3 kids in 3 years

jjwalker1207 · October 2013

Anyone else having or had kids close together? The oldest will be 3 years and 3 months when baby arrives! I feel very lucky

coleymarie91 · October 2013

You are very lucky!!! I would love 4 in 4. Who knows if it will happen, but I will give it my best shot! My younger siblings were 3 in 3 years and they were so much fun to grow up with. I am 4,5, and 6 years older than they are so I remember a lot of the chaos that came a long with them. Which is exactly what I want in my own family.

fireflygirl12 · October 2013

*if* we have a 3rd, they will likely be that close. DS will be 19 months when LO#2 arrives, which seems like good spacing for us. DH thinks we should be 2 and through, but I want to wait until after #2 to decide for sure.

seannasmommy16 · October 2013

My kids will be 4 years apart

smashton14th · October 2013

Mine will be about 20 months apart. We are happy to have them so close. We just wanted to get through all of the newborn phases. I know it will hard early on. How did you feel the first year with 2u2?

momofmanyinthemitten · October 2013

My oldest will be 3 years, 4 mos when #3 arrives - almost the same as yours. So many moms that I talk to that had kids close together are glad it happened that way. It may be crazy for the first few years, but then it's great.

jsoubel · October 2013

Mine will be 16 months apart. Wish we had waited a little longer, but glad they will be close in age.

thomas930 · October 2013

You go! I don't think I could do that. I love the 2.5 years between my DD and DS. There will be a 2 year difference between this one and DS. 2 years works for me

bwelding85 · October 2013

More power to you! DS and LO will be 2 years apart, but I'll have to wait a few months to let you know how I feel about the close age.

Clsmart027 · October 2013

Wow I could never have done that! My kids are all 4 yrs apart and that is something I love! The older ones can help and do things on their own!

bingbongsmama · October 2013

My oldest will be the exact same age when the baby arrives. That's close enough for me. We were planning on a 4 year gap but I panicked about getting older and possibly my fertility declining so we went for it.

VABride2008 · October 2013

My first two are 16 months apart, this one and my middle will be 2 years and 4 months apart. I'm honestly more scared about that age gap than I was with 16 months apart. My oldest will be 3 years and 7 months when LO#3 arrives.

VABride2008 · October 2013

LalaMama81 said:

Nope. Mine are 3 years and then 2y8m apart. And I like that much better.

Just curious...how do you know you like that much better when you don't have any that are closer? Seems like an odd post when she was asking if anyone is having 3 in 3 years.

mbethmcgill · October 2013

Yep, my oldest will be 3 yrs 1 month and we will also have a 1 year 7 month old when the baby comes. It will be a little crazy but fun. We are both 40 so we decided to be done after this.

Rrrrrachel · October 2013

OMG, you ladies are brave or crazy or something

Mine will be almost three years apart, which was just how i wanted it. We had four under four in my family (plus two older, and including me and my twin) and it was a little TOO nuts.

abbeylanecb · October 2013

My first two are 15 months apart and it's awesome! I love how close they are. When baby #3 is born my oldest will be one month away from 4 and my middle will be 2 and 8 months

abbeylanecb · October 2013

VABride2008 said:

LalaMama81 said:

Nope. Mine are 3 years and then 2y8m apart. And I like that much better.

Just curious...how do you know you like that much better when you don't have any that are closer? Seems like an odd post when she was asking if anyone is having 3 in 3 years.

Yea, that was rude. You have no idea what it's like to have kids close in age if you don't have them.

Andrewsgal · October 2013

I would seriously shoot myself, but if it works for you great!

beautifulstr13 · October 2013

My brother did it. It can be pretty crazy at times but I don't think they would change it.

janice9821 · October 2013

abbeylanecb said:

LalaMama81 said:

Nope. Mine are 3 years and then 2y8m apart. And I like that much better.

Just curious...how do you know you like that much better when you don't have any that are closer? Seems like an odd post when she was asking if anyone is having 3 in 3 years.
Yea, that was rude. You have no idea what it's like to have kids close in age if you don't have them.

I don't think it was odd or rude. She merely stated her preference. It's okay to prefer the way you do something without having done it another way. I prefer cats as pets, even though I've never owned a dog. Sometimes you just know what is a better fit for your life.

Andrewsgal · October 2013

abbeylanecb said:

LalaMama81 said:

Nope. Mine are 3 years and then 2y8m apart. And I like that much better.

Just curious...how do you know you like that much better when you don't have any that are closer? Seems like an odd post when she was asking if anyone is having 3 in 3 years.
Yea, that was rude. You have no idea what it's like to have kids close in age if you don't have them.

How was that rude? I don't have to have a c section to know I would prefer a vaginal birth. I would never want three kids in three years I know that for a fact even though I have never had them. My two in three years were plenty for me.

thomas930 · October 2013

abbeylanecb said:

LalaMama81 said:

Nope. Mine are 3 years and then 2y8m apart. And I like that much better.

Just curious...how do you know you like that much better when you don't have any that are closer? Seems like an odd post when she was asking if anyone is having 3 in 3 years.
Yea, that was rude. You have no idea what it's like to have kids close in age if you don't have them.

