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stephanie.h22@sbcglobal.net`s poll Show results | Hide results


Baby-poll poll How far apart are your kids and what helped you decided on when to have your next one?
(Baby poll by stephanie.h22@sbcglobal.net, 317 days ago)


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Comments: 14

ellemonroe (314.4 days ago)
well my fris 2 are 7 yrs apart but I am pregnant again and the will be 11 months apart it was not planned. I am gladd it happened this way because I am finally getting a girl.

phooey (316.2 days ago)
13 months. I wanted to get it over with, lol, and give my dd a playmate, and not have to store maternity clothes, toys, and baby equipment. It`s tough at first with two little ones, but well worth it in my situation

Lookalike (316.5 days ago)
I have two boys they are almost exactly two and a half years apart which I feel is a good gap. We started trying earlier because I have fertility problems and were just wanting another not neccessarily that close but not knowing if we would even have the opportunity and didnt want to miss our chance because we were waiting for `the right time.` I did want them close together so they would be more willing playmates but now Ive realized that Ill have two in college at the same time... oops.

Waiting for Roland (316.6 days ago)
My kids will be 4.5 years apart. I pretty much always `knew` we would only have one child, but then I caught baby fever. Lol. I am a twin who always felt left in the shadows and ignored and had to share everything so I tend to value space and time for each child to be alone with mommy.

jamie86 (316.6 days ago)
My first 2 are 2 yrs and 11 days apart. I wanted them closer but I miscarried right after my sons first bday. We are expecting number 3 in October and she will be 19 months younger then my 2nd, the age gap I wanted all my kids to have.

monkeymomma (316.6 days ago)
My kids will be 4 1/2 yrs apart (pregnant right now) We stopped BC when my son was 2 1/2 and were just letting it happen when it happened. Had 2 mc and now due in Feb!

a.Love::k.alexander (317.1 days ago)
My kids are exactly 2 years apart and I love their age gap. My next will probably be born when my son is 4 and goes to school.

lilmissesmum- (317.2 days ago)
I have 2 1/2 kids at the moment LOL With my first two they are 3 years 3 weeks apart I wanted to start trying when my first was 9 months but hubby said no with reasons so I agreed to wait and we started trying when she was 16months fell pregnant first go but m/c, we kept trying 13 months later her sister was concieved hubby is happy with the age gap and I came to terms with it because we were trying it just took a while so it was meant to be that way. My second and this bun we knew we wanted to start earlier so we decided on an age gap we thought we could handle and started to try (then thinking it would take about 6 months to concieve), we concieved first go and ended up with an 18-19 month age gap. We couldnt beleive it and its taken me 11 weeks to come to terms with the fact I got the age gap I first wanted between 1 and 2 LOL Bit of a happy shock :)

FarisMama (317.2 days ago)
My oldest are 10 months apart. My next 2 are 2.5 yrs apart and wen this baby is born my youngest will be 19 months apart. I like the close age gap. I`m glad the widest spread is 2.5 yrs I wudnt want it more than that I want all my kids to b the best of friends :)

angie2008 (317.3 days ago)
My kids are 16 months apart. We didn`t plan for them to be so close in age BUT I wouldn`t have it any other way now. Yep it`s tough in the beginning with a newborn and a 1 1/2 year old, but it`s rough with any newborn. My kids are 3.5 and 2 now and they are the best of playmates and couldn`t live without each other. My 2 year old learns so much faster because he is in competition with his big sister. If I could do it again I would have them be the same ages apart.

kmrkat *BLUE* (317.3 days ago)
I am also expecting my second and they will be 4 1/2 years apart. I would have preferred them to be about 2 1/2 years apart, but I had health problems that I needed to get under control first. I now think 2 1/2-3 years would be perfect!

2babiesforme (317.3 days ago)
I have a 3 yr old son and I wanted to start trying when he was 1.5 or so but hubby said NO! It took me alonggggg time to convince him to have baby #2. He agreed and we got preggo the 1st try thankfully so our boys will be 3 1/2 years apart. I would have liked them closer but it is what it is lol! In some respects I think this will be easier on me. Plus my little guy will have a BIG older brother to protect him etc.

Chriscadia (317.3 days ago)
We`re expecting #2 my kids will be 3yrs and 5 months apart. I would have wanted 2yrs but it took us a year and a half to conceive this one.

BabySchofield (317.3 days ago)
I have three kids...there are almost 4 years between my first two (i hate their age gap) and only 2 1/2 years between my second and third (which I love) I didn`t plan their age gaps, I just knew when I wanted to have a baby...I wish there were fewer years between my first two, but I had a miscarriage 9 months before i got pregnant with my second child so it was out of my hands because I did need some time to go by and to grieve for my loss before I got pregnant again...i`m trying to plan my last baby carefully since it will be my last...if i have it my way he or she will be born when my youngest is 2 1/2...I feel like it is the perfect gap because the older one has time being a baby, and also had time to potty train so I will only have the new baby in diapers, and also can occupy himself without needing my full on attention 100% of the time, but is also close enough in age with the new baby that they will be close and have eachother to play with



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