How close in age are your kids?

My daughter is eldest, 47 now, next is son 45, next is son 40, all grown up, having their own kids, here in our time people used to go for 3 kids, now it is just 2, if one has more, he/she can't enjoy certain facilities; in slum you can see couple having 10 kids, they live like pigs..

My own kids (also been foster parent for 11 years) have the ages of: 28 (daughter) 26 (daughter), 22 (daughter), 9 (son) and 6 (daughter). They all are very close and no, none of the eldest ever found it weird to get a little baby brother or sister.

Our first two girls are 4 1/2 years apart and the third daughter is 2 1/2 years younger than our middle daughter. So there is a span of 7 years between all of them, from the oldest to the youngest. Am so proud of our girls. They are adults now and have children so it's been a fun and interesting life. Being a grandma is so much easier and exciting.

well the first 2 was not quite a year apart and the 3rd was 16mths from second. so my first husband used to joke that he couldnt take his pants off without ending up with a kid i remarried and took pills for 5 yrs till that one wanted a kid and taLKED ME INTO IT AND 4TH WAS 6YRS FROM 3RD. THEN I REMARRIED AND THE SAME HAPPENED, 6YRS. so now they are like 47yrs, 46yrs, 44yrs, 38 yrs and 32 yrs.

I have 5 children who range between 40 and 16!!! I had my first three girls in my early 20's and there was 18 months to 2 years between them all. My eldest being almost 5 when my third was born. I loved that time of having three little girls together, there were many rows and fights between them but life was good.Getting three of them ready in a morning was tough but we got by! That was supposed to be my family complete and when they were all at school I went back to work teaching. However, despite being on the mini pill I became pregnant when I was 38 with my fourth daughter - she was a shock but we all loved having a baby in the house again. Once more I gave up work to look after her. Returning to work I started to become quite poorly in my mid 40's, my doctor diagnosed the start of the menopause; I was again on the mini pill. When I started to think that the menopause symptoms were so very like pregnancy I did a test - I was 16 weeks pregnant!! Both I and 2 of my elder daughters were pregnant together. I gave birth to my son when I was 45, my first grandchild was born 11 weeks later and my 2nd 2 weeks after that. I am 61 now with a 16 year old son at home - but I love him to bits1! He towers over me and I am so very proud of him!! Guess my 2 'extra' kids were gifts from God!!

I have seven kids counting my stepdaughter (which I always count) There ages vary. My oldest is going to be 15 in Sept. My stepdaughter will be 15 in August. Those two being almost the exact same age are trying to say the least. My oldest son is 12, I have a 8 year old daughter, a 5 year old daughter, a 2 year old son and a 1 year old son. Growing up my older siblings were 18, 17 and 16 yrs older than me and my younger brother was 11 years younger than me.

Mine are 7,10,13,16 so they are all just about 3 years apart. I really like the age spacing. I am not having anymore children. We decided right after my youngest was born. Mainly due to health reasons, my doctor told my husband that I could not have anymore children because I could die giving birth again. She actually took him aside and told him this. And he didnt tell me until this year! I guess it was as bad as I thought. I think that we would not have had any more really because of the fact that once you have them you also need to be able to care for them. We live a modest lifestyle and get what we need. But any more children and that would change drastically.

I don't have kids, but I have step-kids from my husband. 10 of them all born between 1966, and 1991.

My sister and I are two years and one month apart. My dad was one of 16 children.

My children are each 5 years a part. I have three. That five year thing tends to bleed over in to other aspects of my life as well. I think it is a significant number for me although I have never studied numerology.

My kids are almost four years apart. My daughter just turned 8 in May, and my son will be 12 in July.

Hi, We have two children and my daughter is 14 and son 11. They fight a lot but at least they both help each other and share/care at times. I must appreciate my daughter as when she was around 8, she used to care for her little brother after school till we (me & husband) reach home in the evening. Hope the age factor will not matter for both for a smooth/sweet relationship.

My children are about one to two years apart. It was hectic when they were small at times; but it is also very nice to see them grow up together with such close age range. They are all teenagers now, all four of them boys!

It is terrible that some children are brought into poverty stricken situations. It is wise for parents to consider whether they are able to support the children they have. At the same time parents can be a little ill educated when it comes to birth control and the like. In western society we are a little luckier, however there are still families having to stretch themselves to make ends meet and provide for all their children. The age gap between children is not often planned. Many mothers will have one baby after another simply because after one baby is born there is a window when the mother is far more fertile. That is why you see some families with one baby following on from another, and another. There are no real rules about age gaps. Some parents prefer to have their children close together whilst others like a little distance between each one.

Well, if you want to get down to the day my kids are 3 years and 15 days apart. Both of my kids have birthdays coming up. My oldest will be 15 in a few days, my youngest will be 12 next month. Happy mylotting!

There is almost four years age difference between my daughter and my son. My daughter was two months short of her fourth birthday when my son was born and they are now nine and five years old. The reason that I have this age difference between my children is because I wanted the first one to be out of diapers before I had another child. This had to do with budget because diapers are expensive and to have to buy diapers for more than one child at a time would have been too much for me.

I wish I could meet your daughter Ann, lol! Ahaha! Anyway, I'm still young and single so I can not give my answer to this post but I enjoy reading others' discussion. :)

I agree with you, I think with high expense of education and living parents should reconsider before they decide to have many children. It is parents job to prepare children for a better future.

Well,i have only one child,my son is 4 months old,i think i have no plan to want another child,the same to my husband,we respond to the call of our country,only one child.

Hi friend, i have two little sons, elder son is with 5 years and younger one is with 3 years, it is not easy to take care of little kids with this age gape. My wife struggles a lot with them. They started their schooling and went to school for aroud 4 hours per day, my wife will get some relaxation while they are in school