Shortest Gap

[Amused]

I need to hear some positive stories about having babies really close together... are there any out there?

[bellagirl]

me and my brothere are 12 months apart and where really close, not so much when we were little but now we are, we can tell each other anything.
are you pregy?

[Amused]

Thanks bellagirl, I think I am, which would give my bubs a gap of 10 months. Kind of freaking out.

[Peaceangels]

See my signature below ........ you can't get much more positive than that!:)

Not really how we planned it (14.5mths apart), but we wouldn't have it any other way, they are great mates!!

[bellagirl]

does your dp know your pregie?
obviously it was ment to be sweetie, things happen for a reason!
do you know what your going to do?

[MeeG]

Well i dont have to children but ive got one on the way,

but.... i have a sister who is 18 months older than me and were best friends it was the best thing ever growing cause no matter what we always had each other and i learned so much from her, my pregnancy at the moment wasnt planned im only 18 and not with my boyfriend anymore but if i had it my way i would have two children close together because i couldnt image my life without her and us being so close we went thru everything together !!! think of it as a postive for your kid as well !!! thats jus my advice from a childrens point of view feel free to ignore thu lol

And goodluck :hugs:

[FourAngelKisses]

The lady 2 doors up from us has kids who are 9 months apart. She was aiming for 12mths, but the second one ended up being 3mths premmie. :eek: They are 12 and 13 now though.

[Irish Dad]

I have 2 boys 6 and 4 (5 next month) they're 19 months apart and are great friends and company for eachother they spent the last few days in the garden playing together on the swings and slide I built them (with the help of a box of beer:D ) last week. Don't get me wrong they fight every day and one minute they hate each other and are rolling around the ground laughing the next its a true love hate relationship but I think about how it would be for the other if they were only kids and know 100 % that I definately am happy with things the way they are :yes: Up untill 12 months ago I only had 2 boys but now I have a 18 day old daughter and another daughter that turned 1 last week so they are less than a year apart :) Its hard work but I wouldn't have it anyother way :no: But what we got to remember is that all kids are a miricle and to have just one is a gift more precious than gold.......... Its hard work but yes I love my kids age gaps !... ID

[FourAngelKisses]

My older 2 are 15mths apart and they are like Irishdads kids. Best of friends who fight like crazy, lol. If one is at a friends house, the other is left feeling alone (I feel for only children). If one wants to play inside and the other wants to play outside....I have 2 kids who are moping around feeling bored.
DD had 9mths of separation anxiety when her brother went to school and left her all alone at daycare, that's how close they are. They are 7 and 8 now and still the best of friends. They fight a lot, but what siblings don't?

[Kassiasmum]

A really good friend of mine has 3 now grown children, the firs 2 are girls who are 10 months apart and the third is a boy 18 months later. The 3 of them are so close it's not funny, I would say that I haven't seen brother and sisters as close as these 3. Yes they do fight, but who doesn't with their siblings.
I also have 2 dss's who are 18 mnths apart, teenage boys who do just about everything together.

[jessgray]

i am 51 weeks older then my younger sister:thumbsup: she was born 1 week before my 1st bday lol

[Jodiee]

HI I had 4 in 4 years

My eldest was 4years, and 9 months when I had my 4th baby, I had 4 at home!

It is hard, but I wouldnt have had it any other way, my youngest is starting kindy next year, so I will get a break after 8 years :yelclap:

All my kids are best friends, who play together, as they are all around the same age, and if they dont want to, they just go off to their room to play alone.

You never have to put in storage toys/clothes/etc, cause they are just used again very shortly

Congrats, you will be a great mother of 2 under 1. Its no where as hard as you will think, trust me, I know.

Jo

[kristie5]

I have 2 sets of twins that are born 10 months & 1 day apart. My oldest set are 17 months old and the other set are 7 months old. I also have a 3yo. Our 2nd set of twins were a bit of a surprise (too much celebrating my 30th birthday). Pysically is has taken a huge toll on my body but I love it. Our house is very busy and noisy but I wouldnt have it any other way. People keep saying to me that its great they will grow up being very close and I hope they are right.

