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:lol: hi im kimba my daughter known as froggie was born on the 27th of september 2000 now im preg with my second child who is a girl as well, as is due on the 23rd of april this year. im not with my froggies dad but have found a great guy in my gentle giant (he's 6ft 6). at the moment my froggies dad is trying 2 go for custody and froggie lives with my mum as i have had lots of mental health issues.
I dont think there is a 'right or wrong' time to have another child..it's the 'perfect' time,no matter how many months/years your kids are born apart.
My daughter will be 4 in April,and im 12 weeks pregnant today. I would have loved to have a second with my daughter being closer to 3 then 4...but,as nature would have it..it took 14 months of TTC..so NOW is the perfect time for us to have another child and for my daughter to finally be a big sister!
Whenever people have their kids..that's the perfect time!*L*
I think 2 or 3 years apart is a fairly good gap..gives everyone time to recover from the birth,getting thru the newborn,no sleep stage,the kids are then a little more independant by then too..meaning that they can go play on their own,happy to watch some tv,can perhaps understand a little more instruction etc
So then if/when you bring another baby into the world,you can have that time looking after a newborn and dont have to 'stress' as much about your eldest.
If that makes any sense??*L*
Every situation is different though.
There are some women(like a neighbour)who had her 2 girls(out of 4 kids)10 months apart!!
Or like an old school friend i had..her mum just kept on having miscarriage after miscarriage,year after year...so when she was finally able to carry a baby to full term,my friend and her brother were 10 years apart!!
Im sure both those families thought the gap was 'perfect'..
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Bub #2 due 8th August 2007
Caitlyns finally going to be a big sister!
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I have recently been talking to my mother about this, my husband and I are now 30 and planning to start a family very soon. My mother said the best age gap she had, and she has 5 children, was the 18 month gap, as I am only "planning" to have 2 she suggested this was the easiest as you could raise them together (more or less):D
I think it depends on the child. My sister has a 6 year old and his little brother will be 3 in April, so they are 3 1/2 to 4 years apart and my oldest nephew was very jealous of his baby brother. He was the baby for a long time (he also has for other older siblings from his father's previous relationship) and it took him about a 6 months to a year to the helpful big brother he is now.