My first DD is 5 yrs 10 mths older than her little sister. I wanted to TTC when she was four, but it took 12 mths to convince DP. We love the age gap. The two of them adore each other and it was so easy to manage a nb with DD1 already in Year 1 and very willing to help.

We then had a surprise pg and DD2 was only 16 mths. DD3 arrived three days before DD2's second bday. I expected the worst in terms of juggling a toddler and nb (plus the 8 yr old!) but it's been better than I feared.

Having done both, I still prefer the bigger gap! I'm considering a fourth and I'm thinking about three years would be better than two. I'd like to leave it longer but I'm not getting any younger and I would like my baby making days to be over before I have to manage a teenager as well.