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Honestly? This is just my experience:
We've been ttc 15m. It has been a blessing in disguise because I CANNOT imagine if I had baby number 2 when LO was only 17m, or even now at 21m. I am STOKED that he will be at least 2.5 by the time we have another. I plan on begining potty training and also putting him in pre-school a few days a week so I can have an adjustment period with the new baby. Also, by then, lo#1 will be FF in his car seat, which will free up a TON on space in my car (important with 2 LOs!)
So, basically: I vote 2 under 3.

I also vote for 2 under 3 but I have absolutely nothing to go on! I am planning for 2 under 4 so I am a proponent of the larger gap. For us, I want more time with LO one-on-one and also I would like him to be a little more independent before we think about bringing another LO into the picture and think that this spacing will make the transition esier for everyone. Just my two cents though!

I love having two under two. It's crazy how much I love it. They are 17 months apart. In my head, I was freaking out because I thought it would be so hard, but it has been great. My oldest didn't sttn until he was 1 y/o, I had tons of bf'ing struggles and was so worried the same would happen with dd. Nope...she's sttn consistently since about 3 months or so, no bf'ing issues. The hardest thing is probably financial-two in diapers and two in daycare is a doozie!

I LOVE having my 2 under 2. They're 13.5 months apart and I honestly think DD came at the perfect age for DS. He was walking and independent but he hadn't hit the crazy tantrum stage yet. Now at 21 months and 8 months it's become A LOT harder...mainly because DS has become a lot more opinionated and he's just all over the place. I can't imagine having a newborn right now.

Sooo since your DS is already 16 months old I'd vote for 2 under 3.

When my daughter was born my oldest was almost three and my twins were 27 months. To be honest there wasn't much difference between how the three year old was and how the 2 year olds were. If your ready I say go ahead and try. If you aren't ready wait a little bit.

If your LO is currently 16 months I think you mean 2 under 3 or 2 under 4?

I only have 1 but her sleep sucks so I would never intentionally have 2 under 2

My kids are almost 16 months apart and I love it but I am glad there will be more of a gap between LO 2 and any future kids.

LO will be 28 months old when #2 arrives in September. I really think it will be perfect for our family. Old enough that LO will understand some but not old enough that it will take a long time to get used to having a sibling. She won't really remember life before. Also, it helps that LO is extremely verbal and about 90% potty trained. Again, it's great for our family, but that doesn't make it great for yours.

Mine are 1 day shy of 22 months apart. I got pregnant when DD1 was 13 months old. I was extremely ill while pregnant (needed IVs, on zofran, sick all 9 months), and it was HARD taking care of a just 1 year old like that. It's also been really hard having a 2 year old and a baby, but my sister and I are 21 months apart and just love each other so much, so while it's hard, I know the relationship my girls will hopefully have, and I'm glad I did it this way.

@Running Elley: lol ME.

Mine are 19m apart. 21m (on 20th) and 2m tomorrow.

DD cracked 7 teeth in 6w of DSs first six weeks. I also have another curveball I wasn't planning on, but I still think I would do that gap. The tantrums and foolishness of the older one right now are crazy, thankfully her cute moments make up for it!

I'm glad both are in dipes, getting out and then starting again would do a number on my head!

That being said all age gaps have been done a zillion times before us! Everyone makes it, very individual on what works for each family

DD and DS are 29m apart. I was hoping for a 2.5-3 year gap so we started trying after DD turned 18m and got pregnant fairly soon but that isn't always the case. By the end of my pregnancy when mobility became difficulty DD was old enough to climb into her carseat by herself so I wasn't having to lift her all the time; however that is when she started showing interest in the potty so I had to be lifting her for that.

My two will be 19 months apart, and I would have had them closer if possible. It might be exhausting, but I'm kind of in the 'get it over with' camp. It has bad connotations, but I don't really think it's so bad to think of it that way. I don't love diapers, I don't love the under 2 stage, I don't love sacrificing so much of my body. But, I want a lot of kids, so I just want to have them all and start enjoying the older years.
If I had 3 kids and spaced them out so they were 2+ years apart, I would be doing diapers forever! I would be glued to naptimes forever! Etc etc.