by too close i mean in age you know between ten and fourtenn months difference????
2007-01-15 07:23:41 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
ps i am on pregnancy no.4 my baby is due in may when my next youngest will have turned 1 in the april next is 3 in the august and the eldest is 5 in august!!!
2007-01-15 07:56:58 · update #1
I read all the above and i agree with some but not others..I am a mother of 8 and i have 16,12,8,4,3yr old twins,2,1 so i have to say that it is complete lunacy if you have them close,BUT, oh what a joy you get from watching them grow together.. Your body takes a hell of a beating.....But women were borne to give birth so the more the merrier. Take care.......
2007-01-15 09:06:48 · answer #1 · answered by GRANDMA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Mine are 18 months apart and it was really difficult to start with. But my youngest is 18 months old now and it is so much easier now than it would be if I was starting again with number 2, and the eldest was 3. Can you make sense of that garble? I love it because even though they're so young they entertain each other. And because they're so close in age I'll always be able to entertain them both with one activity. It's fab, go for it (although I think 10 months will be very hard on your body..)
2007-01-15 07:36:05 · answer #2 · answered by Victoria S 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Women should wait 2-3 years between births. If you have babies too close together, you are putting the Mom's and baby's health at risk. The Mom needs time to heal and restore her body before getting pregnant again. Pregnancy takes a lot out of you, including calcium. It can weaken your teeth. Women should give themselves a break and wait. Then the second child is more likely to be healthy.
2007-01-15 07:36:37 · answer #3 · answered by FlowersinWinter 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it is bad at all they will grow up close and it will be very nice for them. The only thing I have found that may not be good is that the older one doesn't have enough time to be the baby. They grow up alot quicker and are a little left out. Most babies like to be the baby for there time. 2 years is a nice difference not to far apart and they both got to be the baby for a long enough period of time. If you do choose to have them that close just remember to give plenty of one on one attention to the older one, and remember how nice it will be when they are older, they will love it! Good luck!
2007-01-15 07:39:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a friend who has children that are only 11 months apart.The children are very close. It is hard work but I think she will reap the benefits in a few years time when their both at school at the same time and she can get her own life back.. That is if you stop there and not end up with a whole brood. About to have my first and I would rather a small age gap. I haven't been through the sleepless nights yet though.
2007-01-15 07:32:16 · answer #5 · answered by Laura H 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My kids are 19 months apart. My second child was a happy 'accident'. It was incredibly hard at first, but you just do it and get on with it. My daughter was 2 in November and my son will be 4 in April. They are just coming to the age when they can play together, thank goodness! I don't know how I'd have coped with them any closer in age.
2007-01-15 07:36:46 · answer #6 · answered by Roxy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's good for the kids - I am only fourteen months older than my brother and it's great that you always have someone close in age to hang out with.
Not sure if my mother would agree though! But it really depends on the person anyway. For example, do you have family to support you? Do you plan on returning to work and putting them in daycare?
It depends on what the kids are like as well - if they're calm and quiet, or if they're loud and demanding - and you'll know what the first one is like before you decide to have the second one!
2007-01-15 07:52:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go for it..If there's a will there's a way....I wanted to have babies close to each ,but things happen and never had my kids close,,They r 7 and 3..but when i look at my Friends and how close their kids r ..i kinda get jealous that my kids aren't playing together like they would be if they were less than a yr old apart..I think in the future its good for ur kids to have siblings really close to each other ,especially during schools yrs...they have someone to depend on and care for when they r in need,but that's something you will have to pay for taking care of 2 tiny babies together..IS it worth it ..YES!!!!!
2007-01-15 07:37:31 · answer #8 · answered by H.A 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My kids are 13 months apart, I didn't plan it that way and yes, sometimes i feel like i'm going a mile a minute but I'm glad I had them close together. Now, they can experience things as a team and understand eachother on a very personal level where kids that are say, 3-4 years apart, might not be able to do that.
2007-01-15 07:35:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Between 0-18 months age difference shows an IQ drop of up to 5 points for the second child
18-36 months age diff is optimum with a +7 IQ raise
2007-01-15 07:33:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