Following on from another thread where mammatj(?) said she would only be 47 when she becomes a grandmother, I just wondered what age we all were when our first dgc was born. I was 56
I was 54 when DGD1 was born in 2005. In 2008 her cousin, DGS 1 and sister, DGD 2 were born a few months apart. In 2012 DGS 1 gained a little brother, my DGS2.
I was 24, almost 25, when I had DD1 who was followed 2 yrs later by DD2.
My DD2 was 27 when she had her first daughter & my DD1 was 32 when her first baby arrived.
My MIL was 46 when her 1st GC was born and 70 when she became a GGM. Her mother was 92 when she became a GGGM. So we were lucky enough to have 5 generations for a while.
I was 48 when my DGS was born. He is still my only one and is now 12. Youngest daughter married in April and I know they are keen to have a family so fingers crossed the next one may come when I am 61.
I was 51 when absentdaughter produced my first grandson and 65 when the sixth and most recent was born this year. Today, incidentally is the fourth grandchild's seventh birthday – I was 58 when he was born. That's enough arithmetic for now.
I was 64 thought it would never happen..... All my boys had been in long term relationships. I would never ask them about marriage or starting a family but I was so desperate to have a Grandchild that one Christmas I put some tinsel around an old wooden family highchair. It caused a lot of hilarity and murmurs of 'Think Mum is losing her marbles' but....it worked ! Now have a 5 year old and a 14 month old and consider myself truly blessed.
I was 59. Again a real change in the generations as to when we had our children. I was 22 when I had my first, which was certainly early amongst our friends who tended to around 26 and my son was 33 when they had my first DGC which was about average amongst his friends.
I was 62! Thought it would never happen! I used to joke about it to well meaning acquaintances by explaining that that was the one thing I said that my kids actually took any notice of ie. "Don't have children!"
I was a mother at 23, 26 and 30 (last one was frowned upon as being too old in those days!) How things change so quickly don't you think?
My eldest and youngest still yet to produce - my middle one DD finally made me a granny when she was 36! Sadly this is the only one I will get from her as DSil previously married with two daughters both now in their late teens and doesn't want to "go round the boy again". NMB but do feel a bit sorry for DD as she would love another one. Aah well
Gosh.....what a wide range, from 39-71! Youngest I have known in RL was 36. I have two little DGS of just 2 and 4 months old now in my 60's and wish DS/DIL had had them sooner. It wasn't to be however, and I'm just so grateful they managed to have them. I can still kick a ball-just don't ask me to run for it!