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Big age gaps between children

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loumum3 · 27/02/2010 07:33

Is a 15 year age gap too much ?
We have 3 children 13, 9, 1 and broody again !

What is the biggest age gap out there I wonder?

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tilbatilba · 27/02/2010 07:44

My dh has an 24 and 21yr gap b/t our dd's.....not quite what you mean as we are "blended" but it does work!
If you have a 1 year old I would def have another!

girlsyearapart · 27/02/2010 07:57

my sister is 12 years older than me.

I am very close to her and we have landed 'on the same page' more now as her youngest dc and my eldest are 3 months apart.

I didn't really live with her in a conventional sibling way as she moved out when I was 4 so I can't remember her being there.

The pros were having another parent type person who had the energy to take me out to nice places, a good french plaiter and I was always sooo excited to see her.

cons were- feeling like an only child as lots of people didn't even realise I had a sister, people constantly asking if we had the same parents - don't really know why that bothered me though..

Anyway I have totally overcompensated and by august will have 3 under 3

If I were you I'd go for it - someone for your dc3 to play with.

tanmu82 · 27/02/2010 14:04

my dh is 20 years older than one of his bro's and 24 years older than another.....don't think many could beat that!
and if you have a 1 year old, I'd say have another to keep them company

amysmum96 · 27/02/2010 21:50

my dd is coming 14 this year and were expecting our second baby in may this year.. think the big age gap is good. my dd is very happy and is involved with all our preperation and looking forward to her new brother or sister xx

mabble · 28/02/2010 12:24

My OH is 15 years older than his youngest sister but my MIL has a brother 42 years younger than her (her father remarried later in life) this little brother is 3 years younger than my MIL's youngest child.

fakeblondie · 28/02/2010 17:07

DDI 17 dd2 14 ds1 6 and due baby no 4 in june ! All planned and all adore each other x

sammi66 · 28/02/2010 17:18

hi my two are 11 and 12 and am 16 weeks pregnant for a much longed for baby and hope to have another after. Its like starting another family all over again but great. My dh has same scenario he has a brother of 48 sister of 46 and then his 2nd sis who 38 and he's 36 so we are repeating history.

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Joanna2010 · 04/03/2010 08:10

I know I am a bit late to this but I am pregnant with our second child and our son will be 20 years old when the baby is born. We were totally shocked at being pregnant but over the moon as we never thought we would get a second shot at this.

AllieW · 04/03/2010 08:15

My Dad was born 14 years after the youngest in his family (his elder sister was 18 years his senior). That wasn't too problematic at the time, apparently, although my Granny did worry that people would think he was really my Aunty Kath's son.

superbean · 04/03/2010 11:22

My brother is 10 years older than me, and my sister is 8 years older. Like girlsyearapart says, the reality is that unless the older siblings stay at home for a REALLY long time, it is a bit like growing up as an only child. My siblings however do remember a lot of my childhood! For the youngest child ie me, its much better as you get older - we are now all in our mid 30s/40s though and have more in common.

emsyj · 04/03/2010 12:42

I am very very close to my sister, who is 9 years older than me. Also have a brother who's 11 years older, but not close to him really. Your new baby would have a much older sibling but also one close in age, so that would be lovely I think.

Vivia · 04/03/2010 14:57

I'm almost ten years older than my brother and we are wonderfully close. He says it's like having two mums: one (actual mum) who provides for you and keeps you right and another (me) who you can confide in about things you just couldn't tell your mum. Bless him, he's a lovely guy.

sharonlauder · 04/03/2010 15:05

DD is 10 and I am expecting our second child. I do worry about the gap but it'll all turn out in the end.

whirleywoo72 · 04/03/2010 15:43

Oh it doesnt matter about the gap, i have 3 , they come in at 18yrs old, 16yrs old, and 15yrs, old and im on baby number 4, so i dont think 15 yrs age gap is nothing to worry about, im 10wks and i am 37yrs old.

scotlass · 04/03/2010 15:55

sharon don't worry about the gap

I have a 10yr old DD and a 10mth old DS and its fantastic. They absolutely adore each other and any fears I had pre birth (loads) have been smashed to bits.

My DSis and I are only 2yrs apart and not close at all so I don't think its the age that matters - more the personality IMO

AllieW · 04/03/2010 16:57

Just remembered. My sister (who we adopted) has brothers and sisters ranging right down to a baby who is only a few months old. She will be 25 in November.

mumof2rugrats · 04/03/2010 17:08

my big sis is 25 and my lil sis is 1 and i have a 6 yr old so her aunt is 5 yrs younger than her

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