Any one have Irish twins??

knorton · February 2010

Hey mamas! I just found out that I am four weeks pregnant and I have a four months old at home. The babies will be 12 months and 2 weeks apart. Is there any one out there who has gone through this? Do people give you a lot of crap for having two kids so close in age? I guess I am just looking for someone to tell me we are going to be okay!!

CaitlinJ22 · February 2010

i dont, mine will be 18 months apart. But I wanted to say it will be okay. I know I dont have my second yet, but just like our first children--we will adjust and get through the tough times.

Congrats!!! I have a friend who has the same situation and she loves it. The kids will grow up so close together, they will always have each other.

Mom2Eleanor · February 2010

Congrats! And have fun dealing with the winking eyes and cracked jokes like "don't you know what causes that" and other comedic gems.

My kiddos are 11 months apart. DS was due on DD's birthday, but he decided to come early. I won't lie; it was tough at the beginning. The bright side is it gets better. DD is very helpful when it comes to helping with her brother. It also helps they are both mobile and DS loves to chase his sister around the house. 98 percent of the time they play wonderfully together. I won't describe the other two percent Stick out tongue .

userdeleted · February 2010

I'm close - 13 months apart. It's not as difficult as I imagined it would be - everything will be ok! You have awhile now to start planning how you're going to do things

I wouldn't say people gave us "crap" necessarily, but we got a lot of "wow!" and "you're crazy!" and my personal favorite "was this PLANNED!?" I would prepare for that. Mostly people just seemed glad it wasn't them, haha.

lovemytwoboys · February 2010

Our boys are 13.5 months apart, so not quite Irish twins but close. It was really hard in the beginning for me, but we also don't have family closeby which I think makes a huge difference. It is getting so much better now though. It is so amazing how much they adore each other already. We got a lot of the "You didn't waste any time" comments, but oh well. You will be fine, but I won't say you won't be challenged. Stick out tongue

MelScreven · February 2010

I was planning on having my next two children as close as possible (I have a 7 year old). I had a missed m/c in Dec. but am trying again. And now, I'm even more sure that I want to have them as close as I can. I figure, if it's meant to be then it will happen. Part of the reason is my age. The other reason is because I see how lonely my older daughter is as an only child.

mechanicsgirl · February 2010

My LO is due 2 days after DD's first birthday. DD came nearly 2 weeks early, so I think I'm in the same boat. Congrats and good luck! I'm terrified and thrilled!

peapine · February 2010

My brother an I are exactly 11 months apart. We were supposed to be 12 months apart (but I came early). Everything will be okay. However, please stress individuality as you parent. I say this only because we were so close together in age, my parents bulked our bdays together, compared us against each other that eventually we started resenting each other and now as adults, there is a lot of jealousy and competition from my brother;s side of the relationship. Also, give BOTH kids the equal amount of attention. Again, because we were so close in age and my mom was under so much pressure having to take care of us both, there arent as many pictures as my brother and he just felt I was always the favorite and got more attention. We certainly have our own unique family issues and this isnt a general rule, but I will take this to heart and make sure both my kids feel equally loved, etc. no matter what the age difference.

kimthgrt · February 2010

mine are going to be about 11 months apart, I like this question!! I too am pretty scared and have gotten a little "crap". "youre crazy!!" "i would never do that!" it hurt at first, but Im over it now.

I agree with the PP, me and my sister are 18months apart, and my bro.is 4 yr younger than me, DEFINITELY a lot less pictures of my brother. He grew up to be a little..er, weird. Not that pictures plays a huge part or anything, but I fully intend on neither of my kiddos ending up like him, and try to play/treat/discipline both kids exactly the same.

lrrb · February 2010

You will be JUST fine. Mine are only 5 months apart and we do great. My girls are the best of friends and are so cute and sweet. Yes it was hard when they were newborn and 5month olds but things only got better and better!!!!!! You will do great and if they are the same sex that will even be more the fun!

galbraith2be · February 2010

Like the poster above mine are very close... 6.5 months apart. Yes its hard at times, but its so neat to see them interact and I'm so excited for them to grow up and be such close friends! You figure things out and you get double the hugs, kisses, and cuddles!

MrsGeek · February 2010

Mine were born 355 days apart so I qualify! After the 2nd one was born people assumed that I would get pregnant again with the 3rd quickly, uh, no! I got *a lot* of Dugger jokes and also "you better buy a bus to fit your 20 kids!" Argh. I have 2, count them, 2 kids. That does not qualify me as a Dugger, even if I did have them close together.

MaxOrTori · February 2010

Mine are going to be 11 months apart. I know it won't be easy, but we are excited that our family is growing.

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