How close are your kids in age?

When my twins were born back in 1983 I had 2 girls ages 4 1/2 and 3 years. That was fun. People would ask me how I did it. My reply was, you do what you have to do.

My 2 oldest are 18 and 14 and then I just had a baby who is now 5 months old !! So that is a huge age difference.

My children are pretty close in age too. My son is 15 1/2 months old & my daughter is 5 months old (10 1/2 month age difference) & I'm 12 weeks 2 days pregnant. When this one is born (assuming he/she is born on his/her due date). I will have a 21 month old, a girl 1 week shy of her first birthday (exactly) - so she'll be 51 weeks old, and a newborn. So I feel ya on wanting to pull your hair out!

Hun, it will all work out...although my 3 kids are grown, when i had them it was tough because there is only 14 months between each one of them. i sat down once and figured this out...out of 3 years, there was exactly 9 months that i wasn't pregnant! on top of that i raised them pretty much alone, but i survived as most moms do and you will too. good luck!!

I have a 6 year old,a 5 year old, a 3 year old, and a 9 month old. I feel like that sometimes but 2 are at school during the day and 2 are at home so I am calm alot and I dont know how I do it.

my kids are 10, 9, 5 and 3, so pretty close in ages, its hard bt you just get on with it you have to, make sure that you try and give them all atention when they need it, if you can, you will may be find that when feeding baby the other 2 want attention, as you not focuses on them, my advice, try and let them help as much as possible, ie geting bibs, passing nappys towels for bath ectect, geting them involved, i also found that if some times i let the baby cry a few min more to sort the older ones out that this was ok ans this also sent a mess to older kids that as soon as baby crys it got attention, or may be there think oh if we cry we get attention, hope all is going ok with pregnancy tc good luck you be fine, and my other bit of advice, do what u have to do when dont panic about unimportnat things straight away till you have a routine sorted you will get there honest xx

okay WOW, well my children are just about 2 years apart, not as close in age as your two youngest will be but let me tell you a story. My friend had twin boys, and then when they were 3 months old she found out she was pregnant again....YEAH, so she basically had two toddler boys and one newborn, they are one year appart from eachother. The youngest' birthday is in July, and the older two are in June but they were actually due in July they were born earlier because she was having twins.... Anyway, they are now 5 and 4 and she is feeling that things are winding down better. They all want to have another little baby in the house, but I think their dad is not so sure, she would like to have a girl but we will see. I just have my two girls and though it would be fun to have another baby, for me, I decided that I am just not going to have the energy to have three young ones, I was excited to learn that my girls were goingto be at 2 years age difference because in the long run I know they will be best of friends like my younger sister and I are....we are 26 months apart. Anyway, I think it will be hard at first but it will go fast and before you know it, you will have three great kids...plus your oldest will probably be a huge help for you! Congrats!!

My oldest 3 are each a year apart. My oldest daughter and son are 15 months apart and my son and middle daughter are 13 months apart. I had 3 under 3 and all were in diapers. It was crazy. I really enjoy having them close together, despite the work. They have their own playgroup now. They entertain each other and keep each other busy when I need to get stuff done. It was really hard at first just to get anything done because everyone needed my attention for everything. I hated going out with them. It was a pain to tie 3 pairs of shoes and put on 3 coats, 3 pairs of mittens, etc. I never went anywhere alone with them in the car because it was a pain to try and get all 3 into their carseats. It is slightly better now. They are 6, 5 and 4. They are still all in carseats but my son can buckle himself in and the girls are easy to buckle in now that they are older. I also have a baby who is 8 months old. The only tip I have is to just relax and not worry about all the things you are "supposed" to be doing. It will just overwhelm you. I used to just sit on the couch with them all day because it was all I had energy for. They really never cared if the house was spotless or if I was teaching them to read at age 2. Don't worry about it too much. It will seem impossible but after a couple of months you will figure out what works for you and it will get easier and you will wonder what you were ever worried about.

as far as i know they should be 4 yrs apart

My daughter was 18 months old when my twins were born, so I had three in diapers at the same time. It was a LOT of work, but they are all grown now and are still very close, so it was worth it. I'd advise you to get up before the kids whenever you can to give yourself time for a shower and a bit of quiet. Make time to take care of yourself and you'll do just fine. Oh, one more thing -- make your marriage a priority. Take the time to let your husband know how much he matters to you. Too many of my friends gave ALL of their energy to their children and either ended up divorced or living with a stranger after the kids were grown. Giving your children a living example of a loving, life-long relationship is a true gift to them.

Girl, I feel for ya! Do you have family and friends around to help you out when you have the new baby? I have a 9 year old, a 2 year old, and a 3 month old. I'm a single mom, and i know in the beginning it was really hard for me.

My two older kids are close in age 18mths apart and it was rough being preg then having an newborn with a tot as well and being a single mum didnt help any but we managed...I made very sure to include my son in baby stuff like diaper changing etc and he had his own cabbage patch baby to take care of while I tended to his sister...When my third child finally came home my other two were 4 and 6 and even with him I let them help..they new the rules about his oxygen and how to handle him etc adn it worked out really well...All I can really suggest is include the other children in your pregnancy (especially when you start to get big in the tummy) and when the baby comes..and especially do it wtih your oldest child IMO

There are nearly 2 years difference in my daughters ages. It only lacks 6 days being exactly 2 years. The funny thing is that my oldest was born in Jan of one year and my youngest was born in Dec of the next year. So the year date was only 1 year apart but they are in reality 2 year apart. It was hard to get them to understand this when they were small. LOL

I am 17 weeks pregnant with number 3 when this baby is born I will have 4 1/2 year old an 18 month old and a newborn. I dont knowo how well I am going to handle this but I'm coping well thus far so we will see!

I only have one child and she is 18 months. I don't know if I could handle anymore. I love her dearly, but she keeps me busy almost 24/7.

I am the youngest and my sisters are about 8 and 9 years older to me... amy brother is 11 months older...:)

good luck!!! My kids are 9 5 and due in 11 days. i think its hard to have kids close in age but at the same time its hard having them this far apart too. my aunt has a 2 and 1 year old i babysat them a couple weeks ago and they occupied eachother but i don't think that i could do it. i wish you the BEST!

I think this is a good question being that I was wondering when would be the right time to have another child of my own..... My baby will be 11 months old tommorrow I want a girl but don't want to have a baby at the wrong time being that my baby is young is it harder what?

i don,t have any children my wife is pregnant 12 weeks

Wow...I have two daughters and there is almost 3 and a half years in between them so all that i can really say is good luck and god bless!! I think that you will manage you will be surprised how much comes with just being a mother! Just try ot keep everything that you do with them organized and somewhat scheduled. You will be fine and remember that your baby will be easy to keep at least for the first few months and your baby now will be a little bit older!!