Teen pregnancy versus Mature pregnancy on the long run? (years, early, women)

[Javier77]

I guess a young woman (16-20) recovers faster from pregnancy than a woman in her 30s or early 40s.


but I wonder if there is any difference in the long run?

For example, if we compared a group of women in their 50s who were mums at a young age, to another group who were mums when they were in their 30s or early 40s, could be found any significative difference in their levels of body shape, strogen levels, sexual drive, stress levels, etc?


I mean in general.

[Padgett2]

Middle age and teenagers would be a stressful thing. Have the children when you are young, and then by the time you are 50, you can relax.

Stress does weird things to the body.

[Kibbiekat]

Originally Posted by Javier77

I guess a young woman (16-20) recovers faster from pregnancy than a woman in her 30s or early 40s.


but I wonder if there is any difference in the long run?

For example, if we compared a group of women in their 50s who were mums at a young age, to another group who were mums when they were in their 30s or early 40s, could be found any significative difference in their levels of body shape, strogen levels, sexual drive, stress levels, etc?


I mean in general.

How would any of us know that?

I would guess that pregnancy takes a bigger toll on the body of an older woman. Does everything even out by the time both women are 50? Who knows? There are too many variables.

[Oleg Bach]

The sooner young people marry and have children the better...The idea of playing the field or sewing their wild oats is an utter waste of time. Young people should take on responsibility as soon as possible. Nothing more tedious than having a child at 40 and by the time the kid is 10 you are a tired old 50 year old. If you have kids to late you will not be able to do the best job possible- Your energy level will be down.

[Kibbiekat]

Originally Posted by Oleg Bach

The sooner young people marry and have children the better...The idea of playing the field or sewing their wild oats is an utter waste of time. Young people should take on responsibility as soon as possible. Nothing more tedious than having a child at 40 and by the time the kid is 10 you are a tired old 50 year old. If you have kids to late you will not be able to do the best job possible- Your energy level will be down.

Energy level is far from the most important thing in raising a child. How about maturity? financial stability? Taking time to find the right person instead of making a baby with the first thing to come along? Besides, the question was about pregnancy's physical effects on the body, not about parenting.

[karen_s]

I will just comment on my own personal experience. I had 3 pregnancies, delivering at 22, 29, and 34 years of age. I worked full-time throughout all pregnancies and returned soon after. After the second and third pregnancies, I worked full-time from my home office, so I was able to both work and do baby care 100% myself.

I felt the worst and recovered slowest from the first one, at age 22. Why? Because I had a terrible "typical American diet" and had just quit smoking prior to the pregnancy. I was not active during the pregnancy other than normal daily activities. I resumed smoking after my baby weaned as well

I felt the best and recovered fastest from the third one, at age 34. Why? Because I had been exercising regularly since right after #2 was born, I followed the Brewer pregnancy diet religiously - eating lots of good-quality proteins and veggies and very little junk and simple carbs. Quit smoking permanently at age 29 as well. I had an unmedicated homebrith and the easiest time nursing her and just generally felt wonderful. Recovery was a breeze.

My point in stating all of this is that age only goes so far. The way you take care of your body makes a difference too. A mom who has 3 children within 5 years, for example, would probably not have a chance to recover in between like I had. I think my lifestyle differences made far more difference than my age. I still feel better today, in my 40s, than I ever did in my teens and twenties because of being a smoker.