Spacing

ApplesandBananas

Hello WM board! 

Spacing of kids is obviously a personal choice/preference, but if you have pros and cons about spacing (specifically 3 vs 4 years), could you please respond? We are coming up to the point of a 3 year divide, but I like to consider all options before making a decision. Perhaps you can provide some input we hadn't thought of before. 

TIA!  

2chatter

Mine are 9, 5 and 1.  Pros include only one in diapers at a time, the elder/est being switched on and able to help, only one in college at a time, only working on learning to read with one at a time (I cannot emphasize enough that someone should t

shannm

We were worried that we had too much space.  They are about 4 years apart.  In retrospect, I am so glad that it happened that way!  They love each other and actually play together.  DS is old enough to keep DD entertained when I need a

Iblamethebeer

I don't think there's going to be a huge difference between 3 and 4 years, and it's not like you can pinpoint the timing, so you probably aren't going to get precisely one or the other.

It seems to me that everyone likes the way they spaced the

WBMom

2chatter:

Mine are 9, 5 and 1.  Pros include only one in diapers at a time, the elder/est being switched on and able t