What do you think the ideal age difference between siblings is

[lilima]

Ok - So I keep getting asked the million dollar question by everyone, "when are you having another baby??" The thing is I don't know if I am 100% ready, although if it just happenend I would be pleased. my mum had 18 months between me and my sis, and said that in the early years it was really tough.
But the positive was that we grew up together.

So I pose the question. How many years to do you have between children, and what do you think is the "ideal" age gap.

many thanks

Meg

[Phteven]

16 months - because that's the gap between mine lol.

I don't think there is an ideal age gap. Every family has unique circumstances and personalities and whatever the age gap is your family will adapt to that dynamic and make it work. There are obviously going to be positives and negatives for every scenario.
To a certain extent the choice is out of our hands - we might want 18 months or 2 or 3 years but our bodies may have differant ideas.

[~clover~]

All my kids are around 3 years apart. I wanted that for some reason, more so it was easier on me. I wanted the first sleeping well & in their own bed & out of nappies before I had the next. Sometimes I wish I had them closer, but i'm happy. They fight like you wouldn't believe sometimes, but are best friends other times. Same as all siblings I guess.
I don't think there is a right age gap. whenever your ready.

[Trillian]

What Dach said LOL. For me it was 20mths between the first 3 and then just over 3yrs between 3 and 4 and it has been perfect for our family. I think when people say they would be happy if mother nature had other ideas and you got another baby earlier than *planned*, I think it is because you don't have to *think* about it - it just happens and you deal with it kwim?

[tan32]

For me there is 4 yrs 11 months between my first two and then another 4 yrs 9 months between my youngest and this bub. Its just how mother nature planned it.

The ideal age gap is when you are ready and it happens, i think we would all say different gaps.

[visitor1]

Between DD1 and DD2 there is 10 months 27 days
The gap between DD2 and #3 will be around 14/15 months

For us....the ideal gap is round 12 months. Im nto a fan of huge gaps, so closer the better

At the end of the day the ideal gap is when your ready for another baby