Age gaps between your kids?
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Topic: Age gaps between your kids?
Posted By: baalamb
Subject: Age gaps between your kids?
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 5:33pm
Just interested and being nosey about the gaps that you have between your children. How many years/months?
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Posted By: hooper
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 5:35pm
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there will be about 15 16 months between my DD and son. ------------- Desiree 
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 5:59pm
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Josh and Brooke 4 years and 9 months. Josh and Rhyley 14 years and Brooke and Rhyley 9 years (so I guess you get i like big age gaps LOL) ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 6:07pm
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LOL I've got big gaps too.
Conor (from previous relationship) is 12 Nyah (Me & DH) is 5 Cooper (Me & DH) 4mths. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 6:32pm
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3 years 8 mths between Maya and the gremlins, only 19 months (eek!) between the gremlins and Iggle Piggle. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 7:07pm
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jade-emma 17 months
jade-kayla 3 years 10 months emma-kayla 2 years 4 months kayla-this bubs will be about 21 months i LOVE the 17 month gap, not so fussed on the 2yr 4 month gap the bigger ones are good cause the older kids (well jade) enjoys helping out with kayla but they arent close like jade and emma are who play together all the time happily and are pretty close development wise. |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 7:15pm
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We will have 2y 4m. I think it would have been better to have had this baby when Han was about 20m. But will let you know how it goes soon! ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 8:04pm
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I have been wondering about this as well- been trying to decide if we would like to have a 3 or 4 yr gap between Ella & our second. Would be interested to her how people with a 3 year gap are finding it. ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 8:08pm
We had 22 months and it was just about right, Paris wasn't too crazy when baby was born, but she wasn't still at the needing to be carried stage for too long when i was preg either. and now the girls, despite their love hate relationship (fuelled by very different personalities) are great mates, and the clothes go from one wardrobe to the next without too much lag-between as well - saves on storage. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: floss
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 8:18pm
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Sienna & Noah & Lola 19mths ------------- My beautiful big girl Sienna 15.04.06 Double the trouble double the fun Noah & Lola 10/11/07 |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 8:21pm
I love it. Maya was old enough to really understand the pregnancy, and she was independent enough to cope when I was really tired and sick the first few months and she's been great with the gremlins. We do have the odd jealousy fit and she does get cross when they get in her room and destroy things but for the most part they play together really well and the gremlins absolutely love her to bits, they follow her round like little puppy dogs. The smaller age gap pregnancy-wise has been much harder, in the early weeks I struggled just to get thru the day coz I was so tired and sick and the gremlins are so physically demanding, i can't just plant them in front of a DVD or take them to the park and let them run riot if I'm too tired to cope, they need constant attention. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Mum2Ella wrote:Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 8:21pm
| jake and taine are 15 months apart. was really tough in the beginning, but good now. when we finally have number three, probably about 3-4 years between baby and the boys. |
Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 8:22pm
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Rico & Gia - 2 yrs 3 mths
Gia & Jett - 22 mths So not much difference, roughly 2 yrs. I would've liked a bigger gap between Gia & Jett (like another yr), but Jett was an oopsey daisy  . ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 8:24pm
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Well you already know but, we have 18 month's with Alan and mikey the with Mikey and this one it will be 2 year's exactly almost to the day. Depending when baby decides to come that is. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: Millie1976
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 8:38pm
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Ollie will be 21 months when this baby comes along. ------------- Sebastien 2 years old Olivier 3 3/4 years old |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 8:40pm
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There is 2 years 9 months between Andrew and Josh and I love it. I'm going to try for the same again. Andrew was toilet trained and very independant so it was great. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 9:05pm
we have 3.5 years on between our boys and its a great age gap!!
and over the past few weeks i have been silently contemplating having a third bubs but with a smaller age gap like maybe 2 years??? eeekkk *shut up Amber shut up*!! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 9:14pm
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Go Amber! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 9:51pm
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Yay Amber, i'm kinda thinking the same thing and i'm sure I will be told that too when I see my gyne next week. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 9:53pm
19mos then 17mos! I like the just under 2yr gap because the toddler settles in to "normal" fairly quickly and sleeps a lot  ------------- |
Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 1:52am
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Gina will be 15 months when #2 arrives.
Teresa, hope you're right and Gina will be sleeping a lot by then cos she isn't doing that at the mo  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 7:15am
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Kiya to Josiah - 4y 5w
Josiah to Xavier - 18 months Xavier to Jackson - will be 18 months Actually, Josiah's the only planned one there! We didn't want the gap between Kiya (previous relationship) and her siblings to be too big. We've been aiming for 20-24mth gaps, only for me to be already pregnant by the time we were going to start TTC. ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 9:09am
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We have 3 yrs 3 months between the girls- I love it. I loved that I got those first 3 years one on one with Charlotte and because she's now at nursery 5 mornings a week it means I get alot of alone time with Kate. Charlotte was really aware of the pregnancy and understood what was happening- she was past that tantrum phase, already in a normal bed and we had the toilet training out of the way too. ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 9:21am
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We have 20 months, for us it was either close, like they are or a bigger gap, like 3 years +.
