Is this age gap too big?

[thirtywon]

Dh and I have been in talks about having a third for years. I worry now we've left it too late and the age gaps would be too big. Dd1 is 10 and dd2 is 6 so they'd be in year 6 and year 2 when/if a baby came along. What do you think?

There's 10 years between all 3 of my mums children. There's 10 years between my brother and I, 10 years between my brother and sister and 20 years between my sister and I. I loved being so much older,
Our son is 4 and a half and we won't be having another for a few years yet so I'd say it's fine

There's 18 years between me and my youngest siblings. Perfectly fine if you ask me 😀

That sounds ok to me.
I have a 23 year age gap between my two dd's 🤣🤣

My daughter's are 14, 11 & 19 months... there is exactly 10 years & 1 week between my middle daughter and her younger sister. Initially our middle daughter found the transition from being the youngest to being the middle child hard but as our youngest has got older and is able to interact/play more it has become much easier. Our youngest absolutely adores her big sisters and given half the chance would be with them all day... this has proved a bit challenging during the current times when the older 2 are trying to concentrate on their school work at home but on the whole is fine! The older two are brilliant with the youngest and the majority of the time are more than happy to play with her.

I don't think there's a right or wrong age gap. The relationship between the siblings will obviously be different depending on what the gap is (different doesn't mean better or worse, just different).

I'd say the question is irrelevant. Do you want another baby ? Can you have another baby ? If the answer is yes, go for it.

I've only got 2, but my eldest was 6 and a half when the second was born. They are very cute together, especially now youngest is 2, so they can play together now etc. My youngest sibling is 10 years younger than me, and we get on well. Going back to the highly dependent stage once the older one is a lot more self sufficient is a bit of a shock to the system though! However, it does have its benefits. Having a toddler and a newborn seems so difficult, so I always wanted a large age gap.

Hey! We have two girls age 9 and 6 (7 in July) and have just started ttc #3. x