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Age gaps Between First and Second children..

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AimeesMum · 22/04/2002 16:53

I was just wonderng what people thought about the age gap between the first and second child. My husband and I are 21/20 and have a daughter of 18 months. I have commitments at collge until next June, and we were thinking about trying for a second child later this year, so that he or she would be born next summer, which will make our daughter roughly 32 months old,
I thought it was better to wait a little before having a second child, as I wouldn't like to rush in to it, as I'd like to have my daughter out of nappies first.
I do know a couple who are four and a half months pregnant,and their first child is only 5 and a half months old.
What are the preferable age gaps between children??
Hope to hear from you soon!

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sister · 22/04/2002 17:03

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bells2 · 22/04/2002 17:11

I agree with Suedonim on the less than 18 months or more than 3 years bit. If I had youth on my side I would definitely have gone for the latter.

We have suffered quite badly from jealousy and are still having the odd incident. I came back from going to the loo on Friday to find our son manically rolling up the baby in a rug. All I could see was her little head sticking up the top. Lord knows what his next step was - putting her in the back of an old Cortina and finding a gravel pit one suspects!.

Demented · 22/04/2002 19:38

LOL Bells2!!!

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Marina · 23/04/2002 09:07

Bells, you really should not be letting him watch Eastenders...

ScummyMummy · 23/04/2002 09:27

Fantastic, Bells! I think the smaller age gap is worth it just for that story!

mears · 23/04/2002 10:29

I've put a response on the other thread 'what is the ideal space second time around' or something like that.

SueDonim · 23/04/2002 11:55

ROFL, Bells!

Tillysmummy · 23/04/2002 12:02

Personally DH and I have decided that we'd like a 2.5 to 3 year gap (in an ideal world of course) so that DD will be at Nursery 5 mornings a week and I have quality time with new baby/ can catch up on some sleep (if baby will allow ) as well as being hopefully able to devote good time to DD in the afternoon.

That is of course the ideal and who knows what will happen. In my friends experience having them 2.5 seemed to mean the other child helped a lot and wasn't so jealous because she understood. Having said that could have just been good child and of course if you have them close together you get it out of the way quickly.

Although I feel that I would miss out on enjoying DD thoroughly if I had another now because I know I couldn't cope !!

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