2 years gap between DC - more jealousy?

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Heavily pregnant with DC3 and talking to other mums and reading posts on here it seems that a 2 years gap between DCs leads to an awful lot of jealousy....
I had a 17 month gap between dac1 and 2 and it went pretty well I guess because DC1 was too small to realise what was happening! DC3 will have a 2.2 gap with DC2 and I am now very scared!!! He is in total denial about another baby coming soon , despite books and me explaining to him hats going to happen...

Tell me your good and bad experience of a 2 years gap and what tips do u have to monies jealousy. For some reasons I'm not worried about DC1 being jealous...

I have 21 months between mine so not quite 2 years, a boy then a girl. Was all fine. I've heard though that 2nd children are often very adaptable with the 3rd coming along, because they are already used to sharing your time with child no1 if you see what I mean x

I have exactly 2 years between my two and dd1 adores Dd2. She didn't care too much beforehand. I was reading the books too in order to prepare her and I've no idea if it made any difference.

4 months later, she still loves her baby sister and hasn't had any bouts of jealousy.

I think it is more down to personalities than age gaps.

I had 18 months, then 2 years, then 2 years. My eldest was really really jealous of number 2, but once DC2 was a year or so old they became firm friends. The others were never as bad.

Thank you, that's encouraging!!!
I think I'm entering a last minute panic phase!!!

I have exactly 2 yrs between DD1 and DD2 and HUGE jealousy issues. 2 yrs 2 months between DD2 and DS and no jealousy issues at all. So I think it's probably down to personalities rather than age gaps. DD1 at 7 is still a very high maintenance child, whereas DD2 and DS are both much more laid back easy going types.