Age space between kids

littlemurphy2912

Before I ask this question I just want to say I know that it's really up to my DH and I and whatever works for us and what we want for our kids but I still like to see what others have done or what they have to say just to see what may be in the books for us.

For any of you mommies out there that have more than one kid..how far apart are your kids in age and is it harder having a second child with already having your first throughout pregnancy and just handling 2 kids under a certain age?

StellaAnn

I only have one but when I look at my friends with 2 kids under 3, it makes me want to wait awhile.  It looks exhausting.  People say they want them close together so that they are close to each other, but my sister and I are 8 years apart and w

mountainkimi

This is my opinion only and what works for my family. I'm sure other's have a difference of opinion.

I wanted to have my kids at least 3 years apart, and luckily I was able to conceive when we desired to make this happen. I wanted to have time w

mountainkimi

To add...yes my pregnancy with DD was much harder than with DS. With him, I could come home and rest and relax. Sleep if I wanted. Doesn't help that I have extreme morning sickness through the entire pregnancy with both my kids. With her, I had to come ho

MrsRidge2005

I have two kids that happen to be 5 years apart.  Ideally I wanted them 3-4 years apart but I had some issues when trying to have my second baby.  Anyways, I wanted them further apart because I really did want to give DD plenty of time and at

stgn01

My kids are 2 years 4months a part.  Is it hard...yes.  Would I change it...no.  

Pregnancy - harder this time.  Morning sickness sucked with a toddler.  But I got through it.  Sesame Street saved me on more than one

littlemurphy2912

Thanks for all of your stories. My DH and I have an 8 month old DD and him and his sister are 7 years apart and within just the past 2 years have finally gotten a little bit closer and started to have a few things in common that they like. I have 3 sis

mamaHippo23

I'm still debating if and when I want a second kid, so for now it's 100% maybe. But I'm thinking 3-4 years apart would be the most doable for me. We need to stablize our financial situation and find more suitable living arrangements before we even begi

ellebee2

I only have one right now, but we will try for somewhere between 2-3 years between.

Partly because I want to be done having kids by a certain age. Partly because I think that age gap works well for activities, travelling, etc. as they get older.<

vrj0522

We are about to start trying for our 2nd LO. I know for some people having kids less than 2 years apart would be insane and I don't doubt that it will be for a while. However, having come from a family of 4 kids in 6 years, I can testify that&nbsp

Mrs.RockyM

I really wanted DD1 and DD2 to be 3 years apart but it took us a little longer to get pregnant than we thought it would and they're more like 3.5, and will more than likely be 4 years apart school wise.  I think it's a good age space.  DD1 un

rjeller32

Mine are exactly 26 months apart, and sometimes it has it's challenges. They never nap at the same time, and at one point were both in diapers, (That stopped 2 weeks after DD2 was born, thank God). DD1 had a problem adjusting, and still is working out

stever

My kids are exactly 3 years apart and it's worked out perfectly.

PepperStick

Mine are 22 months apart. I love the gap. DD was just old enough where she understood certain things and was really eager to "help." She was also a little more independent. 

We are also going to start TTC as soon as my period returns for thi

melody921

My kids are just over 2.5 years apart. DH and I always said we wanted them 2-3 years apart, and I think the spacing is perfect. DS was old enough to understand that he had a new sister, but not so old that he was so accustomed to being an only child th

kross605

Our girls are 3 years apart and I think it's worked out well. Financially a bigger spacing would have been nice bc 2 in daycare is more than my mortgage and i sometimes think they Would play together better if they were closer together, but im generallu h

Tonistrahan

We have an 8 yr old and 7 month old so we wanted baby to have a sibling close in age, so I'm now 12 wks along!! The exhaustion made it rough, thank god that and morning sickness is coming to an end. My concern is how long it could be until I get real slee

ttarnold23

Our daughters are 19 months apart and it has been extremely difficult.  I think if I could do it all over again, I may have waited a little bit longer.