Average age

First gc at 38, I'm 47 now.
I have two beautiful gc now.
Sadly unable to see them in person but I am getting video chats ?

I’m 49.
My ds (23) has 3 stepchildren, age 5, 3, and 1 month.
They have been together on and off for a few years.
The children are adorable and call me Nanny. They don’t see their fathers his family, so he is the only Daddy they know.

I’m 53... too old for Mumsnet, and I really enjoy company but work nights in a Locked unit, love my colleagues but we sleep when not together or we are with family. A lot of my friends are from where I used to live and I don’t get to visit them enough. I’m more of a writer than a talker.. so you guys tick all the boxes! Plus I live the stories.... I’m learning loads! ???

I'm 70 in October, had first child at 26, first grandchild when I was 60 and still working full time. 3 more grandchildren since then.

I became Grandma at age 50yrs. Lovely granddaughter is now 23 which must make me 73 !! Goodness time flies !!!

Became a gran 3 years ago, aged 60. DD was exactly the same age as I was when she was born!

I became a nanna at the end of October 2017 I was 63. My son and daughter in law were late starters both were 40 when he was born.

I'm 63 and became a grandmother for first time 16 years ago, now grandma to 6, but also have 4 step grandchildren oldest aged 24, youngest aged 3. 16 year old was staying at my house studying for GCSE's when schools closed and decided to stay here, enjoying her being here although I'm working full-time. Don't post a lot but always enjoy reading the different threads.

I am 89 but stìll independant and sprightly. Husband is 92. I have two children 62 and 60, seven grandchildren38 twins35, 34 32 26 22 and one grear grandchild and another on the way. l live in Southend near the sea although am a Londoner. l am not enjoying isolation much but have a roof over my head, nice and warm and food so can't complain. Plenty worse off than me.
Keep safe everyone, bless you all.

I’m 63 with joined Gransnet quite recently. Love reading different opinions and getting advice and occasionally putting my two penneth in?

My first GD was born when i was 43, i am now 60. I love reading the posts everyday, but suffer with a mental health illness. Before the virus, i didn't go out of my house very often, maybe once a week, if i was feeling well, or not for months if i was not too well. I can't mix with people very well, so have no friends. Thanks to all of you who post daily, i look forward to reading your posts daily.

I'm 63....will be 64 in May, and first became a grandmother 10 years ago. Second GC is now 4. They are both lovely boys. But as I mentioned in February on another thread regarding estranged grandparents, I don't see them any more. Heartbroken, but after 10 years of trying to be included in their lives I've sadly finally accepted it just isn't going to happen. One good thing is, I suppose, that now we are locked in our homes, it has prepared us and I am only missing them just the same as I was "pre-virus". It hasn't been such a shock to my system as it has for other Grandparents.

I’m 69 and became a gran when I was 47, now have 7! I joined this site as my daughter in law is on mumsnet and told me how good that and this site is. She’s right as well!

Happy Birthday for yesterday jillyjo

I am 56 and became a nan 4 years ago .

83 yesterday!!!! 3 Grandchildren, 5 great Grand children!

I am 61 on Easter Sunday. I had my first grandchild 2 years ago and now have two and one more on the way. I was always very happy not to be a Gran but now I love it.
I joined Gransnet about three months ago I don’t often post, so many of you have such wisdom and commonsense and good humour.

I had my first grandchild at 41 long befire the internet existed. Now I am 76 and have more greatgrandchildren than most people here have grandchildren .

I joined 5 years ago when became a granny for 1st time ?I was 52 I now have another DGD and just retired in February aged 58

I am 57, not a grandma yet. Love the advice on how to look age appropriate and many other topics!

Longed to be a granny and wish came true 4 days before 60th birthday this year when daughter presented with a beautiful boy.

I was 69 when I first became a Granny to a little boy who has Down Syndrome ( a little mischief), about then I joined Gransnet. When I was 72 my other DD gave birth to my GD who has just turned 4

I’m 55 and became a granny for the first time 9 years ago. My latest DGD was born 4 weeks ago. I’m thankful I got to have a cuddle before my daughter self isolated due to her asthma.

I was a grandmom(nanny)at 37 and at 67 I am now a great grandma of two little boys of 5 and 1.Have five children,twelve grandchildren and the two great grandsons ?

Had mine at 19, 21 and 38. Became a Gran at 50 as older 2 were far more conventional waiting until marriages in their 30’s before becoming parents. Youngest though had her daughter a week after completing her masters degree at 24. Of them all, I would say she is the best mother though.