering, to start your careers after having your kids rather than start your career and put it on hold while raising.

Absolutely agree. It's a choice that needs to be made. If your kid is more important than your career (or vice-versa), then go with that. And there's nothing to say that you can't start a career after a certain point, either. I totally respect any woman who can lay down their job for their children, just as much as those who choose to pursue their career or dreams. Ah, crap. Little off-topic.

Anyway, I think age is irrelevant in the sense that it depends entirely on the couple.

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I agree 100%. I hate it when the media and random people try to find bad things about someone that's pregnant (i.e. teenage girls), and yet don't even know them that well to judge them in the first place. For all they know, a 14-year-old girl that they saw on the news could be more mentally prepared then a woman they know who is 36 and wants a 4th child.

Because the majority of teenage girls - in fact, more than just the majority - aren't ready. Their brains have not developed as much as adults, and in crucial areas such as planning ahead, knowing consequences, and appropriate social behaviour. Perhaps a 14-year-old girl is psychologically ready (NOT physically; that's dangerous at such an age!), but why would you take that really small chance?

25-30, I'd think. A bit younger or older is fine depending on the circumstances. In terms of raising a child, I'd say anywhere above that up until about 55 (depends on the person) but not younger.

teen pregnany is growing rapidly. i know it has become a "fad" where i live. hell, my sister was one.it's the most selfish thing you could do in your life. children should not have children.

i think whenever you're financially stable and mentaly and emotionally mature enough. i'll say 30 give or take a few years. most girls in their 20's still can't support themselves, let alone a family.

however, these are my personal opinions. don't chew my head off.

oh, and remember,abstinence is the best protection. 😃

25-30 if u ask me, it's importan for a person to be not only prepaird to have child but to understands the responsibility too..
that's why I think that a teenager or even above teenager, can't have kids, because they're not mature enought

We got enough babies as it is.

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oh, and remember,abstinence is the best protection. 😃

No, a brain is the best protection. It will cure a multitude of ills. 😉

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I agree 100%. I hate it when the media and random people try to find bad things about someone that's pregnant (i.e. teenage girls), and yet don't even know them that well to judge them in the first place. For all they know, a 14-year-old girl that they saw on the news could be more mentally prepared then a woman they know who is 36 and wants a 4th child.

Because the majority of teenage girls - in fact, more than just the majority - aren't ready. Their brains have not developed as much as adults, and in crucial areas such as planning ahead, knowing consequences, and appropriate social behaviour. Perhaps a 14-year-old girl is psychologically ready (NOT physically; that's dangerous at such an age!), but why would you take that really small chance?

I was trying to point out that there's exceptions to everything and that people should get to know everything about the situation before passing judgment.

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I agree 100%. I hate it when the media and random people try to find bad things about someone that's pregnant (i.e. teenage girls), and yet don't even know them that well to judge them in the first place. For all they know, a 14-year-old girl that they saw on the news could be more mentally prepared then a woman they know who is 36 and wants a 4th child.

Because the majority of teenage girls - in fact, more than just the majority - aren't ready. Their brains have not developed as much as adults, and in crucial areas such as planning ahead, knowing consequences, and appropriate social behaviour. Perhaps a 14-year-old girl is psychologically ready (NOT physically; that's dangerous at such an age!), but why would you take that really small chance?

I was trying to point out that there's exceptions to everything and that people should get to know everything about the situation before passing judgment.

There are always exceptions. Going by that there should be no rules, no regulations and no restrictions, because well there are people who can do that, are mature enough and etc. You have generalize a bit with stuff or you'll get nowhere.

I'll say 18-25. Supposedly having a child around 26 or slightly less is more beneficial to the child. Apparently, according to something I read, if you have parents who gave birth to you at a younger age, get more exercise and have a healthy lifestyle, you'll live a little longer than the average human (unless you have some illness or get killed). I do agree to the settling down and maturing thing though. Having a child during college is terrible. That's what happened to one of my uncles... 🤢

My mom gave birth to me when she was 41. I've got a really old stepdad, he's 70 years old. I think a good age for pregnancy is like... 24? Maybe? 23? A little older, maybe?

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I think 20 onwards is fine enough.

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I agree completely that any age is fine as long as the parents are ready mentally, and have a steady income (as in enough to support a family). It just so happens that this time most frequently occurs between the ages of 25-30. Thus my choice of that age range, though I think that 30-35 is easily a good range as well. My parents were both 30 when they had me (I am the oldest).

If you're old enough to vote, in my opinion, you're old enough to get pregnant. Of course, it varies from person to person, but I guess anything 18+ is acceptable to me. Under 18 is not, though. Preferable age would be 25+, in my opinion, since by then most people would be finished with collage and able to get a decent job to support their baby, but I'm cool with anything over 18, as stated before.

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I don't know, but I think that I read somewhere that if you give birth after age 30 there is greater chance of having a child with Down Syndrome (this is not a fact I have any real evidence on, I just think I've seen it).

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I don't know, but I think that I read somewhere that if you give birth after age 30 there is greater chance of having a child with Down Syndrome (this is not a fact I have any real evidence on, I just think I've seen it).

As I recall, as a woman ages the chances of the baby having Down Syndrome & other problems go up pretty steadily, but only after age 35 are they high enough to justify the invasive tests like amniocentesis. That said, younger women can have babies with problems and older women can have babies without problems, it's just something to be aware of.

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