Did you plan your children's age gap

[Wondermum]

When you were TTC did you plan the age gap between your babies? Did you plan equal age gaps for all children? Do your children have varying age gaps?

[FourAngelKisses]

Between numbers 1 and 2, we have a 15mth gap. They were both planned, but we didn't expect me to fall pregnant the month after I stopped taking the pill. We thought it would take about 8mths like it did with #1. 15mths is a good gap, but I think 2yrs would be better.

Between numbers 2 and 3, there is a 5.5yr gap. It sucks!!!! DS2 is always a loner, the others don't want to play with him because he is too little. He was a pill baby though, so VERY unplanned.

[the_queen]

I ticked no, but it's a bit of a long story - when I got pregnant with Vallerie I started thinking about "family planning" and age gaps. I decided that 5 years is a perfect age gap for our family. Me, I know my limitations, and I know how I want to parent my children in their early, formative years. So I thought 4 children, with 5 years between each (I had Vallerie at 22 yo) would be perfect.
We split up when she was 2, obviously "family planning" was the last thing on my mind for a couple of years... then we got back together, and we didn't discuss more children, it just kind happened. Vallerie was 4 yrs 9 months when Curtis was born.
So we didn't plan it per se, but it happened just how I wanted it to (with some drama in between!)

[Funkychicken]

I had always said I'd like to have our first when I was around 28. Ds arrived when I was 28 and 3 months. I had always liked the idea of 3 years between babies so as to give each one loads of my time:rolleyes: . Anyway, DS was 1 and I was so desperately clucky, I said to DH (shaking in my boots) do you think we should think about another baby and he said, Yeah, great idea.:smiliedance: So away we went and 5 months later I was pregnant.
So we had our pigeon pair and although I was always a bit on the clucky side, we got on with our lives-then I found out I was pregnant:eek: . So, yes, we planned the first gap and No, we didn't plan the second gap. But how blessed are we that we got to have another gap!

[Hokey Pokey]

Yes we did. We wanted a 3-4 year gap and same goes this time around :fingerscrossed:

[Kells]

We did with the first two. There is a 19 month gap between them.

I grew up with two older brothers who are 4 and half and 6 years older than me and always felt like an only child in some ways, and so when I had DS I said I would never have a big gap. Worked out well :thumbsup:

THEN....I started to get clucky and the baby idea struck again, and now I will have a 4 and a half and 6 year age gap between the first two and the new bubs :eek: Just what I always said I would never do!! :laughing:

Who knows, if it's lonely I might try for number 4!! (over DH's dead body he says!:laughing: )

[SamanthaJane]

I always wanted a 2 or 3 year age gap between my kidlets.

[3TinLids]

Yes we planned our gaps. There is 21 months between our 1st two boys and 2 years and 4 months between the 2nd and 3rd sons. We are thinking about number 4 but it would be a bigger gap, more like 3 years. We are so busy running around with school, kindy etc that I would like number 3 to be a bit more independent before having another child. And all 3 are good mates!

Rebecca:)

[mim]

My first two have an 18 month gap - which was most unplanned! We were planning a 2 1/2 yr gap for #3, but it took 6 months longer than we planned to get pregnant. I'm glad now it's a 3yr gap though!

Anne

[bearsmummy]

i love my 3year gaps between all of my 3 boys:yes:

[Sarie]

I couldn't really vote. We wanted our kids fairly close together, but #2 was a surprise and we ended up with a 23 month gap. As it turns out we will get pretty much a 23 month gap between #2 and #3 also, depending when bubs comes out, so it's pretty much what we wanted. But I don't think you can every plan it that closely.

[kymmy]

I have a gap of 3yrs 2mths between my girl and boy then 2 1/2 years between my boy and my baby.
I like the gap of 3 years or more.
Next time I like a gap of 5 years.

[Rell]

Yep we wanted between 2 and 3 year age gap and there is exactly 2 1/2years between the two

[Lunar]

Between my 2 there is almost 4 years. I would have liked a maximum of 3 year gap, but fate had different ideas. We were TTC for a while and lost 2 angels, I guess the gap was just meant to be 4 years! I'm glad the way it worked out though.

[MummyCharmzy]

the gap between #3 and #4 was certainly a surprise, we'd planned on 2-3 years after #3 was born to start TTC then found out I was 5 weeks preg when #3 was 17 weeks!

[wantagirl]

My son's are 4 years apart. My youngest is 3 1/2 and I am now trying for #3. I would have had them closer but was unable to concieve my second right away.

[bronny-jane]

i didnt it just happened, dd 1 and 2 are 15 months apart and dd 2 will be 2 and 2 months older than zoe when she comes:D

[FourAngelKisses]

I just got a BFP yesterday, there will be 2yrs and 10mths between my 3rd and 4th......how scary!!!

[EskimoMumma]

Nope, Ive got a 4 year age gap between my oldest and youngest atm and due to have another one and youngest and this baby will have a 14month gap :eek: