Kids 5+ years apart

I’m also currently 33 so don’t have forever to decide 😂

My youngest is 7 years younger then the next one up and my oldest was 17 when the youngest was born. I really liked the large gap personally. My first 5 kids were all 2 years apart.

My kids are ten years apart, a teen and a toddler. They love each other and they bicker but it will be a long time before they're peers. My brother is 6 years older than me and we didn't get close until I was in high school, before that he saw me as a little kid.

Following the thread cause 5-7 years is my ideal age gap just based on my intuition LOL

I mean I had a 12yr gap between 2+3 lmao. HE was planned. The gap that big wasn’t 😂 and now he’s 6, his sisters are starting to get their license and starting to get jobs and spoiling him buying him things and taking him out… I wake up on a Saturday morning and my oldest has taken my boy out…to get a haircut.. bliss lol! There’s pros and cons for all gaps. It’s funny because my Mum had a baby when I was 13 too so I basically repeated history lmao. I have a 24yr old bro 😂 he’s an electrician he comes over every couple weeks and ask what we need doing in the house (always something lol) then he has dinner and KO’s on my couch till 10 😂 then goes home

my husband has a HUGE age gaps with all his older 6 siblings, they barely have much in common. i believe his brother born before him is 7-8 years older than him? his siblings all range from being 20-7 years older than him.

My kids are 4 years and 11 months apart, my oldest knew why I couldn’t carry him and why I left for 1-2 nights when it was time to have baby brother and that helped me mentally and emotionally because i knew he sort of knew what was happening and didn’t randomly disappear and show up w a new family member🤣. Fast forward to now they’re 7 and 2 and love each other so much my oldest has more patience because he knows his brother is small and they get a long so well (most times😅)
My youngest adoresss his older brother they’re little bffs I LOVE their age gap

My kids are 7 years apart and I LOVE it! Wouldn’t trade a thing… I love that they both have/had their chance of being the baby. No jealous behavior from my oldest and he’s very helpful 

I mean it’s definitely a lot easier. My oldest and youngest are 6yrs apart. My oldest is super helpful with my youngest but the thing is, they won’t be doing the same things at the same time which sucks. Otherwise it’s good though.

There's 6yrs between me and my sister and 8yr between me and brother, I'm the youngest and we have also gotten on, and they would always include me when we were younger. Now we are adults we don't see each other that much as we live hours away, but I know if anyone of us needed something we'd be there at a drop of a hat

I think it depends on the children, my younger brother and I aren’t close but we get along . He is 5 years my junior.

My kids have a 7 year difference. It was easier when they were younger as I could take them both to the park or beach as well as other activities together and days out.. It also meant I spent individual time with both of them. I can also leave my son at home and take my daughter to activities, play dates and parties. They get on although argue and game together and used to go on the trampoline. My sons 16 now so keeps to himself a lot unless food is involved! Same could be said about close age gaps when they reach certain ages.

My older sister was 8y when I was born and she hated me. She went from an only child to everyone fawning over the new baby, so it’s understandable. She moved out when she was 17y, so I didn’t really get to know her and she didn’t give me much attention when she was still at home.
My younger sister is 6 years younger than me (14y younger than our big sister). Weirdly, my big sister loved the younger. But my younger sister has no recollection of a childhood with our big sister around.
Me and my younger sister got on alright but were always in different stages, had different hobbies and didn’t spend a lot of time playing together. We always said we wished we were closer in age like our friends with siblings.
We became closer when she was around 15/16 - I still lived at home and was the “cool big sister” who could drive.
I didn’t really start hanging out with my big sister until we were in our 20s.

We all get on great now but I swore I’d have kids close in age because of this.

My son is 1 and my step son is 7.....they get on wonderfully. My son is too young to be a "peer" but they adore each other.
My own brother and I also had a 5 year age gap and my husband has varying age gaps with his sisters ranging from 18 months to 8 years. He's just as close to the sister 8 years younger as he is to the sister 18 months older. And my brother and I are also close.

I think it's less about the age gap itself and more about how you foster sibling relationships as they grow.

I have a six year age gap between my oldest and middle. It’s a fine one. My oldest is a teenage boy now (16) and my middle is a ten year old girl so they kind of just ignore each other. They don’t bicker too much but they don’t have a ton in common.

I have a six year age gap between my sister and myself and she’s my best friend and has been my whole life. We have/had things in common growing up and we were close. So I think it can depend. I like a bigger age gap though. My middle and youngest are just under two years apart and they fight like cats and dogs sometimes lol. Too close in age imo.

I am about to have a baby and my eldest is seven. My son is so excited to have a little brother. He loves reading to him at night.

Mine are 4 years 10 months apart so nearly 5 years. It has pro and cons like any age gap I imagine. She is so independent and helpful but also very demanding and needs attention I can’t give her anymore. My 1 year old idolises his big sister and she entertains him, reads to him etc. I think as time goes on we’ll struggle to do activities they both enjoy at their ages. overall it’s adorable 🥰

Not quite 5 but my son was 4.5yo when my second was born and honestly I absolutely love it! He’s always been amazing with her, never jealous, always helpful. They also love each other so much! He is her absolute favourite person, they always make each other laugh. He also started school a few months after she was born, and that was nice as I’m able to have lots of 1-1 time with her, just as I did with him ☺️

My kids are 12yrs 3 days apart & it was absolutely perfect, but I think anything 7+ would’ve been perfect, which happens to be the time I didn’t want to be a one & done anymore. If I had a 3rd they’d have at least 5yr gap, since my kids are now 16 & 4yo & I’m deff not pregnant or TTC right now lol, but it probably wouldn’t be too bad. I gotta say tho that I’m loving parenthood these days, I thought I was ready when I had my oldest @ 27, it all worked out great, but I feel a bit guilty for enjoying it so much more now that I’m older & have slowed down, heck, my hubs will be retired while he’s still young, he’ll have 2 parents home & be the main commitment, I loved when my dad retired when I was in HS, this’ll be even better.