Years between children? - Page 4

[Mummyof2ooo]

I will be 24 on jan 6th. My first two are 17 months apart and my next one will be 2y4m from my middle child. Really we thought having them close would be good other than that we just felt ready.

[prothyraia]

My two are 20 months apart. We had that spacing because I wanted my son to have breastmilk for at least a year before my supply dropped off because of pregnancy, and because having a baby in July or August meant I could start nursing school in the fall. Otherwise we would have to wait until I was done with school, and that felt like too long.

Then we realized that one parent in school full time and another working full time, with no childcare, and a toddler and a newborn, while logistically feasible, was a stupid idea.

So...um....the best laid plans and all that?

[trini]

I always "thought" I'd have 3 children before I was 30 and then be done. Got married at 23 so it seemed reasonable. My brother's and I are all one year apart and I loved that closeness growing up but, then again, it's the only think I knew.

Fast forward to my reality. I'm 37. I've dealt with infertility, miscarriage, and stillbirth. Our only living child is not quite 3 1/2 right now. We've been ttc since he was about 18 months.

[soccermama]

I was sort of following a personal timeline before I turned 30. I wanted to be married by the time I was 27 - I was 27 and 2 months when H and I tied the knot. Then, I wanted to have our first child by the time I turned 30 - I had DS when I was 28 and 10 months old. DS will be 3 in January and we would like to start TTC #2 after the first of the year - I always thought that my first and second child would be close to 3 years apart, if not a little over, but now I'm thinking that this is all happening for a reason -....H and I have been through a lot over the past few months; changing of jobs, H traveling QUITE a bit and always gone when I'm ovulating, etc., and we want to have a little stability in our lives before we start TTC #2 - plus, DS is potty training right now, doing very well, and I think we've been so focused on that and other things that we haven't thought much about TTC #2 until now. There is a time and place for everything and I'm truly starting to believe that now.