How long between babies?

I was just wondering how long (in years etc) you waited between children?

Tai x

we're not trying yet but cam will be nearly 4 before by the time we start trying, which i think is a good gap as he'll be just old enough to understnad and can help so he wont feel left out

Well Matthew will be 5 in August ( OMG where has the time gone??!!) and we hope to concieve in the next few months.I wouldnt have left it so long only we bought a new house, got married etc. Id like to have 3 children I think so Id like to wait maybe 2 pr 3 years to try for the third.

There's a 2 year gap between my children, They are close but have their arguments as all children do.

My parents waited 5 years between me and my brother!

Pauls dad is one extreme or the other! 9 Year diff between Paul and his 1st brother, then 1 year diff between 2nd brother from 1st. Then he had the twins which is a 25 year diff between Paul and the Twins!

There is two years and seven months between my girls and they have such a close bond.

i hope my kids will be close, cameron is 3 now, and he'll be nearly 4 by the time we get started. im a little worried that they wont get on coz my mum had a daughter with her husband when i was 4 and we never got on (constant fights as if we were brothers) me and my dads daughter are fairly close but i've never had to live with her so im a little worried

Theres 3 1/2 years between my brother and I Im 10 1/2 years older than my youngest brother and 11 1/2 years older than my sister. There are only 17 months between my younger brother and sister!

There is 9 years between mine. Did not really plan it that way it just happened. There is 12 yrs between my sister and I and 13 yrs between my brother. xx

I have 2years and 3months between my girls but 11.5 months from shay to breckin and ther's a 3.5yr gap from him to this baby which makes Cerys 6.5 almost 7.
There's 2 years from my big bro to me and 5 years between me and my wee bro and 7 from me to my sister and we get on well, I woke up when my mum went into labour with Kevin and always said he was my baby so I have a closer bond with him than with my other siblings.

Mrs p wrote:There is 9 years between mine. Did not really plan it that way it just happened. There is 12 yrs between my sister and I and 13 yrs between my brother. xx

my cousins are 10 years apart, sheer accident within a year of giving up trying my aunt found out she was pregnant, typical lol

There is a 5yr 5mths difference between my two..they get on really well..most of the time
Ellie is a fab help with Jay she loves reading him stories etc.
I sometimes wish they were closer in age but...it took a while to concieve Jay.

I have a spaced out family too, theres 14 months between me and my older sister then 8 years between me and my brother, and another 8 years between him and my youngest brother - he was born on my sisters 17th birthday

There is 4 years between me and my brother though I think my parents would have liked a smaller gap. There is 3 years between Clive and his brother.

I haven't though about gaps between children myself as I always thought we would have one.

Thers 3 years between me and my youngest brother, awe're not close, but I htink thats the way our family is rather than an age thing. The other siblings are a big jump above me, they'rea ll half siblings, I'm fairly close to the next one up from me, he's 16 years older. The 5 of us span 32 years in total!
Ask em again when I've had this one, if I can face it all again with a second one!

There's 5 years and 9 months between me and my sister.

Hubby and I have just been talking about when to try for baby number 2. Benjamin is now 5.5 months old. Some days I try want to start trying straight away and other days I feel as though I would be taking something away from him by having another baby so soon. Does that make sense????

My head is all over the place. I always though a gap of about a year and a half would be quite nice, but that would mean us ttc in around 3 months time

Yes it does.
I have a friend who is due afew days before me, and is still breast feeding her first (who is 18 months I think), so if you want me to pick her brains on that one, i will for you.

Good luck whatever you decide xxx

Fergie wrote:There's 5 years and 9 months between me and my sister.

Hubby and I have just been talking about when to try for baby number 2. Benjamin is now 5.5 months old. Some days I try want to start trying straight away and other days I feel as though I would be taking something away from him by having another baby so soon. Does that make sense????

My head is all over the place. I always though a gap of about a year and a half would be quite nice, but that would mean us ttc in around 3 months time

A year and a half does sound like a good gap but I dont think I could be pregnant with him still so young! Id love to but I dont know how Id cope, especially if I was as ill as last time!!
A friend of mine fell when her eldest was 1yr 1/2 and said it was ideal. Her daughter was out of nappies and slept through the night by the time she had her youngest, so she found it quite easy!!

Idealy Seph will be about a year when we conceive number 2, but that is provided we fall as easily as before, knowing my luck it will take us ages now and I'll have a huge gap.

My broodyness is coming back now!!! Iv caught a couple of baby programmes on tv and always end up crying lol!!!

I know what you mean Tai - I have one on right now!

LOL!! Its terrible! The minute they have a baby Im sitting here sobbing!

Tai wrote:LOL!! Its terrible! The minute they have a baby Im sitting here sobbing!

I think its natural, and you develop a new empathy once you've been there xxxx

There's three years between my two girls and they fight like cat and dog at times but then at other times they are very close. Three years was a nice gap cos Kiera was out of nappies and starting nursery so I got to spend a little bit of time each day just with Katy which was nice. Also kiera was old enough to understand she was getting a new baby. Now we're trying for number three and Katy is nearly four so she will be at school by the time another baby comes along.