7 year plus gap between children?

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Just wondered if anyone else has a large gap between there children?

My first 3 DD's where close together (all 3 in 4 years exactly) they are going to be 11,9,7 when this baby arrives!

Just wondered how you found the gap etc, Im looking at it as in it going to be easier than when I had the 3 DC's, the kids are all in school so will just be like having one all over again!

It will be wonderful and your new baby will have a great time having so many people to play with.

I had a similar gap between my older ones and my "surprise baby" and it has been great. Not least because I have other people to share the transporting around! It is much better for one's street cred to be collected by one's older sibling in a smart car, than by mum in the old banger.

The youngest one has all the advantages of being an only child, plus all the advantages of a big family.

I had 5 years between my first 2 but they will be 16 and 11 when this one turns up. So far, its great to share pregnancy stuff with them- they like reading the weekly bit in the books and want to be there for the birth.
I think they have such different needs that they don't compete as the older ones need conversation and attention which you can give much easier whilst feeding a baby than when the older child needs potty training or similar. They want to and will be able to help with loads as well and I won't have to worry about them standing on the baby or anything

My DDs were 12 and 7 when DS was born. They were (and still are) besotted with him from the start. Looking back I can't remember pushing the pram when we were out DD1 was a dab hand at changing nappies and I could trust them to look after him while I was in the kitchen cooking for example.

My DDs were at school during the day so I could focus on DS without them feeling left out. He was such a contented baby and a good sleeper that there was plenty of time in the evening to have family time with my DDs.

There have been downsides - family leisure activities tend to be geared to the youngest member of the family and DS misses DD1 when she is away at university but they are minor compared to the joy of having him in our lives.