It appears that Lady Capulet was quite young when Juliet was born. When she is introducing the idea of marriage to Juliet before the masque in Act I Scene 3, she mentions that she was already a mother by Juliet's age, which is not quite 14:
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Lady Capulet.
Well, think of marriage now: younger than you,
Here in Verona, ladies of esteem,
Are made already mothers: by my count
I was your mother much upon these years
That you are now a maid. Thus, then, in brief;--
The valiant Paris seeks you for his love.
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