What does a 5 year age gap look like?

[moola1]

I have 4&7 year old Daughters.

They have a great relationship because they're quite close in age, and also have very similar hobbies, weekend classes and get along with each other's friends.

We are considering having a 3rd.
All being well, this could potentially happen in the next year or so meaning there would be a 5 year gap between my youngest & a baby.

If you have this gap, did you find it a very big problem? Obviously they would have such different interests and I'm also worried it might affect my Daughters relationships with each other although they do have a very strong bond already?

Any thoughts or advice welcome!

I'll tell you next year 😅
I have a 4 year old DD and 16 weeks pregnant with another girl.... there'll be just under 5 years between them when baby is due.

I have that age gap.
It's been fine. While dc1 was in primary and early secondary, they were all happy to hang out together and it was easy to take them out and about.
They watched films together and so on. Then it started to gradually change as dc1 started to become a teenager and wanted to do his own thing more.
Now the older two are teenagers and it's dc3 that gets my attention mainly. We go out without older dc often though there are sometimes we do get to go out together.
If there's a film they all want to watch at the cinema, I grab the opportunity.
We'll do holidays, meals out, occasional day trips or a show together.
They hang out together pretty well at home.

The one thing I didn't realise is that I put dc1 and 2 together mentally and would do things with dc3 only because I thought they wouldn't be interested, but there was an age that dc2 still was and would mention it afterwards. It's the one thing I still feel sad about!

Following! DC1 is 7 and DC2 is 5, I'm currently 7 weeks pregnant and but worried about this

I have that age gap. It’s lovely. Never really had a problem with doing things all the kids liked. Now they are all teenagers there’s a great set of relationships. My youngest really looks up to ds1 who is at university and he is really sweet to her.

I have a 13 and 10 year old so same age gap as your older two. I can imagine a 5 or 6 year old playing with a toddler. I see a few with this gap at school and they have lovely relationships.

The 3 year gap grows very big when DC1 became a teen. They used to be so close. From around year 8, DD1 finds DD2 very annoying and childish and clingy. This makes DD2 sad. I’m hoping they get along better when DD2 becomes a teen.

I think it’s more stages than actual age gap. I know some older young adult siblings who really look out their their teen sisters.

My DKs are 54,47,41,32 last one second marriage. Each one was told we were hoping for another baby,all on board.. last one we sat round the dining table told them we were hoping to have a baby..my DH had none. Always worked out fine. In fact oldest DD 54, has just been lent youngest DDs car, after hers was written off!

I think it’s a good age gap that works well. The traditional 2 school years apart gap or the 1 school year different one is much more difficult and intense when they reach GCSEs and A Levels. 3-5 years is nice and it’s surprising how much they can enjoy together. My sibling and I had a big age gap, he started uni as I left primary school. The dynamic was different, no rivalry, he was my hero and my champion and we formed strong bonds that lasted.

It's to do with the DKs, not the age gap. Youngest DD has 13,14 year old,b g,g 2, the older 2 absolutely adore her.

I have a 12 week old and an almost 5 year old . All is well so far and she’s at an age where she can understand when I can’t give her all my attention plus she can be helpful which she loves. I’m sure it’ll change at some point, but so far so good!