ST+M'S How far are your kids apart?

MommyP26 · September 2013

I have a 1 year and 9 month old daughter , a 5 month old son and I'm pregnant again ! If you had them close together did you plan it that way or was it something that just happened? How do you manage? And do you plan on any more?

miniray · September 2013

My son is 18months old so he'll be about 26 months when baby #2 arrives (if on time)

IBackBevo · September 2013

Well, mine will be about 20 months apart. I don't plan on having anymore at this point. I am mainly commenting because I want to see the responses to "how do you manage?" because I know I will need all the advice I can get.

LDQAM516 · September 2013

DS to DD#1 21 months...DD#1 to DD#2 25 months...DD#2 and our fourth will be 29 months. We planned it this way...it is actually quite cute to watch them all...and things have gotten a bazillion times easier now that DS is in all day kindergarten! Not nervous about #4...he or she will just slip right into the chaos...and I have been the most at ease with this pregnancy...this is our last!

honey740 · September 2013

3 years

MommyP26 · September 2013

Yeah I know, we have a pretty good routine now, but I look at myself carrying both my kids and just think to myself " Where the heck is the other going to fit??!" Lol. But my MIL tells me it all comes naturally (she had 7 kids, her last three were 4 months and 5 months apart) So I'm really just hoping and praying for patience

Ladiebug710 · September 2013

They will be 21 months apart if all goes well.

katesy21 · September 2013

My first 2 are almost exactly 2 years apart and this baby will be just over 2 years later. I love the spacing, wouldn't have it any other way!

Mlewis2319 · September 2013

DS is 4 years older than DD, DD will be around 28 months older than this baby. I wanted DS & DD closer together, but the age difference is just fine between the two of them. I'm a little nervous of having DD and this LO closer together, especially since DD is very much a mama's girl LOL

dragossoul84 · September 2013

I have a 15 month old he will be 23 months when LO will be born totally not planned but excited

awisern · September 2013

I have a two year old who will be two months shy of three when this one comes.

MeredithElese · September 2013

They will be almost exactly 3yrs apart. My goal was at least 2yrs apart.

jpbling · September 2013

My DD will be 3 1/2 when baby #2 is born

blazinangel1702 · September 2013

My stepdaughter will be 9 in December, my son will be 2 in February an I'm due the beginning of May. So the littles will be 27 months apart.

ksyknelvr73 · September 2013

If we end up with this baby - obviously I really hope so - then DS will be 3 yrs 3 months. We wanted them closer, more like 2 yrs 9 months but that didn't happen since I've had 2 miscarriages.

toadstool · September 2013

Almost exactly 3 years. DD was born in May and this baby is due in May.

MissLadyTay · September 2013

Three years apart. That was deliberate.

BeenieBaby0406 · September 2013

DS is almost 18 months, so they will be about 25 months apart.

srad12 · September 2013

We have a 14 month old son, so ours will be about 22 months apart. We planned it this way but I'm starting to get nervous to have two so close in age

Magpie314 · September 2013

Looks like I'm going to have the biggest gaps here, unless I missed someone.

My oldest is 17.

Number two is 11.

Number three is 2.

So the gap between oldest and youngest will be 18 years.

2nd and youngest will be 11 years.

3rd and youngest will be 2 years 7 months.

ponsfemale · September 2013

My DS just turned 2 My DD is 15 months They are Irish twins (born 10 1/2 months apart) this baby and my DD will be about 22 months apart. How did I manage? By the skin of my teeth:). Honestly though, you just do because you have no other choice. There we're definetly days when I called my DH or my mom crying saying that I couldn't do it, but we all survived! Dd was unexpected, this baby was planned for.

MrsT2008 · September 2013

Mine will be just about 2.5 years apart (due mid may, DD will be 2.5 on June 2). We always said 2-3 years apart but we didn't start trying until the cycle I got pregnant, so this worked out perfectly.

Oatoa · September 2013

DD is 20 months and will be around 28 months when LO comes. We were aiming for a 3 year gap but have been blessed with an earlier miracle than planned.

TheBeeCharmer · September 2013

My daughter is 3 1/2 and son is 1 1/2. They're almost exactly two years apart. They'll be 4 and 2 when the LO comes.

lbaker420 · September 2013

We have big gaps, too. My son will be 11 by the time baby is born, and my daughter just turned 6. It wasn't really planned this way, just the way our lives turned out!

I'm happy with the individual time I was/will be able to give all of them.

ShannonSky · September 2013

DD1 is 24mos older than DD2. DD2 will be 30mos older than the twins. So they'll be 4.5, 2.5, and newborn.

Mikki62 · September 2013

Mine are due right at 25 months apart. I wanted them a lot closer but had a pretty late loss. I am just hoping this baby sticks and we can finally have another one.

CamrynnsMommy · September 2013

DD 1=7yo
DD 2=3yo

I had a loss in between. This baby is an oops. I'm nervous about the age gaps, specifically when they get older. I don't want them to be disconnected.

andrew's wifey · September 2013

They will be 3 yrs and 9 months apart. It's a little bigger of a gap than I was hoping for originally, but we just weren't ready until recently. I've enjoyed getting to know my daughter on her own.

ZiaVballQT · September 2013

My son is 20 months so he will be 28 months when baby is here. We planned the age gap. Didn't,t want them too close or too far apart!

TecheB · September 2013

DS will be 3 months from turning 4 when I have this baby. I had wanted children 3 years apart but DS was so much of a handful on his own I didn't want to get pregnant until recently.

flutepharm87 · September 2013

Our first two are 20sec apart (born in the same minute even, so we can get away without revealing who's older for awhile). Our wait for baby #3 was out of necessity rather than preference. I was still in grad school when I had the twins, so we needed to wait until I was out of school before TTC. We threw away the birth control the night before I graduated. Took us 5 cycles (4 months) to conceive the new peanut, so we literally got KU with this one as soon as we could while not sinking us financially.

Sarac2288 · September 2013

Daughter will be 3 and 3 months when this one is due. It was planned this way would of had a second sooner if it wasn't for finances and I really want to have time off in the summer opposed to winter maternity leave last time

GracieLou Freebush · September 2013

DD and #2 will be two months shy of 3 years apart.

PikaPikaChick · September 2013

She'll be 5. Because money. And that makes me sad.

Brandyjean30 · September 2013

With my new EDD, the kids will be 23 months apart. It was planned. I am really excited about the spacing!!

Crab218 · September 2013

My daughter is 2.5 now, so she will be 3 and a couple months when the new baby comes.

JACKIE_RS88 · September 2013

DS is 7 month sold now, they'll have a 14? month age gap. We were trying for a 2.5 year age gap so obviously this pregnancy was not planned. Not sure how we'll manage but we'll figure it out. Good thing is we have all the baby gear still out and in full use so we won't need much but another crib, diapers, and (lot/little) clothes depending on if its a boy or girl.

typeset · September 2013

The kid will be ~3.5 when the baby arrives. A little closer together would have been nice, but I think my son benefited from the extra 1:1 time. We're closing up shop after this.