how many years between children...just curious:)

Jeannie143 · August 2009

How many years apart do you want your children to be? We are planning on about 4 years. What are your thoughts? No real pressing reason for this post, I'm just wondering what others are doing/have done and what you think. our DD is 21 months now, and she is our only one right now.

NewlywednOhio · August 2009

Ours will be 3 years apart. We want a little space, but not too much.

618mom22boys · August 2009

DS1 and DS2 are 8 years apart. DS2 and the next baby I would like to be 2-3 yrs apart.

Laroogirl · August 2009

I had originally thought 3 years and the way it would work best for us would make it closer to 3.5 years. Dh told me last week that he thinks DS would be too old to be close friends with a new sibling. I am all for them being close in age so we are rehtinking this. I would love to be pregnant now and have them be 2.5 years apart.

jenifairies · August 2009

probably 3-4. i think siblings close in age would be great, but i'd lose my mind.

ManciniMom · August 2009

hoping less than 2 years apart

prolixity · August 2009

DS and baby #2 will be two years apart. I like that spacing. Me and my siblings were all two years apart and we seem to be a little closer than my DH and his siblings who are 11 and 4 years apart.

We'll probably schedule #3 to be around 2 1/2 years apart. I want a baby in the summertime rather than all winter babies.

Temp174496125006552 · August 2009

Well, my situation isn't the same as most. I have a daughter from a previous relationship. She's 16 (yes, I'm old)...and Ben will be 18 months this week. They're 14.5 years apart.

amygauntt@windstream.net · August 2009

2.5 - 3 years

Alexandra*sMom · August 2009

Our plan was 18-24 months apart would be ideal.

Well, I got PG the weekend of DD1's 1st birthday. My due date was July 2nd - so they would have been 21 months apart or close. Unfortunatley I miscarried at 11 weeks. I got pregnant with DD2 a few months later and they are 26 months apart. This was a good split too. I then got PG right after I weened DD2 at 14 months. However, again I miscarried. DD would have been a big sister at 23 months. So... now DD2 is 20 months and *if* I get lucky this cycle, DD2 will be 28-29 months when she becomes a big sister.

Sorry, this has been so long, I felt an explanation was necessary!

Alexandra*sMom · August 2009

Stupid nest/bump duplicated my post and I cannot delete it--- so I edited this one to tell you that your DD is beautiful. I think 4 years would be good, since my older one is quite the helper and understands reason now too! GL!

TMs1stBaby · August 2009

You mean you can plan these things????

olivia_eve · August 2009

We'd like around 3 years. I don't think age makes much of a difference when it comes to the closeness of siblings. DH is closer with his brother who is 6 years younger than him than to his brother who is 3 years younger than him.

jenifairies · August 2009

TMs1stBaby:
You mean you can plan these things????

LMAO we aren't all fantabulous like you are with your magical eggs and super sperm.

JSORIANO · August 2009

Ours will be a little over 2 yrs apart. I plan on having one more when the youngest is two.....then I am done.

TheNewMrs.H · August 2009

Ours will be 18 months apart. If we go for #3, I'd like them to be about 2 years apart.

fIowerchild · August 2009

My two boys will be 23 months apart.

Amrice78 · August 2009

um, 20 months?

mlkbride03 · August 2009

We are hoping for 2.5-3 years age difference.?

I think 2-2.5 yrs would be nice, too- but I am a teacher and the timing of that would be awful with the ?school year. so if it works how I want it to they would be 2yrs 9 months apart... or somewhere in that range!?

I know i could not handle 2 under 2- although long term I think it would be great, but am afraid I would truly lose my mind in the first 6 months of it. I don't want too much more than 3 years apart b/c I worry that it would be hard to find family things to do to please with a big age gap. We only plan on two kids.?

Alexandra*sMom · August 2009

jenifairies:

TMs1stBaby:
You mean you can plan these things????

LMAO we aren't all fantabulous like you are with your magical eggs and super sperm.

ditto. I wish.

punkfiction · August 2009

dd1 and dd2 are 19.5 months apart and im hoping for another 2 under 2. id want less than 2 years between all the kids no matter how many we choose to have

thomas&lynn · August 2009

At least 24mos between. We are TTC now

lanie26 · August 2009

I'm hoping for 14 years or so.

Jo can babysit.

MsTammy · August 2009

Ds#1 & DS#2 are 6 years apart. (We were too young the 1st time around)

DS#2 & DD will be 20 months apart.

If, and that's a BIG IF, there is a baby #4, I wouldn't have it until at least 4 years from now.

KristinKD · August 2009

We want our kids 2-3 years apart. DD will be 28 months when our second comes along, and I think that'll be a nice age difference.

Mama Jan · August 2009

We wanted #1&2 to be about 18mo apart (they are 17mo). I would like 3-4 years between #2&3 and then another 18mo between #3&4.

God help me. LOL

isithereyet? · August 2009

ours will be 26 months apart! I may loose my mind but when they are say, 6 and 4 just think how much fun they will have together!!!

mlf625 · August 2009

We planned/hoped for about 2 years.

They'll be 17 months apart. ??

newportbride715 · August 2009

I think there are pros and cons to almost any age diff. but to me, anything over 5 years is more con and less pro. After that they are in totally diff. age groups, w/ diff. interests, in diff. schools, etc.

Personally, can see the appeal to anywhere from 2-4 years. I could never mentally handle 2 under 2 either, but I admire those who can and think it must be great once the kids are a bit older.

jenifairies · August 2009

lanie26:

I'm hoping for 14 years or so.

Jo can babysit.

A friend of ours had their youngest when the oldest was 6. He said that it's fabulous because she's old enough to help and wants to, but not yet to that teenage stage of refusing to do family stuff.

bim38106 · August 2009

we've always said about 2 years apart.

DD#1 and DD#2 will be 20 months apart.

If we go for a 3rd, we've decide we'd like them at least 3 years apart the next time

mrspatrick06 · August 2009

I'd like them to be fairly close, but I know I would lose my mind! We've discussed TTC our next one somewhere between DS 2nd and 3rd birthdays, which would put them around 3-4 years apart.

Toni1019 · August 2009

I wouldnt have minded a 2-3 year age gap. But our kids are 5 years apart and 15 months apart. Of the 2, I loved the 5 year age gap the best. It was so easy.

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