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What was the age gap between dc3 and dc4

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workingonitagain · 02/03/2015 14:20

Just wondering those of you who had the first 3 dc close together and ended up having one more ,what age gap did you decide to have between last 2. Would be interesting to see as i don't really hear 4dc where 3 close in age then one further apart. But who knows? Smile

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elisio1 · 03/03/2015 21:11

The age gap between my dc3 and dc4 was 18 minutes! Might have liked a bigger one!

Sorry, not v helpful to you...

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insanityscratching · 03/03/2015 21:16

21 months between number 3 and 4 and 8 years between number 4 and 5 here.
18 months between number 1 and 2 and 4 years between number 2 and 3.
In effect two pairs and a single.

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WhereIsMyFurryHat · 04/03/2015 12:15

I am pregnant (early) with number 4.

My three are 6, 4 and 2 but will be 7, 5 and 3 when the new baby arrives if everything goes well.

Probably not as big as you wanted to hear about but the biggest gap we've ever had. There's 20 months between 1&2 and 2y 4m between 2&3.

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MyCrazyLife · 04/03/2015 20:45

We are ttc our fourth and there'll be at least 3 years between them...

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liger · 04/03/2015 20:54

I had 3 years between DC1 and Dc2. Then 13 months between Dc2 and Dc3 and then 3 years until Dc4 arrived.

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Fresh01 · 04/03/2015 22:39

I had 21months DC1 to DC2. Then 27months DC2 to DC3 and DC3 to DC4 was 23months. Overall 4 babies in 6 years.

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sweetkitty · 05/03/2015 06:29

Ours are 18 months, 30 months and 22 months, 4 in less than 6 years!

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MangosMangosMangos · 05/03/2015 09:55

3 years between DC3 and 4, that is our biggest gap between them all, the smallest gap was 18 months.

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countessmarkyabitch · 05/03/2015 09:57

6 years

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MamaGelfling · 05/03/2015 09:59

6 years between ds3 and ds4.
I also have 6years between ds1 and ds2. 18 months between ds2 and ds3.

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expectingnumber3 · 05/03/2015 13:08

23 months between dd1 and dd2. 19 months between dd2 and ds. 4 years between ds and dd3. She was not exactly planned! Working really well though. Big 3 are off at school and pre-school and dd3 has just fitted in. I'm loving doing all the baby activities again too, like having my first only this time I feel as though I know what I'm doing!

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QueenComplicated · 05/03/2015 18:40

we have 2.4 yrs between DC1 and DC2, 20 minutes between DC2 and DC3 and due to illness we have to delay TTC DC4 so it will be around 4years between DTs and DC4.

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Buttwing · 06/03/2015 18:59

13 months between dc3 and dc4. I'm not going to lie at the moment it's bloody hard work (18 months and 5 months) I'm hoping it will get easier but I know it probably won't Grin

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NAR4 · 07/03/2015 22:24

I had 3 under 4, then an 11 yr age gap between dc3 & dc4, then dc5 23 months later.

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chloeb2002 · 08/03/2015 09:30

Four dc.
12 years, 7 years, 4 years and 2 years... Grin Perfect

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pinkpip100 · 08/03/2015 15:12

Our age gaps are 21 mths, 27 mths and 4 years.

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CantBeBotheredThinking · 08/03/2015 15:17

age gap between dc3 and dc4 is 14 years, first 3 dc were close together.

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Kim82 · 08/03/2015 16:41

3 years between 1&2, 3 years between 2&3 and 7 years between 3&4.

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chloeb2002 · 08/03/2015 21:29

My last dc are the closest! 4 and 2. Older ones are 12 and 7.
It's good having the younger one close together. Love it!

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girlsyearapart · 08/03/2015 21:34

3-4 16 months. Biggest gap 2-3 22 months
Ages now. 7,6,4,3 hectic but great too. I love it that they have a friend.
12 years between me & my sister & we are very close but I missed having a sibling at home

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sosix · 29/03/2015 23:42

3 years between dd3 and ds1

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Threeplus1 · 15/04/2015 14:38

I have 15 months between dc1 & 2, then 6 years between 2 & 3, and it will be almost 4 years between 3 and 4

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TheOneWiththeNicestSmile · 15/04/2015 14:50

My first 3 were not born close together - 3 year gaps in both cases (I could only cope with 1 baby at a time - lucky I never had twins Grin)

There was a 5 year gap before DC4 though

They are all grown up now, all good friends & love spending time together which is nice Smile

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Threeplus1 · 16/04/2015 23:35

That was actually meant to say 'almost 5 years between dc 3 and 4'

I hope mine are all good friends when they are older too theonewith .... They were when they were little but preteen attitudes have taken hold and they constantly bicker Confused

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LeonoraFlorence · 17/04/2015 15:08

18 months (roughly) between each of my 4 DDs.

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