[Gloominous]

Hi there Naomi79. hope all is turning out alright for you. Could you let me know (if not to personal) did you fall preg when bf? Just wondering cos we want a small gap between #2 & #3 but i'm still bf and dont know if I should wean first or if it's possible to keep bf for the time being. Advice from anyone would be appriciated.

[mich71]

yer my youngest 2 have 11mths 3wks between them and its hard when there young but as they grow they become so close

[justtwogirls22]

my ex SIL had girls 7 1/2 months apart - both were premmie & they were like twins - little too close for me!

[MrsMiggins]

I know it's not a tiny, tiny gap, but mine will be 17 months apart. I know it's going to be hard slog for a while, but I think what'll get me through is looking at the big picture.

My older brother & I are also 17 months apart & we were very close when we were little (not so much through school, but that was because my brother was like Wayne off 'The Wonder Years', even though he hates me saying that!! :laughing: )

I think it'll be nice to have 2 growing up so close. Plus, everyone thinks I'm mad for putting myself up for all the sleepless nights & nappy changing so soon again, but the way I see it, when they're having their 2nd one in a few years time, we'll be well past all that! It'll be over & done with more quickly! :thumbsup:

[mim1]

My brother and I are 20 months apart and I really like being close in age to him. My youngest brother is nearly 4 years younger than my other brother and that was a pretty big gap to bridge at times. I think having kids close together works out well for the children, but it may be a challenge for the parents at times. All the best!

[DQ]

As you can see by my signature below (except for the first one) my last 3 are all close, the closest being 15 months.

I am now trying for bubba #5 as having them close has been wonderful. There was 5 years between my first and second and it was a real culture shock after so long without a baby. The last 3 have been a breeze, so much so I'm gunna do it 2 more times!!!!!! (depending on what DH has to say????????????? lol) :)

[~Danni~]

we will have 12 months give or take between our two!!:D

We are hoping it works in our favour:laughing: if not we will do the absulute best we can:p

[Pippi Longstocking]

There is 15 months between 2 of my kids - they are now 7 and 8 years old. It was hard at first - I found the first year really difficult to cope with but now that they are older, it is fantastic. They fight like crazy but love each other to death.
I wouldn't plan to have kids that close again though. For me, the perfect age gap is 3 years.

[MummyCharmzy]

We've got 12 months 13 days between DSS and DS, 2.5 yrs between DS and DD1 and then 12 months exactly between DD1 and DD2

So 4.5 yrs from #1 to #4

[pookiesossige]

Charmzy, that may be the bubhub record!

There is 23 months between my two. I was thinking that DS being about 3 when we had our second would have been ideal, but Ariene didn't even wait for me to get off the pill to come along LOL.

[JaYdEn&CaYLeE'sMuMmY]

My kids r 13months apart..i think its great.. they r sooo close and they r best friends that do everything together..and coz my son was only 4 months old when i fell preg i could still have naps while he had naps so i wasnt too tired

[bubsone]

This is a liitle off the track, but my girlfriend is only 10 months younger than her brother :eek: But they are born in separate years. With a 4 week old baby, I think sex would be the last thing on my mind!!!! ( and she is the youngest of 4)

[FourAngelKisses]

This is a liitle off the track, but my girlfriend is only 10 months younger than her brother :eek: But they are born in separate years. With a 4 week old baby, I think sex would be the last thing on my mind!!!! ( and she is the youngest of 4)


My neighbours daughter is only 9mths younger than her brother......she was born 3mths premmie though. Her birthday is in January, his is in October.

[*Sal*]

My MIL had 4 in just over 3 years :eek: my DH is the youngest. Her eldest 2 are 10 months apart. Now they are all in their 30s and very close. The brothers work together and the sisters live together....having them all close was hard she says until they started school, but it's paid off as they are close siblings.

[spiritedfamily]

The closest gap we have is 21months and that was tiring on my body...recovery time etc...but after the first 6 months - when he became more interactive, they got along well and now they are really close buddies and when one of them had to go to full-time school, they missed each other.