Replies to '01/19 Young Moms Ask the Experts'

Young women who are newly mothers are likely to have spent less time thinking about these things, likely to have spent less time with babies...not because they are stupid but because they have spent less time on this planet...they have had less time with adult brains. This doesn't mean that they are incapable of raising children well, it just means they may need to reach out for external help.

Now, there are always exceptions.

But you had your first kid 30 years later than some women. That is 30 years of life experience that no baby book can make up for.

Again, there are always exceptions.

I understand whatyou are saying but honestly, you are not old, I had my first child at 37 and my second at 39, I don't mind being an older mom, I actually love it and wouldn't change it but I am most definetly not old, I am 43 years young,LOL

I think maybe, even though it is stated for young mom's, it means all first time mom's as really, we all have something in common when we have our first child, and we all face basically the same type of things but yet a tthe same time, I know for me, I already knew alot about raising kids as I have been a professional childcare provider for many years way before becoming a parent and I have studied alot in the subject matter of kids so as I think another poster mentioned, us older mom's might have more experience and even knowledge then younger mom's (something like that she posted) whether that is true or not, we are all actually in the same boat, and mom's really shouldn't be put in categories according to age, for as far as I am concerned, I am a mom, young, old, middle age, so what! I believe parenthood is a beautiful journey and there are always gonna be questions, worries, whatever, regardelss of our ages as mom's.

I think what you have done is great. Not all new mom's are young. That is in the past tense now a days. Congratulations for you and the more knowledge sometimes proves to be a better mom so good luck. I know with my youngest I have more knowledge and lived more and have had more experiences. Sometimes wish I would have waited but then again do not have as much energy either. That is just me and I wish you all the best and I am sure you will be great.

Lots of Luck just like the rest of us need. Its fun and exciting no matter what the age.

Jill

Nowadays, many new mothers are indeed NOT young. They waited until after they graduated from college and had some alone time with their husbands.

 

It never failed, almost every time I took my young son w/ me to Wal-mart (I had him at age 38), some worker there referred to me as his "Grandmother." It made my older child roar with laughter. It just made me realize that college-educated women tend to have babies later in life and those who didn't go to college often become grandmothers much younger.

 

I am glad I am in the category I am in....got to be free and enjoy life while getting an education and now am not-so-free but DEFINITELY enjoying my life and the rewards of having both children and an education!