I think you are reading too much into her comment. She stated what works for her just like everyone else did.

ckred27 · October 2013

I have a 3 years old and 1 year old, they will still be 3 and 1 when the twins come

AbbyPug19 · October 2013

My daughter will be just under 2 when the twins come. I'm scared, really scared lol. And then no more kids for us!

bethalynn · October 2013

We will have 4 under 4 in April. Love it!

baseballbride3 · October 2013

My sister-in-law has 2 that are 13 months apart to the day. We are waiting for her next announcement any day now...

jjwalker1207 · October 2013

We have a 16 mo age gap and a 22 month this time! It works for us really well. The hard thing was when the oldest was 2 and middle was 1 I had to drive 3 hours every week for 10 weeks to do same day surgery with the 2 year old! Alot of times I did it alone! After that I'm not worried about handling my 3 lol! Thanks for the input everyone!

LBStewart · October 2013

DD will be 17 months when LO2 arrives. I'm a bit nervous about having them that close together, but hoping that they'll be buddies when they're older.

abbeylanecb · October 2013

thomas930 said:

abbeylanecb said:

VABride2008 said:

LalaMama81 said:

Nope. Mine are 3 years and then 2y8m apart. And I like that much better.

Just curious...how do you know you like that much better when you don't have any that are closer? Seems like an odd post when she was asking if anyone is having 3 in 3 years.
Yea, that was rude. You have no idea what it's like to have kids close in age if you don't have them.

I think you are reading too much into her comment. She stated what works for her just like everyone else did.

I guess rude wasn't the right word. Maybe unnecessary? It was a post about how excited the op was to have her children close in age.

Tantan2779 · October 2013

My 1st 2 are 15 mo apart. It was tough but fun!! We didn't have our 3rd until 6 yrs after. 2nd baby had bad colic & we were not ready to do that again any time soon! My 3rd will be 2 when this one is born

kwolslager · October 2013

DD1 and DD2 are 2 years and 11 months apart. DD2 and this baby will be 17 months apart. I plan on the fourth and last, to be just as close... just my personal preference.

kwolslager · October 2013

My SIL had 5 under 3 !! Two sets of twins with a baby in between... I have no idea how she lived.

jjwalker1207 · October 2013

Awe. That breaks my heart to hear

my aunt has one child and was told she can't have more, they are going through all the fertility stuff, it honestly broke my heart to tell her we were expecting again. My heart goes out to anyone in situations like yours!

jjwalker1207 · October 2013

melainiandmark said:
I'm jealous. This is my first but I have a step son who will be 10 before this one arrives. It's not an age gap I could help. He was obviously around when I met my DH. We've been Married four years and trying for 3 before we sought help.

With all the expenses and heartache of getting this rainbow baby underway I'm not sure we'll be able to have anymore financially (fertility is expensive!) or physically (I've already lost two.) Be thankful for whatever age gap you end up with because for moms to be like me we don't get a choice. I'm thankful for my one on the way but I am sad to think this will be the first and last time for me.

My one right before this was intended to reply to this

jjwalker1207 · October 2013

kwolslager said:
DD1 and DD2 are 2 years and 11 months apart. DD2 and this baby will be 17 months apart. I plan on the fourth and last, to be just as close... just my personal preference.

We have a 16 month age gap and now a 22 for the baby due in April. I honestly want all my kids under 2 years apart, my maximum space I want is around 2.5 years! I'm glad I'm only the only one, people think I'm crazy and I also want 6 kids!

deidremaria · October 2013

I didn't read all the comments so idk if this was ready asked but how do you handle the jealousy. You know, your toddler trying to regress because they think it'll get more of mommy's attention? I always am affraid of this.

KelleAlward · October 2013

Any of you having kids is a short time- did you get pregnant while breast feeding? I would like to have kids close together but plan on breast feeding, I heard that you "don't get pregnant" while breast feeding.

deidremaria · October 2013

KelleAlward said:
Any of you having kids is a short time- did you get pregnant while breast feeding? I would like to have kids close together but plan on breast feeding, I heard that you "don't get pregnant" while breast feeding.

I remember a few years ago my sister in law got pregnant while breast feeding my 2 year old niece. She wasn't EBF since the kid was two but she was bread feeding a lot because my niece was one of those toddlers who refused to go without breast milk lol

rtv3 · October 2013

This is my first and I honestly don't know how we'll want to space our next ones. I'm a teacher, so I'm more concerned with aiming for a late spring/early summer due date (sure worked out for this baby, lol) than I am with spacing out my kids. Guess we'll just see how it works out

DaniSara21 · October 2013

We will have 3 under 2 for about 6 months.

thomas930 · October 2013

KelleAlward said:

Any of you having kids is a short time- did you get pregnant while breast feeding? I would like to have kids close together but plan on breast feeding, I heard that you "don't get pregnant" while breast feeding.

You can definitely still get pregnant while breast feeding. I did when my son was 11 months and and still breast feeding quite often.

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