Age gap between your DC?

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Just wondered what your age gap between your DC is? Also whether you think it was a good age gap or not? TIA

My daughter was born mid May and my son turned 3 at the beginning of the following August. So almost three years, I found this age gap just right.

I have 4dc , 4 year gap between first 3 then 12 yr gap. So they are now 25,21,17 and 5. Worked out brilliantly can’t imagine having it any other way.

5 and a half years between DS1 and DD, then 23 months between DD and DS2. Now 17, 11, and 9. The boys seemed a bit distant from eachother when DS1 was 13/14 and DS2 5/6 but now they get on well, DS2 has reignited DS1's love of Lego!

17 months between first and second.
Second was 4yr10m when third was born.

Both gaps are actually really good. I didn't struggle with the 17m gap. But my first was a very content and chilled baby. He was happy to entertain himself which helped.

Then the nearly 5 year gap has also been good because they are old enough to help out more. My older two help so much with getting me things or watching the baby while i hang out the washing etc.

My three dc are 21 months apart. It’s hard at first but has been brilliant in the main - they played together and are very close- now in their late teens.

3 years 5 months between mine. Perfect gap IMHO.

3 year 4 months between my two. In hindsight I wish I'd either had a smaller age gap so the 'baby' stage was done quicker or a bigger age gap so my DS had started school when DD came along.

Maternity leave, although wonderful, has been very different this time round with a strong willed 3.5 year old to entertain too.

But hindsight is a wonderful thing and we've made the best of it.

23 months. It was hard when they were both small but now they are older they are in to the same things and get on (sometimes) well.

1 yr between first 2
6yrs between dc2 and dc3.
Hate the big age gap

5.5 years, 3 years and 1 year. All have good points and bad points the one year gap was the hardest at first as I also had a just turning four year old. They are 14,8,5 and 4 now and although life is busy and very noisy I wouldn't change it except when youngest won't go back to sleep at 3am

4 years 3 months - perfect for us.

there’s 6 years between 1 & 2 and then 4 years between 2 & 3. i do sometimes wish there was a smaller gap between my eldest two boys so that they’d be into the same kind of things, but i had my eldest son at 15 so i wasn’t in the position to have another child close in age to him. my kids do get on 90% of the time but the other 10% they are constantly winding each other up and fighting - but i was the same with my sister and there’s only a year between us so i don’t think the age gap is much of a factor in that.

Mine are 6,4 and 1.

All age gaps have challenges. DC1 was 2 when DC2 arrived so I didn't have to contraints of the school run. I had both school and nursery drop offs when DC3 was born. Although I had lots of quality time alone with baby, because the older 2 were at school / nursery. So there were positives too.

There's 10 years between my two boys and it's been brilliant so far, although the little one is only 3, they play together so nicely and adore one another.

8 years here. Down to circumstance really but it has been tough.

Ds recently turned 16 and dd recently turned 8. They don't really get on.
It's also hard to find things to do that they both like.

Just short of 5 years between mine. It’s worked for me

5 years between my two sons, now aged 10 and 15. It's had it's good moments, and hard moments!

Now, for instance is tougher. DS1 is a much more serious/ quiet character than DS2- who is become quite an annoying younger brother

It was lovely when DS2 was born - DS1 was old enough to "help" and also appreciate " big boy" time when we could have it!

4.5 years between my two. It worked perfect as DS was just starting school when DD was born so I never had 2 LOs at home all day except during school hols. Also only one set of childcare fees at any one time!

We went through a period of DS finding his little sister very annoying as she used to copy everything he did but now at 10 and 14 they have a lovely relationship.

If I were to do it all again I would stick to the same age gap.

25 months between them, it was perfect for us
They are grown now and still best friends

16 months and it couldn’t be more perfect

Would love another but we’re looking at a minimum 8 year age gap if we did it now and I’m just not sure

8 years here, so far it’s been great, DD was old enough to not need so much input when DS was a baby/toddler and now he’a older (6) we can reall focus on supporting her through the teen years.

We don’t have any expectation of them being hugely close or not in the future. I have 9 years and 18 months between myself and siblings and we’re all fairly close as adults.

I've decided that if it is taking to long to conceive a second baby and it looks like much more than a 4 year gap we will probably stop and stick with one rather than try to negotiate a gap as we don't have family support nearby.

That said not keen on too small a gap either so am fully happy to accept we might just have an only.

3 years 2 months between my lads.
It was a good gap for us.
They werent close when they were young but now they are 23and nearly 20 they get on and socialize together.

There are 3 years between each of my eldest 3 (they’re 17, 14 and 11 now) and then there’s a 7 year gap between my 11 year old and my youngest (she’s 4). I found the 3 year gaps to be perfect for me, there was no jealousy, the elder ones were able to verbalise anything they wanted/needed and were in great sleeping routines before the baby came along. The 7 year gap was tough, hard going back to nappies and sleepless nights and it’s hard to find days out/activities that all 4 dc can enjoy. Having said that all of the older ones have the most gorgeous relationship with my youngest, they all adore her and she has them wrapped around her little finger. It’s so lovely to see.