Considering I'd like to be out of my teens before I have sex, I think I can safely say I won't be having a baby anytime soon. I personally don't think you should have kids until you're in a stable place in your life, and no, that does not mean living under your parent's roof while they pay for everything. I want to wait until my mid twenties before getting pregnant, but that's just me. My mom was 19 when I was born and my aunt was 30 when she had her daughter. Considering I wasn't actually raised by my Mom, I can't say she's a better parent, but I can say I don't think my aunt is a good one.

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The ideal age scientifically to be pregnant is (18 -) 22 to 27. Your body starts aging at 25(seriously ask a bio teacher D: ) and afterword there are higher risks of problems. There is an increase of genetic abnormalities the older you are when you have your children. Also, your mid to late teens to your mid twenties is when you are your most fertile. (17ish - 25)I guess that means use more protection then? :']
However, at that age many women are in school and want a degree of freedom. Also, alot of women say they're not ready to deal with a child at that age. IE they are immature and don't have the means. :/

W/e i'm aiming to have my children all by 27. I guess it depends I don't have a problem with people younger than me really having kids (I'm 20) theoretically, not sure in practice though.

What I'd like to know is: Does anyone on this site what a child currently or soon?  
Personally, I'd like a child, but I won't be acting on my impulses/wants/retarded biological clocks. School is important and I can't compromise that right now.

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Considering I'd like to be out of my teens before I have sex, I think I can safely say I won't be having a baby anytime soon. I personally don't think you should have kids until you're in a stable place in your life, and no, that does not mean living under your parent's roof while they pay for everything. I want to wait until my mid twenties before getting pregnant, but that's just me. My mom was 19 when I was born and my aunt was 30 when she had her daughter. Considering I wasn't actually raised by my Mom, I can't say she's a better parent, but I can say I don't think my aunt is a good one.

Tis' true tis' true. My mom was 23 or so when she had me and still in the partying phase of her life (you could say I was a mistake ^^). It may not be the age that determines the appropriate time to have a baby, but the maturity. But if I had to chose an age, I truly don't think that before 20 one can be ready to settle down like that.

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25-30

I think around 25 something for women
and around 30 something for men.

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23-30 I would say those are the numbers, but I am no girl and I only rely on science to give my judgment 😃

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Appropriate age for pregnancy? Obviously, when you're already capable of supporting yourself and emotionally and mentally mature enough to handle rearing another life--not just yours.

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I'm the oldest, and my mom was 22 when she had me, while my father was 25. So I have relatively young parents.

I wish that was relatively young where I live.

Sadly, Utah is a very religious state, and the church impresses upon their faithful to get married as soon as possible, and start pumping out kids in order to grow the religion. Generally a family with 3 kids is considered small, and 4 is the average, with many families in the upward range of 5-7. The worst bit, is that they start around 18. This all compounds to form the reasoning for why Utah has one of the highest divorce rates in the United States.

I hate the marital traditions here. They make me sick considering we should be in a modern, educated, society.

Personally, I don't think it's an "appropriate age," but an appropriate stage in your life. And what I mean by that is being mentally, emotionally, and financially stable. You have to mentally and emotionally prepared to but yourself and the things you want last. Once you put a child into a the equation, it's no longer "what I want" or "what I want to do." It's now what you need to do for your child, what's right for you child.

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I think if a person want's a child, and is actually prepared for it, it shouldn't matter much.
Although younger girls have more difficulties giving birth (small bodies and all).

I'd probably wait until I have a career and a loved one. Then I'd probably adopt. Since my chances of getting pregnant are pretty slim. (and I don't really want to~)

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My rents were both 17 & im 17 now so u can guess @ their current ages.

Id say 25-30 was an appropriate age.

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lol at the people who voted for "People shouldn't have children"....no offense or anything but humans would have been long extincted if that were the case and like a lot of people are saying, I think it's the appropriate stage rather than age, though in most cases the appropriate stage comes in at the appropriate stage (if you know what I'm getting at).

Personally, I think that if both parties (mum and dad) are going to be there then its ok...and age wise anywhere from 20-35 would be ok....but when it comes to anything younger than 20 you get a lot of arugment about it....they aren't easily exepted by society...but if you have a strong enough will to bring the kid to this world and work around the difficulties....then they should be able to have the kid. It all depends on your veiw...

my mom had my sis when she was 43, so she was older... I guess...

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I gotta agree with the others about it being more or less about a person's mental age and health rather than the physical age. Its shocking to believe, but I don't doubt there's some teenager out there (far, far out there) who makes a better parent than some 30-40 year old. That being said, in an ideal world, I'd say people shouldn't have children until late 20s,early 30s