2 year age gap?

[fludo]

DD is turning 1 tomorrow and that, combined with DH and I starting to rethink our career options and plans for the future, has caused us to start thinking about when to start TTC for number 2. We've decided we want them closer together than we originally thought.

Just wondering what to expect with a 21 month - 27 month age gap? ( I'll have to stop breastfeeding first though as I haven't even got AF back yet!). My main concern is with sleeping (the kids, not me!). I'm concerned the baby will wake up DD all the time. They will have separate rooms but just across the hall from eachother.

[Gruffalo]

I would love to know what people have to say about this as well. My DD will be 21 months when number 3 comes along. Between DS and DD there is 3.5 years, and it is awesome. I am able to spend quality time with both without each of them becoming annoyed or jealous, and DS is very independent (and was out of nappies) so things were quite easy. This time round not too sure and quite nervous, but I can say that I think having them closer together is better in the long term. My two littlies will hopefully grow up being closer and I am glad that as this is my last that I have done it sooner than later. As I mentioned the first age gap is great, but I always said I wouldn't have that again, as I didnt want to have three children over the space over 7 - 10 years. My SIL had hers very close (15 month age gap) and even though she found it tough initially it really is all about routine. It certainly pays off though cos they are now the bestest of friends.

[ownerof2boys]

I have a 2 year gap almost to the day between my DS's. It has been hard to deal with but i think that DS1 was old enough to understand that a baby takes up a lot of time from mum and dad and that babies will cry. Older children will adjust to any situation given time some kids take longer than others sometimes. My eldest hasnt had any trouble with my babies crying, its just during the night i just have to respond to bub's crying quicker than i did with DS1, it does help that the 2 boys rooms are at seperate sides of the house too. And bub really isn't phased by DS1's noise when he has daytime naps. I have noticed that my youngest has a lot more patience with things too and more "tonka tuff" seeing as he has to put up with the rough affections of DS1. If you have anymore questions let me know and i will try to answer them as best i can.

[2girls&1boy]

My girls are 21 1/2mths apart and I found it really quite an easy transition from 1 to 2. DD1 absolutely loved having a baby around and was very good with her. Also with the sleeping - babies have an amazing knack of not hearing all that noise that we as parents hear (other rowdy kids).

THere is a 27mth gap between DD2 and DS and it was a bit different. DD1 still loved the baby & is my little helper. DD2 however spent the first 2mths kind of pretending the baby wasn't there or just ignoring him. THey adore each other now & I actually think will be closer than DD1 & DD2.

Good luck with your decision.

[Herchy]

I have a 21month age gap and it has been soooo much easier than I expected. DS adores his sister and she's one of those angel babies who sleeps 10 hours a night. I expect there will be shortcomings sometime soon, but so far so good!

[Oya]

I have a 22 month age gap and I wish I had more of a gap.

[cja]

I'm concerned the baby will wake up DD all the time. They will have separate rooms but just across the hall from eachother.


Hi, We have a 14mth age gap and our kids have shared a room from when DD was 3 mths old. She woke to be feed during the night until she was about 9mths old and this didn't wake up DS, sometimes he would roll over or open his eyes but got used to it and went straight back to sleep. It was more of a drama when DS was TT and would cry out at night to go to the toilet, but even then after about a week of this DD just rolled over and went back to sleep.

[trouble]

I have 3 girls all with a 2 year age gap, and I love it!!!!:flowerz:

with sleeping, none of my kids have ever woken up to a baby, but I guess it depends on what sort of sleeper they are, all mine are asleep until morning once they are in bed, dd1 and dd2 share a room, and recently when they were sick one after the other, Id go in and turn on lights and the other didnt wake up.

I found going from 1-2 was easy and 2-3 was not much different, except the workload, as in washing, one extra to bath feed and it feels like a job all on its own to get them in the car and out again.:laughing:

I have had no problem, and all my kids really play well together and get along like a house on fire,

[mumofseven]

my triplets were 3 when our twins were born, and our twins will be 18 1/2 months when our second set of twins is born. Our triplets never woke so we are hoping we'll be as lucky this time:sleeping:

[RHJ]

I have a 22.5month gap between DS1 and DS2 and almost exactly2 years between DS2 and DS3.
I haven't experienced any other gaps but a 2 year gap, and personally i am glad! I Love the gap between my boys. I had very few issues when i brought the newest bub home, and the older boys were always such a fantastic help and were usually really happy to assist with anything to do with their new sibling.

I have DS1 and DS2 sharing a room now, but they were next to each other when DS2 was a baby. Now DS3 has his own room, but as soon as he is walking, i will have all 3 together. I have never had one of the kids really wake up the baby at night and the babies have never disturbed the older ones. I have always made sure my kids sleep with noise around them though, and have never kept the house quiet at nap time, so was never a problem there. My boys run up and down the hallways making a huge amount of noise, and DS3 sleeps right through it! :D

I say go for it! 2 year gaps are awesome!

[2girls&1boy]

my triplets were 3 when our twins were born, and our twins will be 18 1/2 months when our second set of twins is born. Our triplets never woke so we are hoping we'll be as lucky this time:sleeping:


Wow mum of seven - am I reading that right??? You have triplets, twins & twins to be???

How exciting & lucky are you :yelclap: :yelclap:

[mummabec]

my triplets were 3 when our twins were born, and our twins will be 18 1/2 months when our second set of twins is born. Our triplets never woke so we are hoping we'll be as lucky this time:sleeping:
Holy Sh!t 7 kids under 5 thats insane!! you very brave and im assuming organised woman!!!:yelclap:

back on topic just wanted to say me and two of my siblings are within 4 yrs of each other and now as adults we are so close! Would be harder when babies though i imagine...