how much time do yall think someone should wait to have another baby. I have a 6 month old son and plan on haveing more. what age should my son be. i allways thought I`d wait til he was 4 so he could understand alittle better... I don`t want them too close together and i don`t want them too far apart. I want my son old enough to under stand how to be careful and how babies don`t play at first and how to stick up for the baby. I don`t want him to be old enough to actualy understand "Where" babies come from.or how to make a baby... so what do yall think? how old should the first be? when is to soon? when is it too much time between children? what is the perfect age difference.
2007-01-03 01:15:46 · 13 answers · asked by hannah h 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
I have a 10 month old and I also have a 5 year that was 4 1/2 when her lil sister was born and it was perfect. She is very proctective over the little one and is so much of a big help.. We call her lil mommy. Great age difference, no jealously at all.
2007-01-03 01:47:44 · answer #1 · answered by Mommyof2girls 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doctors say it's healthy to wait 18 months between babies to give your body time to heal. I've always wanted them close together. By the time a kid is 2, he should be able to obey and understand rules, though he may test limits! Often! By 4 or 5 I'd guess a kid would be able to understand alot and ask questions. At that age, though, they may ask what seems like a hard question like where do babies come from, but they may be satisfied with a simple answer rather than us having to explain sex and stuff. I would also add that when you have another make sure your first knows you love him and you have time for him. If you make him feel special and a part of things (ask him to participate in brainstorming names, picking things for the nursery, picking out a toy for the baby, etc.) then I bet he'll be less likely to be jealous of the new baby and lash out. Oh, make sure the things you ask him about are ok fro him to choose so that he doesn't throw out idea and you always say it's not good!)
2007-01-03 01:29:00 · answer #2 · answered by tcdrtw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that how long you wait is your decision but i feel that about 1 1/2- 2 yrs is a good time to wait before you have another. That way you have plenty of time with your first child and plus your child will be old enough to make it a little bit easier to be pregnant. Plus the older child wont be to much older then the new baby. Not to mention that you will have had plenty of time to recuperate from having your first child so you can be healthy and able to take care of your older child and the new baby.
2007-01-03 01:22:53 · answer #3 · answered by Erin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had my two at 2 1/2 yrs apart and to me it was perfect.
Close enough so that they could grow close as they aged, and also, one was out of diapers when the other came along.
They are full grown now and are both very close.
My older brother and I are 5 years apart and we fought our whole lives. He was the baby too long before I came along.
I thing 2 to 3 years apart is perfect.
2007-01-03 01:20:26 · answer #4 · answered by MES 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I posted the same questions on here, my daughter is almost 5 months and we are planning on having more....I think that the best age is when she is turning 2 to get pregnant, so i would try a little before that just in case becuase then you have your first one over or in the middle of that two year old stage, but can also teach them how to start helping and being a big brother or sister. Good luck!
2007-01-03 01:29:23 · answer #5 · answered by kaelynnsmommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really think about a year apart, but listen your never gonna find the perfect age. Your oldest will probably always be a little jealous of the other and there will always be fights and stuff. It's just the way it is. Whenever you feel you are up to caring for another baby is when you know your ready for another baby.
2007-01-03 01:23:58 · answer #6 · answered by Texas Pineknot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow. well i come from a family of six children. my sister is two years older then my brother who is eleven months older then me and my twin brother. my younger sister is four years younger then us and my younger brother is two years younger then her. ok so i feel really close to my older brother who is eleven months older then me. but not as close to the others. my twin of course is closer to me then the others. i think that having them months apart is best. my sons are 18 months apart. and they are best friends. They do everything together. It works out well too because they nap together now and i get a little break in the day to catch up on things. My niece is almost three years older then my first born and they don't get along well at all. The age apart is too much i guess.
2007-01-03 01:22:51 · answer #7 · answered by littleluvkitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My teens are 13 months apart, when they were little it was like having twins, a lot of work for a single parent but as they grew up it was helpful cause one was good in Math the other wasn't, one was good in English the other wasn't so I had them help each other in school. However, one kid is plenty and with 2 it's twice the work, twice the attention needed, take what your responsibilities are now & just double that or triple it if you were to have twins....
2007-01-03 01:28:23 · answer #8 · answered by dreaminsunshine 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of my cousins has four kids, they are each spaced 3 yrs. apart. I don't know if that was on purpose or coincidental. lol Anyway, that seems to be a good span. That way you will probably only have one in diapers at a time, and the older one will be old enough to do more on their own and to also help you out with the baby.
2007-01-03 02:48:02 · answer #9 · answered by angelbaby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think about 1 and 1/2 is a good age gap
2007-01-03 02:25:34 · answer #10 · answered by laney 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