I think 2-4 years apart is a good range. In my mind, anything under 2 years is too stressful and anything over 4 years is too far apart.
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2-3 years for us. while it will suck to have 2+ babies in diapers, i think that's the range we want so that we go through similar school schedules, etc. all around the same time frame.
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4-5 years. Old enough to be in school so you don't have 2 at home, but young enough to still be able to relate to a baby sibling.
My brothers are 7 and 9 years older than me. I have a great relationship with the one who is 7 years older but I feel like I hardly know the oldest one.
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I think 2 years is ideal
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20 months to 2.5 years.
We are going to have two 19 months apart and I am kind of freaked out. For some reason I feel like waiting a month or two would have made things easier. Who knows.
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2 years is ideal for us as well. Close enough but not too close!
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I think 2.5 is ideal!
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Whatever we end up with?
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I think 2 years.
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A few months ago I would have said 4-5 years, but I think I've changed my mind. 2 years sounds good to me. I was almost 6 years older than my sisters, and I'd really like G to have a playmate that's close in age, be in the same school, etc.
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@loveisstrange: My half brother is 9 years older than me. I don't feel like we are that close because he is so much older than me.
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I like 2 years. DD was young enough to not get jealous but old enough to be slightly self-sufficient.
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I think there is no perfect age difference... but we did enjoy the 21 month spread (even though it can be quite challenging).
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My sister and I are almost exactly 3 years apart and I think it was perfect (from the perspective of the kid, at least). We're aiming for 2-3 years.
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I think 3 years is perfect - close enough that they have common interests but a little distance so there is less competition with each other
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2-3 years
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2.5-3.5 years. My goal is to have my second when my first is around 3.
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2.5 years. Because that's what we have and I live the age gap so much!!
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I think 2 years is ideal. Ours will be 22 months apart, a little nervous about it!
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My opinion - 9 months. Realistic goal - 1.5 - 2 years
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I think it's different for every parent and every kid. Some adults say they loved having a sibling 18-24 months apart and others say they liked their 4 year gap.
I think that 18 months is a great gap but realistically I couldn't have my kids 18 months apart. Mine will be more like 3-5 years. And I think it will be just fine!
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I think 2 years is ideal - enough time for you to recover from baby 1, the kids are a few grades apart in school, can be friends but can do stuff with other friends, etc. Ours will be more like 2.5-3 years apart though, which I still think is fine for us.
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I'd say 2-ish years but only cause that's what me and my older brother are and I liked having him around. (usually.)
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2-3 years. I like the age gap that we have with our kids (2 years 3 months). I wouldn't have minded a slightly wider age too.
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1-2 years is my ideal. I really don't want my kids to be more than 2 grade levels apart.
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2-3 years...at least that's what we're shooting for!
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I wanted to have a 2-3 year age difference between my kids, and they will be 31 months apart. I have a 9+ year age difference between my sisters, both ways. It was not fun being bullied by my older sisters and then having to take care of my younger sister.
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2-3 years! I had DD 6 weeks after DS turned 3 which worked out well for us. He was independent enough to dress himself and potty trained which made things so much easier. It's also nice that they won't have to be in preschool at the same time ($2-3k a year for one child).
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I wanted another as soon as lo was born! I also want to BF for as long as she needs, and wouldn't want to risk messing up my suply until after lo is a year. So I guess, ideally I would want a 2 year difference.
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18-24 months apart - far enough apart where you have time to recover, but close enough where the jealousy and resentment of older siblings won't be as big of a deal.
Our LOs will be 19 months apart, which is just about ideal for us (ideal would have been 21 months but it happened a bit quicker than expected!)
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3-4 years
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2.5 years would be ideal for me. My brother and I were 5.5 years apart, and it felt like too big of a gap (though my parents didn't want such a large gap, it just worked out that way).
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