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Almost exactly a 3 year gap- we are one year in to having our two and so far it's been a great age difference

2.5 years

2 years. I wanted between 2-4 years.

My boys are 3 years and 2 months apart. Perfect age gap! My older boy has been in love with the younger one since he was born. So precious!

@MrsRoo: I am going to have 1 mo shy of a three year age gap! So glad to hear you love it

Oh and I would like to add that if we somehow got rich (hahaha) I would want 3 or more

@Coral: I hope you get your positive soon , interestingly enough I thought I would love my second with the 2.5 y age gap but now that I am about 4 m pregnant with a 2.5yo, I am very glad I have 6more months of just my son. It's easy to feel that way when I am pregnant of course.

@LBee: awesome exactly what I was thinking now with my 2.5yo son!

2y4months apart... hopefully it will go well.

Almost exactly 3 years apart (DD2 was born less than a month after DD1 turned 3). It's been great so far. I feel like my older one was able to understand what was happening a little, she absolutely adores "her baby" and she is actually a great help to me with the baby- she grabs toys/ wipes for me! She is also big enough to hold the baby (with assistance of course) and I don't have to worry she will poke baby in the eye or something.

We'll have a gap that's just over 3.5 years.

Our midwife said she doesn't encourage sterilization for 10 years after a couple thinks they're done having kids, but we are definitely "two and through".

I'll be honest, I'm really excited for this age gap. Aside from LO1 still not sleeping well (gahhhh!!!) and her strong willed personality, we're happy she's a bit older. She's a natural helper, so I see it being really positive. I do sense she'll have a hard adjustment at first (just dealing with less attention), but we're in such a groove at this point, and I've seen her becoming more flexible with change.

FWIW, my sister and I are 13 years apart. This probably made me feel less of a rush to have another ... that and my kid was realllllyyyyy "spirited" from 2-3. I thought I'd cry every single day.

2 months shy of 4 years. It is awesome. She loves her baby sister and wants to help, well sometimes. Our oldest can take care of herself in many ways (potty, get dressed, grab a snack, etc) which was so helpful in the newborn days. She also understood when I couldn't play with her, read to her, etc if the baby needed to nurse or was crying.

Our boys are almost exactly 3 years apart!

At first I found it very challenging, I think having a new baby was tough on my 3 year old. (But I also think going from 1 to 2 is harder than people let on! ;)) I also that being 3 was just a tough age for him.... but now, they're 1.5 and 4.5 and it's great. They play together SO nicely, and my older one has been so helpful...

Almost 3 years (2 years 10.5 months)

Lo2 is only 3 months but so far it's a good gap! Lo1 is old enough to understand a lot though she's def a threenager who gets very upset about sharing my attention-- but it's geared to me, not the baby who she adores. My brother and I were 2y9m so it's almost exactly the same age difference and we're close so that's a plus!

We thought we might be done with 2, they are almost exactly 3 years apart and I loved it. It would have been less than 2.5 if my original pregnancy worked out but I think this worked out better honestly.
When we decided to try for 3 kids my original pregnancy would have put #2 and 3 about 2.75 years apart. Now it will be more than 3 years if it happens but I'm fine with it. It's nice to have them more mature!

My boys are 2 years 10 months apart. I like the age gap. The boys are already best buds!

Our kids are 20 months apart. It was a hot mess at the beginning but now (1 year and 2.5) they are great together. It's been pretty great since like 10 months? DS1 was too young to really realize his brother was rocking his world and just always assumes his brother needs to be around. It will be tough for a few years with a lot of diapers and toddler drama and later with back to back college, but we really enjoy it now that we are past the infant stage.

Our two are 3y3m apart and it has been a breeze. Big sister is totally enthralled with her baby brother. She is super helpful and so cute with him. This was not the age gap that I initially wanted but it has turned out well for us. It is so nice that I can trust her to play quietly by herself while I put the baby down for a nap. She also is super awesome at entertaining him if I am busy cooking dinner. It is such a joy listening to her making him laugh. I really hope they end up being good friends. My brother is 3 years older and we have always been close.

Now that DS is getting older (7m) I want another. But I know that's not in the cards.