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April 14th, 2011 at 5:32 pm
My daughter was 18 months old when I got pregnant with my second- we started trying when she was 16 months. They are 2years and 3 months apart. 2.5 or 3 years would be perfect – much more manageable!!
April 14th, 2011 at 5:35 pm
exactly what i did and its worked out brill. my 3 yr old loves her sister and is old enough to understand everything! she is quite independant which makes coping with a newborn baby better as they can be very demanding xxx it meant i could breast fedd too which would have been impossible if my eldest had been muchyounger. and the baby loves leah playingmwith er and leah is more careful with her cos she understands. perfect age gap. not oo old….not too young! x
April 14th, 2011 at 5:35 pm
8 years, not so much by choice, but I’m glad I did… because I was blessed with twins and I don’t know if I could’ve survived twins and a toddler!
April 14th, 2011 at 6:02 pm
There are 3yrs 4mths between my two and I think it was slightly too long.
April 14th, 2011 at 6:26 pm
My daughter is 15 months old. I still am not planning on getting pregnant yet.
I am going to college and am almost done after 4 years.
I want to finish first before having another, I’m still young anyway I’m 24, so I’d rather finish school first.
April 14th, 2011 at 6:45 pm
my son is 10 months old and I am now 18w 2d and not by choice
April 14th, 2011 at 7:43 pm
Well I have a 14 month old daughter who I got preggo a month after stopping the pill…I’m now 7 months preggo with my second daughter who was concieved while on the pill =)
I’m very blessed to be having another baby girl!!!!
April 14th, 2011 at 8:04 pm
I Think 2 Is A Perfect Age Gap… I Have A 27 month Old Boy And He Loves His 3 Week Old Baby Brother!!! Its So Cute And Adorable How He Takes Care Of Him!!!
April 14th, 2011 at 8:27 pm
My husband and I want to wait until our daughter is at least 2 or 3 years old but found out that I’m pregnant when my daughter turn 1. It was a unexpected but we both are actually happy.
April 14th, 2011 at 8:28 pm
My older son is 2 days shy of being 18 months older then his twin brothers and to me that’s the perfect age gap, but for some i know that’s way too soon. I plan to have more kids as soon as my finace and i get married and are settled into our own house, so hopefully by January of 2011 or so. 2/1/2 to 3 years sounds like a good gap between kids, if u think it’s good a good gap then i say go for it,
April 14th, 2011 at 8:34 pm
I wanted to start trying again as soon as possible after we had our son last year as I’ve had trouble conceiving in the past and was worried it might be an issue again. It seems like pregnancy has “fixed” me though as it didn’t take long at all – just three months of trying.
Our son is 7 months and I’m two months pregnant with his little brother or sister.
We wanted a couple really close together anyway as they can play together when they’re a bit bigger and they’ll have a lot of cultural milestones in common with being virtually the same age.
April 14th, 2011 at 8:52 pm
I waited 7 years… but i heard that if they are close in age they play together better… And some people just want to be done so they have them like a year apart… I like mine to grow up a little before I have another one so the baby lets all the time they can… =) but every1 is different i guess…
April 14th, 2011 at 9:29 pm
There are 3 years and 11 months between my first and second. And there will be 3 years and 7 months between my second and third. I personally wish I would have had them closer together. My 7 year old boy and 3 year old girl don’t have that much in common besides Sponge Bob lol.
April 14th, 2011 at 9:52 pm
Right now, we only have an 18 month old daughter. But we have been talking about trying for another baby when she is 3-4 years old.
April 14th, 2011 at 10:40 pm
Thats the perfect timing! You want them to be old enough to be over the baby stage.
April 14th, 2011 at 11:15 pm
i waited 4 years but i wish i had only waited more like two.
April 14th, 2011 at 11:28 pm
Don’t do it to soon!! My daughter is 15months and I am 40w with my son who is due today. I certainly did not get pregnant again by choice and due to personal circumstances am placing my son for adoption. I do know however that being pregnant and chasing around a toddler is very difficult. I have had a hard pregnancy with this one and cannot lift my daughter without pain. Everyone has a different situation though so you might be able to do it! If I had had a choice in the matter I would have waited until my daughter could get up and down the stairs by herself before getting pregnant again. Which would probably be around 3years so I would say that’s a good goal if you can wait!
April 15th, 2011 at 12:00 am
We got preg with the 2nd when my 1st was 14 months.
Our boys are 23 months apart.
