Big age gap between siblings?

rainafire77 · August 2016

I see a lot of you have toddlers but I was wondering if anyone else has older kids. My daughter will turn 15 a month after the baby is born. She's excited to be a big sister and having her little brother or sister visit her when she goes to college. She also wants to do what she can to help. Of course, she has always been awesome with kids.

Anyone else with older kids? How did they take the news of another little one on the way?

misha0130 · August 2016

My DD will be 9 when this LO is born. She's excited, she has been asking for a sibling since she was old enough to talk. I was a little worried because she's been the only child for so long but she can't wait. My mom did the same with us and we are super close, my older sister is 40 I'm 30 and my baby sister is 26.

Edit: dang auto correct.

carpediem55 · August 2016

My step son will be 11 when the baby is born. He is super excited to have a little brother or sister, although he really wants a brother because he thinks girls are too sassy

mrsyimster · August 2016

I am 11 years apart from my brother. Same parents. He is really spoiled by me.

librarymom917 · August 2016

My daughter will be 6 when the baby is born and my stepkids turn 12 and 10 two months later. They're all excited. I love bigger age gaps personally. My stepkids are exactly, to the day, two years apart and they fight non stop but ny daughter is 4 years younger than my step daughter and they're best friends. I have much older siblings 20, 10 and 9 years older. I'm super close with the one who is 9 years older.

Scarlett830 · August 2016

My DS will only be one when baby is born, but there's quite an age gap between my brothers, sister, and I. My older brother (step) is 40, I'm 31, my younger brother and sister from my mom (same dad as my step) are 25 and 23, and my younger brother from my dad is 20. I'm very close to all of them.

jmacd22 · August 2016

*TW* My daughter will be 9 when baby is born. She has asked for a sibling for years. Thought we were making that happen last year but had a tragic late loss 2 weeks before due date. So I haven't told her that I'm pregnant again yet. Although, I think she has figured it out because she asks me if I need my back rubbed at night. She's the sweetest little girl. After our loss, she didn't ask me if I was going to get pregnant again but she would ask if we were going to adopt. So I'm hoping she gets her sibling this time. I'm a bit concerned about the age gap. I'm close to my sister who is 3 yrs younger but not close to my brother who is 6 yrs younger. She will be a big help nonetheless.

mrsnc · August 2016

My step daughter was 9 and 1/2 when DD was born. They both absolutely adore each other! SD has a very maternal personality and has always loved kids. She does everything she can to help out, but at the same time followed all our rules like not picking her up without an adult in the room. It's a different type of sibling relationship than I had with my brother(3 years older) but DH has a brother who is 12 years older and while they weren't very close as kids, they are the best of friends now!

KyCade3013 · August 2016

My sisters are 4 and 5 1/2 years older than me. While we weren't as close growing up because they were so close in age themselves, we are all super close now and so are all our kids. It's really nice actually.,

MsDemi6 · August 2016

I have a 12yr old boy he will be 13 when baby is born, I have not told him yet, so I don't know what his reaction will be. My 2 girls are 7&5 (Will be the same age when baby comes) and they know although I have sworn them to secrecy. They know due to the fact that they tag along with me to my appointments when DH is at work, and everyone at the office knows them. They are extremely excited!

Phil413 · August 2016

My daughter will be 5 1/2 when this baby is born. We are liking that we can process any questions or fears with her because she'll be in kindergarten at this point and can understand some of the changes that are happening. There's also something to be said for not having 2 kids in day care.

chrlyr · August 2016

DS will be 5 when the baby is born. I was afraid the gap would be a negative, but I'm starting to come around. I think it will be easier from the standpoint that he will be more independent. He will also have a better understanding of what is happening and why and will hopefully be more receptive to change.

kap1988 · August 2016

I'm a FTM, but I have siblings who are 3, 8, 9, 11, and 25 years younger than me. My sister 3 years younger and I fought all the time but now are very close. My three siblings that are around ten years younger I really enjoyed helping to take care of, babysit, and play with when they were young. There was no competition like there was with my other sister. And even now they are in their late teens and a really enjoy their company. My brother who is 3 is so much younger that I pretty much feel like his aunt, but again, still love the relationship we have. I think no matter the age gap there are things to love.

KRB22 · August 2016

Lurking from January 17...

I'm a FTM, but am 17 years older than my youngest sister. There are 4 siblings between us, but the 2nd youngest was 9 when my sister was born.

I'll admit I had mixed emotions when my mom told us she was pregnant again, mainly because I was worried about how my friends would react. But I got over that pretty quickly and was happy when my sister was born, and then sad when I had to leave her a year later to go off to college. She's in high school now and I'm just as close with her as I am with my other sisters (who are 2 and 4 years younger than I am). I actually see her more often than my other siblings now because I live near my parents and everyone else is scattered, and also busy with their jobs and adult lives. I can't imagine not having her around!

My husband is also the youngest in his family with a large age gap - his sister and brother are 14 and 11 years older, and they live far away. They were out of the house when he was still little, but he's still really close with both of them.

ladyoriza · August 2016

There's 7 years between me and my sister. It was a little tough when we were younger, but now she's one of my closest friends.

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