While the small gap is all good now, they play together and its much easier, neither of them are very good sleepers... I found it really, Really REALLY hard being pregnant (and very, very sick the whole way through) with a just turned one year old who didn't walk. Also, I felt (and still do feel) really bad that I missed out on all the rough and tumble games, or just playing in general cos I was pregnant and just too sick to enjoy him, and I will never get that back. Nor, the one on one time with him. It was also really hard having a newborn and a just going into the terrible two's toddler, I felt then that baby missed out alot cos I was always putting her down to deal with him. In saying that, though, he has always been really, really good and loving with Charlotte. We have never had any jealousy issues with him, I guess he was so little, its just like she has always been here. It's also good now, like I said at the start, they play together nicely and hopefully that will carry on. I don't know if I would choose to have them so close together if we were going to have more, though, it was just waaaay too hard, the pregnancy (and the tiredness) and the first 4 months. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 9:21am
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and I forgot to add, we chose a small gap (and bythen I had forgotten how sick I was with Jake,lol) cos of our ages. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 9:59am
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that's one of the main reasons why we were thinking of having 3 years- really enjoying being able to spend one on one time with Ella and would love to be able to do the same with the 2nd. In saying that I can see the advantages of having 2 close together so that they can play together. Guess it depends on what works for you and your family ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 10:30am
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Elle will be 25 months when number 2 arrives. :) ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 1:59pm
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we've got 2yrs 2mths between jack and charli.......amber, i'm also thinking of a #3 and would like the same gap between charli and #3....although it may turn up on charli's bday ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 2:10pm
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oooh Vanessa, got something to tell???? ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 6:45pm
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ooooooo that's only 9mos away ------------- |
Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 7:46pm
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Come on Vanessa - tell us what secrets are you hiding ------------- My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 7:59pm
I'm feeling like that at the moment with the gremlins, I'm not even supposed to be lifting them let alone playing games and stuff with them, and it's been hard being so sick. I feel like they're missing out on having mummy 100% like Maya did. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 8:43pm
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ooooooo Vanessa are you being sneaky? did all the new Christchurch babies work their magic on you. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 9:34pm
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hehe nothing to report yet ladies.....but i tell ya...i think i need to drag DH to a meetup so he can see the lovely lil bubbas!! ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 10:07pm
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We will have 20 months between DD and this next baby, once it is born.
I'm struggling a little at the moment as DD isn't walking yet and I'm getting to the point where carrying her everywhere is hurting my back and getting uncomfortable, but that's what strollers and ergos were invented for! I'm looking forward to having two kids close in age, my brother and I were 22 months apart and we are very close, so I hope my kids have that same experience. ------------- Mum to two gorgeous girls! |
Posted By: AliaDawn
Date Posted: 24 January 2008 at 7:06am
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I'm not really all that worried about the age gap... so long as it isn't longer than 4 years! I would've loved a newborn when Seb was around 1 year... he's getting a bit into those cranky toddler tantrums, but at least he can walk well now. -------------  
 
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Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 24 January 2008 at 11:19am
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We are aiming to have about 5 years between them. That way Char will be at school - DH will become a stay at home Dad with number 2 until it is nearly a year old (I am going to be taking about 4 months off but then coming back to work).
Well thats this weeks plans anyways! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Mikaela
Date Posted: 24 January 2008 at 12:38pm
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I have a six month old and we're TTC at the moment, so if it all works out this month then there'll be about 15 months between them.
I'm a bit nervous about it, but my cluckiness is winning over reason, so hopefully we'll survive! I'm expecting the pregnancy and the first year to be tough and after that hopefully it'll be easier. ------------- http://www.bump-and-beyond.com"> 
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 25 January 2008 at 12:12pm
I have 17 months and feel the same as fattarts. While my pregnancy was a dream, I have had a really tough time with the lack of sleep and both kids needing a lot of attention. Theres only so much you can give and I hate the constant feeling like I'm doing a real half arse job when I could be doing a great job if there was only one. I hate how I missed al lot of Jack because I've been so tired and how poor Caprece hardly ever gets a lot of one on one because Jack is always getting into trouble. I feel like I'm only just coming into the light now 
In saying that I love how they get on (most of the time) and how Jack coped so well and doesn't get jealous. I wouldn't change them but if I could go back I would probably of had a bigger gap. |
Posted By: minxynzl
Date Posted: 29 December 2010 at 9:11pm
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MY son Callum will be 19 years and 9 months old when his brother fnally arrives :) ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Kalimirella
Date Posted: 29 December 2010 at 9:45pm
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lol minxy I'm at the other end of the spectrum, my little girl will be 16mths when this next one arrives. ------------- Kiara is 3 and Teagan is 2, now we're expecting our long awaited 3rd! http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Limochick
Date Posted: 30 December 2010 at 7:34pm
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I've got:
Thomas 9 Blake 6 Quin who will be a week off 1 when his sister comes so there will be 11 1/2months between the younger 2. To say that I am nervous is an understatement and like some of the other mums I feel like I haven't gotten to enjoy Quin and I feel like he hasn't had the full benefits of me being home with him -------------  
 
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 31 December 2010 at 12:03am
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Between C and Ty I have 7 years, between Ty and Mila I will have about 20months.
The seven year gap was very easy....shes at school most of the day...plus shes good at changing nappies ------------- 
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Posted By: NovemberMum
Date Posted: 31 December 2010 at 12:39am
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I have 2 years (and 6 days but who is counting lol) I wouldnt want any younger if we do have a 3rd Id prefer to have 3 years..least that was I will have one at school and the 2nd will be pretty independant. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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