My sons are 3 and 1 yrs old
right now I’m stressed and think I should have waited….
However, in a few yrs I know I’ll look at it different because the boys are so close in age that they’ll be able to do so Many things together.
Ideally I think 3 yrs apart is good… But who knows… I’m stopping at 2!
April 15th, 2011 at 12:27 am
I am four months pregnant now; my son will be 18 months when the baby’s born. I wanted to have them close in age. My siblings and I are all 3 years apart, and I think that’s a good gap, too.
April 15th, 2011 at 1:26 am
That is a very good age gap. My son and daughter are 3 years and 1 month. We chose to wait so we only had 1 in diapers at a time. Also I wanted my son be more independent and be able to hold the baby. He is an awesome big brother and I am glad we have that age difference. However, I probably would have wanted them closer in age if they were the same sex. That way they could grow up friends and not just the annoying little brother. I know you can’t pick your sex but that is said in hindsight.
April 15th, 2011 at 2:04 am
30 seconds. Both of mine were born 4:24pm Monday March 15th 2010.
I think closer is better. They can have a friend. The larger the age difference the less of “peers” they will be. My brother was 6 years older than me and we were simply a nuisance to each other. Not far enough apart to be parent – child, too far to be friends.
If we have one more I’d like to do it when these guys are 9 months old. Just enough time for me to heal. Also one year olds are really easier in many ways then 2 year olds. One year olds aren’t talking back yet!
April 15th, 2011 at 2:53 am
I have a 3 month old and as soon as she was born we discussed having another, but between the added responsibilties and stress of a new baby and a grown baby( a man) I decided I wasn’t ready and am now on depo I’m waiting and advise you to think if u are stable and ready then go 4 it babies r a blessing!
April 15th, 2011 at 3:47 am
Hey hunni! xx
Im having my IUD taken out next march and waiting to TTC until July-hoping for an April 2012 baby! The baby would be 2 years and 3 months apart
April 15th, 2011 at 4:19 am
We started trying again when my son was 11 months old and fell pregnant when he was 18 months old. He was a little over 2 when our second son was born. It seems like a pretty good age gap to us and both boys should still be able to play together when older. For our third I think we’ll start around the same age depends on how we get along with two.
April 15th, 2011 at 5:11 am
We didn’t wait very long!!! hehe My baby boy is 5months on the 21st of this month and I am 7 weeks pregnant today!
We planned it this way as I wanted to have my babies close together!!
Your’s sounds like a good plan though, and basically you have to do whatever feels right for you!
April 15th, 2011 at 5:38 am
I think that sounds like a good age gap. I had my first last November personally I want about a year between them ideally. I think it’ll be nice that they will always have someone around to play with
April 15th, 2011 at 5:45 am
i found out i was pregnant with zoe when taylor was 8 months, they have a 16.5month age gap and i love it. we are going to be trying for baby no3 after our wedding in aug 2012 x
April 15th, 2011 at 6:00 am
There are 23 months between my two. I wanted them close together. Get all the nappy stage over together! They are now 10 and 8. They are good friends and play together.
April 15th, 2011 at 6:46 am
Hi, i haven’t had my second baby yet, i’m pregnant with my first! But if all goes to plan we hope to start trying for baby number 2 when our son gets to 2 – 2.5 years. I would like to have around a 3 year age gap, not really any more than that. I want my baby to be a child before i have another baby, but for their sake i don’t want there to be too big a gap between them. There was a large gap between me and my brothers and sisters and i hated it. Always felt like an only child even though there was 4 of us, i was closer to my nieces and nephews than my brothers and sisters, cos they were more my age. Now that we are all adults its better and we’re closer, but i definitely missed out as a child. So it’s important to me to not have too many years between them. But like i said, that’s if all goes to plan, you never know what might happen in the meantime to alter that!
I think your plan is very sensible and will be enjoyable to all of you! Congratulations on your new baby!
April 15th, 2011 at 7:40 am
Honestly, my kids are 12 months apart. Is it busy, YES!!! But I love it this way. They bond amazingly and even with my daughter being so young, she still likes to “help” with her brother. Right now its very busy because he’s only 3.5 months old, and wants to be held constantly! But things will improve, and we honestly LOVE the age gap. We wanted them close together in age. My sister and I are 2 years apart & we LOVE it. We did/do everything together & were like best friends. Were as sometimes when there’s to much of a age gap, you can not relate as much & the bond isn’t as strong as it could be.