What are/will the age gaps be between ur LOs. I have .......

James (J) who is 2 yrs 10 months
Isaac-Elijah - 20 months
and Tyler - 12 weeks

I LOVE having my boys close but it can be stressful smetimes. What about every1 else?

Elaine and boys xx

tegan is 10 1/2 months at the mo and im expecting number 2 in april so there will be 18 months between them x

hiya,

Chloe is 1yr old and Emily is 3 days old!
theres exactly 1 yr 1 week difference between them, we wanted them close and are thinking about our 3rd too as we dont want a big age gap again :)

do you have to have a traiple pram and such like? just curious

Hi Elaine & boys,

Ive got 3 children; 2 girls Molly 11 and Mya 8, when they were little I found it abit challenging to say the least! A baby and a toddler certainly keeps you on your toes as you must know! There is 2 years and 9 months between them.

As for my 3rd Freddie (16 months) there is age gap of 10 years for him and Molly and 7 years between him and Mya.
Having experienced small age gap and now big age gap I find theres pros and cons to both, it was easier when Freddie was born because my girls are more independent and need my attention less but then on the other side, Freddie wont have that really close bond that my girls share because theyre closer to each other in age.

Also Freddie has the added benefit of 3 mothers! (me, molly and mya!)
which im not sure hel love when hes older all the fussing!!
well will stop rambling now lol!!
Heidi x

Hi there,

My brood are....

Vicki - 7 yrs 10months
Katie - 7 yrs
Luke - 3 yrs 10 months
Alex - 1 yr 6 months
Nathan - due in 10 wks!!!!

Hi,

I have a 17 1/2 month old son, and my second son is due on 14th January, so there'll be a 21 1/2 month gap.

I am worried about how I'll cope- hubby is v good with our son, but he has to get up at 5.30am for work and doesn't get back until 7.30pm, although he'll be having 5 weeks off when the baby's born, which will be a big help. Also, our son's starting nursery on Wednesday's from next week- decided to do this as we have no family living nearby to help out, and it means a change of scene for him. Would be great if some of my friends were in the same situation, but they either have no children or only one- ah well, someone's got to do it first I guess!

xxx
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Hi i have an 11 month old and im 13+2 with number 2 so there will be 17months between them its going to be hard work but worth it
Lin

there is 14 months between the first 2 and 18 months between the second 2.

Shellyc - Thats a great age gap! No I dont have a triple buggy and i hardley use my double buggy. J walks, Isaac goes in the buggy and Tyler in the carrier, harness thingy.

When baby gets too big to carry then isaac will have to walk unless we are gonna be doing alot of walking. I think its important they walk with you from a young age as they get road awareness from young.

One of my pet hates is seeing a child in a buggy when its blatently obvious the child can walk, or a child of an older age being pushed about (unless of course the child has a disability then its only fair) otherwise its pure laziness. J has walked with me since he was just over a yr old (not great distances) but by 18 months he would walk by my side almost everywhere and i could trust him not to run off (still didnt let my guard down though) Isaac is 20 months and is still in a buggy for long trips but he is getting used to walking next to me but I still have him in a harness as I cant trust him 100% yet.

What about every1 else?

Elaine xx

[Modified by: Elaine&Boys on September 12, 2008 09:58 AM]

Hi Elaine,

When the baby comes I'll use a carrier when I can until he gets too big for it- I probably won't be able to use it for too long though as our son was 8lb 15oz at birth and long, and grew quickly.

I will get a double buggy, which will be useful for going on longer trips. I don't want to get into a situation where our eldest gets really tired, so I get stuck somewhere. It's hard to imagine him being able to walk far anyway at the moment- he's only been walking since the end of July, and he can't do great distances at the moment. I'll have to see what he's like nearer to the birth I guess. I do want him to walk as much as possible.

Oh, how do you find a carrier in the rain? Is there any kind of protection you can get to keep the baby dry, or can you just not use carriers in the wet?
xx
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I have Jacob who is 12, Megan who is 8 (9 next month) Alice who is 3 (4 next month) and Isaac who is 17 months.

I have Ollie (4yrs 7m) and Jake (2yrs 3m) there is 2yrs and 4months between them. They are the best of friends now! Didnt use a double, my partner had been made redundant so for the first few months we either all went out together with 2 buggys or one of us went with just one child. When he went back to work i just got a buggyboard for ollie. I dont drive so he did get quite sleepy on bus journeys but could then just stand on buggyboard! I couldnt trust jake not to run off though if i had to do it again now

hiya Elaine. Everyone thinks im crazy for having my two so close together, and yeah i know at times it will be hard work but both me and my partner agreed it was what we wanted. my eldest Chloe doesnt get jealous or anything coz she's not sure whats going on and shes really good.

we are thinking about number 3 as like you we want them close together, and we will be stopping after number 3. i was thinkin about a triple buggy and what have ya as i realy wouldnt want to get one, Chloe is walking now, but shes very wobbly still. i have a double pram, mainly for when i go out on my own to be honest as when me and oh go out oh can carry her if she doesnt walk.

i defo cant trust her not to run off tho, i think i might invest in a harness, my mum thinks she is too young for a harness just yet but im not sure?!

i was thinkin of having maybe an 18month age gap between Emily and baby number 3, not for a bigger age gap, just because Chloe's bday is on the 1st sept, Emily's is the 8th sept and my oh is on the 11th sept, lol, so september is already so busy for us!!! but we will just have to see

hi

my 5 are:

zoe=14+7mths
henry=12+5mths
josh=10+4mths
jamie=9+4mths
alex=2+8mths

twins due jan lol

mandy x

i have justin who is 6 years 5 months
maya who is 3 years 7 months
and im 30 + 3 pregnant

i love the age gaps as it means iv never needed a double buggy and iv only ever had one child in happies at a time x

Niblet - thats the only problem with carriers - the English weather!! I dont know if you can get anything for them. If it is raining then i put them in the double buggy.

MMS - wow ur gonna be 1 busy lady but well done to you, its gonna be alot of fun in ur house!

I have 2 boy and little girl
Ethan 6 year 11months
Ollie 5 year 10months
Faith is 21 weeks
Having the boy so close was hard work but they are growing up now and love playing together
caz

Thanks Elaine!

my eldest is almost 20, the second one just turned 4 and my youngest is 22mths.

Congrats mms, I would love a house full of kids like you have got! Left it a bit late now tho Maybe Ill get lucky and conceive twins! xx

SBJr will be 11yrs and 7mths when TJ is born. I never wanted a big age gap but didn't meet the right man in time to make it smaller

Hello

I'm nearly 32 and have 2 children and just got my bfp on Friday. My son Joshua is 13yrs, but will be 14yrs when the baby arrives and my Daughter Jaimee is 10, soon to be 11yrs. Quite an age gap! I am looking forward to it though! My daughter wants to come to the scan and be very involved. My son is at that stage where he just says whatever! Nicki

Hi Nicki,

Congratulations on your BFP- how exciting! It's lovely that your daughter wants to be so involved- my son is only 19 months old, so he has no clue what's going to happen, bless him! xx
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