How many do you have?

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How many children do you have and what are the age gaps?
Have you preferred bigger or smaller age gaps?

Age gap between DC1 and DC2 is 22 months, which was fine at the time. Between DC2 and DC3 and DC3 and DC4 is 29 months in both cases. That was easier.

Hi, I have 5

13, 9, 8, 7, and almost 2.

The hardest age gap for me has been the largest between my 2 youngest. There’s 10.5 months between my 7 and 8 year olds, and although it was hard for the first year it was certainly the easiest gap after that, even with running around after 3 under 3’s. Maybe it also helped that my eldest 4 are all girls?

Large family’s of any age gap will be sure to keep you busy though :)

Only four.

Age gaps are 5.5 years, 14 months, 2 years exact.

Large gap the hardest smallest gap easiest.

4dc aged 8,7,3 and 2 months
13 months between the eldest 2 and roughly 3.5 year gaps between 2&3 and 3&4.
Loved the short gap at the time but don't think I could have repeated it with more than 2 to look after

I have 4 dc - 11, 10, 6 and 2. There's 16 months between my first 2, 3.8 years between no.2 and no.3, 4.6 years between no.3 and no.4. Would have loved smaller gaps between the last 3

I have 5. Twins 12, 11, 8 and 4. Only 13 months between twins and dd11. I actually found that the easiest gap.

1. Gaps are 23 months, 20 months and 24 months. Worked for us!

4 DC aged 11,9,5 and 4 and pregnant with DC5.
Smallest age gap which is 10 and half months between 5 and 4 year olds is the easiest and we are going to try for DC6 (last baby) as soon as we can.

I’ve a 5, 4, 3 and nearly 1 yr old.

It’s been rough😂

I've got 6: 18, nearly 16, nearly 12, 8 and twins 7

They all get on reasonably well - the youngest 3 are only 15 months between them altogether and they are very close

Whilst having three so close was hard during the baby/toddler years, it has been really nice the last few years now they are more independent and they like doing the same kinds of activities, etc. The four year gap between DD1 and 2 was easier when they were little as DD1 was obviously not as dependent when we were dealing with the new baby but they never played together in the same way the younger ones do. They get on well but in a sisters rather than friends way iyswim

DS 18 is the only boy, others all girls, I'm not sure if this made a difference.

So basically I'm on the fence over which I prefer

11
Smallest gap 13 and a half months.
Biggest gap 6 years.
Other gaps 15 months, 20 months, 2.9years.
Big chunk of ds's!!
2 dd's close - hormones
Roll on the old folk's home for me!!

3

I have a DS who is 2 and G/B twins who are 1, there is 14 months between them.

I have six DC:

DS1 was born end of October 2002
DD1 was born early July 2005, so age gap is a little over 2 yrs 8 months
DS2/DD2 were born end of February 2008, so age gap is 2 yrs 7.5 months
DD3 was born end of December 2010, so age gap is 2 yrs 10 months
DS3 was born early September 2013, so age gap is a little over 2 yrs 8 months

So as you can see, DH and I were quite consistent with our age gaps, with the gap between our twins and DD3 being our largest, but only just. Therefore I cannot comment on which age gap I prefer, as they're all basically the same!!

I have 8, they are g14, g11, b10, g9, b7, g5, g4 and b2

Age gaps are between 10 months and 2 years. I would say the 2 year age gap was the hardest, easiest was the 10 month gap

4 dc’s (which I don’t think is that many but lots of other people think is loads). 13, 11, 8 and 5. So that’s 2yrs, 3yrs and 3yrs almost exactly because they are all born within a month of each other.

I've got 6 eldest is 23 then it's 20, 19, 13, 12 and 3

I am expecting number 4.

My children are 6,4 and 1. The gap between 1 & 2 is 27 months. It was tuff at times but now they are older they are so so close. I then had 3 1/2 years between 2 & 3. Number 3 was the easiest baby and just slotted in, however I do find that after school is tuff when I'm trying to have quality time with the big ones or do homework and the little one is having none of it. He wants to do whatever the big ones are and they find it annoying - hence why number 4 with our smallest age gap is on the way so he has his own playmate lol