I swear, some of you just look for things to criticize! If she were Jamie-Lynn Spears, people would be upset that she was having a baby too early. She says she would have to start soon for 6 kids and you jump on that. Really? This was probably one of the most tame interviews out there! lol

I’m 23 and four months pregnant with my first baby and I LOVE being a young first timer! I’ve been married for a year, to a guy I’ve been with since I was 16 and we knew it was the right time.

Saying that I know much much older first time mums, who feel equally what they’re doing is right.

It’s an individual choice. I want to be able to enjoy my grandchildren (a bit far thinking I know) when the time comes and maybe start a new career when my child/ren is/are older. Others prefer to have a career first. There’s nothing wrong EITHER WAY.

I know ladies in their early 20s who had immense trouble concieving. It’s not restricted to the over 30s!

Go gagirl! Why should women have to have kids before they’re 30? I actually think that’s a little un-realistic. A lot of people aren’t ready to be parents when they’re in their twenties.

Also, just because people “wait” until their 30s or 40s to have kids doesn’t neccesarily mean it was by choice!

My mother was just a few weeks shy of 30 when she had her first child, but it wasn’t her choice to wait that long. She and my dad had fertility problems. They WANTED to have children when they were in their mid-twenties, but it just didn’t work out that way.

In otherwords, there are many reasons why someone may not have kids until their 30s or 40s. Unless they tell us, we don’t know what those reasons are, and, IMO, it isn’t fair to judge.

I think some of you should re-read Shea’s post. We don’t need the ‘facts’ reiterated, ok? Fertility declines with age. WE GET IT! So to those of you who already have children: good for you! But for those of us who still do not it would be nice if you’d quit rubbing it in our faces. I’m about to be 31 and am single. I want children more than anything and am not going to spend my time stressing over fertility, ok? I will wait until I find Mr. Right and then plan to get pregnant. And guess what? I won’t get pregnant immediately, either! Some of you act like it’s the end of the world if you’re not married w/ kids by 30! My mother had my brother at 38 and he was planned. And there are plenty of other women out there who are doing the same thing. It’s not that serious, people. Just lay off, already. Your comments are really offensive to some of us so think before you speak.

Maybe big sister Jessica is feeling the need to catch up?
She should start with one baby and then take it from there.

I completely agree with mommy x2.
Do some posters on here simply ignore the fact that fertility declines at 30 then plummets at 35? She only has 2 years of ‘optimum’ fertility left and if she wants 6 kids (especially if they’re not all back to back pregnancies which I’d say is likely), then she’s right – she’s needs to start pretty soon.
So what if you or so-and-so ‘celebrity’ got pregnant at 45? The whole point of statistics is that it shows the GENERAL trend that getting pregnant, staying pregnant and birthing a healthy baby at 40 is pretty rare. You have the problems of increased genetic diseases e.g Down’s syndrome:
at age 40, a 1-in-100 chance; and at 45, a 1-in-30 chance.
Then problems of miscarriage ; more than 50 PERCENT of pregnancies in women age 42+ end in miscarriage. With figures like these, its no wonder some women including Jessica are bypassing this trend and planning to have children sooner rather than later.

I don’t see how 28 is so young. She’s almost 30. I don’t think 30 is very young at all in terms of having children. It just seems like the new trend is for women to wait until the very end to start a family, which I don’t personally understand. I could never ever see myself starting to have babies at age 40 or more. Not only are the chances of your baby having some sort of birth defect so high, but I just don’t get the allure of being such an old mom. I assume that it would be much harder to bounce back from pregnancy, not to mention keep up with your kids. Yes, of course there are plenty of moms who are very fit at that age, etc. but I just personally see it as getting too old to just be starting a family . Once again, this is my PERSONAL opinion.

I didn’t want to have kids in my 20’s, got married at 23 and started trying at age 30….I got pregnant with our son in only two months. She has time.
She may change her mind though about six though after having one first!
Sarah – try not to let fertility comments bother you.
I have friends who had fertility trouble in their mid twenties, while on the other hand my own Grandma didn’t start having children until she was about 37, my great aunts had kids into their 40’s.

Uh, some people do not believe in fertility treatments (for religious or other reasons). I do not, although I believe others have the right to do so… But, Jess may be one of those who does not — $$ or not. Just saying.

Maybe she wants to be a younger mom, and what’s wrong with that? I had always planned to have a child in my early 20’s and that’s what I did. I love being a young mom and wouldn’t change anything. There are many advantages, and unlike some other posters, I wasn’t about to wait for the “perfect” time b/c there is no such thing. It will be life-changing and hard no matter when you do it. There isn’t some magical age when you are prepared, believe me!