when did your clock start ticking?

[cherelle]

Just out of ineterest ladies..... i read an article recently on the average age of women when they thought their biologocal clock started ticking (26)

Im only 22 which i know is very young to ttc but i have a good job, nice house, great OH (who is ten yrs older) and although i thought i would wait until my 30s until i ttc - suddenly a few months ago i felt my biological clock kick in and i was desperate!!

I wonder how old were you when it happened? And was it sudden or did you always know roughly how old you wanted to be?

 

[Vickyxx]

I met my OH when I was 21 didnt even think about kids until 2 years ago when i said to him I want to have a baby... he gave me an engagement ring instead and told me that if we were going to have a family then lets do it right... so here I am now TTC our first baby!!

So yeah I guess 26 would be about right for me x

 

[star fish]

Oh dear. I'm in my late thirties and it still hasnt started ticking. I don't feel maternal or a pressing need, But I always wanted loads of kids and suddenly started to panic that we were leaving it a bit late, so really had to get on with it.

 

[cherelle]

wow really? isnt it strange how much it differs from woman to woman x

 

[star fish]

I guess I wanted to make sure I had my own life first. My mum had me quite young and I sometimes feel she lives vicariously through me which is a lot of pressure. I never wanted to feel I missed out on anything, that I had seen it and done it and would be a better parent for that.

But I am really scared now, as we have been trying quite a while with no luck. Would i change that if i went back? Probably only by a couple of years. Should have started at 33 or 34 I think, not before though.

 

[Spinneygirl]

Well i am 34 and im not sure if mine is ticking or not?

Baby dust to everyone xxx

 

[Tracey M]

I knew when I met the right man that it was my time to try for a child. I'd been in 2 relationships previous both for 7 years and never had urge to have kids. I was 34 when I has my son and I knew then that the clock was ticking. Now wanting my 2nd and I'm 38 so know the clock needs wound up first and I'm setting the alarm at 40 lol If TTC takes over 2 years I'll just settle with my lot and I'm lucky I have a son - he's my everything!

 

[flopsybunny]

LOL I was 22 when my clock started ticking. I'm not sure why, I just felt this overwhelming desire for a baby and well, here I am.

xx

 

[Roo3]

My clock has been ticking for years!! I was 24 when I met my OH and knew I wanted children with him pretty quickly. Am 32 now and have only just managed to talk him round! Having said that he's excited about the prospect of becoming a Dad soon (hopefully!)

 

[cliqmo]

I suppose for me it did start about 2yrs ago (when I was 26) but I tried to ignore it and DH tried to convince me otherwise so the idea of having a baby came in waves, was suppressed and went away- only to come back a bit stronger next time

I decided about 6wks ago I could ignore it no longer, and spent a couple of weeks looking for a way of convincing DH he was ready too (which took very little in the end!)... so here we are

 

[TwinklinPixi3]

Well I'm 31, and I've only really felt it ticking since 30/31 - very recently Was never that bothered before then

 

[Princess81]

Mine started in January this year. Up until then I thought kids would be a long way off for me. Then, when it turned 2010 I was thinking ffs I'm gonna be 30 next year!!!!! If I'm gonna have kids I suppose I better think about it soon...... So then I stopped taking my pill in January. Not with a view to TTC immediately but at some stage in the not too distant future. Knew that O/h would be going to Afghanistan in March and that this would give my body time to get the pill out of my system. Good job I did that cos I still haven't had a proper AF since! In answer to your question, 28

 

[JJ Mum]

Well my first was unplanned,fell preg at 24 , but we had talked about 2 years time from then to start looking at kids. We went on to have two more quickly as heavily into sport and wantedkids together, was fully done with kids then, and the only time it really ticked was end of last year, when it was ticking big time, and I had to try for one more baby , due to my age I'm guessing as I was 36 then!

 

[Binzy]

Mine probably started a couple of years ago but I had my wedding to organise and some medical problems (thyroid) to sort out so we started in January, now I really wish we'd started earlier, I'm 33 next month and we've been trying for 9 months, fingers crossed the weekend will bring a BFP and I'll be able to say I got pregnant at 32!

 

[cherelle]

yeash starfish my mum was a young one too - she had me when she was 19 so i always thought i wanted to be an older mum but now i cant wait! I have done a lot in my life already mind you - moved out young, lived in different cities, been travelling, studied, worked etc so ready for the next step

 

[star fish]

How old are you Cherelle?

Sorry just seen your ealier post properly. 22??!?! That really is young... travelling where? Studied? There's more I promise.....

God, I sound like such an old fuddy duddy don't I! You must do it at exactly the time that feels right for you.

Who said "everything begins and ends at exactly the right time"? Someone smart anyway

 

[cherelle]

Hey starfish, yep im just 22!

I left home at 16, lived and worked in a few cities (had soooo many jobs from call centres to strip clubs! ), studied and am now a social worker. Also went around south east asia on my own for 8 months which was the most amazing experience.

Im currently doing the social work and in the process of setting up my own cake making business!

I dont feel like ive done absolutely everything in life but i have achieved a considerable amount for my age and i cant ignore the longing to have a child anymore. Its strange that i always said i wanted to wait until mid thirties or so but now im so desperate!

xx

 

[Nurse 26]

i go tmarried at 24 and i'm now 26 and just feeling the ticking now!

 

[Bluebell]

Mine was just after 27th birthday, but managed to resist till now - I'm 30 now and feel the time is right. xx

 

[Princess81]

Hey starfish, yep im just 22!

I left home at 16, lived and worked in a few cities (had soooo many jobs from call centres to strip clubs! ), studied and am now a social worker. Also went around south east asia on my own for 8 months which was the most amazing experience.

Im currently doing the social work and in the process of setting up my own cake making business!

I dont feel like ive done absolutely everything in life but i have achieved a considerable amount for my age and i cant ignore the longing to have a child anymore. Its strange that i always said i wanted to wait until mid thirties or so but now im so desperate!

xx

You've done loads more than I have anyhoo, and I'm 29!!!