is a good age gap to have between your kids??

For a short while, I thought that I wanted them kinda close (like when Ellie turns 1 to start trying again) but I am back to my original plan of 5 years :D

I'm just not ready to have 2 yet, and there is NO need to rush it at all! ;)

I had my 1st two 17 months apart. Even though it was hard in the begining they are best friends and playmates. The newest one will be 8 years younger then my first and almost 7 years younger then my second. I think for us it is good timing because the oldest two are pretty independent now and know what is going on.

my stpkids are 2 years apart. I think it's a great gap.

I don't have a plan for age gaps yet, it's too early... but I was 6 years from my sister and it was too much until we were both adults now we are close. I hear more often than not that 5-6 years is too much if you want the kids to have much of a close relationship.

I don't have a plan for age gaps yet, it's too early... but I was 6 years from my sister and it was too much until we were both adults now we are close. I hear more often than not that 5-6 years is too much if you want the kids to have much of a close relationship.

I guess my sister and I were the acception then. We were 5 years apart and grew up being the best of friends. I was playing barbies until I was 15, but that's because Ashley was 10 and wanted me to.

I'd like to start trying for another one when Cam is 1-1 1/2. I want one more and then we're done and we'd like them pretty close together.

I wouldn't mind trying for another one when austin is around 21 months that would put them almost 3 yrs apart. my sister and I were 16 months apart and we were the best of friends still are. so i kinda like the small age gap...BUT right now we can't afford another one right away.

We started trying for another baby when my 1st was a year old. When I was pregnant with her everybody was asking me about when I was going to have another baby :nutts so I always told them we were going to wait until she was 3. Unfortunately ( or maybe fortunately ) it took us 2 years to get pregnant again and now my kids are 3 years and 4 months apart. My son is almost a year old and I'm trying to decide now if I want a third child and if so, I would like to start trying some time in the next year or 2 ( before I'm 30 :P).

I would like to have mine close together so that they have a close relationship with one another. DF and I are shooting to start TTC in the fall after we're married and DD won't be 1 until January so they will be pretty close together if things go the way we wanted.

my kids are 12 months apart. I love it lauryin doesnt really have many problems with jealousy and I know she has a built in buddy to play with. I know they will have their days but I couldnt imagine doing it any differently.

I like the gap between my kiddos. They are almost 2 and a half years apart. I really wanted my kids close in age. Not too too close but fairly close. I had a huge age gap between me and my sister and brother (my sister is 5.5 years older then me and my brother is 7.5 years older then me) and I never knew my brother as he was gone and joined the marine core when I was in 4th grade. My sister and I never got along at all. By the time I was old enough to play like barbies she had stopped and was into boys etc. It wasnt until we were adults did we start getting along MUCH better. Now age gaps arent that way for everyone. But thats how it was in my family and the only thing I can compare it to since that is how my childhood was. I remember begging my parents for a sibling so I had someone to play with LOL. There is a large age gap between my hubby and his brothers as well. And although he practically helped raise them, he was out of the house and gone into the navy then married while they were still young. So we just wanted our children a bit closer in age.

Now had of it happened later then we still woulda been just fine. But ideally we wanted them to be close

my oldest and middle are 3 and 7 months apart, my middle and youngest are 2 years 2 months apart. my oldest and middle get along great because for the longest time it was just them two, my youngest and oldest meh they do ok. my middle and youngest are best friends. me and my brother are four years apart. we are close, but not as close as some people, I do believe its because we are further apart in age. I think a two to three year gap is a good age difference, they are still young enough to have common interest and enjoy the same things.

At first we wanted a gap of 5 years, but then after we had Eian and he was 4 months old I wanted to try for another, but the hubs talked me out of it and asked me to wait until he was atleast 9months, so we did...we started trying at 9months...got pregnant rigth before he turned 2. I'm kinda glad that there'll be that little gap there, because right now he's really into wanting to help and other babies, whereas if it would have happened earlier I think he would have felt pushed aside and not understood.

we are going to start trying when this baby is like 9-12 months old

I like mine close. Alex and Cameron are 28 months apart and Cameron and Wyatt are 14 month apart. I like the gap between Cameron and Wyatt best but I am still not pregnant for our next baby so Wyatt and the next baby will have a bigger gap than I want :(

Mine are 26 months apart and it has been great!

I used to say the gaps between Anya & Schyular (21months) or the gap between Schyular & Timmy (364 days 12 hrs) was good but honestly now with Sylas here I am loving the 5 yr gap between Timmy and Sylas. And the 8 yr gap between Anya and Sy too. Makes it alot easier having an older child around to help lend a hand here and there when I need it

my kids are 3yrs apart & we like it alot

My kids are 4 yrs apart.... it works for me!