Two year age gap - how are you finding it?

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Hello. DH and I have a 13 month old Dd. We're thinking of aiming towards a 2 year ish age gap for our second (appreciate it may not go to plan). Those of you with newborns and 2 year olds... how did you find it? Any advice appreciated. Thanks

Fine. Good gap. Close enough to be interested in the same things, but far enough that there shouldn’t be competition for friends. Only slight overlap with nappies.

I might be outside what you're looking for, but I had a newborn and a 2yr10m. I thought it was great, he was old enough to understand it a little (not entirely but he accepted her pretty fast) and I didn't have to carry him much (as I'd had a section).

My bf had almost exactly 2 years between hers and she loved that x

Thanks both. I guess it will be a learning curve in any event. Appreciate the responses.

2 and a half years here and it's great. First 6 months to a year was tough though, and I'm glad we hadn't had dc2 any sooner. Dc1 was particularly difficult when I was half way through pregnancy, and I kept wondering how the hell I was going to cope with 2, but she mellowed out loads by the time baby was born, and adjusted brilliantly to baby, potty training was done and dusted, and life was just that little bit easier. Think I would have struggled alot without that extra 6 months, but that's just my situation. Now they're 5 and 2.5, I wish they were a little closer in age though, as dc2 is desperate to do everything with dc1, but she's still a little too young for certain things, and although they're close in age, I think it would be nicer to have under 2 years age gap. Feel if she was 6 months older, things would be a bit easier now... Can't win it all though hey!? And my post has probably not helped you at all!