Oh yes, I have been copping this big time! I will have 18 months between my two, and I first copped it from my mother (eye rolls accompanied by "you'll have your hands full!), then the sonographer when I had my 12 wk u/s ("you must be keen!"), not to mention all the general comments of "don't you guys have a tv?" etc. Some people even felt that they should warn me of a possible m/c because my body probably wasn't ready for another pg! Well, thank you very much!

I know I should rise above it, because DH and I always planned to have our children close together, and we are very fortunate that things worked out as we wanted. I just feel like when my second baby arrives, I dare not complain during any rough patches because of all the "I told you so" type responses I'm sure to get.

I agree that all different age gaps will have different benefits and issues, and we have just chosen this particular set!