next baby? how much time do you think one should have between children? months? years?

Answer 1

i say two years apart is good enough. if it's too soon i think you would have a hard time sleeping since when 1 cries the other cries.
by 2 years the first child should sleep more peacefully. by 2 years later you get more experience so it's not that bad

Answer 2

2 years

Answer 3

I read that for your bodies health- recovery etc from pregnancy the best time to have another baby is 18mo-5years after. Before 18 mo your body can't "heal" and after 5 years it is more traumatic on it.
My 2 kids are 3 years apart and I am pregnant with #3 who will be 3 years from the youngest. I watched my friends have kids a year or two apart and saw how hard it was to get things done. I really enjoyed the 3 years- by then only one is in diapers, things like that.
I also have a friend whose kids are 10 years apart- the 10 yr old was/is very helpful but what an adjustment for her being an only child for 10 years. I don't think when there is that big of a gap the kids get close- more like the youngest has 2 moms...

Answer 4

My twins are in first grade and I feel that I would be better able to take care of a new baby now that my girls are in elementary school. I am worried that if I wait too long to have any more kids then the gap between my girls and the next one, then there will just be too big of a gap between them and they won't really have anything in common. If I do start over after 7 years, and I decide to have more than one baby, I would prefer to have them be at least 3 years apart in age. That way the baby would be more independent and understanding of why mommy is not going to be able to give them the attention that they have been accustomed to.

In the end, it is a decision that is a very personal one and the only true opinions that matter are yours and your mates. Best of luck with your planning!

Answer 5

It depends on preferences. Some want them all over at once, some want to wait a few years.

Usually, and it has been proven.. and also happened to me..
When you have kids close in age.. 11 months - a year - 2 years apart.. they end up being the same sex.. and look very much the same.. like twins.

So if you want a different sex.. go about 3 - 5 years apart.

Another thing about having them close together in age " I had my last two girls a year apart" . The baby isn't a baby long enough, soon you have another new born, and it takes time away from babying the previous one, I felt bad for my daughter. Many people also thought they were twins.. even though one was walking and one was in the stroller. It was very hard on me also keeping up to them.

Answer 6

3 years would be nice, 1 child has gotten you all to him(her)self and should be growing a bit independent of you. if you wait too long like i did (9 years) then you have an only child who is left feeling out in the cold when a new baby arrives. 3 years old is still cute age and people (friends/family and strangers) will hopefully still make a fuss over both. it is important that one child doesn't feel left out or rushed to grow up. too close together or too far apart will do both. and just so u know the second child is nothing like the first, if you had the second child first, you would never have any more! lol

Answer 7

2 years and 6 months. That seems to be the best since most 2 and a half year olds are getting more independent and don't need your full attention every second. I suggest when your first is potty trained completely. Its easier also if your first is sleeping through the night. It takes almost 2 years for the uterus to heal. It is difficult for a child to wait any longer than 3 because the child will feel as if the only child then another child can make the first very jealous. To close in age makes them fight more. Hope this helps.

Answer 8

At least a year between delivery and conception to give your body a chance to recover between pregnancies... No more than 10 years between children when the gap is too large it's like raising 2 seperate families and planning family activities is hellacious what the younger child can do doesn't interest the older child etc.

Answer 9

i think 3 years is just perfect. i would want to be able to "baby" the first until they can become more independent. at 3 the 1st should be potty trained, so that would eliminate the cost of one set of diapers, they should most definitely sleep thru the night, and hopefully be starting preschool. that way you could focus more on the new baby... i think each child deserves to be the baby for a while, and if you push baby making too closely together then i think that in a way it cheats the older child out of being babied...

Answer 10

My first 3 are 2 years apart. My last one is 6 years. (fertility problems) At least when they are close together you finish all the baby stuff at once. Starting over after 6 years was a bit rough.