https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 11 May 2026 08:08:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-together-do-you-want-your-kiddos#post-121486 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:51:40 +0000 Arden 121486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I plan to breastfeed until age two, so I think we'd probably space them at least two years apart so I don't have to tandem breastfeed. That seems stressful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-together-do-you-want-your-kiddos#post-121238 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:55:48 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 121238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The baby that is currently on the way is due in May. Ideally I would like to get pregnant sometime during the END of next summer so they can be two years apart. Honestly, if I don't get pregnant by then I will wait til the following summer because there is NO WAY I am going to be preggo through the summer... NO WAY! We are having a girl now... if #2 is a boy, we will be done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-together-do-you-want-your-kiddos#post-121233 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:53:39 +0000 Mrsbells 121233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Atleast 3 years apart. The first one should be potty trained and able to understand basic things before the 2nd one comes along. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-together-do-you-want-your-kiddos#post-121229 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:50:43 +0000 cyndistar3 121229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD#1 will be 3 1/2 when DD#2 comes and I think it is the perfect gap. She is fully petty trained, is able to do some things on her own and loves to help! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-together-do-you-want-your-kiddos#post-121189 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:31:45 +0000 Crisark 121189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My oldest is about to be 9 and my youngest turned 5 in Feb.<br /> We are currently TTC number 3 so it will be at least 6 years between our last two., there are about 3 1/2 years between my first two.<br /> I'm not worried about the difference because it will be nice having my older daughters be active in the day to day with their sibling whenever we get one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-together-do-you-want-your-kiddos#post-121171 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:20:58 +0000 banana 121171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our kids will be 2 years 3 months apart. We were planning for 2-2.5 years apart so it worked out perfectly for us. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-together-do-you-want-your-kiddos#post-121101 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:16:38 +0000 heffalump 121101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At least two years. I think if I were thinking with my brain and not my heart it would be longer, but I don't want to wait longer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-together-do-you-want-your-kiddos#post-121091 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:10:28 +0000 Mrs. Train 121091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There is 8.5 months between my oldest son and my twin boys. Then two years and two months between the twins and my daughter. </p> <p>The three boys under a year were pretty intense and to be honest I don't remember a whole lot of the first couple of months with three. I didn't get much sleep so I guess my brain was a little foggy. People tell me all the time they don't know how I can do it. I really song know how to answer. It's life and it's what I know and it's great. Sure they stress me out sometimes ( three little boys in the terrible two isn't pleasant) but life is good and I love all my little kiddos </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-together-do-you-want-your-kiddos#post-121086 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:04:08 +0000 LuLu Mom 121086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We we would like 2-3 years apart but that could change after we haev one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-together-do-you-want-your-kiddos#post-121079 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:57:26 +0000 Honeybee 121079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD and DS are 21 months apart and we plan on trying for #3 when DS is about a year old; I think it's perfect for us. For one, this age gap works well with our career/family plans. I'm finishing up my Masters right now, and I wanted to stay home for a little while, so right now is just about perfect for that.</p> <p>Secondly, I have difficult pregnancies, and I figure it'll only get harder as I get older. I'd rather just get all the kids born as quickly as possible and be done with it, lol. Babies are so much easier for me than pregnancy. </p> <p>Finally, some people say it's hard having kids so close in age, but if you don't know anything else, you'll never know the difference! :) Anyway, these first three weeks haven't been bad at all. I figure it'll be relatively easy until DS gets mobile and I get pregnant again. I can deal with those 9 months of difficulty, though, knowing I won't have to do it again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-together-do-you-want-your-kiddos#post-120938 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:01:51 +0000 sandy 120938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Now that my LO is here (5months) I can't imagine getting pregnant again anytime soon - she's such a little baby :). My husband wanted our kids to be 2 years apart but I'm pushing for 3 years apart </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-together-do-you-want-your-kiddos#post-120933 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:55:07 +0000 mrsjyw 120933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We want 3 kids total. Ideally 1.5 - 2 years apart. I want to work for at least a year in between each pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-together-do-you-want-your-kiddos#post-120930 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:54:16 +0000 duckduckkristen 120930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We want our first two to be about 1.5-2 years apart, then wait a couple years and try for 2 more that close together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-together-do-you-want-your-kiddos#post-120867 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:11:28 +0000 LAGS 120867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I figure we'll have our kids roughly two years apart. We have a certain age in mind where we'd like to be finished having children so I can still re-establish a career once everyone's school-age, so a 2 yr apart max would help that plan along. Having said all that, we have yet to welcome home our first so this could all change in an instant! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-together-do-you-want-your-kiddos#post-120863 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:07:28 +0000 hilsy85 120863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ideally, we would have baby #2 when baby #1 is between 3 and 3.5. And then baby #3 when baby #2 is around 3.5...and then I think we'll be done :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-together-do-you-want-your-kiddos#post-120854 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:58:08 +0000 mamabolt 120854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now, before having this first baby, our plan is to wait until she is 1.5-3 before we try again, so I guess we'd be looking at somewhere between 2.5 and 4 years between kids. This is based on wanting to enjoy our time with baby 1, adjust to parenthood, get back on track career-wise for me, but still have a chance to be done with kids before 35 (I think three kids is our max) But we'll see how those plans might change once this baby is here... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-together-do-you-want-your-kiddos#post-120851 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:52:12 +0000 purrpletulips 120851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD will be just shy of 2.5yrs when new LO comes this September. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-together-do-you-want-your-kiddos#post-120843 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:48:21 +0000 Andrea 120843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is almost 2 already so it will have to be at least a 3 year age gap for us which would be just fine. :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-together-do-you-want-your-kiddos#post-120841 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:46:46 +0000 SAHM0811 120841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DDs are 3 years, 5 months apart and I love it. If we were to have #3, he/she would ideally be about 2.5 to 3 years apart from my youngest right now, no closer than that. i already know myself and i need a break in between having newborns and being pregnant! most of my friends love the 3 year gap and say it's "just right"! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-together-do-you-want-your-kiddos#post-120830 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:41:58 +0000 sulli301 120830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ideally DH &amp; I would like two children under two...crazy?! Maybe! LO is almost 1. How close together do you want your children if you could pick the perfect gap for your family? If you already have more than one child, how far apart are your children? Are you happy with the split? </p>