whats the best age gap between children. my baby is 9 months old.?

Answer 1

Medical science says it takes two years for a woman's body to fully recover the trauma from having a baby.

Personally, I think that it depends on what you personally feel your body, family and wallet can handle.

Answer 2

2 years is a great age gap...all the people I know with a 2 year age gap are really close siblings...most of my friends have 2 years between there children too and cope just fine as both children are pretty much at the same stage...as in not an older child and baby. xx

Answer 3

I think 18 months to 2 years is the best cos i have a large age gap between my first 2 and found it easier having 2 close together

Answer 4

"A study published earlier this year in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that parents should wait 18 to 23 months after a full-term birth before conceiving again. The average age gap between siblings in America is about two and a half years – which means that the average parent has been following this advice."

Answer 5

2-4 years

Answer 6

4 years

Answer 7

there isn't really a set age gap thats best to have between children. most people say about 2-3 yrs but it all depends on you its a case of working out when you feel you can realistically cope with a toddler and a newborn baby because you don't want to make the older child feel pushed out but at the same time newborns need a lot of time and attention.
when you feel ready then thats all that matters and if your first child is that bit older then all the better because then you can get him involved by getting him to pass nappies and cream,etc.
my friend has a daughter and when i had my son they were 21months apart and that seemed to really work because she was so interested in him and helping me with him. then when it came to weaning she used to help feed him too. and now hes a year and shes nearly 3 and she's showing him the ropes as to how to work and play with different things etc.

don't forget though the experts do say it takes a womans body upto 2yrs to fully recover and return to normal after birth

Answer 8

They say you shouldn't get pregnant again until your baby is two years old. So that would but your baby and future baby 2 years and about 9 months apart. I say about just 2 years a-part When you just about have one out of diapers!! I wouldn't put them to far apart because they are going to be brother and sister or you know what I mean! Just so they can grow up together, and not have a big space between their age!

Answer 9

I hate questions like this, there's no answer to them. Its different for everyone.

There's 6 years between my brother and me (with me being the older) and we have always got on well. I was old enough to help my mum with him and look after him as my "little brother". We were never competitive. I always saw him as "the baby" who needed looking after!

I knew kids who had a sibling just a year or two older or younger and they hated each other and fought like cats and dogs!
On the other hand, my boyfriend is only 2 and a half years older than his brother and they are very close.

But then he's 10 years older than his little sister and adores her - is very protective to her.

So I don't think there is a rule. After all, you might find it hard to get pregnant and it might take you a while longer than you expected. Not everyone can just plan which month to conceive and do it just like that!!!

Answer 10

5-6 years. That's the gap between my boys, and it has been wonderful....though it seemed I spent a life time at school functions...(they where always in different schools, so I couldn't go to one Christmas program and get It over with like my friends who had kids 2 years apart could do ...LOL, We would have to go to the elementary program...then the middle school...then the Jr. High) But other than that, it seemed I really got to focus on each new baby, and they each got a turn staying home with just Mom for several years while the others where at school. I got to really bond with each one. I got pregnant with #2 when #1 was in kindergarten, and pregnant with #3 when #2 started kindergarten.

Answer 11

4 or less...so both children can communicate and relate to each other. That way, you don't have to buy stuff for 2 completely different age groups. Also, they might have some friendship and play with each other regulary....but you might see some fighting. But i hear if the gap is about 12 years, there won't be any trouble!