Just a quick question!!!!!

I just wondered if you have more than one child what ages are they between each other and how easy or hard have you found it with more than one.

Do you think in hindsite you would have waited a bit longer to have your next or did you time it right with the ages?

Its a random question but im broody at the moment and would love another my ellie is 13months. With my family there is 7-8 years between my sisters and brothers theres a massive gap especially with my older sister its hard to bond with.

i have 3 kids. jami is 12. i had catherine when jami was 7 and they do not get along. jami was jealous of catherine and still is if im to be honest. between catherine and ben there is just 12 months and they get on really well.

so for me personally id rather have them fairly close in age. i suppose they can grow up together. if i could do it again id defo have them all close in age

i also have 3
paul is 4 1/2 robert 3 and aaron 1 1/2

I have two and i conceived Jake when Lolly was 15mths old there are 2yrs and 12days between them. Personally i wanted a smallish agegap so they have things in common as they grow up. I had a 2yr age gap with my brother and we get on fine, then there is a 9yr age gap between me and my sister. Although we get on fine (especially now she is older) we don't have many things in common as she has always been at a different life stage to me. I do think a small age gap is harder work when they are small but as they grow they will at least always have each other as friends - well that was the plan anyway! lol Xx

I have 3 my first is 12 whos a boy and he dosen't like his sister who is 8, they are like chalk and cheese.

But on the other had their brother who is 3 gets on with them both which is great.

4 years just seems like a bad age gap between the first 2 but it might of been a different relationship between them if the were the same sex, thats what i think any how.

I just hope when they are older my oldest will come to like my daughter. lol

I have 3 2 r twins which was hard but u tend to get into a routine quicker. There is a 2 and a half year age gap between the girls and lewis they all get on but it is hard work. xx

I have Vic who is 4 1/2 and Sam who is 5 weeks old,i dont mind having a big gap Vic loves having a baby brother.I personaly dont think i would have coped so well if they were to close in age.
My sister has a 1 1/2 yo and a 6 month old and is 3 months pregnant with her third and finall child (so she says)she is very maternal and loves having lots of children around her.
The eldest is a bit rough with her little brother but i cant say she shows any signs of being jealous.

there will be 4 years between my two

its hard for me to say because the baby isn't here yet but im feeling really confident about the age gap

ds1 is off to nursery in sept and baby is due oct

ds1 is also old enough to understand alot so i dont think we will have too many tantrums 😀

My wife and I had planned to have about a 2 to 3 year gap between each child.

My oldest, Willem, will be 13 in October. Adonis turned 10 in April so theres about a 2 year 6 month gap between them. Liem came along sooner than planned and he turned 9 in July so there is about a 1 year and 2 months gap between him and Adonis. Sharleen turned 7 this past January. I guess thats about a 2 year 6 month gap between her and Liem.

Willem and Adonis are close enough in age that they do a lot of things together and get along well. Willem doesn't mind that Adonis comes with him when Willem goes to be with his friends. Willem and Liem get along well together too.

I believe Adonis and Liem get along really well together except for some sibling teasing that Adonis usually starts but they seem to be stopping so hopefully it was just a brief phase. Liem caught up with Adonis in size and they are the same height right now and wear the same size clothes and shoes.

Sharleen gets along the best with Liem. Willem considers her a pest and I think Adonis does too. Although they do have there moments when all 4 play together nicely.

I think they might all get along better if Sharleen had been a boy but of course I wouldn't trade any of my children.

I think as they all get older the age gap between my oldest and youngest will become a bigger deal. I doubt Willem at 16 and 17 is going to think it is cool to hang out with a 12 year old Liem or a 10 year old Sharleen.

A benefit I believe I will see with having them so close together is that with the way my memory works I won't have time to forget how to deal with teenagers because I will be dealing with teens starting this October until Sharleen turns 20 or moves out. In fact I think they'll all be teenagers at the same time before Willem decides to move out. And I think I will be more consistent because I won't have forgotten the rules I set up for Willem as I let him have more independence so that things I let Willem do at 12 I will remember and when Adonis turns 12 I will be able to allow him to do the same thing; that's assuming he is as mature as Willem is at 12.

I remember when I was growing up I really only did things with my sister who is 2 years younger than me. I am the oldest of 6 and after me came 3 sisters then a brother and then a sister. I mostly remember my 3 youngest siblings as pests who I never wanted in my room and since my brother is 10 years younger than me I don't really remember doing much with him until after he was 21.

i have 3 years between my 2, and i was 2 yrs younger than my sister and we hated each other, i still dont get on with her very well!!!!

My kids they annoy each other but they do get on whent he mood takes them.

My mother has 12 years between her and her youngest sister, my nanna was 40 when Ros was born. They get on better than the middle sister whos only 2 years younger than my mum

Well hun, you know I'm happy with the age gap between my two. (2yrs 4mnths)

You know if it hadn't taken us almost a year to fall on with George there would have been a much less of an age gap.

They both beat each other up and fight, like all kids do, but they can play nicely too and Charlotte does look out for George. i think jealousness can be just how they are, look at how George is with Ellie when she comes near his toys lol.

Also though, I always got on better with Phill when I was younger and there were 4yrs between us, but now I get on better with Paul and there's 2 yrs between us so I don't really think its much to do with age gap.

The one thing I did like about the gap was that Charlotte was pretty much out of nappies when George was born, which was cheaper lol.

You go for it when you feel ready hun 🙂

candgsmum said:
Well hun, you know I'm happy with the age gap between my two. (2yrs 4mnths)

You know if it hadn't taken us almost a year to fall on with George there would have been a much less of an age gap.

They both beat each other up and fight, like all kids do, but they can play nicely too and Charlotte does look out for George. i think jealousness can be just how they are, look at how George is with Ellie when she comes near his toys lol.

Also though, I always got on better with Phill when I was younger and there were 4yrs between us, but now I get on better with Paul and there's 2 yrs between us so I don't really think its much to do with age gap.

The one thing I did like about the gap was that Charlotte was pretty much out of nappies when George was born, which was cheaper lol.

You go for it when you feel ready hun :)

George and ellie argue NEVER 🙂 I will have it when im ready but i think its sad to know it will be my last one thats all. Gav wont let me have any more (party pooper) the thought of not having a bump or little baby is sad. Ellie is little miss independant now.